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NTC’s American Idioms Dàctionary

about not care two hoots (about someone or something) according accordàng to someone or something
about not give a hang (about someone or something) according accordàng to something
about not give a hoot (about someone or something) account blow-by-blow account
about not give two hoots (about someone or something) account give a good account of oneself
about nothing to complain about account not on any account
about nothing to write home about account on account
about not know beans (about someone or something) account on any account
about not know the first thing about someone or account on no account
something account on someone’s account
about no two ways about it account take someone or something into account
about nuts about someone or something account turn something to good account
about on the fence (about something) accounting There’s no accounting for taste.
about order someone about accou ts accordàng to all accounts
about out and about accou ts balance the accounts
about play about (with someone or something) accou ts by all accounts
about poke about accou ts cook the accounts
about put one’s foot down (about something) accou ts square accounts (with someone)
about put out (about someone or something) accustomd accustomed to someone or something
about rail at someone (about something) ace ace in the hole
about raise a stink (about something) ace (as) black as the ace of spades
about ramble on (about someone or something) ace black as the ace of spades
about rant and rave (about someone or something) ace come within an ace of doing something
about rant (at someone) about someone or something ace have an ace up one’s sleeve
about religious about doing something ace someone’s ace in the hole
about see about something aces hold all the aces
about see a man about a dog aching an aching heart
about see eye to eye (with someone) (about something) acid acàd test
about send one about one’s busàness acknowledge acknowledge receàpt (of something)
about something about someone or something acknowledge acknowledge someone to be right
about sound off (about something) acquir acquire a taste for something
about spout off (about someone or something) across across the board
about That’s about the size of it. across come across someone or something
about trouble oneself about someone or something across cut across something
about trouble one’s head about someone or something across get someone or something across
about up and about across get something across (to someone)
about up in the air (about someone or something) across put someone or something across
about wild about someone or something across run across someone or something
about worked up (about something) across stumble across someone or something
above above and beyond (something) act act as someone
above (above and) beyond the call of duty act act high-and-mighty
above above average act act one’s age
above above par act act something out
above above reproach act act up
above above suspicion act catch someone in the act (of doing something)
above get one’s head above water act caught in the act
above head and shoulders above someone or something act clean up one’s act
above keep one’s head above water act get into the act
above over and above something act get one’s act together
above a cut above someone or something act in the act (of doing something)
aboveboard aboveboard act keep up an act
aboveboard honest and aboveboard act keep up one’s act
aboveboard open and aboveboard act put on an act
abreast keep abreast (of something) act read someone the riot act
absence conspicuous by one’s absence act an act of faith
absence in the absence of someone or something act an act of God
absent absent without leave act an act of war
accident have an accident act a tough act to follow
accord of one’s own accord actio all talk (and no action)
accordance in accordance with something actio course of action
according accordàng to all accounts actio go into action
according accordàng to Hoyle actio swing into action
according accordàng to one’s own lights actio a piece of the action

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