A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations

ant 
(have ants in one’s pants)
any 
(if any)
anything 
(as anything; if anything; like anything)
apart 
(worlds apart)
ape 
(go ape over someone; play the sedulous ape to some-
one)
apple 
(bad apple; rotten apple)
appointment 
(hold an appointment; keep an appointment)
area 
(no-go area; restricted area)
arm 
(arm in arm; at arm’s length; chance one’s arm; dead-
man’s arm; fall into someone’s arms; fold one’s arms; give
one’s arm to someone; have a long arm; in someone’s
arms; long arm; make a long arm; on the arm; one
would give his right arm; put the arm on someone; short
arm; strong arm; twist someone’s arm; under one’s arm;
under the arm)
arms 
(in arms; under arms; up in arms)
army 
(general of the armies; general of the army)
arrest 
(avoid arrest; breach of arrest; evade arrest)
Key Word Index
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arrow 
(straight as an arrow)
art
(performance art; performing art;
work of art)
artillery 
(heavy artillery; light artillery)
artist 
(pavement artist)
ashore 
(run ashore; run ashore, a)
ask 
(don’t ask; don’t ask me)
attendant 
(pump attendant)
attention 
(attract someone’s attention;
call someone to attention; call some-
one’s attention; draw someone’s
attention; pay attention to someone;
pay attentions to someone)
auction 
(blind auction; chinese auc-
tion; dutch auction)
aunt 
(universal aunt)
author 
(stock author)
authority 
(by the authority of some-
one; on the authority of someone)