Idioms start with A

Question 1

Against The Clock

Answer 1

Meaning: doing something as fast as possible, in a great hurry.
Example: The were working against clock to stay on schedule.

Question 2

All bark and no bite

Answer 2

My manager is all bark and no bite, even though he said he would fire me but ik he won’t.

Question 3

Actions speak louder than words

Answer 3

Ik actions speak louder than words and that’s why I’ve already started to take preparations for my upcoming exams instead of sitting and talking about it.

Question 4

A piece of cake

Answer 4

drawing a portrait of our national father is a piece of cake for him.

Question 5

a chip on your shoulder

Answer 5

She still has a chip on her shoulder about the argument she had with her friend last week. ( being upset with what happened in the past)

Question 6

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

Answer 6

He won’t ask for getting more money from you because he knows (idioms).

Question 7

A blessing in disguise

Answer 7

Getting fired from that job turned out to be a blessing in disguise for him cause he got a better job within a week of losing his previous job.

Question 8

A dim a dozen

Answer 8

Those antiques are very beautiful but they are a dim a dozen so i won’t buy them. ( something which are very easy to get and as plentiful that made it valueless)

Question 9

A Doubting thomas

Answer 9

She’s such a doubting Thomas that she won’t believe that you came until she sees you. ( habitually doubtful person)

Question 10

A drop in the bucket

Answer 10

What we were paid for doing the work is like a drop in the bucket compared to what the company earned. ( a very small and unimportant part of something big)

Question 11

A fool and his money are easily parted

Answer 11

Don’t spend too much to shop for your cloths, or else you would run out of money and people will say (idioms).
( a foop cannot keep his precious things safe)

Question 12

A leopard can’t change its spots

Answer 12

I trusted you again but you tricked me and didn’t give me my money back guess what a leopard can’t change its spots. ( you can’t change who you are)

Question 13

A Penny saved is a Penny earned

Answer 13

Now that he has financial problems, he seems to remember a Penny saved is a penny earned.

Question 14

A picture paints a thousand words

Answer 14

One must need to buy images of human body parts to learn anatomy cause we all know a picture paints a thousand words.