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all wet
Completely mistaken
“You're ALL WET”
along the lines of
In general accordance with
“It's ALONG THE LINES OF this”
an arm and a leg
Very expensive
“That car cost AN ARM AND A LEG”
an axe to grind
A grievance, a disagreement with someone
“He has AN AXE TO GRIND”
an early bird
A person who gets up early or starts work early
“She's AN EARLY BIRD”
an eye for an eye
Justice in which reparation exactly matches the harm caused
“AN EYE FOR AN EYE”
an indian summer
A period of warm weather in late autumn
“We're having AN INDIAN SUMMER this year”
an offer one can't refuse
An extremely attractive offer
“It's AN OFFER YOU CAN'T REFUSE”
and all that
Et cetera, and so on
“She likes music AND ALL THAT”
and counting
The number just mentioned is increasing
“That's 100 days AND COUNTING”
and then some
And even more than what has been mentioned
“It cost that AND THEN SOME”
another nail in one's coffin
Something that leads to someone's failure
“That's ANOTHER NAIL IN HIS COFFIN”
ants in your pants
Restlessness
“He has ANTS IN HIS PANTS”
any port in a storm
If you're in trouble, you'll turn to anything that helps
“It's ANY PORT IN A STORM”
any tom, dick or harry
Any ordinary person
“Not JUST ANY TOM, DICK OR HARRY can do this”
apple of my eye
Someone you cherish above all others
“She is THE APPLE OF MY EYE”
apple of one's eye
A favorite person or thing
“She's THE APPLE OF HIS EYE”
apples and oranges
Of two different classes, not comparable
“You're comparing APPLES AND ORANGES”
arm candy
An attractive woman accompanying a powerful man
“She's just ARM CANDY”
armed to the teeth
Carrying many weapons
“They were ARMED TO THE TEETH”
around the clock
At all times
“We work AROUND THE CLOCK”
as american as apple pie
Very or typically American
“She's AS AMERICAN AS APPLE PIE”
as brown as a berry
Very suntanned
“She's AS BROWN AS A BERRY after her holiday”
as fit as a fiddle
To be healthy and physically fit
“He's AS FIT AS A FIDDLE”