| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| all your eggs in one basket |
depending on one plan or one investment, hedge your bets
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If you invest all your money in one hotel, you'll have all your eggs in one basket.
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| all's fair in love and war |
there are no rules to guide you in love or war, that's life
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When your girlfriend leaves you for your best friend, remember, All's fair in love and war.
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| all's well that ends well |
a happy ending is the most important thing, the end justifies...
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Although we argued and fought, we are happy with the result. All's well that ends well!
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| along for the ride |
just a passenger, not a helper, joyride
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You've met the workers. This is my nephew - he's just along for the ride.
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| along those lines |
similar, on the same topic, in that vein
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He wants a job in health care or nursing, along those lines.
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| American as apple pie |
(See as American as apple pie)
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| an ace up your sleeve |
an important card to play, an important fact to reveal
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To survive, one needs an ace up one's sleeve - a special talent.
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| an airhead |
a person who talks without thinking, a fool
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Sally is such an airhead. She said that chicklets are baby chickens.
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| an apple a day keeps the doctor away |
eat one apple each day for good health
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Mom gave me an apple, saying, "An apple a day... ."
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| an attitude |
a negative attitude, a poor outlook
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If you don't do your work, they will think you have an attitude.
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