A
Idioms beginning with "A"
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Contents of A:
[as for] {prep.}
1. In regard to; speaking of; concerning.
We have plenty of bread, and as for butter, we have more than enough.
2. Speaking for.
Most people like the summer but as for me, I like winter much better.
Compare: [FOR ONE'S […]
[as good as] {adv. phr.}
Nearly the same as; almost.
She claimed that he as good as promised to marry her.
He as good as called me a liar.
We'll get to school on time, we're as good as there now.
* /The man who had been shot was as good […]
[as good as one's word] or [good as one's word] {adj. phr.}
Trustworthy; sure to keep your promise.
The coach said he would give the players a day off if they won, and he was as good as his word.
* /We knew she was always good as her word, so we […]
[as hard as nails] {adj. phr.}
Very unfeeling; cruel, and unsympathetic.
Uncle Joe is as hard as nails; although he is a millionaire, he doesn't help his less fortunate relatives.
[aside of] {prep.}, {dialect}
Beside; by the side of.
Mary sits aside of her sister on the bus.