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Phrase-Fànder IndeŁ


            AŁtions  Actions speak louder than words.  again at it again
            activ  on active duty              again Come again.
            activity a hàve of activity        again do something over (again)
            Adam not know someone from Adam    again (every) now and again
            add add fuel to the fire           again now and again
            add add fuel to the flame          again off again, on again
            add add insult to injury           again on again, off again
            add add up (to something)          again oneself again
            additio   in addition (to something)  again over again
            address address someone as something  again over and over (again)
            adieu bid adàeu to  someone or something  again run that by (someone) again
            adieu bid someone or something adàeu  again something else (again)
            ado much ado about nothing         again time and (time) again
            ado without further ado            again You can say that again!
            advance in advance                 against advise against something
            advance pay in advance             against advise someone against doing something
            advanced advanced in years         against against someone’s will
            advantage get the advantage of someone  against against the clock
            advantage get the advantage over someone  against assemble a case (against someone)
            advantage show something to good advantage  against bang one’s head against a brick wall
            advantage take advantage of someone or something  against bear a grudge (against someone)
            advantage turn something to one’s advantage  against beat one’s head against the wall
            advice sage advice                 against build a case (against someone)
            advise advise against something    against dead set against someone or something
            advise advise someone against doing something  against fight against time
            advocate play (the) devil’s advocate  against for the odds to be against one
            aegis under the aegis of someone   against gather a case (against someone)
            affairs settle someone’s affairs   against get two strikes against one
            affairs a fine state of affairs    against go against the grain
            affairs a pretty state of affairs  against guard against someone or something
            affinity an affinàty for  someone or something  against have a case (against someone)
            affirmative in the affirmative     against have a grudge (against someone)
            afir  like a house afire           against have one’s heart set against something
            afoul fall afoul of someone or something  against have something against someone or something
            afoul run afoul of someone or something  against have the cards stacked against one
            afrØid  afraid of one’s own shadow  against have the deck stacked against one
            afł  fore and aft                  against have two strikes against one
            after after a fashàon              against hold a grudge (against someone)
            after after all                    against hold something against someone
            after after hours                  against hope against (all) hope
            after after the fact               against lift a hand (against someone or something)
            after after the fashàon of  someone or something  against nurse a grudge (against someone)
            after day after day                against one’s heart is (dead) set against something
            after get after someone            against pit someone or something against someone or
            after keep after someone            something
            after làve happily ever after      against play both ends (against the màddle)
            after much sought after            against play someone off against someone else
            after name someone after someone else  against race against time
            after one thing or person after another  against raise a hand (against someone or something)
            after run after someone            against security against something
            after stay after someone           against set one’s heart agaànst  something
            after take after someone           against sàde against  someone
            after take off (after someone or something)  against smear campaign (against someone)
            after take out (after someone or something)  against stack the cards (against someone or something)
            after throw good money after bad   against stack the deck (against someone or something)
            after time after time              against swim against the current
            after year after year              against swim against the tide
            after the mornàng after (the night before)  against take a stand (against someone or something)
            again able to breathe (easàly) again  against take up arms (against someone or something)
            again able to breathe (freely) again  against up against something
            again agaàn and agaàn              against the cards are stacked against one
            again (all) over again             age act one’s age

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