a man of letters=a learned man
He is a man of letters of this
village.
a bed of roses=a bed of flowers
Life is not a bed of roses.
a black sheep=a bad person
He is a black sheep of the family.
at home in=expert
Mohammad is at home in all
subjects.
above all=mainly
He is above all a doctor.
along with sb/sth=in addition to
sth/sb
He lost his money along with his
fame.
an open secret=a secret that is
known to all
The matter is now an open secret
that he killed him.
again and again=time and again
I told him not to do it but he is
doing it again and again.
all on (of) a sudden=quickly and
unexpectedly
The police attacked the robber all
of a sudden.
at every step=at every moment/stage
We should be aware at every step of
our life.
at length=after a long time
I saw him at length.
all the while =always
He grumbles to my ear all the
while.
at any cost=in any way
I have to pass in the examination
at any cost.
at all events=whatever happened
We will reach there in time at all
events.
at dead of night=in the quietest part
of the night
The robbers came to house at dead
of night.
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