Add insult to injury
To make a person who already feels bad to feel worse, to make a bad situation worse. Our boss added insult to injury when she refused to let us... Read more →
Add fuel to the fire
To dd fuel to the fire means to make a problem worse, to make an angry person more angry by saying or doing something. The company added fuel to... Read more →
Act up
To misbehave. The children began to act up during the field trip.
Act one’s age
To behave as a mature person, to behave equal to one's age. My friend never acts her age in public.
Act high and mighty
To act proud and powerful. The woman always acts high and mighty and nobody likes her.
Act as a guinea pig
To allow some kind of test to be performed on someone. I was not happy to act as a guinea pig on the new training material.
Across the board
Equally for everyone or everything. The taxes have increased across the board and everyone must pay more.
Acquire a taste for (something)
To learn to like something We acquired a taste for classical music during our trip to Europe.
Acid test
A test where the conclusions are beyond doubt. The problem was an acid test of our faith in the new manager.
Account for (something)
To provide an answer or explanation for something. The bad weather accounts for the fact that only a few people came to the meeting.