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A1 If something is A1, it is the very best or finest. Ace up your sleeve If you have an ace up your sleeve, you have something that will give you an advantage that other people dont know about. Achilles heel A persons weak spot is their Achilles heel. A pretty penny If something costs a pretty penny, it is very expensive. Alike as two peas If people or things are as alike as two peas, they are identical. Ants in your pants If someone has ants in their pants, they are agitated or excited about something. As cool as a cucumber If someone is as cool as a cucumber, they dont get worried by anything. Bad Apple A person who is bad and makes other bad is a bad apple. Bakers dozen A Bakers dozen is 13 rather than 12. Barrel of laughs If someones a barrel of laughs, they are always joking and you find them funny. Be all ears If you are all ears, you are very eager to hear what someone has to say. Beat your brains out If you beat your brains out, you think hard about something but cannot solve, understand or remember it. Bees Knees If something is the bees knees, its outstanding or the best in its class. Belly up If things go belly up, they go badly wrong. Big cheese The big cheese is the boss. Bird-brain Someone who has a bird-brain, or is bird-brained, is stupid. Busy as a beaver If youre as busy as a beaver, youre very busy indeed. Butter someone up – To “butter someone up” means to flatter them, or praise them in order to get something from them. Caught with your hand in the cookie jar If someone is caught with his or her hand in the cookie jar, he or she is caught doing something wrong. Chill out – To “chill out” means to relax. You can also tell someone to “chill out” which means that they should “calm down.” Clean break If you make a clean break, you break away completely from something. Clean up your act – A person needs to start behaving correctly Close shave If you have a close shave, you very nearly have a serious accident or