Idioms

about to (do something)
to be on the point of doing something
I was about to leave my house when the phone rang.

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  • above all
  • above all else
  • above and beyond
  • above reproach
  • above suspicion
  • absent-minded
  • according to (someone or something)
  • according to Hoyle
  • account for (something)
  • acid test
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  • well up in years
  • short shrift
  • feel at home
  • kill the fatted calf
  • judge (someone or something) on its own merits
  • all at once
  • nine-to-five-job
  • take the initiative to (do something)
  • packed in like sardines
  • not able to go on


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    The pineapple was symbol of welcome in the 1700-1800's. That is why in New England you will see so many pineapples on door knockers. An arch in Providence RI leading into the Federal Hill neighborhood has a pineapple on it for that very reason. Pineapples were brought home by seafarers as gifts.      .. More >>
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