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Idioms beginning with "A"
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[absent without leave (AWOL)] {adj.}
Absent without permission; used mostly in the military.
Jack left Fort Sheridan without asking his commanding officer, and was punished for going AWOL.
[Acapulco gold] {n.}, {slang}
Marijuana of an exceptionally high quality.
Jack doesn't just smoke pot, he smokes Acapulco gold.
[according as] {conj.}
1. Depending on which; whichever.
You may take an oral or written exam according as you prefer.
1. Depending on whether; if.
We will play golf or stay home according as the weather is good or bad.
[according to] {prep.}
1. So as to match or agree with; so as to be alike in.
Many words are pronounced according to the spelling but some are not.
The boys were placed in three groups according to height.
2. On the word or authority of.
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[according to one's own lights] {adv. phr.}
In accordance with one's conscience or inclinations.
Citizens should vote according to their own lights.
[account]
See:
[CALL TO ACCOUNT],
[CHARGE ACCOUNT],
[LEAVE OUT OF ACCOUNT],
[ON ACCOUNT],
[ON ACCOUNT OF],
[ON ONE'S ACCOUNT],
[ON ONE'S OWN ACCOUNT],
[SAVINGS ACCOUNT],
[TAKE INTO ACCOUNT].
[ace in the hole] {n. phr.}
1. An ace given to a player face down so that other players in a card game cannot see it.
* /When the cowboy bet all his money in the poker game he did not know that the gambler had an ace in the hole and would win it from […]