all good things come to an end
Nothing good lasts forever.
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all is fish that comes to the net
Anything that happens can be used for one's advantage.
all mops and brooms
intoxicated; drunk
all over someone like a rash
Giving someone an excessive amount of attention, especially romantic or sexual attention.
all over the place
In a state of confusion.
all over the place like a mad woman's custard
Moving about randomly.
all politics is local
Ultimately, constituents and voters are concerned most about issues that affect their personal lives and home communities, and they vote accordingly.
all publicity is good publicity
Synonym of any press is good press.
all roads lead to Mecca
Synonym of all roads lead to Rome.
all roads lead to Sydney
Synonym of all roads lead to Rome.
all serene
All is well; a cry of acquiescence or approval.
all Sir Garnet
In order; perfect.
all that and a bag of chips
Something very special.
all that glitters
Ellipsis of all that glitters is not gold.
all that glitters is not gold
Things that appear valuable or worthwhile might not actually be so; things that appear nice might not be as good as they appear.
all the world's a stage
People have roles to play in life just as actors do in the theatre.
all thumbs
Clumsy, awkward.
all's fair in love and war
Unpleasant behavior is acceptable during love and conflict.
all's well that ends well
A happy ending makes up for everything that has happened before.
all-everything
Of a player: having an extremely broad range of skills.
all-nighter
A session with a prostitute covering the entire night.
all-woman
(Of a woman) Having a voluptuous figure, especially naturally.
allat
Contraction of all that.
alley apple
A cobblestone used as an impromptu missile.
alley cat
Synonym of cat around (“engage in sex with various partners”).
alleyman
A German, especially during the First World War.
Alligator Auschwitz
Alligator Alcatraz
allis
Contraction of all + this.
allot upon
To count upon; to intend to; to form a purpose of.
allow for
To take into account, consider.
allow it
Don't worry about it; let it be.
almighty
Great; extreme; terrible.
almost doesn't count
Near success (or near accuracy) is not adequate.
alpha fucks, beta bucks
Women prefer sex with alpha males but are willing to use beta males as a source of financial support.
alpha up
To make or become more characteristic of an alpha male.
alpha widow
A woman who, after experiencing a relationship with an exceptionally desirable man (an alpha male), is unable or unwilling to bond with less attractive men.
alphabet boy
A man who works for a government agency, such as the CIA, FBI or IRS
alphabet mafia
The LGBTQIA+ community, especially when perceived as using aggressive tactics to pressure individuals or organizations to adopt associated values.
alsatia
An area lying north of London's River Thames, once privileged as a sanctuary and thus known as a refuge for criminals. It spanned from the Whitefriars monastery to the south of the west end of Fleet Street and adjacent to the Temple.
alt-center
A set of centrist ideologies, especially those that delegitimize political dissent and sometimes rely on conspiracy theories, and whose presence is mainly confined to the Internet.
alter kaker
An old fart or old fogey.
altfic
Slash fiction that focuses on romantic and/or sexual relationships between female characters.
althist
Synonym of alternate history (“a genre of fiction based around or involving ahistorical events”).
althistory
Clipping of alternate history (“a genre of fiction based around or involving ahistorical events”).
altie
One who believes in the efficacy of alternative medicine.
altnoid
Synonym of alternative cannabinoid.
altuve
A distance of five feet and five inches, used chiefly as a unit to measure distances of home run balls.
alty
Altrincham Football Club.
aluminium
Aircraft or other machinery made partially or wholly of aluminium.
alysmond
The ship of characters Alys Rivers and Aemond Targaryen from Fire & Blood and its television adaptation House of the Dragon.
am ha'aretz
An ignoramus.
amalgamverse
The fictional universe of the Amalgam Comics, which is populated by alternate versions of characters merged from Marvel Comics and DC Comics.
amaze
Clipping of amazing.
amberlamps
An ambulance.
ambisexual
Of ambiguous sexual orientation.
ambo
An ambassador.
ameche
A telephone.
amedot
The ship of characters Amethyst and Peridot from the Steven Universe series.
amen curler
A parish clerk.
American Airlines
A pair of aces as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.