Thursday, 29 April 2010

arrange

arrange arrange something with someone
arrange arrange to do something with someone
arrangements make arrangements (for someone or
something)
arrears in arrears
arrest under arrest
arrive arrive in a body
arrive arrive on the scene
arrived have arrived
arrow (as) straight as an arrow
arrow (as) swift as an arrow
arrow straight as an arrow
arrow swift as an arrow
as act as someone
as address someone as something
as appear as something
as as a duck takes to water
as as a (general) rule
as as a last resort

as as alike as (two) peas in a pod
as as a matter of course
as as a matter of fact
as as an aside
as as a result of something
as as a token (of something)
as (as) awkward as a cow on a crutch
as (as) awkward as a cow on roller skates
as (as) bad as all that
as (as) bald as a baby’s backside
as (as) bald as a coot
as (as) baleful as death
as (as) big as all outdoors
as (as) big as life
as (as) black as a skillet
as (as) black as a stack of black cats
as (as) black as a sweep
as (as) black as coal
as (as) black as night
as (as) black as one is painted
as (as) black as pitch
as (as) black as the ace of spades
as (as) blind as a bat
as (as) bold as brass
as (as) bright as a button
as (as) bright as a new pin
as (as) broad as a barn door
as (as) busy as a beaver
as (as) busy as a bee
as (as) busy as a cat on a hot tin roof
as (as) busy as a hibernating bear
as (as) busy as a one-armed paperhanger
as (as) busy as Grand Central Station
as (as) busy as popcorn on a skillet
as (as) calm as a toad in the sun
as (as) clean as a hound’s tooth
as (as) clean as a whistle
as (as) clear as a bell
as (as) clear as crystal
as (as) clear as mud
as (as) clear as vodka
as (as) close as two coats of paint
as (as) cocky as the king of spades
as (as) cold as a witch’s caress
as (as) cold as a witch’s tit
as (as) cold as marble
as (as) comfortable as an old shoe
as (as) common as an old shoe
as (as) common as dirt
as (as) conceited as a barber’s cat
as (as) cool as a cucumber
as (as) crazy as a betsy bug
as (as) crazy as a loon
as (as) crazy as a peach-orchard boar
as (as) crooked as a barrel of fishhooks
as (as) crooked as a dog’s hind leg
as (as) crooked as a fishhook
as (as) dead as a dodo
as (as) dead as a doornail
as (as) deaf as a post
as (as) different as night and day
as (as) drunk as a lord

as (as) drunk as a skunk
as (as) dry as a bone
as (as) dry as dust
as (as) dull as dishwater
as (as) dull as ditchwater
as (as) easy as ABC
as (as) easy as (apple) pie
as (as) easy as duck soup
as (as) easy as falling off a log
as (as) easy as rolling off a log
as (as) exciting as watching (the) paint dry
as (as) far as anyone knows
as as far as it goes
as as far as possible
as (as) far as someone or something is concerned
as (as) fat as a pig
as (as) fit as a fiddle
as (as) flat as a board
as (as) flat as a pancake
as as for someone or something
as (as) free as a bird
as (as) free as (the) air
as (as) fresh as a daisy
as (as) full as a tick
as (as) funny as a barrel of monkeys
as (as) funny as a crutch
as (as) gaudy as a butterfly
as (as) gentle as a lamb
as (as) good as done
as (as) good as gold
as as good as one’s word
as (as) graceful as a swan
as (as) gruff as a bear
as (as) happy as a clam
as (as) happy as a lark
as (as) happy as can be
as (as) hard as a rock
as (as) hard as nails
as (as) hard as stone
as (as) high as a kite
as (as) high as the sky
as (as) hoarse as a crow
as (as) hot as fire
as (as) hot as hell
as (as) hungry as a bear
as (as) hungry as a hunter
as as I expected
as (as) innocent as a lamb
as as it were
as (as) large as life
as (as) light as a feather
as (as) likely as not
as as long as
as as luck would have it
as (as) mad as a hatter
as (as) mad as a hornet
as (as) mad as a March hare
as (as) mad as a wet hen
as (as) mad as hell
as (as) meek as a lamb
as (as) merry as a cricket
as (as) merry as the day is long
as as much fun as a barrel of monkeys
as (as) naked as a jaybird
as (as) neat as a pin
as (as) nutty as a fruitcake
as (as) old as the hills
as as one
as as pale as a ghost
as (as) pale as death
as (as) patient as Job
as (as) phony as a three-dollar bill
as (as) plain as a pikestaff
as (as) plain as day
as (as) plain as the nose on one’s face
as (as) pleased as punch
as (as) poor as a church mouse
as (as) pretty as a picture
as (as) proud as a peacock
as (as) pure as the driven snow
as (as) queer as a three-dollar bill
as (as) quick as a flash
as (as) quick as a wink
as (as) quick as greased lightning
as (as) quiet as a mouse
as (as) quiet as the grave
as (as) red as a cherry
as (as) red as a poppy
as (as) red as a rose
as (as) red as a ruby
as (as) red as blood
as (as) regular as clockwork
as (as) right as rain
as (as) scarce as hens’ teeth
as (as) sharp as a razor
as (as) sharp as a tack
as (as) sick as a dog
as (as) silent as the dead
as (as) silent as the grave
as (as) silly as a goose
as (as) slick as a whistle
as (as) slippery as an eel
as (as) slow as molasses in January
as (as) sly as a fox
as (as) smooth as glass
as (as) smooth as silk
as (as) snug as a bug in a rug
as (as) sober as a judge
as (as) soft as a baby’s bottom
as (as) soft as down
as (as) soft as silk
as (as) soft as velvet
as (as) solid as a rock
as as soon as
as (as) soon as possible
as (as) sound as a dollar
as (as) sour as vinegar
as (as) steady as a rock
as (as) stiff as a poker
as (as) still as death
as (as) straight as an arrow
as (as) strong as a horse
as (as) strong as a lion
as (as) strong as an ox

as (as) stubborn as a mule
as as such
as (as) sure as death
as (as) sweet as honey
as (as) sweet as sugar
as (as) swift as an arrow
as (as) swift as the wind
as (as) swift as thought
as as the crow flies
as (as) thick as pea soup
as (as) thick as thieves
as (as) tight as a drum
as (as) tight as a tick
as (as) tight as Dick’s hatband
as as to someone or something
as (as) tough as an old boot
as (as) true as steel
as (as) ugly as a toad
as (as) ugly as sin
as as usual
as (as) warm as toast
as (as) weak as a baby
as (as) weak as a kitten
as as well
as (as) white as a ghost
as (as) white as a sheet
as (as) white as the driven snow
as (as) wise as an owl
as (as) wise as Solomon
as awkward as a cow on a crutch
as awkward as a cow on roller skates
as bad as all that
as bald as a baby’s backside
as bald as a coot
as baleful as death
as be that as it may
as big as all outdoors
as big as life
as black as a skillet
as black as a stack of black cats
as black as a sweep
as black as coal
as black as night
as black as one is painted
as black as pitch
as black as the ace of spades
as blind as a bat
as bold as brass
as bright as a button
as bright as a new pin
as broad as a barn door
as business as usual
as busy as a beaver
as busy as a bee
as busy as a cat on a hot tin roof
as busy as a hibernating bear
as busy as a one-armed paperhanger
as busy as Grand Central Station
as busy as popcorn on a skillet
as calm as a toad in the sun
as catch-as-catch-can
as clean as a hound’s tooth
as clean as a whistle
as clear as a bell
as clear as crystal
as clear as mud
as clear as vodka
as close as two coats of paint
as cocky as the king of spades
as cold as a witch’s caress
as cold as a witch’s tit
as cold as marble
as come as no surprise
as comfortable as an old shoe
as common as an old shoe
as common as dirt
as conceited as a barber’s cat
as cool as a cucumber
as crazy as a betsy bug
as crazy as a loon
as crazy as a peach-orchard boar
as crooked as a barrel of fishhooks
as crooked as a dog’s hind leg
as crooked as a fishhook
as dead as a dodo
as dead as a doornail
as deaf as a post
as different as night and day
as drunk as a lord
as drunk as a skunk
as dry as a bone
as dry as dust
as dull as dishwater
as dull as ditchwater
as easy as ABC
as easy as (apple) pie
as easy as duck soup
as easy as falling off a log
as easy as rolling off a log
as exciting as watching (the) paint dry
as far as anyone knows
as far as something is concerned
as fat as a pig
as fit as a fiddle
as flat as a board
as flat as a pancake
as free as a bird
as free as (the) air
as fresh as a daisy
as full as a tick
as funny as a barrel of monkeys
as funny as a crutch
as gaudy as a butterfly
as gentle as a lamb
as get a reputation (as a something)
as give as good as one gets
as give someone a reputation (as a something)
as good as done
as good as gold
as go so far as to say something
as graceful as a swan
as gruff as a bear
as had (just) as soon do something
as happy as a clam

as happy as a lark
as happy as can be
as hard as a rock
as hard as nails
as hard as stone
as have someone pegged as something
as high as a kite
as hoarse as a crow
as hold someone or something up (as an example)
as hot as fire
as hot as hell
as hungry as a bear
as hungry as a hunter
as innocent as a lamb
as in the same boat (as someone)
as (just) as I expected
as large as life
as light as a feather
as likely as not
as look as if butter wouldn’t melt in one’s mouth
as look on someone as something
as mad as a hatter
as mad as a hornet
as mad as a March hare
as mad as a wet hen
as mad as hell
as make as if to do something
as make good as something
as make it as far as something
as meek as a lamb
as merry as a cricket
as merry as the day is long
as naked as a jaybird
as neat as a pin
as nutty as a fruitcake
as old as the hills
as pale as death
as pass as someone or something
as patient as Job
as pay as you go
as peg someone as something
as phony as a three-dollar bill
as plain as a pikestaff
as plain as day
as plain as the nose on one’s face
as pleased as punch
as poor as a church mouse
as pose as someone
as pretty as a picture
as Pretty is as pretty does.
as proud as a peacock
as pure as the driven snow
as put someone down as something bad
as queer as a three-dollar bill
as quick as a flash
as quick as a wink
as quick as greased lightning
as quiet as a mouse
as quiet as the grave
as red as a cherry
as red as a poppy
as red as a rose
as red as a ruby
as red as blood
as regular as clockwork
as right as rain
as see someone as something
as serve as a guinea pig
as set someone up (as something)
as sharp as a razor
as sharp as a tack
as show someone up as something
as sick as a dog
as silent as the dead
as silent as the grave
as silly as a goose
as slick as a whistle
as slippery as an eel
as slow as molasses in January
as sly as a fox
as smooth as glass
as smooth as silk
as snug as a bug in a rug
as sober as a judge
as so far as anyone knows
as so far as possible
as so far as someone or something is concerned
as so far as something is concerned
as soft as a baby’s bottom
as soft as down
as soft as silk
as soft as velvet
as solid as a rock
as so long as
as soon as possible
as sound as a dollar
as sound as if
as sour as vinegar
as start someone in (as something)
as start someone out (as something)
as steady as a rock
as stiff as a poker
as still as death
as straight as an arrow
as strike someone as something
as strong as a horse
as strong as a lion
as strong as an ox
as stubborn as a mule
as such as
as sure as death
as sweet as honey
as sweet as sugar
as swift as an arrow
as swift as the wind
as swift as thought
as thick as pea soup
as thick as thieves
as tight as a drum
as tight as a tick
as tight as Dick’s hatband
as tough as an old boot
as true as steel
as ugly as a toad

as ugly as sin
as use someone or something as an excuse
as warm as toast
as weak as a baby
as weak as a kitten
as When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
as white as a sheet
as white as the driven snow
as wise as an owl
as wise as Solomon
as without so much as doing something
as would as soon do something
as Your guess is as good as mine.
as the same as someone or something
aside (all) joking aside
aside (all) kidding aside
aside as an aside
aside aside from someone or something
aside joking aside
aside kidding aside
ask ask for something
ask ask for the moon
ask ask for trouble
ask ask someone out
asking one’s for the asking
asleep asleep at the switch
asleep fall asleep
aspersions cast aspersions on someone
ass tits and ass
assault assault and battery
assault assault the ears
assemble assemble a case (against someone)
assume assume liability
assured rest assured
astray go astray

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