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[a bit] {n.}, {informal} A small amount; some. * /There's no sugar in the sugar ...

[a hell of a] or [one hell of a] {adj.} or {adv. phr.}, {informal} Extraordinary; ...

[a lot] {n.}, {informal} A large number or amount; very many or very much; lots. ...

[about to] 1. Close to; ready to. - Used with an infinitive. * /We were ...

[ace in the hole] {n. phr.} 1. An ace given to a player face down ...

[across the board] {adv. phr.} 1. So that equal amounts of money are bet on ...

[act up] {v.}, {informal} 1. To behave badly; act rudely or impolitely. * /The dog ...

[add up] {v.} 1. To come to the correct amount. * /The numbers wouldn't add ...

[add up to] {v.} 1. To make a total of; amount to. * /The bill ...

[afraid of one's shadow] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Scared of small or imaginary things; very easily ...