CHAPTER A
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| A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush |
| A bitter pill |
| A blast from the past |
| A bull in a china shop |
| A chain is only as strong as its weakest link |
| A cheap knock off |
| A chill in my bones |
| A chip off the old block |
| A closed mouth gathers no feet |
| A cult of personality |
| A diamond in the rough |
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| A dime a dozen |
| A face only a mother could love |
| A faint heart never a true love knows |
| A far cry |
| A feather in his cap |
| A few fries short of a happy meal |
| A few sandwiches short of a picnic |
| A fool and his money are soon parted |
| A friend in need, is a friend indeed |
| A frog in my throat |
| A good beginning makes a good ending |
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| A good man is hard to find |
| A good rule of thumb |
| A hair of the dog that bit you |
| A half-baked idea |
| A happy camper |
| A horse of a different color |
| A jack of all trades and a master of none |
| A journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step |
| A leopard doesn't change its spots |
| A little of this, a little of that |
| A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough |
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| A long ways away |
| A lot of empty flattery |
| A man for all season's |
| A man's home is his castle |
| A mexican standoff |
| A mile a minute |
| A mind is a terrible thing to waste |
| A necessary evil |
| A new do |
| A new lease on life |
| A penny saved is a penny earned |
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| A picture's worth a thousand words |
| A pink elephant |
| A real gulley washer |
| A rolling stone gathers no moss |
| A rose by any other name would smell as sweet |
| A rose is a rose is a rose |
| A shoestring budget |
| A shot in the dark |
| A shotgun wedding |
| A sight for sore eyes |
| A snail's pace |
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| A spoon full of sugar helps the medicine go down |
| A stitch in time saves nine |
| A stone's throw away |
| A sweet deal |
| A taste of his own medicine |
| A thorn in my side |
| A watched pot never boils |
| A white elephant gift |
| A winning combination |
| A word to the wise |
| Ablaze with light |
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| Absence makes the heart grow fonder |
| Ace in the hole |
| Ace up his sleeve |
| Actions speak louder than words |
| After the rain comes a rainbow |
| Ah, to be young and foolish... |
| Ain't just whistlin' dixie |
| Ain't that the pot calling the kettle black |
| Airing your dirty laundry |
| All bets are off |
| All dressed up and nowhere to go |
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| All ears |
| All eyes |
| All for one, and one for all |
| All good things come to those that wait |
| All in a day's work |
| All is fair in love and war |
| All is vanity |
| All paled in comparison |
| All roads lead to rome |
| All talk and no action |
| All that glitters is not gold |
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| All the world's a stage |
| All thumbs |
| All work and no play makes jack a dull boy |
| All's fair in love and war |
| All's well that ends well |
| Almighty dollar |
| Already got one paw on the chicken coop |
| Alrighty, then |
| Altitude is determined by attitude |
| Always a bridesmaid, never a bride |
| Always a day late and a dollar short |
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| Always look on the bright side |
| Am I my brother's keeper? |
| Ambulance chaser |
| An apple a day keeps the doctor away |
| An earful |
| An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth |
| An oldie, but a goodie |
| An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure |
| And we're not just whistling dixie |
| And you can take that to the bank |
| Another face in the crowd |
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| Ants in his pants |
| Any friend of _________'s is a friend of mine |
| Apple of my eye |
| Apple-pie order |
| Arm and a leg |
| Armchair quarterback |
| Armed to the teeth |
| Armed with a search warrant |
| Army brat |
| Art imitates life |
| Artsy-craftsy |
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| As beautiful as the day is long |
| As far as the eye can see |
| As fast as lightning |
| As honest as the day is long |
| As if |
| As luck would have it |
| As many chins as a chinese phone book |
| As plain as the nose on your face |
| As slow as molasses |
| As the crow flies |
| As welcome as a skunk at a lawn party |
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| As [fill in the blank] as the day is long |
| Ask and you shall receive |
| Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies |
| Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country |
| At a loss for words |
| At breakneck speed |
| At least i do not have to count with someone else |
| At least it was a very interesting experience |
| At loggerheads |
| At the crack of dawn |
| At the drop of a dime |
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| At the drop of a hat |
| At the end of the pecking order |
| At the stroke of midnight |
| Ate like a pig |
| Avoid it like the plague |
| Aw, prairie shit |
| Aww, f**k me |