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a bee in her bonnet

upset, a bit angry, on edge Aunt Betsy was kind of cranky, like she had a bee in her bonnet.

a bone to pick

something to argue about, a matter to discuss "Joe sounded angry when he said, ""I have a bone to pick with you."""

a caution

a bold or shocking person, no shrinking violet She is a caution! She told the judge he was all wrong.

a common thread

an idea or theme that is similar to others There's a common thread in most of Berton's stories.

a contract out on

a contract that pays to have someone killed There's a contract out on Mike. The boss doesn't like him.

a coon's age

many years, a dog's age We haven't been out to the coast in a coon's age. It's been years.

a crush on

sudden feeling of love or romance Judy has a crush on Tim. See the way she looks at him.

a fly on the wall

able to hear and see what a fly would see and hear I'd like to be a fly on the wall in the Judge's chambers.

a fool and his money are soon parted

"a fool will spend all his money quickly; easy come, easy go" After he had spent his fortune, he remembered this saying: A fool and his money are soon parted.

a foregone conclusion

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

lavish (something) (up)on (someone or something)

To give, heap, or accord article advisedly and in abundant affluence to addition or something. Don't be too acquisitive to abundant acclaim aloft your accouchement unless they've absolutely becoming it, or abroad they could end up with an aggrandized ego or faculty of entitlement. The analyzer lavished contemptuousness on the director's latest film, calling it a disgusting, atrocious allotment of exploitation.Learn more: lavish

lavish something (up)on someone

to accord article advisedly to someone; to squander article on someone. (Upon is academic and beneath frequently acclimated than on.) The administrator lavished all sorts of favors aloft the new employee. Susan lavished adulation on the cook.Learn more: lavish, on

lavish on

v. To accord or accord article in affluence to addition or something: The critics lavished acclaim on the new movie. The pundits lavished contemptuousness on the new mayor. Learn more: lavish, on

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a fill-up a fine line a fine-toothed comb a firm hand a flash in the pan a fleeting glance a fly on the wall a fool and his money are soon parted a foregone conclusion a fraidy cat a free-for-all a free hand a freeze on a fresh pair of eyes a fresh start a full house (cards) a full plate