adj.
of a chemical compound having a ring with ten members

not for the life of me Idiom, Proverb

a bad time

a lot of teasing, a rough time The class gave him a bad time about his pink shorts.

a bit off/a bit mental

not rational, unbalanced, one brick short Kate talks to the birds. Do you think she's a bit off?

a bummer

an unfortunate event, bad luck, too bad """Somebody broke a window in his car and stole his stereo."" ""That's a bummer."""

a crying shame

a sad event, it is too bad It's a crying shame that they didn't have fire insurance.

a dime a dozen

very cheap, low priced, dirt cheap He can remember when eggs were cheap - a dime a dozen.

a game one

a willing player, a rough and ready person I can see that Bev's a game one. She plays hard and doesn't quit.

a hard time

teasing or bugging, a bad time Ken will give you a hard time about missing that free throw.

a household name

"a name everyone knows; name of a famous person" Mario Lemieux, the hockey star, soon became a household name.

a little bird told me

someone told me, one of your friends told me """How did you know that I play chess?"" ""Oh, a little bird told me."""

a mental block

a problem with learning a subject or concept I have a mental block when I try to do algebra. I can't think.

not for the activity of (one)

Regardless of how adamantine one tries or how abundant is at stake. He had aloof met the woman yesterday, but he couldn't for the activity of him bethink her name. Not for the activity of me accept I been able to get the lid of this jar off. Can you try?Learn more: life, not, of

not for the activity of me

No amount how adamantine I try. Used back one is absolutely clumsy to do something. I aloof met that woman yesterday, but not for the activity of me can I bethink her name. The lid of this jar won't appear off for the activity of me. Will you try?Learn more: life, not, of

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More Idioms/Phrases

a lot on the ball a love tap a lucky break a lucky streak a major a man of few words a man of the cloth a marked man a mental block a month of Sundays a nail-biter a necktie party a new broom sweeps clean a new lease on life a notch below a nut case A-OK

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