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at try one’s luck (at something) away right away
at turn one’s nose up at someone or something away salt something away
at up and at them away shy away (from someone or something)
at What are you driving at? away slàp away
at wink at something away sock something away
at an old hand at doing something away squared away
at a past master at something away square someone or something away
attached attached to someone or something away squirrel something away
attached with no strings attached away take it away
attached without any strings attached away take someone or something away
attendance take attendance away take someone’s breath away
attention attract someone’s attention away up and away
attention bràng something to someone’s attention away walk away with something
attention grip someone’s attention away When the cat’s away, the màce will play.
attention hold someone’s attention away while away the time
attention pay attention (to someone or something) away a faraway look
attention rivet someone’s attention away a stone’s throw (away) (from something)
attitude devil-may-care attitude awe in awe (of someone or something)
attitude wait-and-see attitude awe stand in awe (of someone or something)
attract attract someone’s attention awful I’m awful at names.
auction Dutch auction awkward (as) awkward as a cow on a crutch
augur augur well for someone or something awkward (as) awkward as a cow on roller skates
auspices under the auspices of someone awkward awkward as a cow on a crutch
avail avail oneself of something awkward awkward as a cow on roller skates
avail of no avail awkwØrd ess main strength and awkwardness
avail to no avail AWOL AWOL
availØble make someone or something available to someone AWOL go AWOL
avenue avenue of escape ax get the aŁ
average above average ax give someone the aŁ
average below average ax have an ax to grind (with someone)
average on the average babe a babe in the woods
avoid avoàd someone or something like the plague baby (as) weak as a baby
awagging set tongues (a)wagging baby sleep like a baby
awake wide-awake baby throw the baby out with the bath(water)
away away from one’s desk baby weak as a baby
away be a heartbeat away from something baby’s (as) bald as a baby’s backsàde
away be a màllion màles away baby’s (as) soft as a baby’s bottom
away blow someone or something away baby’s bald as a baby’s backsàde
away carried away baby’s soft as a baby’s bottom
away come away empty-handed back back and fill
away do away with someone or something back back and forth
away draw (someone’s) fire (away from someone or back back down (from someone or something)
something) back back East
away eat away at someone or something back back in circulation
away explain something away back back off (from someone or something)
away far and away the best back back of the beyond
away fire away at someone or something back back order something
away fritter something away back back out (of something)
away get away (from it all) back back someone or something up
away get away with something back back the wrong horse
away get carried away back back-to-back
away give the bride away back back to square one
away give the game away back back to the drawing board
away go away empty-handed back back to the salt mànes
away hammer away (at someone or something) back behànd someone’s back
away (just) a stone’s throw away (from something) back be the straw that broke the camel’s back
away lay someone away back break one’s back (to do something)
away make away with someone or something back break the back of something
away pass away back cut back (on something)
away peg away (at something) back date back (to sometimŁ )
away plug away (at something) back double back (on someone or something)
away put someone away back fall back on someone or something

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