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At one's wit's end

perplexed

complete knowledge

without delay

most important

At one's fingertips

perplexed

most important

complete knowledge

close examinations

At the spur of the moment

perplexed

close examinations

in perfect order

without delay

All in all

complete knowledge

most important

perplexed

in perfect order

At close quarters

close examinations

most important

without delay

perplexed

Apple-pie order

before everything else

most important

in perfect order

honest and straightforward

Above board

before everything else

close examinations

in perfect order

honest and straightforward

Above all

before everything else

in perfect order

in dispute

cause of quarrel

As fit as a fiddle

in perfect order

before everything else

strong and healthy

most important

10.

At random

before everything else

aimlessly

close examinations

perplexed-

11.

At a loose end

before everything else

aimlessly

idle

in perfect order

12.

At logger heads

before everything else

to be at strife

most important

13.

At odds

idle

perplexed

cause of quarrel

in dispute

14.

An apple of discord

aimlessly

cause of quarrel

strong and healthy

before everything else

15.

At cross purposes

in dispute

have conflicting intentions

without delay

most important

16.

After one's own heart

cause of quarrel

have conflicting intentions

to one's liking

aimlessly

17.

At the bottom of

to be unable to decide

to be mainly responsible for

to have bitter enmity

free

18.

At a loss

to be mainly responsible for

to have bitter enmity

to be unable to decide

to keep unchained

19.

At dagger's drawn

to keep unchained

to have bitter enmity

to be unable to decide

to one's liking

20.

At large

Free

perplexed

most important

without delay

21.

At sea

applied to a person confused

to be unable to decide

to make matter worse

in disorder

22.

Add fuel to the flame or fire

to make matter worse

in disorder

cause of quarrel

have conflicting intentions

23.

At sixes and sevens

careful

in disorder

to pretend superiority

very close

24.

Assume airs

to pretend superiority

very close

observant

to have bitter enmity

25.

Argus eyed

careful

to pretend superiority

in disorder

to make matter worse

26.

At a stone's throw

close examinations

strong and healthy

very close

to one's liking

27.

By hook or by crook

very close

to bear the main shock of

by one means or another

to ignore

28.

Bear the brunt of

by one means or another

to bear the main shock of

idle

to be at strife

29.

Bell the cat

to ignore

to take first step at personal risk

by one means or another

to bear the main shock of

30.

Bid defiance

to bear the main shock of

to ignore

by one means or another

cause of quarrel

31.

Blow one's trumpet

to feel excessively

to praise oneself

to make peace

to ignore

32.

Break the news

to give bad news

to talk in a round about manner

bitter relations

to make useless efforts

33.

Burn a hole in one's pocket

to ignore

to make visionary schemes

money spent quickly

to make useless efforts

34.

Bury the hatchet

to make peace

bitter relations

to beat mercilessly

to die

35.

Beside oneself

to feel excessively

point of no return

to be equal to

concise view

36.

Bad blood

reverie, day-dream

irrelevant

to get into trouble

bitter relations

37.

Black and blue

to make peace

in anxiety, expectancy

to beat mercilessly

to be defeated

38.

Beat about the bush

to talk in a round about manner

by unfair means

sudden or unexpected shock

point of no return

39.

Beat the air

to make useless efforts

depend on, count on

according to practical experience

gradually

40.

Build castles in the air

concise view

by the way

to make visionary schemes

to punish, to call to account

41.

Break the ice

to speak first after prolonged silence

sudden or unexpected shock

by force of

aristocratic blood

42.

Bring to book

in anxiety, expectancy

point of no return

to punish, to call to account

to be defeated

43.

Breathe one's last

concise view

to die

educated but pedantic lady

receive applause

44.

Back stairs influence

to make visionary schemes

by unfair means

educated but pedantic lady

to get into trouble

45.

Bird's eye view

educated but pedantic lady

concise view

by the way

by unfair means

46.

Bolt from the blue

to be equal to

sudden or unexpected shock

depend on, count on

to start a movement

47.

Burn one's boats

point of no return

to start a movement

to bully

to get into trouble

48.

By the by

point of no return

by the way

to be fussy

to be defeated

49.

Be upto

to scold

to be equal to

receive applause

a worthless

50.

Bated breath

to make visionary schemes

by the way

to be defeated

in anxiety, expectancy

51.

Bandy words

to get into trouble

to bully

educated but pedantic lady

to wrangle, to argue

52.

Bee in one's bonnet

point of no return

to bully

to be fussy

a worthless

53.

Bite the dust

to be defeated

to bully

receive applause

to start a movement

54.

Blue stocking

reverie, day-dream

educated but pedantic lady

one who causes damage

to start a movement

55.

Book worm

reverie, day-dream

a person in the habit of pouring over books

irrelevant

to get into trouble

56.

Bring down the house

by force of

to weaken the power

receive applause

gradually

57.

Brow beat

gradually

to bully

irregularly

to weaken the power

58.

Bad egg

depend on, count on

to scold

a worthless

to be born in a rich family

59.

Beside the mark

to speak in favour and against at the same time

irrelevant

reverie, day-dream

cause of quarrel

60.

Burn one's fingers

squander

to get into trouble

depend on, count on

according to practical experience

61.

Brown study

to be equal to

reverie, day-dream

to wrangle, to argue

educated but pedantic lady

62.

Bank on

to make peace

to die

depend on, count on

bitter relations

63.

Blaze the trail

support that failed

to die

to start a movement

to scold

64.

Bull in a China shop

educated but pedantic lady

to scold

to be born in a rich family

one who causes damage

65.

By the rule of thumb

educated but pedantic lady

according to practical experience

narrowly

speak in favour and against at the same time

66.

Big draw

cause of quarrel

a huge attraction

to scold

aristocratic blood

67.

Broken reed

support that failed

a huge attraction

to weaken the power

to scold

68.

By the skin of the teeth

narrowly

to scold

aristocratic blood

to understand

69.

Bone of contention

gradually

to scold

cause of quarrel

irregularly

70.

Bit/piece of one's mind

to scold

aristocratic blood

to understand

squander

71.

Born with silver spoon

receive applause

be born in a rich family

by force of

squander

72.

Burn candle at both ends

to make useless efforts

squander

concise view

to die

73.

By fits and starts

to make useless efforts

to punish, to call to account

irregularly

74.

By dint of

to die

by unfair means

by force of

to understand

75.

Blow hot and cold

to talk in a round about manner

to feel excessively

to speak in favour and against at the same time

by unfair means

76.

By and by

to scold

gradually

aristocratic blood

by unfair means

77.

Blue blood

to scold

aristocratic blood

to be equal to

to be defeated

78.

Carry matters with a high hand

to abuse

yield

to deal with a person strictly

to understand

79.

Clip one's wings

to speak plainly

to weaken the power

to give a poor show

to come out successfully

80.

Come home to

to win a victory

repent

decide the matter

to understand

81.

Come to a standstill

come to a sudden stop

to deal with a person strictly

to come out successfully

resembling one's parents in habits

82.

Come off with flying colours

to come out successfully

to speak plainly

to give a poor show

to abuse

83.

Cross one's mind

to weaken the power

to occur to oneself

to give a poor show

to deal with a person strictly

84.

Cry for the moon

to deal with a person strictly

to occur to oneself

to wish for something impossible

to understand

85.

Curry favour with

to understand

to occur to oneself

win favour of somebody

repent

86.

Call a spade a spade

to speak plainly

to come out successfully

close together

a narrow escape

87.

Carry the day

to win a victory

repent

to live wihtin one's means

resembling one's parents in habits

88.

Cut a sorry figure

the evil intention

to give a poor show

to come out successfully

to live wihtin one's means

89.

Cry over spilt milk

the evil intention

to give a poor show

repent

to live wihtin one's means

90.

Cut one's coat according to one's cloth

to come out successfully

to wish for something impossible

a reproof by wife to her husband

to live wihtin one's means

91.

Call names

argue in favour of both sides

to abuse

to give a poor show

readymade form

92.

Curtain lecture

reward and punishment

readymade form

close together

a reproof by wife to her husband

93.

Chip of the old block

come to a sudden stop

to wish for something impossible

resembling one's parents in habits

to understand

94.

Cave in

tough

to wish for something impossible

yield

to understand

95.

Cloven hoof

a narrow escape

the evil intention

yield

win approval

96.

Cut throat

to speak plainly

readymade form

tough

to give a poor show

97.

Call in question

in full detail, to give proof

readymade form

to be useful

doubt

98.

Cheek by jowl

the evil intention

readymade form

close together

doubt

99.

Close shave

a narrow escape

readymade form

win approval

argue in favour of both sides

100.

Cut and dried

reward and punishment

to be useful

readymade form

repent

101.

Carry one's point

win approval

to be kept waiting

to show impudent contempt

102.

Chequered/Checkered career

decide the matter

to be useful

very sure and certain

full of ups and downs

103.

Cut both ends

to be useful

argue in favour of both sides

very sure and certain

to be kept waiting

104.

Cock sure

the evil intention

very sure and certain

to be kept waiting

105.

Cock a snook

the evil intention

to be useful

to show impudent contempt

to be kept waiting

106.

Chapter and verse

very sure and certain

full detail, to give proof

to show impudent contempt

to be useful

107.

Cool one's heels

very sure and certain

to be kept waiting

close together

the evil intention

108.

Carrot and stick policy

reward and punishment

very sure and certain

a reproof by wife to her husband

to live wihtin one's means

109.

Come in handy

decide the matter

win approval

to be useful

in full detail, to give proof

110.

Dig the grave

exaggerate

win approval

to tarnish, to destroy

die while working

111.

Draw the long bow

bravery under alcoholic influence

win approval

exaggerate

die while working

112.

Die in harness

bravery under alcoholic influence

win approval

poor and ruined

die while working

113.

Dutch courage

fearless person

fight to the end

bravery under alcoholic influence

die while working

114.

Dare devil

fearless person

fight to the end

out of elements

die while working

115.

Dead broke

penniless

time to answer for one's actions

out of elements

poor and ruined

116.

Down and out

die while working

time to answer for one's actions

out of elements

poor and ruined

117.

Draconian law

die while working

extremely severe law

out of elements

poor and ruined

118.

Die-hard

die while working

poor and ruined

out of elements

persistent in struggle

119.

Days of reckoning

penniless

time to answer for one's actions

fearless person

out of elements

120.

Down in the mouth

penniless

out of elements

fearless person

out of elements

121.

Dog in the manger

to urge somebody

to apologize

fearless person

a person who prevents others from enjoying what he himself cannot

122.

Damp squib

to urge somebody

complete failure

fearless person

good fortune comes sooner or later

123.

Eat humble pie

time to answer for one's actions

complete failure

to apologize

good fortune comes sooner or later

124.

Eat one's words

take a statement back

to urge somebody

supplement income

now and then, sometimes

125.

End in smoke/fiasco

come to nothing

to urge somebody

supplement income

now and then, sometimes

126.

Egg on

to urge somebody

to apologize

now and then, sometimes

127.

Every dog has his day

take a statement back

good fortune comes sooner or later

to apologize

now and then, sometimes

128.

Ever and Anon

take a statement back

good fortune comes sooner or later

to apologize

now and then, sometimes

129.

(An) eye wash

a pretence

good fortune comes sooner or later

to apologize

now and then, sometimes

130.

Flesh and blood

to act in a like manner

human nature

to have no effect

131.

Fish in troubled waters

to take advantage of the trouble of others

human nature

to have no effect

132.

Follow suit

to act in a like manner

human nature

to have no effect

to attempt to avoid a thing or a person

133.

Fall flat

to act in a like manner

to have no effect

human nature

to attempt to avoid a thing or a person

134.

Fight shy of

to attempt to avoid a thing or a person

to have no effect

human nature

policy of delaying decisions

135.

Fabian policy

policy of delaying decisions

to have no effect

human nature

fight to the end

136.

For no rhyme or reason

any reason whatsoever

to have no effect

human nature

fight to the end

137.

Fight to the finish

any reason whatsoever

to have no effect

human nature

fight to the end

138.

Few and far between

very rare

to have no effect

human nature

fight to the end

139.

Flog a dead horse

to revive interest in old matters

upright

human nature

fight to the end

140.

Fool's errand

useless undertaking

upright

human nature

fight to the end

141.

Fall foul of

to be absent without permission

to quarrel

human nature

fight to the end

142.

Fly off the handle

to lose one's temper

to quarrel

human nature

fight to the end

143.

French leave

to lose one's temper

to quarrel

human nature

to be absent without permission

144.

Fair and square

useless undertaking

to lose one's temper

upright

to be absent without permission

145.

Feather one's own nest

useless undertaking

to provide first for one self

upright

to be absent without permission

146.

From pillar to post

selfish friend

sudden success

upright

rush in all directions and suffer much harassment

147.

Foot the bill

selfish friend

bear expenses

upright

rush in all directions and suffer much harassment

148.

Fair weather friend

to provide first for one self

bear expense

selfish friend

rush in all directions and suffer much harassment

149.

Flash in the pan

sudden success

bear expense

selfish friend

rush in all directions and suffer much harassment

150.

Fit to hold a candle to

additional success

to defy

selfish friend

match for, equal in quality

151.

The Fourth Estate

additional success

to defy

the press

match for, equal in quality

152.

Feather in one's cap

additional success

to defy

the press

match for, equal in quality

153.

Fly in the face of

additional success

to defy

the press

match for, equal in quality

154.

Gain ground

to succeed slowly & steadily

to prepare for hard work

to be ruined

to avoid

155.

Get off scot free

to escape without punishment

to prepare for hard work

to be ruined

to avoid

156.

Grease the palm

to escape without punishment

to prepare for hard work

to bribe

to avoid

157.

Gird up the loins

to escape without punishment

to be ruined

to prepare for hard work

to avoid

158.

Get oneself into a mess

to escape without punishment

to be ruined

to drift into trouble

to avoid

159.

Give a wide berth

to escape without punishment

to be ruined

to drift into trouble

to avoid

160.

Gentleman at large

an unreliable person

to be ruined

to drift into trouble

to avoid

161.

Good Samaritan

one who helps strangers

to be ruined

to drift into trouble

to avoid

162.

Give a good account of oneself

one who helps strangers

to be ruined

to act creditably

to avoid

163.

Give the devil his due

one who helps strangers

give credit to a worthless person for his good qualities

to act creditably

to avoid

164.

Green horn

inexperienced

credit to a worthless person for his good qualities

to act creditably

pass away, die

165.

Give up the ghost

inexperienced

credit to a worthless person for his good qualities

to act creditably

pass away, die

166.

Go the whole hog

expert

to do something thoroughly

to let someone commit mistakes

pass away, die

167.

Get into a scrape

expert

to do something thoroughly

awkward situation

pass away, die

168.

Go broke

become bankrupt

to do something thoroughly

awkward situation

pass away, die

169.

Get into hot waters

become bankrupt

get into trouble

awkward situation

pass away, die

170.

Give currency

become bankrupt

to make publicly known

awkward situation

pass away, die

171.

Great hand

expert

to make publicly known

awkward situation

pass away, die

172.

Get down to brass tacks

to deal with the matter straight

to make publicly known

an act of kindness

pass away, die

173.

Good turn

expert

to make publicly known

an act of kindness

pass away, die

174.

Hold water

support one another

to make publicly known

sound, tenable

to strike unfairly

175.

Hang together

support one another

to make publicly known

sound, tenable

to strike unfairly

176.

Hope against hope

support one another

to make publicly known

sound, tenable