| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
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| 'at a boy (that a boy) |
good work, well done, attaboy |
Whenever I win, Don says, " 'at a boy! Good game!" |
| 'at a girl (that a girl) |
good work, well done, attagirl |
When Judy gets good grades, her mom says, " 'at a girl, Judy!" |
| 'fraid so |
(See afraid so) |
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| 'round the clock |
all hours, twenty-four hours, around the clock |
We worked 'round the clock to harvest the crop before it snowed. |
| a babe in arms |
a baby, a child who is wet behind the ears |
Dar was just a babe in arms when we emigrated to Canada. |
| a babe in the woods |
a defenseless person; a naive, young person |
He's just a babe in the woods. He needs someone to protect him. |
| a bad taste in my mouth |
a feeling that something is false or unfair, a feeling of ill will |
I left the meeting with a bad taste in my mouth. There was a lot of dishonesty in the room. |
| a bad time |
a lot of teasing, a rough time |
The class gave him a bad time about his pink shorts. |
| a ball-park figure |
a number that is near the total; approximate figure |
Fifty is a ball-park figure. It's close to our class size. |
| a bar fly |
a person who often goes to bars or lounges |
Every evening Penny goes to Lucifer's. She's quite a bar fly. |
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