Common American Phrases in Everyday Contexts (258 page)

Use this index to find an expression that you want to look up in the Dictionary. First, pick out any major word in the expression you are seeking. Second, look that word up in this index to find the form of the expression used in the Dictionary. Third, look up the phrase in the Dictionary. Entries that are single words should be looked up in the Dictionary directly.

This index provides a convenient way to find an expression using one or more of the words that follow the first word in an entry head. Without the index, there would be no way to find phrases by these “included” words.

Function words, such as pronouns, conjunctions, and prepositions, are not indexed.

1. When you are trying to find an expression in this index, look up a noun first, if there is one.

2. When you are looking for a noun, try first to find the singular form or the simplest form of the noun.

3. When you are looking for a verb, try first to find the present-tense form or the simplest form of the verb.

4. In most expressions with a noun or pronoun as a variable part of an expression, it will be represented by the word “someone” or “something” (or both) in the form of the expression used in the Dictionary. If you do not find the noun you want in the index, it may, in fact, be a variable word.

5. Use the index as a thematic or topical index by scanning the groups of dictionary entries at each index entry word.

 

able
Able to sit up and take (a little) nourishment.

able
(I'm) able to sit up and take (a little) nourishment.

absolutely
Absolutely not!

accept
I can accept that.

accept
I can't accept that.

acquaintance
Delighted to make your acquaintance.

acquaintance
(I'm) delighted to make your acquaintance.

act
Act your age!

ado
without further ado

afraid
Afraid not.

afraid
Afraid so.

afraid
'Fraid not.

afraid
'Fraid so.

afraid
(I'm) afraid not.

afraid
(I'm) afraid so.

afternoon
(Good) afternoon.

again
Again(, please).

again
Call again.

again
Come again.

again
Could I see you again?

again
Do we have to go through all that again?

again
Don't make me say it again!

again
Don't make me tell you again!

again
Good to see you (again).

again
Here we go again.

again
Hope to see you again (sometime).

again
How's that again?

again
(I) hope to see you again (sometime).

again
(It's) good to see you (again).

again
Let's do this again (sometime).

again
Let's not go through all that again.

again
Not again!

again
Run it by (me) again.

again
Run that by (me) again.

again
Till we meet again.

again
Until we meet again.

again
We must do this again (sometime).

again
We'll try again some other time.

again
What was the name again?

again
Will I see you again?

again
You are something else (again)!

again
You can say that again!

age
Act your age!

age
Age before beauty.

age
in this day and age

ahead
Go ahead.

ahead
(Go ahead,) make my day!

aim
We aim to please.

ain't
Ain't it the truth?

ain't
That ain't the way I heard it.

ain't
You ain't just whistling Dixie.

ain't
You ain't seen nothing yet!

alarm
I don't want to alarm you, but

alive
alive and kicking

alive
alive and well

alive
(Goodness) sakes alive!

alive
Look alive!

alive
Sakes alive!

all
after all

all
all in all

all
All is not lost.

all
all over

all
All right.

all
All right already!

all
All systems are go.

all
All the best to someone
.

all
all the more reason for doing something

all
all things considered

all
Are you (all) set?

all
By all means.

all
Can't win them all.

all
Did you order all this weather?

all
Do we have to go through all that again?

all
Doesn't bother me at all.

all
Don't spend it all in one place.

all
Everything will work out (all right).

all
Everything's going to be all right.

all
first of all

all
for all intents and purposes

all
Haven't got all day.

all
(I) haven't got all day.

all
I was up all night with a sick friend.

all
If that don't beat all!

all
I'm all ears.

all
(It) doesn't bother me at all.

all
It takes all kinds (of people) (to make a world).

all
(It) won't bother me at all.

all
It'll all come out in the wash.

all
It's all someone needs.

all
It's written all over one's face.

all
know where all the bodies are buried

all
Let's not go through all that again.

all
Not at all.

all
Of all the nerve!

all
Of all things!

all
once and for all

all
The shame of it (all)!

all
That (all) depends.

all
That's all folks.

all
That's all someone needs.

all
Things will work out (all right).

all
We all gotta go sometime.

all
We're all (standing) behind you.

all
when all is said and done

all
Where have you been all my life?

all
You all right?

all
(You) can't win them all.

alligator
Later, alligator.

alligator
See you later, alligator.

allow
Allow me.

almost
almost lost it

alone
Leave me alone!

along
Have to be moving along.

along
Have to move along.

along
Have to run along.

along
(I) have to be moving along.

along
(I) have to move along.

along
(I) have to run along.

along
(I) must be running along.

along
(I'm) (just) plugging along.

along
(It's) time to move along.

along
(It's) time to push along.

along
Just plugging along.

along
Must be running along.

along
Plugging along.

along
Time to move along.

along
Time to push along.

already
All right already!

always
Not always.

always
You (always) give up too eas(il)y.

another
Care for another?

another
Don't give it another thought.

another
It's six of one and half a dozen of another.

another
one way or another

another
put another way

another
Tell me another (one)!

another
to put it another way

another
(Would you) care for another (one)?

another
You've got another think coming.

any
Any friend of someone('s) (is a friend of mine).

any
Do you have any issues with that?

any
Doesn't bother me any.

any
Getting any?

any
in any case

any
(It) doesn't bother me any.

any
(It) won't bother me any.

any
Not under any circumstances.

any
ought to be here any time

any
should be here any time

any
will be here any time

any
Won't bother me any.

any
(You) getting any?

anybody
Anybody I know?

anymore
Don't see you much around here anymore.

anymore
Not anymore.

anymore
(We) don't see you much around here anymore.

anyone
Anyone I know?

anyone
Don't breathe a word of this to anyone.

anything
Anything else?

anything
Anything going on?

anything
Anything new down your way?

anything
Anything you say.

anything
Don't do anything I wouldn't do.

anything
If there's anything you need, don't hesitate to ask.

anything
(Is) anything going on?

anything
Is there anything else?