[a pretty pass] {n. phr.} An unfortunate condition; a critical state. […]

[about time] {n. phr.} Finally, but later than it should have […]

[ace in the hole] {n. phr.} 1. An ace given to […]

[Achilles' heel] {n. phr.}, {literary} A physical or psychological weakness named […]

[act of faith] {n. phr.} An act or a deed that […]

[albatross around one's neck] {n. phr.}, {literary} Guilt, the haunting past, […]

[all hours] {n. phr.}, {informal} Late or irregular times. * /The […]

[all in all] (1) {n. phr.}, {literary} The person or thing […]

[all the same] (1) or [all one] {n. phr.} Something that […]

[all the thing] or [all the rage], [the in thing] {n. […]