All English words - page 2
Meanings of A-busy-bee:
idiomTo be moving about quickly doing many things
Meanings of A-couple:
idiomA short distance
Usage examples:
The museum is just a few steps from the hotel., a couple of steps in any direction is green, open l…
Meanings of A-couple-of:
idiomA short distance
Usage examples:
The museum is just a few steps from the hotel., a couple of steps in any direction is green, open l…
Meanings of A-deal:
phraseA plan that has been formally arranged or agreed and that is now certain to happen
Usage examples:
Although it has yet to happen, reform of the sector is regarded as a done deal., many now see the e…
Meanings of A-deal-of:
phraseMuch
Usage examples:
The new law met with a good deal of opposition at the local level., i should start by saying i have…
Meanings of A-devil:
idiomAn extremely difficult or serious type of something
Usage examples:
A devil of a mess/problem, we had the devil of a job/time trying to find this place!
Meanings of A-different:
phraseTo be the best or much better than other people at a particular activity
Usage examples:
When it comes to mathematics, he's in a different class from his peers., as a player, she's in a di…
Meanings of A-dream:
idiomNot conscious of what is happening around you because other thoughts are filling your mind
Usage examples:
I didn't hear what you were saying - i was in a dream.
Meanings of A-duck:
idiomCriticisms of or warnings to a particular person that have no effect on that person
Usage examples:
I've told him that he's heading for trouble, but he doesn't listen - it's just water off a duck's b…
Meanings of A-few:
adjectiveA small number, not many, or not enough (of something)
Usage examples:
He is one of the few (people) i can trust to keep a secret., i’m going to the supermarket to get a …
Meanings of A-firm-hand:
idiomStrong control
Usage examples:
Reforming these young offenders will require a firm hand.
Meanings of A-fix:
verbTo repair or adjust something
Usage examples:
I’ll fix that broken chair today., i need to fix my hair., let’s fix a date for our next meeting., …
Meanings of A-fortune:
idiomAn amount of money that seems to be a lot
Usage examples:
Getting the car fixed will cost a small fortune.
Meanings of A-gift:
idiomAn especially good or lucky thing or person that comes to you
Meanings of A-good-deal-of:
phraseMuch
Usage examples:
The new law met with a good deal of opposition at the local level., i should start by saying i have…
Meanings of A-good-time:
idiomSaid to mean that everyone enjoyed themselves
Meanings of A-great-one-for:
idiomTo enjoy or do something a lot
Usage examples:
He's a great one for getting other people to do his work for him!
Meanings of A-heap:
idiomA lot of something
Usage examples:
I've got a whole heap of work to do.
Meanings of A-helping-hand:
idiomTo help someone
Usage examples:
These tax cuts will give industry a helping hand.
Meanings of A-hole:
phrasal verbTo stay in a safe place, often as a way of escape
Usage examples:
While writing his book, he holed up for a year at a cabin in the woods.
Meanings of A-hoot:
idiomTo be very funny
Usage examples:
He's an absolute hoot.
Meanings of A-joke:
idiomTo be able to laugh at jokes or tricks about you
Usage examples:
Don't be mad - can't you take a joke?
Meanings of A-killing:
idiomTo earn a lot of money in a short time and with little effort
Usage examples:
They made a killing with the sale of their london house.
Meanings of A-la-mode:
adjectiveServed with ice cream
Usage examples:
Pie à la mode
Meanings of A-laugh:
idiomIf you do something for a laugh, you do it for enjoyment
Usage examples:
Just for a laugh, i pretended that i'd forgotten it was his birthday.
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