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A No Brainer :

A no brainer is something that requires little mental effort or intelligence to perform or understand.




An Old Flame :

An old flame is a person that somebody has had an emotional, usually passionate, relationship with, who is still looked on fondly and with affection.

Vyjayanthimala is an old flame of my grandfather.




An Ounce of Prevention is Worth A Pound of Cure. :

It is better to try avoiding problems in the first place rather than trying to fixing them once they arise.




Answers on A Postcard :

This idiom can be used to suggest that the answer to something is very obvious or that the person would really like to hear what people think.




Ants in Your Pants :

If someone has ants in their pants, they are agitated or excited about something and can’t keep them still.




Any Port in A Storm :

This means that in an emergency any solution will do even one that would normally be unacceptable.




Any Tom or Dick or Harry :

It something could be done by any Tom, Dick or Harry, it could be done by absolutely anyone.




A-One or A-1 :

First class, very good, top ranking

This brand of scooter gives A-one service.




A Penny for Your Thoughts :

This idiom is used as a way of asking someone what they are thinking about.




A Penny Saved is A Penny Earned. :

This means that we should not spend or waste money, but try to save it.

Our grandfather often admonished us for extravaganzas. He taught us that a penny saved is a penny earned.




A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words. :

A picture can often get a message across much better than the best verbal description.




A Poor Man’s…:

Something or someone that can be compared to something or someone else, but is not as good is a poor man’s version.

A satirist, who uses lots of puns but isn’t very funny, would be a poor man’s Kalki.






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