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a foregone conclusion

a certain conclusion, a predictable result That he'll graduate is a foregone conclusion. He is a good student.

a free-for-all

a fight without rules, Donnybrook There was a free-for-all after the dance, and Brendan got hurt.

a penny for your thoughts

tell me what you are thinking about "When I'm quiet, she will say, ""A penny for your thoughts."""

a run for your money

strong competition, an opponent I should enter the election and give him a run for his money.

a shadow of his former self

much lighter than he was before, very thin and weak After twenty years in prison, he was a shadow of his former self.

a sight for sore eyes

something or someone you are happy to see Well, my friend, you are a sight for sore eyes. Good to see you!

a sucker for punishment

one who allows himself to be hurt or blamed If I accept blame for a team loss, I'm a sucker for punishment.

age before beauty

the older person should be allowed to enter first """Age before beauty,"" she said as she opened the door for me."

an eye for an eye (a tooth for a tooth)

equal punishment or revenge Canadian laws do not demand an eye for an eye.

ask for it

invite or deserve an attack When you called him a thief, you asked for it. You made him mad.

barter for

To bandy or bargain items with addition person, rather than exchanging money. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "barter" and "for." I bartered some old annal for a futon, so now I accept a abode to sleep, at least. I'm activity to try to bargain for that aged chair. Should I action my Tiffany lamp?Learn more: barter

barter (something) for (something else)

to bargain article for article else. He approved to bargain the car for a ample computer. She bartered the piano for a settee.Learn more: barter

barter for something

and barter over somethingto bargain [something] for article else; to access article by exchanging appurtenances or services, not by application money. I appetite to bargain for a ample bulk of cloth. Will you bargain for this month's rent? We will not bargain over what you owe us.Learn more: barter

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as slow as molasses in January as the crow flies as useless as a fifth wheel as useless as tits on a boar as usual as well as as yet ASAP ask for it ask for trouble asking price asleep at the switch ass ass into gear ass over teakettle at a glance at a good clip barrel barrel along barrel ass barrel ass out of (somewhere) barrel ass out of somewhere barrel fever barrel in barrel in(to) barrel of fun barrel of laughs barrel of monkeys barrel out barrel out (of) barrel-chested barreled barreled (up) barreled up barrelhead barricade barring barrow barrow boy barrow man barter barter away barter for barter off barter over (something) barter with bary base base (one's) opinion on base (up)on base in base instinct base motive base off (of) (something else) base on base on balls base opinion on base over apex basement basement battler bases bases loaded bash bash (someone's) brains in bash (something) against (something) bash about bash against bash around