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📖 general

General idioms that span a wide range of everyday topics.

2741 idioms in this category

apples to oranges

comparing two things that are fundamentally different and not suitable for comparison

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argue the toss

to dispute over something trivial or of little importance

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armchair critic

someone who critiques without practical experience or involvement

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art is long and life is short

great art endures beyond the brief span of human life

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as a rule

generally or typically

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as easy as pie

to be very simple or straightforward

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as good as new

in perfect condition, as if it has just been made or purchased

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as luck would have it

by chance or due to fortunate circumstances

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as the actress said to the bishop

used humorously to highlight a suggestive remark

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as the crow flies

the most direct route between two locations

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as ugly as sin

extremely unattractive or unpleasant to look at

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at a loose end

to feel aimless or uncertain about what to do next

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