A
Idioms beginning with "A"
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[a little] {n.} or {adj.}
A small amount (of); some. — Usually "a little" is different in meaning from "little", which emphasizes the negative; "a little" means "some"; but "little" means "not much". We say
* /"We thought that the paper was all gone, […]
[a little bird told me]
To have learned something from a mysterious, unknown, or secret source.
"Who told you that Dean Smith was resigning?" Peter asked. "A little bird told me", Jim answered.
[a little knowledge is a dangerous thing] {literary}
A person who knows a little about something may think he knows it all and make bad mistakes. — A proverb.
* /John has read a book on driving a car and now he thinks he can drive. A little knowledge […]
[alive and kicking] {adj. phr.}
Very active; vigorous; full of energy.
Grandpa was taken to the hospital with pneumonia, but he was discharged yesterday and is alive and kicking.
[alive with] {prep.}, {informal}
Crowded with; filled with.
The lake was alive with fish.
The stores were alive with people the Saturday before Christmas.
[all]
See:
[AFTER ALL],
[AND ALL],
[AT ALL],
[BEAT ALL] or [BEAT THE DUTCH],
[FOR ALL],
[FOR ALL ONE IS WORTH],
[FOR ALL ONE KNOWS],
[FOR ALL THE WORLD],
[FOR GOOD] also [FOR GOOD AND ALL],
[FROM THE BOTTOM OF ONE'S HEART] or [WITH ALL ONE'S […]
[all along] or ( {informal}) [right along] {adv. phr.}
All the time; during the whole time.
I knew all along that we would win.
I knew right along that Jane would come.
[all at once] {adv. phr.}
1. At the same time; together.
The teacher told the children to talk one at a time; if they all talked at one time, she could not understand them.
Bill can play the piano, sing, and lead his orchestra all at once.
2. […]