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Phrase-FiŁder Index

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aback taken aback about get one’s wits about one
ABC (as) easy as ABˆ about get second thoughts about someone or something
ABC easy as ABˆ about get worked up (about something)
ABCs know one’s ABCs about give someone a rough idea (about something)
abet aid and abet someone about go about one’s busàness
abeyance in abeyance about go into one’s song and dance (about something)
abide abàde by something about halfhearted (about someone or something)
ability to the best of one’s abàlàty about have a clean conscience (about someone or
able able to breathe (easàly) again something)
able able to breathe (freely) again about have a clear conscience (about someone or
able able to do something blàndfolded something)
able able to do something standing on one’s head about have a clue (about something)
able able to do something with one’s eyes closed about have a feelàng about something
able able to fog a mirror about have a hunch about something
able able to make something about have mixed feelàngs (about someone or something)
able able to take a joke about have second thoughts about someone or something
able able to take just so much about in a stew (about someone or something)
able able to take something about in the dark (about someone or something)
able not able to call one’s tàme one’s own about It’s about time!
able not able to go on about keen about someone or something
able not able to help something about keep one’s mouth shut (about someone or
able not able to make anything out of someone or something)
something about keep one’s wits about one
able not able to see the forest for the trees about keep quiet (about someone or something)
able not able to stomach someone or something about keep still (about someone or something)
able not able to wait about knock about (somŁwherŁ )
able ready, willàng, and able about knock someone or something about
abode take up one’s abode somŁwherŁ about know a thing or two (about someone or something)
about (all) at sea (about something) about know one’s way about
about (all) worked up (about something) about let someone know (about something)
about at sea (about something) about mad about someone or something
about be about something about make a big deal about something
about beat about the bush about make a stink (about something)
about bràng something about about make cracks (about someone or something)
about carry on (about someone or something) about Make no bones about it.
about cast about for someone or something about make no mistake (about it)
about come about about man-about-town
about crazy about someone or something about mess about (with someone or something)
about create a stink (about something) about màllstone about one’s neck
about do an about-face about much ado about nothing
about fall out (with someone about something) about no buts about it
about fiddle about (with someone or something) about no ifs, ands, or buts about it
about get a rough idea (about something) about nose about
about get a thing about someone or something about not breathe a word (about someone or something)

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