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art classA lesson in artRate it:
art collegeA place where you learn artRate it:
art imitates lifeThe observation that a creative work was inspired by true events; based on a true story.Rate it:
art schoolPlace where you learn artRate it:
artful dodgerA crafty person who commits minor crimes or behaves in a rather unscrupulous manner.Rate it:
artful dodgerOne who deftly evades obstacles, pursuers, inconveniences, or other difficulties.Rate it:
as a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool repeats his follyFoolish people repeatedly do foolish things.Rate it:
as a ruleIn general; most often.Rate it:
as a rulenormallyRate it:
as a wholeConsidered all togetherRate it:
as above, so belowWhat happens on one level of reality also happens on every other level; the microcosm and macrocosm behave alike.Rate it:
as agile as a monkeythe agility of monkeys in well- known by everyone! to say that someone is agile as a monkey means that he is very agileRate it:
as agile as a monkeyif you say someone is as agile as a monkey then you are saying that the person is able to move as fast and easy as a monkey; therefore, as agile as a monkey means being able to move as swift and easy as a monkeyRate it:
as all get-outExtremely; to a superlative degree; very much.Rate it:
as best one canIn the best possible way, given the circumstances.Rate it:
as brown as a berryEntirely or almost completely brown; often referring to a suntanned skin.Rate it:
as close as an oysterSecretive; reluctant to give information.Rate it:
as cross as two sticksTo be in a very bad temper.Rate it:
as English as apple pieHaving characteristics considered quintessential to English or British life.Rate it:
as everconsistent with past behaviour, as expectedRate it:
as ever trod shoe-leatherAs ever existed or lived.Rate it:
as far asIn the scope of.Rate it:
as far asWith respect to; as relates to.Rate it:
as far asup toRate it:
as far as one knowsTo the best of one's knowledge.Rate it:
as fine as Dick's hatbandVery fine: very good or well-made.Rate it:
as forwith reference toRate it:
as good asvirtuallyRate it:
as good as it getsThe best available under the circumstances.Rate it:
as good as one's wordFaithful to a promise one has made.Rate it:
as happy as a larkDescribing Someone or something happyRate it:
as hard as a rockSomething hard to do or very very confusingRate it:
as hungry as a hunterTo be very hungry. Hunters are presumed to be hungry because of the (often lengthy) time taken in order to catch their quarry.Rate it:
as I was sayingUsed to refer back to a previous statement in a discourseRate it:
as ifAs though; in a manner suggesting.Rate it:
as ifIn mimicry of.Rate it:
as if there is no tomorrowAlternative form of as if there were no tomorrowRate it:
as if there was no tomorrowAlternative form of as if there were no tomorrowRate it:
as if there were no tomorrowto an excessive degree, desperately, very quickly or very muchRate it:
as inUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see as,‎ in.Rate it:
as inIn the sense of.Rate it:
as isIn its present state or condition, especially as a contractual condition of sale.Rate it:
as it happensBy coincidenceRate it:
as it isUsed other than as an idiom: see as, it, is.Rate it:
as it isIn the actual circumstances (and often contrary to expectations).Rate it:
as it isAlready.Rate it:
as large as lifeTo appear in person.Rate it:
as light as a featherHaving no weightRate it:
as like as notprobablyRate it:
as long asDepending upon some condition or requirement; provided that; if, assuming; so long as.Rate it:

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