a 40-tonner
A-B roll editing
a big part
a bird in hand is worth two in the bush
a bit
a bit of
a bit ropey
a bit ropy
a bit stuffed-up
A-bomb
a booming voice
a box of matches
a breeding ground for human resources
a brown loaf
a certain
to a certain extent
a children's tricycle
a clove of garlic
a confection made of raw egg yolk and sugar
a couple
a couple hundred
a couple of
a crock
a cut of meat from the back of a pig
A.D.
A/D converter
a day off
to a degree
a desperate woman
a dog in the manger
a dog is a man's best friend
a dozen or so
a dream come true
a few
a few days
a few days ago
a few years ago
a figment of the/sb's imagination
a film starring
a fine kettle of fish
a five (high grade)
A flat
a fly in the ointment
a flying ace
a formal dance held a hundred days before the school-leaving exams
a fortiori
a freak of nature
a French seam
a frequent flier
a fried cutlet made from poorer quality meat tenderized by beating
a friend in need is a friend indeed
a golden handshake
a good bit
a good deal
a goodly amount
A grade
a great deal
a hard nut to crack
a hundred fold
a hundred thousand
a hundred times
a kind of goulash
a large pillow
a laugh a minute
a laughing stock
a lemming-like rush
to a lesser degree
to a lesser extent
a letter of apology
a letter of introduction
a letter of recommendation
a letter of resignation
A-level
A-levels
a lick and a promise
to a liking to
a little
a little a bit
a little bit
a little flame
a little less
a little more
a little something
a long time
a long time ago
a long way
a lot
a lot better
a lot of
a lot to say
a.m.
A major
a man of few words
a member of
A minor
a month ago
a mothball
a mountain of work
a number of
a one-tonner
A/P
a pain in the neck
to a path for s
a pomander
a posteriori
a pretty kettle of fish
a priori
A Programming Language
a promise of a loan
a red herring
A road
a roof over one’s head
a room overlooking the sea
A/S
a screw loose
A sharp
a single draught
a sinking feeling
a sinking heart