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agree to disagree
Accept or set aside a disagreement
“We'll have to AGREE TO DISAGREE on this one.”
aha moment
Sudden realization, the point at which one suddenly understands
“I had AN AHA MOMENT”
ahead of one's time
Offering ideas not yet in general circulation
“She was AHEAD OF HER TIME”
ahead of the curve
Offering ideas not yet in general circulation
“Stay AHEAD OF THE CURVE”
ahead of the game
Making faster progress than anticipated
“Stay AHEAD OF THE GAME”
all bark and no bite
Tending to make verbal threats but not deliver
“He's ALL BARK AND NO BITE”
all bets are off
What seemed certain is now unclear
“ALL BETS ARE OFF now”
all dressed up and nowhere to go
Prepared for an event that does not occur
“I'm ALL DRESSED UP AND NOWHERE TO GO”
all ears
Listening willingly, waiting for an explanation
“I'm ALL EARS”
all eyes are on
Watching alertly or attentively
“ALL EYES ARE ON the chairman after his comments.”
all hands on deck
Everyone must help
“ALL HANDS ON DECK”
all hell breaks loose
The situation becomes chaotic
“ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE”
all in a day's work
That's what I'm here for; although accomplished, it's expected
“Cleaning up their mistakes? ALL IN A DAY'S WORK apparently.”
all in good time
Eventually; at a more favorable time in the future
“ALL IN GOOD TIME”
all in one piece
Safely
“We arrived ALL IN ONE PIECE”
all it's cracked up to be
As good as claims or reputation would suggest
“It's not ALL IT'S CRACKED UP TO BE”
all of a sudden
Suddenly; without warning
“ALL OF A SUDDEN, the power went out”
all set
Ready, prepared, finished
“I'm ALL SET”
all talk
Prone to empty boasts
“He's ALL TALK”
all that
Something that is very good or impressive
“She thinks she's ALL THAT”
all the rage
Very fashionable
“It's ALL THE RAGE”
all the same
Anyway; nevertheless; nonetheless
“It's ALL THE SAME to me”
all things considered
Taking all factors into consideration
“ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, it could've been worse.”
all thumbs
Clumsy; awkward with your hands
“I'm ALL THUMBS today”