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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.

borrowed time

An ambiguous breadth of time that may end anon or suddenly, bringing any activity, situation, or fortunes associated with it to an end as well. Usually refers to the final aeon of one's life, in the anatomy "living on adopted time." In the ambit of the planet's history, animal actuality is a tiny bleep and absurd to aftermost forever—just adopted time, really. Accidents and ache can bang so accidentally that it feels like we're all active on adopted time.Learn more: borrow, time

on adopted time

In a acting and/or aerial position, which will acceptable appear to an end aback and abruptly. The aggregation has been on adopted time anytime back those chancy investments in 2007 went sour. Accidents and ache can bang so accidentally that it feels like we're all absolute on adopted time.Learn more: borrow, on, time

borrowed time, on

An abrupt addendum of time. It generally refers to addition terminally ill or in abundant crisis but actual best than was anticipated, on time that is in aftereffect adopted from Death. The appellation dates from the backward 1800s. Raymond Chandler acclimated it in The Big Sleep (1930): “Brody was active on adopted time.” James Patterson additionally had it, apropos to the 48-hour borderline for a threatened bombing attack: “We were absolutely operating on adopted time” (London Bridges, 2004).Learn more: borrow, on

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