am

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  • (I am/was) just wondering.
  • (I am/was) only wondering.
  • (as) mad as hops
  • (boy,) am I glad to see you!
  • (it's) (all) Greek to me
  • (one) is about to (do something)
  • (one) is going to kill (someone)
  • (one) is going to murder (someone)
  • (one) is not as green as (one) is cabbage-looking
  • (one) is not going to eat (someone)
  • (one) is not playing with a full deck
  • (one) is off (one's) rocker
  • (one) is old enough to be (someone's) (parent/grandparent)
  • (one) is on the DL
  • (someone) is not going to thank you for (something)
  • (something) is over (one's) head
  • Am I glad to see you!
  • Am I my brother's keeper?
  • Am I under arrest?
  • How dumb do you think I am?
  • How is (one) fixed (for something)?
  • I am not my brother's keeper
  • I am so sure!
  • I know you are but what am I
  • I'm easy
  • I'm easy to please
  • I'm from Missouri
  • What am I, chopped liver?
  • What is (one) driving at?
  • What is (one) getting at?
  • What is (one) waiting for?
  • Who is (one) to (do something)?
  • always be on (one's) guard
  • am I right or am I right
  • am I right?
  • amirite
  • as far as (someone or something) is concerned
  • as far as I'm concerned
  • be (a bit) on the expensive side
  • be (a bit) on the heavy side
  • be (a bit) on the large side
  • be (a little) slow on the uptake
  • be (a) one for (something)
  • be (a) party to (something)
  • be (a) witness to (something)
  • be (all) choked up
  • be (all) of a piece
  • be (all) out to (do something)
  • be (all) part of life's rich pageant
  • be (all) part of life's rich tapestry
  • be (all) set (to do something)
  • be (all) shot to hell
  • be (all) skin and bone(s)
  • be (as) blind as a bat
  • be (as) busy as a bee
  • be (as) clean as a whistle
  • be (as) cold as ice
  • be (as) cool as a cucumber
  • be (as) dead as a doornail
  • be (as) flat as a pancake
  • be (as) fresh as a daisy
  • be (as) happy as a clam (at high tide)
  • be (as) hard as nails
  • be (as) mad as a hatter
  • be (as) nutty as a fruitcake
  • be (as) old as the hills
  • be (as) pleased as punch
  • be (as) pure as the driven snow
  • be (as) quiet as a mouse
  • be (as) right as rain
  • be (as) sick as a dog
  • be (as) sick as a parrot
  • be (as) silent as the grave
  • be (as) snug as a bug in a rug
  • be (as) sober as a judge
  • be (as) solid as a rock
  • be (as) sound as a dollar
  • be (as) stiff as a board
  • be (as) strong as an ox
  • be (as) stubborn as a mule
  • be (as) thick as a brick
  • be (as) thick as a shit
  • be (as) thick as a short plank
  • be (as) thick as shit
  • be (as) thick as thieves
  • be (as) thick as two short planks
  • be (as) thin as a rail
  • be (as) thin as a rake
  • be (as) thin as a stick
  • be (as) tough as nails
  • be (as) tough as old boots
  • be (as) tough as shoe leather
  • be (as) ugly as sin
  • be (as) white as snow
  • be (batting) on a losing wicket
  • be (batting) on a sticky wicket
  • be (dead) set on (something)
  • be (down) on (one's) uppers
  • be (just) as well
  • be (just) good friends
  • be (like) water off a duck's back
  • be (living) on another planet
  • be (not) (one's) brother's keeper
  • be (not) a patch on
  • be (not) as black as (someone or something) is painted
  • be (not) backward in coming forward
  • be (not) big on (something)
  • be (not) comme il faut
  • be (not) on speaking terms
  • be (not) out of the woods
  • be (not) supposed to (do something)
  • be (not) the end of the world
  • be (not) the marrying kind
  • be (not) well up on (something)
  • be (of) no use to man or beast
  • be (on) the right side of (an age)
  • be (on) the wrong side of (an age)
  • be (one's) (own) lookout
  • be (one's) last resort
  • be (one's) own man/woman/person
  • be (one's) own worst enemy
  • be (oneself) again
  • be (only) to be expected
  • be (out) in left field
  • be (out) on the piss
  • be (out) on the razzle
  • be (really) something
  • be (right) on the money
  • be (sitting) in the catbird seat
  • be (sitting) on top of the world
  • be (someone's) huckleberry
  • be (something) to the good
  • be (still) going strong
  • be (strictly) for the birds
  • be (stuck) in a rut
  • be (the) keeper of (something)
  • be (walking) on thin ice
  • be (well) on the/(one's) way to/towards (something)
  • be (with)in sight
  • be PO'd
  • be a (fully) paid-up member of something
  • be a (something) to (one's) fingertips
  • be a barrel of laughs
  • be a bit off
  • be a bit steep
  • be a box of birds
  • be a card-carrying member (of something)
  • be a chip off the old block
  • be a cougar
  • be a crying shame
  • be a cut above
  • be a dab hand
  • be a dead cert
  • be a dead duck
  • be a dead loss
  • be a dead ringer for
  • be a different kettle of fish
  • be a double-edged sword
  • be a double-edged weapon
  • be a drag on (one)
  • be a fan of (someone or something)
  • be a firm believer in (something)
  • be a foil for (someone)
  • be a foil to (someone)
  • be a go
  • be a go-between
  • be a goner
  • be a great believer in (something)
  • be a great one for (doing something)
  • be a happy camper
  • be a hard act to follow
  • be a howling success
  • be a huckleberry above a persimmon
  • be a keeper
  • be a laugh a minute
  • be a little off
  • be a loud mouth
  • be a man/woman of his/her word
  • be a mass of (something)
  • be a matter of (doing something)
  • be a mixed blessing
  • be a moot point
  • be a moot question
  • be a mug's game
  • be a nasty piece of work
  • be a no-no
  • be a pain in the arse
  • be a pain in the neck
  • be a peach
  • be a picture
  • be a poor second
  • be a poor third
  • be a question of time
  • be a revelation
  • be a roaring success
  • be a rough trot
  • be a shining example (of someone or something)
  • be a shoo-in
  • be a slave of (something)
  • be a slave to (something)
  • be a snap
  • be a soft touch
  • be a soft touch for (someone or something)
  • be a sport
  • be a square peg (in a round hole)
  • be a sure thing
  • be a thorn in (one's) side
  • be a toss-up
  • be a wake-up
  • be a whole other kettle of fish
  • be a world away
  • be a/the poor man's (someone or something)
  • be able to (do something) in (one's) sleep
  • be able to count (someone or something) on one hand
  • be able to count (someone or something) on the fingers of one hand
  • be about
  • be about to (do something)
  • be above (oneself)
  • be above par
  • be above suspicion
  • be across (something)
  • be afraid of (one's) (own) shadow
  • be after (doing something)
  • be ahead
  • be ahead of the pack
  • be alive and kicking
  • be alive and well
  • be all about (someone, something, or oneself)
  • be all dressed up and nowhere to go
  • be all ears
  • be all eyes
  • be all fingers and thumbs
  • be all fur coat and no knickers
  • be all hat and no cattle
  • be all heart
  • be all het up
  • be all like
  • be all mouth
  • be all over bar the shouting
  • be all over the shop
  • be all right
  • be all roses
  • be all smiles
  • be all sweetness and light
  • be all talk (and no action)
  • be all the rage
  • be all the worse for wear
  • be all things to all men
  • be all things to all people
  • be all very well
  • be all wet
  • be along the lines of (something)
  • be an apology for
  • be an easy touch
  • be an item
  • be an open book
  • be an soft touch
  • be an unknown quantity
  • be another kettle of fish
  • be another of life's great mysteries
  • be anybody's/anyone's guess
  • be anyone's
  • be anyone's/anybody's call
  • be armed to the teeth
  • be around
  • be art and part of (something)
  • be as (something) as all get-out
  • be as (something) as they come
  • be as American as apple pie
  • be as bald as a coot
  • be as bright as a button
  • be as brown as a berry
  • be as clear as crystal
  • be as clear as day
  • be as clear as mud
  • be as cool as a cucumber
  • be as cute as a button
  • be as daft as a brush
  • be as dead as a dodo
  • be as deaf as a post
  • be as dry as a bone
  • be as dull as dishwater
  • be as fit as a fiddle
  • be as full as a boot
  • be as gentle as a lamb
  • be as good as (one's) word
  • be as good as gold
  • be as good as gone
  • be as good as new
  • be as happy as Larry
  • be as happy as a sandboy
  • be as high as a kite
  • be as honest as the day is long
  • be as keen as mustard
  • be as light as a feather
  • be as mad as a March hare
  • be as mad as a hornet
  • be as nice as pie
  • be as old as Methuselah
  • be as poor as church mice
  • be as regular as clockwork
  • be as safe as houses
  • be as scarce as hen's teeth
  • be as sharp as a tack
  • be as slippery as an eel
  • be as sound as a bell
  • be as stiff as a ramrod
  • be as straight as a die
  • be as white as a sheet
  • be as/like oil and water
  • be asking for trouble
  • be asleep at the switch
  • be asleep at the wheel
  • be at (one's) disposal
  • be at (one's) wits' end
  • be at (someone or something)
  • be at a crossroads
  • be at a disadvantage
  • be at a loose end
  • be at a loss
  • be at an end
  • be at cross purposes
  • be at daggers drawn
  • be at death's door
  • be at each other's throats
  • be at full strength
  • be at half-mast
  • be at home
  • be at it hammer and tongs
  • be at loggerheads
  • be at odds (with)
  • be at pains
  • be at peace
  • be at peace with the world
  • be at sea
  • be at sixes and sevens
  • be at the bottom of (something)
  • be at the end of (one's) rope
  • be at the end of (one's) tether
  • be at the end of nowhere
  • be at the mercy of (something)
  • be at the wheel
  • be at work
  • be au fait with
  • be aware of (something)
  • be away from (one's) desk
  • be away with the fairies
  • be back in harness
  • be back on the rails
  • be backed into a corner
  • be bad news
  • be badly off
  • be badly off for (something)
  • be badly turned out
  • be bang on
  • be barking mad
  • be barking up the wrong tree
  • be batting a thousand
  • be baying for blood
  • be beat
  • be beating the bushes (for someone or something)
  • be behind
  • be behind the eight ball
  • be behind the times
  • be below full strength
  • be below par
  • be below the belt
  • be beside the point
  • be better off
  • be better placed
  • be better than a kick in the pants
  • be beyond caring
  • be beyond hope
  • be beyond suspicion
  • be beyond the pale
  • be beyond words
  • be bitten by the bug
  • be bitter and twisted
  • be blasted to smithereens
  • be bleeding red ink
  • be blowing in the wind
  • be blown away
  • be blown off course
  • be blown out of the water
  • be blown to smithereens
  • be bone dry
  • be bone idle
  • be bored to death
  • be bored witless
  • be born that way
  • be bouncing off the walls
  • be bound and determined
  • be bound to (be or do something)
  • be boxing clever
  • be brain dead
  • be breaking a butterfly on a wheel
  • be breathing fire
  • be bricking it
  • be bright and breezy
  • be bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
  • be bringing up the rear
  • be broad in the beam
  • be brought down a notch (or two)
  • be brought down a peg (or two)
  • be brought in from the cold
  • be brought to account
  • be brought to book
  • be built like a brick shithouse
  • be built on sand
  • be bulging at the seams
  • be bumping along the bottom
  • be burnt to a crisp
  • be bursting at the seams
  • be bursting to (do something)
  • be busier than a one-legged man in a butt-kicking contest
  • be cacking it
  • be careful not to (do something)
  • be carried away
  • be carried out feet first
  • be carved in stone
  • be cast in a (some kind of) mold
  • be cast in cement
  • be cast in concrete
  • be cast in the same mould
  • be caught flat-footed
  • be caught in a time warp
  • be caught in the act
  • be caught in the crossfire
  • be caught in the middle
  • be caught napping
  • be caught off (one's) guard
  • be caught on the hop
  • be caught on the wrong foot
  • be caught short
  • be caught with chaff
  • be center stage
  • be certain
  • be certain of (something)
  • be certain that (something will happen or is the case)
  • be chalk and cheese
  • be champing at the bit
  • be chasing (one's) (own) tail
  • be chasing rainbows
  • be chasing tail
  • be child's play
  • be chilled to the marrow
  • be chuffed to bits
  • be cleaned out
  • be close to home
  • be close to the bone
  • be close to the mark
  • be coining it
  • be cold comfort
  • be coming apart at the seams
  • be common knowledge
  • be compos mentis
  • be conspicuous by (one's) absence
  • be cooked
  • be cooking on gas
  • be cooking with gas
  • be cornered
  • be cracking on
  • be crazy about (someone or something)
  • be crook on (one)
  • be cruel to be kind
  • be crystal clear
  • be cut out for (something)
  • be cutting (one's) own throat
  • be cutting it fine
  • be dead and buried
  • be dead from the neck up
  • be dead from the waist down
  • be dead in the water
  • be dead meat
  • be dead on (one's) feet
  • be dead set on (something)
  • be dead to the world
  • be death on (something)
  • be devoured by (something)
  • be doing OK
  • be doing a land-office business
  • be doing well
  • be dollars to doughnuts that (something happens)
  • be done
  • be done and dusted
  • be done for
  • be done in
  • be done like a (dog's) dinner
  • be done to death
  • be done with (someone or something)
  • be doped to the gills
  • be down
  • be down for the count
  • be down in the dumps
  • be down in the mouth
  • be down on (one's) luck
  • be down to (do something)
  • be down to (one)
  • be down to (something)
  • be down to the wire
  • be downhill all the way
  • be dragged kicking and screaming
  • be dragged through the mud
  • be dragging (one's) feet
  • be dressed (up) to the nines
  • be dressed to kill
  • be dropping like flies
  • be duck soup
  • be duty bound
  • be dying for (something)
  • be dying of (something)
  • be dying to (do something)
  • be easier said than done
  • be easy on the ear
  • be easy on the eye(s)
  • be economical with the truth
  • be even (with someone)
  • be every inch a/the (something)
  • be fair game
  • be far and away
  • be far and away the (something)
  • be far/further/furthest removed from (something)
  • be fed up to the back teeth
  • be few and far between
  • be fighting a losing battle
  • be fighting fit
  • be fighting for (one's)/its life
  • be fighting mad
  • be first among equals
  • be first out of the box
  • be first past the post
  • be fit to be tied
  • be flat broke
  • be flesh and blood
  • be floating on air
  • be flogging a dead horse
  • be flying a kite
  • be flying blind
  • be flying high
  • be fond of (someone or something)
  • be footloose and fancy-free
  • be for a good cause
  • be for show
  • be for the best
  • be for the chop
  • be for the high jump
  • be forsworn
  • be fresh from
  • be fresh out of
  • be frightened of (one's) (own) shadow
  • be frightened to death
  • be full of (oneself)
  • be full of beans
  • be full of crap
  • be full of holes
  • be full of piss and vinegar
  • be full of the joys of spring
  • be game
  • be getting on
  • be getting younger
  • be given no quarter
  • be given the gate
  • be given the hook
  • be given to (something)
  • be going begging
  • be going cheap
  • be going gangbusters
  • be going great guns
  • be going on (for) (something)
  • be going places
  • be going spare
  • be going to hell
  • be gone on
  • be gone up
  • be good for (someone or something)
  • be good going
  • be good news
  • be good with (one's) hands
  • be green about the gills
  • be green around the gills
  • be green with envy
  • be grinning from ear to ear
  • be grinning like a Cheshire cat
  • be grounds for (something)
  • be gunning for
  • be half the battle (won)
  • be half-cut
  • be half-dead
  • be hanging on by (one's) fingertips
  • be happy to (do something)
  • be hard at it
  • be hard done-by
  • be hard pushed
  • be hard put
  • be hard put to (do something)
  • be hard up
  • be hard-pressed
  • be having none of (something)
  • be head over heels (in love)
  • be headed for (something)
  • be heading for a fall
  • be heavy going
  • be held in high esteem
  • be held in high regard
  • be hell on wheels
  • be hell-bent on
  • be het up
  • be hitting (one's) head against a (brick) wall
  • be holding (one's) breath
  • be home free
  • be honor-bound
  • be honor-bound to (do something)
  • be honored
  • be hopping mad
  • be hot and cold
  • be hot off the press
  • be hot stuff
  • be hot to trot
  • be hounded (by someone or something)
  • be hung out to dry
  • be hunky-dory
  • be ideally placed
  • be ill at ease
  • be in
  • be in (a bit of) a jam
  • be in (one's) black books
  • be in (one's) confidence
  • be in (one's) dotage
  • be in (one's) element
  • be in (someone's) bad books
  • be in (something) for the long haul
  • be in Queer Street
  • be in a (blue) funk
  • be in a bad way
  • be in a class of (one's)/its own
  • be in a cleft stick
  • be in a different league
  • be in a dream world
  • be in a fix
  • be in a flap
  • be in a good cause
  • be in a groove
  • be in a hole
  • be in a lather
  • be in a minority of one
  • be in a pickle
  • be in a snit
  • be in a sorry state
  • be in a spin
  • be in a state
  • be in a stew
  • be in a sticky situation
  • be in a sweat
  • be in a tight corner
  • be in a tight spot
  • be in a tizz(y)
  • be in a tough spot
  • be in a transport of delight
  • be in a world of (one's) own
  • be in a/the minority
  • be in aid of
  • be in another world
  • be in apple-pie order
  • be in at (something)
  • be in at the death
  • be in at the finish
  • be in at the kill
  • be in attendance
  • be in awe (of someone or something)
  • be in bad odor with
  • be in bad shape
  • be in bad taste
  • be in bad with (someone)
  • be in bed with
  • be in business
  • be in cahoots
  • be in clover
  • be in control
  • be in deep shit
  • be in deep water
  • be in dire straits
  • be in eclipse
  • be in favor of (something)
  • be in fighting trim
  • be in fine fettle
  • be in floods (of tears)
  • be in for
  • be in for a shock
  • be in for a surprise
  • be in for a treat
  • be in full cry
  • be in full flood
  • be in full flow
  • be in full swing
  • be in good company
  • be in good shape
  • be in good taste
  • be in good voice
  • be in hand
  • be in high spirits
  • be in hock
  • be in holy orders
  • be in hot water
  • be in like Flynn
  • be in line
  • be in line for
  • be in low spirits
  • be in luck
  • be in mint condition
  • be in no mood for (something)
  • be in on (something)
  • be in on the act
  • be in on the ground floor
  • be in over (one's) head
  • be in pole position
  • be in poor voice
  • be in safe hands
  • be in seventh heaven
  • be in shape
  • be in short supply
  • be in stock
  • be in store (for one)
  • be in tatters
  • be in the Land of Nod
  • be in the air
  • be in the balance
  • be in the best possible taste
  • be in the black
  • be in the chips
  • be in the clear
  • be in the club
  • be in the dark
  • be in the doghouse
  • be in the doldrums
  • be in the driving seat
  • be in the eye of the storm
  • be in the firing line
  • be in the first flush of (something)
  • be in the frame
  • be in the front line
  • be in the grip of
  • be in the groove
  • be in the hole
  • be in the know
  • be in the land of the living
  • be in the lap of the gods
  • be in the limelight
  • be in the loop
  • be in the market for
  • be in the middle of (something or some place)
  • be in the money
  • be in the mood for (something)
  • be in the picture
  • be in the pink
  • be in the pipeline
  • be in the pocket
  • be in the public eye
  • be in the pudding club
  • be in the race
  • be in the red
  • be in the right
  • be in the right place at the right time
  • be in the saddle
  • be in the same ballpark
  • be in the same boat
  • be in the shit
  • be in the short strokes
  • be in the soup
  • be in the spotlight
  • be in the swim (of things)
  • be in the thick of it
  • be in the thick of things
  • be in the throes of
  • be in the wind
  • be in the worst possible taste
  • be in the wrong
  • be in too deep
  • be in touch
  • be in trim
  • be in tune
  • be in two minds
  • be in two places at once
  • be in use
  • be in well (with)
  • be in with (someone)
  • be in with a chance
  • be in with a shout
  • be in your face
  • be into (something)
  • be joined at the hip
  • be jolly hockey sticks
  • be jumping up and down
  • be just a matter of time
  • be just a pretty face
  • be just a question of time
  • be just another pretty face
  • be just looking
  • be just the job
  • be just the thing
  • be just what the doctor ordered
  • be keen about
  • be keen on
  • be kept in the dark (about something)
  • be kept on a short leash
  • be kept on a tight leash
  • be knee-deep in
  • be knee-high to a grasshopper
  • be knocked down a notch (or two)
  • be knocked down a peg (or two)
  • be knocked out cold
  • be knocked sideways
  • be knocking on heaven's door
  • be knocking on the door
  • be laid to rest
  • be larger than life
  • be laughed out of court
  • be laughing
  • be laughing all the way to the bank
  • be laughing on the other side of (one's) face
  • be laughing out of the other side of (one's) mouth
  • be laughing up (one's) sleeve
  • be left (out) in the cold
  • be left at the post
  • be left hanging (in the air/in midair)
  • be left holding the baby
  • be left in the dark (about something)
  • be left in the lurch
  • be level pegging
  • be licking (one's) lips
  • be light on (something)
  • be light years away
  • be light years away from
  • be light-headed
  • be like Fort Knox
  • be like a bear with a sore head
  • be like a bull in a china shop
  • be like a cat on a hot tin roof
  • be like a cat on hot bricks
  • be like a child in a sweetshop
  • be like a deer caught in the headlights
  • be like a dog with a bone
  • be like a dog with two tails
  • be like a fish out of water
  • be like a kid in a candy store
  • be like a red flag to a bull
  • be like a red rag to a bull
  • be like a spare prick at a wedding
  • be like jelly
  • be like looking for a needle in a haystack
  • be like oil and water
  • be like painting the Forth Bridge
  • be like rearranging (the) deckchairs on the Titanic
  • be like taking candy from a baby
  • be like talking to a brick wall
  • be like trying to find a needle in a haystack
  • be like two peas in a pod
  • be like watching grass grow
  • be like watching paint dry
  • be living high on the hog
  • be living in a fool's paradise
  • be living on borrowed time
  • be living proof of (something)
  • be living proof that
  • be locked in a time warp
  • be long in the tooth
  • be looking for trouble
  • be looking to (do something)
  • be losing it
  • be lost for words
  • be lost in (something)
  • be lost in the shuffle
  • be lost to the world
  • be lost without (someone or something)
  • be mad keen (on someone or something)
  • be made for
  • be made of money
  • be made of sterner stuff
  • be made that way
  • be made up
  • be made up about (something)
  • be made up with (something)
  • be man enough
  • be meant to be
  • be meat and drink to (someone)
  • be mentioned in dispatches
  • be miles apart
  • be miles away
  • be minting it
  • be missing some of (one's) buttons
  • be missing some of (one's) marbles
  • be mixed up in (something)
  • be more fun than a barrel of monkeys
  • be more than (something)
  • be more/bigger/greater than the sum of its parts
  • be much of a muchness
  • be mutton dressed as lamb
  • be named after (someone or something)
  • be named for (someone or something)
  • be near the knuckle
  • be near to impossible
  • be neither fish nor fowl
  • be neither one thing nor the other
  • be nervous of (one's) (own) shadow
  • be nestled (up) into (something or some place)
  • be new to the game
  • be nip and tuck
  • be no bad thing
  • be no ball of fire
  • be no bed of roses
  • be no fool
  • be no good
  • be no good to man or beast
  • be no great shakes
  • be no joke
  • be no laughing matter
  • be no match for
  • be no mean (something)
  • be no oil painting
  • be no picnic
  • be no respecter of persons
  • be no screaming hell
  • be no slouch
  • be no spring chicken
  • be no stranger to (something)
  • be no use
  • be none the wiser
  • be not (oneself)
  • be not a bed of roses
  • be not all there
  • be not for the faint-hearted
  • be not fussed (about someone or something)
  • be not half bad
  • be not in Kansas anymore
  • be not just a pretty face
  • be not just another pretty face
  • be not long for this world
  • be not much cop
  • be not much to look at
  • be not on
  • be not playing the game
  • be not playing with a full deck
  • be not right in the head
  • be not short of a bob or two
  • be not short of a penny (or two)
  • be not so much (something) as (something else)
  • be not the full quid
  • be not to know
  • be not up to much
  • be not up to the mark
  • be not whistling Dixie
  • be not worth a brass farthing
  • be not worth a dime
  • be not worth a fig
  • be not worth a hill of beans
  • be not worth a plug nickel
  • be not worth the paper it's printed on
  • be nothing (much) to write home about
  • be nothing short of (something)
  • be nothing special
  • be nothing to do with (someone or something)
  • be nothing to shout about
  • be of like mind
  • be of no account
  • be of one mind
  • be of service
  • be of service (to someone or something)
  • be of sound mind
  • be of the opinion that
  • be of the same mind
  • be of two minds
  • be of unsound mind
  • be of use
  • be off
  • be off (one's) chump
  • be off (one's) dot
  • be off (one's) feed
  • be off (one's) nut
  • be off (one's) rocker
  • be off (one's) trolley
  • be off base
  • be off beam
  • be off for (something)
  • be off like a prom dress (in May)
  • be off sick
  • be off the (starting) blocks
  • be off the beaten path
  • be off the beaten track
  • be off the danger list
  • be off the grid
  • be off the ground
  • be off the hook
  • be off the mark
  • be off the radar
  • be off the rails
  • be off the reservation
  • be off the table
  • be off the wall
  • be off to a false start
  • be off-color
  • be off-kilter
  • be on
  • be on (one's) Pat Malone
  • be on (one's) best behavior
  • be on (one's) game
  • be on (one's) good behavior
  • be on (one's) high horse
  • be on (one's) pat
  • be on (one's) tod
  • be on (the) air
  • be on Queer Street
  • be on a collision course
  • be on a hiding to nothing
  • be on a loser
  • be on a rampage
  • be on a roll
  • be on a short fuse
  • be on a short leash
  • be on a tight leash
  • be on acid
  • be on at
  • be on automatic pilot
  • be on bad terms (with someone)
  • be on cloud nine
  • be on course for
  • be on edge
  • be on everyone's lips
  • be on firm ground
  • be on friendly terms with (someone)
  • be on full alert
  • be on good terms (with someone)
  • be on guard
  • be on hand
  • be on ice
  • be on in years
  • be on its/(one's) last legs
  • be on nodding terms (with someone)
  • be on pins and needles
  • be on red alert
  • be on relief
  • be on show
  • be on song
  • be on stream
  • be on the (something) side
  • be on the anvil
  • be on the back burner
  • be on the back foot
  • be on the ball
  • be on the blink
  • be on the breadline
  • be on the brink of (doing something)
  • be on the bum
  • be on the cards
  • be on the carpet
  • be on the case
  • be on the crest of a wave
  • be on the danger list
  • be on the dole
  • be on the door
  • be on the edge of (something)
  • be on the fence
  • be on the fritz
  • be on the front foot
  • be on the gravy train
  • be on the hook
  • be on the horn
  • be on the horns of a dilemma
  • be on the hush
  • be on the hush-hush
  • be on the in
  • be on the level
  • be on the line
  • be on the lines of (something)
  • be on the loose
  • be on the make
  • be on the march
  • be on the mend
  • be on the offensive
  • be on the phone
  • be on the pill
  • be on the point of (doing something)
  • be on the prowl
  • be on the pull
  • be on the radar (screen)
  • be on the ragged edge
  • be on the rampage
  • be on the receiving end
  • be on the right lines
  • be on the right track
  • be on the rocks
  • be on the ropes
  • be on the run
  • be on the same page
  • be on the same wavelength
  • be on the scene
  • be on the scent (of someone or something)
  • be on the scrounge (for something)
  • be on the sick list
  • be on the side of the angels
  • be on the skids
  • be on the square
  • be on the stage
  • be on the table
  • be on the take
  • be on the threshold of (something)
  • be on the up and up
  • be on the wagon
  • be on the wane
  • be on the warpath
  • be on the watch (for someone or something)
  • be on the way in
  • be on the way out
  • be on the wing
  • be on the wrong end of (something)
  • be on the wrong track
  • be on to (someone or something)
  • be on to a good thing
  • be on top of (something)
  • be on track
  • be on welfare
  • be one age with (someone)
  • be one brick short of a (full) load
  • be one card short of a full deck
  • be one card shy of a (full) deck
  • be one flesh
  • be one in a million
  • be one in the eye for
  • be one jump ahead
  • be one of a kind
  • be one of the boys
  • be one of the girls
  • be one of the lads
  • be one over (the) eight
  • be one sandwich short of a picnic
  • be one step ahead
  • be only a matter of time
  • be only a question of time
  • be onto a winner
  • be out
  • be out for (something)
  • be out for blood
  • be out for the count
  • be out in force
  • be out like a light
  • be out of (one's) brain
  • be out of (one's) element
  • be out of (one's) face
  • be out of (one's) hair
  • be out of (one's) head
  • be out of (one's) mind
  • be out of (one's) shell
  • be out of (one's) skull
  • be out of (one's) tree
  • be out of (something)
  • be out of action
  • be out of bounds
  • be out of control
  • be out of fix
  • be out of here
  • be out of house and home
  • be out of humour
  • be out of it
  • be out of kilter
  • be out of line
  • be out of order
  • be out of place
  • be out of pocket
  • be out of shape
  • be out of sorts
  • be out of square
  • be out of step
  • be out of stock
  • be out of the ark
  • be out of the blocks
  • be out of the picture
  • be out of the question
  • be out of the way
  • be out of this world
  • be out of touch
  • be out of touch with (someone or something)
  • be out of tune
  • be out of use
  • be out on (one's) ear
  • be out on (one's) feet
  • be out on a limb
  • be out on the tiles
  • be out on the town
  • be out to lunch
  • be over (someone or something)
  • be over and done with
  • be over the hill
  • be over the hills and far away
  • be over the hump
  • be over the moon
  • be over the top
  • be packed (in) like sardines
  • be packing (heat)
  • be par for the course
  • be part and parcel of (something)
  • be part of the furniture
  • be past
  • be past (someone's or something's) best
  • be past caring
  • be past it
  • be past the/(one's) sell-by date
  • be penny-wise and pound-foolish
  • be picked out of a hat
  • be pie-eyed
  • be pipped at the post
  • be pipped to the post
  • be pissed off
  • be pissing in(to) the wind
  • be plain sailing
  • be played like a fiddle
  • be playing with fire
  • be plugged in
  • be plugged into (something)
  • be poles apart
  • be pot luck
  • be preaching to the converted
  • be pressed for money
  • be pressed for space
  • be pressed for time
  • be public knowledge
  • be public property
  • be puffed up with pride
  • be pulled down a notch (or two)
  • be pulled down a peg (or two)
  • be punch-drunk
  • be pushed for money
  • be pushed for space
  • be pushed for time
  • be pushed from pillar to post
  • be pushing (an age)
  • be pushing at an open door
  • be pushing up (the) daisies
  • be put behind bars
  • be put in (one's) place
  • be put out of business
  • be put out of humour
  • be put out of sorts
  • be put out to grass
  • be put through the hoop
  • be put through the mangle
  • be put through the wringer
  • be put to it
  • be put to rest
  • be put to rights
  • be put to the sword
  • be put upon
  • be quaking in (one's) boots
  • be quick off the mark
  • be quick on the draw
  • be quick on the uptake
  • be quids in
  • be quite something
  • be quits (with someone)
  • be rained in
  • be rained off
  • be rained out
  • be raking over the coals
  • be raring to go
  • be rather steep
  • be ready to roll
  • be red in the face
  • be remembered as (something)
  • be remembered for (something)
  • be replaced by (someone or something)
  • be replaced with (someone or something)
  • be riddled with (something)
  • be riding for a fall
  • be riding high
  • be riding high in the saddle
  • be riled up
  • be ringing off the hook
  • be ripe for the picking
  • be ripped to shreds
  • be riveted to the ground
  • be riveted to the spot
  • be robbing Peter to pay Paul
  • be rolling in dough
  • be rolling in it
  • be rolling in money
  • be rolling in the aisles
  • be rolling in wealth
  • be rooted in (something)
  • be rotten to the core
  • be rough on (someone or something)
  • be ruled out of court
  • be run off (one's) feet
  • be run ragged
  • be running around in circles
  • be running around like a headless chicken
  • be running on empty
  • be running on fumes
  • be rushed off (one's) feet
  • be sacrificed on the altar of (something)
  • be sailing under false colors
  • be scared of (one's) (own) shadow
  • be scared shitless
  • be scared witless
  • be scattered to the four winds
  • be scraping the barrel
  • be scratching (one's) head
  • be second nature
  • be second to none
  • be seeing things
  • be sent to Coventry
  • be set aback
  • be set against (something)
  • be set fair
  • be set in (one's) ways
  • be set in cement
  • be set in concrete
  • be set to rights
  • be several bricks short of a (full) load
  • be several cards short of a (full) deck
  • be several cards short of a full deck
  • be shacked up with (someone)
  • be shaking in (one's) boots
  • be shaking in (one's) shoes
  • be shaking like a leaf
  • be shitting a brick
  • be shitting bricks
  • be shooting for the same target
  • be short and sweet
  • be short of (something)
  • be short with (one)
  • be shot
  • be shot down in flames
  • be shot to pieces
  • be shoulder to shoulder
  • be sick
  • be sick and tired of (something)
  • be sick at heart
  • be sick of (something)
  • be sick of the sight of (someone or something)
  • be sick to death of (someone or something)
  • be sitting on a gold mine
  • be sitting pretty
  • be six feet under
  • be skating on thin ice
  • be slated for
  • be sleeping at the switch
  • be sleeping at the wheel
  • be sleeping on the job
  • be sleeping with the fishes
  • be slipping
  • be sloshed to the gills
  • be slow off the mark
  • be smashed to smithereens
  • be snappy
  • be snowed out
  • be snowed under
  • be so
  • be so bold
  • be so bold as to (do something)
  • be so much/many (something)
  • be soaked through
  • be soaked to the bone
  • be soaked to the skin
  • be soft in the head
  • be sold a bill of goods
  • be sold a pup
  • be sold on (something)
  • be sorry for (someone)
  • be speaking out of both sides of (one's) mouth
  • be spitting feathers
  • be spitting in(to) the wind
  • be spoiled for choice
  • be spoiling for a fight
  • be spoilt for choice
  • be spoon-fed
  • be spot on
  • be square (with one)
  • be squashed (in) like sardines
  • be staring (something) in the face
  • be stark raving mad
  • be starving
  • be steamed up
  • be steeped in (something)
  • be still in the game
  • be stinking rich
  • be stock still
  • be storming mad
  • be strapped for cash
  • be streets ahead
  • be strong on something
  • be struck all of a heap
  • be struck dumb
  • be stuck for (something)
  • be stuck in a time warp
  • be stuck on
  • be stuck on (someone or something)
  • be stuffed like a turkey
  • be stuffed to the gills
  • be subject to (something)
  • be sunk in (something)
  • be sure to (do something)
  • be sweet on
  • be swept off (one's) feet
  • be swimming with (someone or something)
  • be swimming with the fishes
  • be swinging the lead
  • be tailor-made
  • be tainted by (something)
  • be taken as read
  • be taken at face value
  • be taken by surprise
  • be taken down a notch (or two)
  • be taken down a peg (or two)
  • be taken for granted
  • be taken in by (someone)
  • be taken to task (by someone)
  • be taken to the cleaners (by someone)
  • be taken under the wing of (someone)
  • be taken with (someone or something)
  • be taking calls
  • be talking out of (one's) arse
  • be talking out of both sides of (one's) mouth
  • be talking through (one's) hat
  • be tarred and feathered
  • be thankful for small blessings
  • be thankful for small favors
  • be the (absolute) limit
  • be the armpit of the world
  • be the bee's knees
  • be the best of a bad bunch
  • be the best of a bad lot
  • be the brains behind (something)
  • be the business
  • be the cat's whiskers
  • be the chief cook and bottle washer
  • be the dead spit of (someone)
  • be the end
  • be the exception that proves the rule
  • be the final straw
  • be the last straw
  • be the last word in (something)
  • be the life and soul of the party
  • be the living end
  • be the making of (someone or something)
  • be the matter (with someone or something)
  • be the picture of (something)
  • be the power behind the throne
  • be the shape of things to come
  • be the soul of (something)
  • be the spice of life
  • be the talk of the town
  • be the tip of the iceberg
  • be the toast of (the town)
  • be there for the taking
  • be there with bells on
  • be thin on top
  • be thrilled to bits
  • be thrilled to death
  • be thrilled to pieces
  • be through
  • be thrown off balance
  • be tickets (for someone or something)
  • be tickled pink
  • be tickled to death
  • be tied (up) in knots
  • be tied to (one's) mother's apron strings
  • be tied to (something's) apron strings
  • be tight-arsed
  • be tight-assed
  • be tight-lipped
  • be tired and emotional
  • be tired of (something)
  • be tired to death of (something)
  • be to blame
  • be to do with (something)
  • be toes up
  • be togged out (in something)
  • be togged up (in something)
  • be too
  • be too much (for one)
  • be torn between
  • be torqued off
  • be touch-and-go
  • be touched by (something)
  • be touched with (something)
  • be touching cloth
  • be touching cotton
  • be tough
  • be trapped in a time warp
  • be treading on eggshells
  • be turfed
  • be turfed out
  • be twice the man/woman that (someone) is
  • be twiddling (one's) thumbs
  • be two a penny
  • be unable to hear (oneself) think
  • be under (one's) wing
  • be under (someone's) spell
  • be under a microscope
  • be under control
  • be under no illusion
  • be under orders
  • be under par
  • be under suspicion
  • be under the cosh
  • be under the illusion that
  • be under the impression that
  • be under the microscope
  • be under the pump
  • be under the spell of (someone)
  • be under the wing of (someone)
  • be under way
  • be up
  • be up a/the creek (without a paddle)
  • be up against it
  • be up and down
  • be up for grabs
  • be up on (something)
  • be up the duff
  • be up the pole
  • be up the spout
  • be up the stick
  • be up to (one's) chin in (something)
  • be up to (one's) ears in (something)
  • be up to (one's) eyeballs in (something)
  • be up to (one's) eyes in (something)
  • be up to (one's) neck in (something)
  • be up to (one's) old tricks
  • be up to (something)
  • be up to ninety
  • be up to par
  • be up to the mark
  • be up with the crows
  • be up with the lark(s)
  • be waiting for the other shoe to drop
  • be waiting in the wings
  • be walking a tightrope
  • be walking on air
  • be walking on eggshells
  • be way off beam
  • be welcome to (something)
  • be well aware of (something)
  • be well away
  • be well off
  • be well off for (something)
  • be well out of (something)
  • be well placed
  • be well turned out
  • be well versed in (something)
  • be whistling Dixie
  • be whistling in the dark
  • be whistling in the wind
  • be wide of the mark
  • be wide open
  • be wide open to (something)
  • be wild about (someone or something)
  • be wise to (someone or something)
  • be with (one)
  • be with it
  • be within a whisker of (something)
  • be without equal
  • be worked up
  • be working overtime
  • be worlds away
  • be worn to a frazzle
  • be worse off
  • be worth it
  • be worth its/(one's) weight in gold
  • be wringing (one's) hands
  • be young at heart
  • blotto(ed)
  • cry before (one) is hurt
  • fine with me
  • for all (one) is worth
  • fresh from
  • good for (someone or something)
  • granted no quarter
  • hit (one) when (one) is down
  • if I'm honest
  • in a stew
  • in hospital
  • just the facts, ma'am
  • kick (one) when (one) is down
  • know what (one) is about
  • know what (one) is doing
  • know what (one) is talking about
  • monkey's uncle, I'll be/am a
  • not anything to write home about
  • not as black as (one) is painted
  • not be the only pebble on the beach
  • not hold still for (something)
  • not know if (one) is afoot or on horseback
  • not know if (one) is coming or going
  • not know whether (one) is coming or going
  • not know whether one is coming or going
  • not playing with a full deck
  • not something to write home about
  • not stand still for (something)
  • not worth writing home about
  • play the hand (one) is dealt
  • quit while (one) is ahead
  • recognize (someone or something) for what (someone or something) is
  • see (one) for what (one) (really) is
  • shaken up
  • short on looks
  • show (someone) what (one's) made of
  • taken aback
  • talk till (one) is blue in the face
  • talk until (one) is blue in the face
  • till (one) (is) blue in the face
  • until (one) is blue in the face
  • wham bam thank you ma'am
  • wham, bam, thank you, ma'am
  • wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am
  • what (one) is driving at
  • what (one) is made of
  • when (one) is least expecting it
  • where (one) is coming from
  • who am I kidding
  • who am I, are you, etc. to do something?
  • worse for wear