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1、1.AbitmuchIfsomethingisexcessiveorannoying,itisabitmuch.2.AchainisnostrongerthanitsweakestlinkProcesses,organizations,etc,arevulnerablebecausetheweakestpersonorpartcanalwaysdamageorbreakthem.3.Adaylateandadollarshort(USA)Ifsomethingisadaylateandadollarsho

2、rt,itistoolittle,toolate.4.AfoolandhismoneyaresoonpartedPeoplewhoaren'tcarefulwiththeirmoneyspenditquickly.5.AfreshpairofeyesApersonwhoisbroughtintoexaminesomethingcarefullyisafreshpairofeyes.6.AlittlebirdtoldmeIfsomeonedoesn'twanttosaywheretheygotsomeinf

3、ormationfrom,theycansaythatalittlebirdtoldthem.7.AlittlelearningisadangerousthingAsmallamountofknowledgecancausepeopletothinktheyaremoreexpertthantheyreallyare.8.AmonthofSundaysAmonthofSundaysisalongperiodoftime.9.ApennyforyourthoughtsThisidiomisusedasawa

4、yofaskingsomeonewhattheyarethinkingabout.10.ApennysavedisapennyearnedThismeansthatweshouldn'tspendorwastemoney,buttrytosaveit.11.ApictureisworthathousandwordsApicturecanexplainamessagemuchbetterthanthebestverbaldescription.12.AwatchedpotneverboilsBeingimp

5、atientandconstantlycheckingwilljustmakethingsseemlonger.13.AboutfaceIfsomeonechangestheirmindcompletely,thisisanaboutface.14.AboveboardIfthingsaredoneaboveboard,theyarecarriedoutinalegalandpropermanner.15.AbsencemakestheheartgrowfonderThisidiommeansthatwh

6、enpeopleareapart,theirlovegrowsstronger.16.AccidentwaitingtohappenAsituationisdangerousandabouttobecomeadisaster.17.AceintheholeAnadvantageotherpeoplearenotawarethatyouhave.18.Achilles'heelAperson'sweakspotistheirAchilles'heel.19.Actionsspeaklouderthanwor

7、dsWhatpeopleactuallydoismoreimportantthanwhattheysaytheywilldo.20.AheadofthecurveSimilartoaheadofthepack,aheadofthecurveliterallyreferstoyourpositiononthestatisticalbellcurve,wherethetopofthecurverepresentsthemedian,averageresult.Bybeingaheadofthecurveyou

8、representthetoppercentileofresultsthateitherhastheadvancedskillsorunderstandingthatsetsyouapart.21.AheadofthepackIfyouareaheadofthepack,youhavemademoreprogressthanyourrivals.22.AheadoftimeIfsomethinghappensaheadofti