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Downhill All The Way »
(easy, comfortable, and not requiring a lot of effort...)


Find One's Way Around »
(learning how to get from one place to another place...)


Find Something Out The Hard Way »
(one learned it by making a mistake...)


From Way Back »
(from a long time ago...)


Get Under Way »
(begin a journey...)


Going All The Way »
(continuing and succeeding until the very end...)


In A Bad Way »
(not looking good; not strong nor healthy...)


Laughing All The Way To The Bank »
(one is happy because one got a lot of money...)


Out Of One's Way »
(not something one had planned to do; one did it to help another...)


Say Something In A Roundabout Way »
(speak indirectly; try to communicate one thing by saying something else...)


There's More Than One Way To Skin A Cat »
(There are different ways to get the thing done...)


Work One's Way Through College »
(when a student works to pay for college by oneself while attending college...)


Work One's Way Up »
(Improve one's position by increasing one's rank over time...)


Yield The Right Of Way »
(Stop or slow and wait while another crosses or moves ahead...)


A Change Of Pace »
(doing it differently from the way it was done before...)


A Far Away Look »
(a look in ones eyes when one is not focused on the present moment; the way a person looks when they are thinking of other times or places...)


A Pretty State Of Affairs »
(a cynical way to say that the situation has gotten bad...)


A Ripe Old Age »
(a fun way to refer to a person coming to an older age...)


A Storm Is Brewing »
(something is preparing to happen, like the way clouds gather and the weather changes before a storm...)


A Taste Of Your Own Medicine »
(a lesson where other people treat you the same way you treat them in order to teach you that you are acting badly...)


Aid And Abet Someone »
(a formal or legal way to say "help" someone...)


Apples And Oranges »
(the two things are totally different; they cannot be counted in the same way...)


At Someone's Earliest Convenience »
(polite and formal way to say please hurry...)


Bald As A Baby's Backside »
(casual way to say smooth and without hair...)


Be Off On The Wrong Foot »
(got a bad start; started in a bad way...)


Can't Help But Do Something »
(it has to happen; there is no way to not do it...)


Carry On Somehow »
(find a way to continue...)


Catch Some Zs »
(casual way to say "sleep"...)


Caught In The Middle »
(not able to go the one way or the other way...)


Cease And Desist »
(formal and legal way of saying "stop"...)


Cross Your Fingers »
(hoping it happens that way...)


Devil May Care Manner »
(a way of acting that shows others that one does not care...)


Do Justice To Something »
(communicate something in a way that really shows how good it is...)


Expressing Your Anger »
(communicate in a way that allows the other to see that one is angry...)


Fall In »
(join the group of people standing in an organized way...)


Falling Head Over Heals In Love With You »
(feel strong love for one in a way that is overwhelming...)


Falling Head Over Heels »
(feel strong love in a way that is overwhelming...)


Fine And Dandy »
(a polite and cheerful way to say "good" or "well"...)


Follow In Someone's Footsteps »
(do something that another has done, and try to do it the way they did it...)


Follow Suit »
(act the same way as the other...)


For The Heck Of It »
(less rude way to say: for no reason; not for any good reason...)


For The Time Being »
(it will happen this way until something changes...)


Forever And Ever »
(a colorful way of saying "forever"...)


Fresh As A Daisy »
(feeling fresh and clean; the way one feels after bathing...)


From The Heart »
(said or done in an honest and caring way...)


From The Old School »
(this is way things used to be done; the traditional way...)


Get A Life »
(rude way to say stop bothering other people; focus on your own life; go away; stop bothering us; we don't want you here...)


Get A Reputation As A Something »
(people say one is that way...)


Get The Shock Of One's Life »
(one was surprised in the most extreme possible way...)


Go Haywire »
(act crazy; act in a chaotic way...)


Go Into One's Song And Dance About Something »
(talk about something in a way to try to convince someone...)


Haul Someone In »
(pull it in the way one pulls fish into a fishing boat...)


Have A Conniption Fit »
(get very upset and angry in a childish way...)


If The Shoe Fits, Wear It »
(if what people are saying is true, let's agree that it is true; it is a fair and good description; it is that way and it cannot be denied...)


In Any Case »
(either way; if either result happens...)


In Other Words »
(here is another way of saying it; i will try to explain it again...)


In Your Right Mind »
(thinking and acting the way you usually do...)


Just Because »
(it is that way and there is no deeper reason for it...)


Making A Mistake »
(doing some thing in the wrong way; making an error...)


Necessity Is The Mother Of Invention »
(you find a way to do what you need to do...)


No Buts About It »
(it will be this way; this is how it will be...)


No Ifs, Ands, Or Buts About It »
(it must happen this way; nothing else is acceptable...)


No Two Ways About It »
(it will definitely be that one way...)


Of The Old School »
(done in old way; done the way people used to do it...)


Off The Beaten Track »
(not in the usual, ordinary way; differently...)


On The Same Page »
(different people are looking at an issue in the same way, as when reading from the same page...)


Out Of Order »
(not doing things in the right way...)


Pass Away »
(this is a polite and gentle way to say "die"...)


Practice What You Preach »
(do things the way you tell others to do them...)


Round About »
(a way that is not the most direct...)


School Of Thought »
(one way of thinking...)


Since Time Immemorial »
(it has always been this way; it has been that way for a long, long time...)


Six Of One And Half A Dozen Of The Other »
(either way, it is the same; both possibilites are equal; two ways of saying the same thing...)


Slip Up »
(make a mistake; err in a way that causes one to fall...)


Take A Hike »
(rude way to tell someone to "go away" because they are not wanted...)


Take A Long Walk Off A Short Pier »
(rude way to tell someone to "go away"...)


Take Off »
(leave some place, the way a ship or an airplane leaves...)


Weasel Out Of Something »
(find a sneaky way to not do something...)


Well Off »
(more polite way to say that someone has a lot of money...)


Well To Do »
(more polite way to say that someone is rich...)


Well Up In Years »
(more polite way to say that someone is old...)


When In Rome, Do As The Romans Do »
(it is best to do as the people do who are from that place; when visiting a foreign place it is best to do things the way those people do...)


Wreak Havoc With Something »
(Act in a way that destroys things or makes things difficult...)


Wreak Vengeance Upon Someone Or »
(Get revenge in a destructive way...)


Wreak Vengeance Upon Someone Or Something »
(Get revenge in a destructive way...)


You Bet Your Boots »
(very casual, colorful and forceful way to say "Yes"...)




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