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English Idioms and Phrases — A

ADD
001. — State governments should add more teeth to anti-ragging law. ['add more teeth' — to make something more effective]
002. — Financial issues are further going to add to their woes.

ABACK
003. — He appeared to be taken aback when it was revealed to him that an avid fan had his face tattooed on his arm. || We all were taken aback by bomb attacks. ['taken aback' — very surprised]

ACE
004. — Our opponents hold all the Aces as they are strong where we are weak. ['hold all the aces' — to have all the advantages]

ACCOUNT
005. — From all accounts, he was a loving family man. || From all accounts, he is a smart, fair-minded, detail-oriented middle-of-the road jurist. ['from all accounts' — according to what other people say]

ACT
006. — An accidental fire in your home is not considered an act of God because it could have been prevented. ['act of God' — an event that is caused by natural forces]

ADVANCE
007. — The celebration started a day in advance. ['in advance' — ahead of time]

AFFAIR
008. — Budget data revealed an alarming state of affairs. ['state of affairs' — situation]
009. — My birthday is going to be a quiet affair with a nice dinner. || We want our wedding to be a quiet affair.

AGREE
010. — Democracy requires that we agree to differ. ['agree to differ' — (of people) to decide not to argue with each other over their different opinions about something.]

AIR
011. — Her clarification did not clear the air. ['clear the air' — to improve a tense situation]
012a. — When the residents started receiving mysterious threats, there was an air of mystery and fear.
012b. — The air of celebration was evident outside the president's office.
013a. — It was fortunate that he arrived and erased the negativity in the air.
013b. — There was an evil smell in the air.
014a. — Body is nothing but a pile of ashes and it will one day disappear into thin air.
014b. — Money was vanishing into thin air.

ALL
015. — I do not think we will be paying much more, if at all we do.
016. — If you stop her doing anything, she wants to do it all the more. ['all the more' — extra]
017. — These problems are needed to be solved once and for all. ['once and for all' — forever]
018. — All of a sudden, there was fire. | All of a sudden a warm gust of wind came. ['all of a sudden' — surprisingly]
019. — I learnt computer programming all by myself. || It is a lot of work, and I do it all by myself. || He had to run the family all by himself.

ALONE
020. — Workers were clearly in no mood to listen let alone comply with the request. || They could not figure out how to punish corrupt officials, let alone fix them. ['let alone' — used to emphasize that because the first thing is not true, possible, etc. the next thing cannot be true, possible, etc. either]

APART
021. — A saddle tank on the tractor-trailer came apart and caused a diesel spill. ['come apart' — to shatter]
022. — In less than a fortnight of its formation, the Joint Committee for drafting the bill is falling apart. || Talks on a deal finally fell apart. ['fall apart' — to collapse]
023. — Storm has torn apart the lives of thousands of people. ['tear apart' — to destroy]
024. — We are poles apart. || Two exhibitions in prominent galleries...