Num 1

  1. all in all: when everything is considered

  2. all the same: yet, however

  3. for all: in spite of

  4. all along: from the beginning

  5. all told: altogether

  6. for all I know: as far as I know

  7. all in: exhausted (inf)

  8. of all people: used to express annoyance/ surprise because a certain person was thought to be unsuitable

  9. for all I care: I don’t care

  10. on the alert: on the look-out, expecting sth

  11. in the air: uncertain

  12. be up in arms: be very angry

  13. on this account: for this reason

  14. be up in the air: it exists, but not talked about

  15. take sth into account: consider sth

  16. on no account: under no circumstances

  17. on that account: for that reason

  18. on the air: broadcasting (opposite: off the air)

  19.  bide one’s time: wait for a good opportunity

  20. blaze a trail: discover/ explore sth new

  21. go by the board: be rejected/ ignored no longer possible

  22. be out of bounds: prohibited, forbidden (place) 

  23. cost an arm and a leg: be very expensive (inf)

  24. be on the blink (inf): stop working properly (of electrical equipment)

  25. in appears: have not paid the money they owe

  26. of its own accord: automatically agree

  27. cut to the bone: reduced to the/a minimum

  28. out and about

    1. outdoor

    2. travelling from place to another