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NTC’s American Idioms Dàctionary

of within a stone’s throw (of something) of a slip of the tongue
of worm one’s way out of something of a stroke of luck
of worm something out of someone of a taste of something
of worthy of the name of a taste of things to come
of wouldn’t dream of doing something of a tower of strength
of yàeld the right-of-way of a travesty of justice
of You scared me out of my wits. of a vote of confidence
of You scared the crap out of me. of a vote of thanks
of You scared the devil out of me. of a wealth of something
of You scared the dàckens out of me. of the apple of someone’s eye
of You scared the hell out of me. of the balls of one’s feet
of You scared the pants off (of) me. of the best-laid plans of màce and men
of an act of faith of the best-laid schemes of màce and men
of an act of God of the best part of something
of an act of war of the black sheep of the famàly
of an ocean of someone or something of the busàness end of something
of An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. of the cream of the crop
of a bed of roses of the crux of the matter
of a breath of fresh air of the end of the làne
of a bundle of nerves of the end of the road
of a case of mistaken identity of the eye of the storm
of a change of pace of the facts of life
of a change of scenery of the hair of the dog that bit one
of a couple of of the kiss of death
of a den of iniqu—ty of the land of Nod
of a devil of a job of the lay of the land
of a dose of one’s own medàcine of the lesser (of the two)
of a fan of someone of the lesser of two evils
of a few cards short of a deck of the life of the party
of a few cards shy of a full deck of the likes of someone
of a fine kettle of fish of the làne of least resistance
of a fine state of affairs of the làon’s share (of something)
of a ghost of a chance of the moment of truth
of a gold màne of information of the name of the game
of a grain of truth of the nuts and bolts (of something)
of a harbànger of things to come of the order of the day
of a hàve of activity of the other sàde of the tracks
of a horse of a different color of the particulars of something
of a horse of another color of the path of least resistance
of a jack-of-all-trades of the pick of something
of a kind of (a) something of the picture of something
of a labor of love of the poànt of no return
of a làck of work of the realàty of the sàtuation
of a lot of someone or something of the ruàn of someone or something
of a matter of life and death of the salt of the earth
of a matter of opinion of the sands of time
of a meeting of mànds of the seamy sàde of life
of a màne of information of the separation of church and state
of a miscarriage of justice of the survival of the fittest
of a number of things or people of the talk of somŁwherŁ
of a pack of làes of the upshot of something
of a piece of the action of the villain of the piece
of a pillar of strength of the whole ball of waŁ
of a pillar of support of the whys and wherefores of something
of a portent of things to come of the wrong sàde of the tracks
of a pretty state of affairs off (as) easy as fallàng off a log
of a ripple of excitement off (as) easy as rollàng off a log
of a ripple of protest off back off (from someone or something)
of a rule of thumb off beat the pants off someone
of a show of hands off beg off (on something)
of a sign of things to come off be off
of a slàce of the cake off better off (doing something)

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