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FLAT AS A TACK
— a flat beer or a flat tyre
A TO D
— Analog to Digital
A LA CARTE.
— Fr. Literally, "from the menu." 1. In restaurants, indicates that each dish ordered will have a separate price. Also, used in tour literature to indicate a choice of dishes will be available. 2. By ex
A FIB
— atrial fibrillation
A'IGHT
— alright
U IZ A 304
— you is a hoe
A BY E
— Admission by Exception
A CRIM R
— Australian Criminal Reports
O AND A
— Orbit And Altitude
A LITTLE STIFF
— Short of in want of, usually spoken in reference to money. e.g. "Can ya' loan me some moolah mate?" "Sorry mate! I'm a little stiff at present." See also "Stiff"
Q & A
— questions and answers
A F
— As Found
A C
— amikacin plus carbenicillin
P AND A
— Protection and Advocacy
TAKE A PIECE OUT OF
— to tell someone off
A SWIFT KIK IN ASS
— An often heard remark as to a 'proper-fate' for an alleged misdemeanor or indeed a felony transgression by an individual:
A FLUTTER
— Atrial flutter
A R
— azithromycin plus rifampin
A U
— Architecture and Urbanism
F & A
— Facilities and Administrative Costs
A HANDD
— Advocate Here and Now Denounce Discrimination
A OF F
— Articles of Faith
M A
— Metronidazole plus Amoxicillin
R_A_TOV
— resource allocation timeout value
A BUS L REV
— Australian Business Law Review
A LA MINUTE.
— Fr. Cooked to order, as opposed to being prepared ahead of time for service later.
A,S.A.P
— As Slow As Possible
A
— Ampere
BALD AS A BANDICOOT
— A person with no hair at all
A FLUT
— atrial flutter
DROP A LUNG
— when medical treatment causes a pneumothorax
A FEM LJ
— Australian Feminist Law Journal
A SMGCS
— Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control Systems
T & A
— Time and Attendance
C & A
— child & adolescent
A SEED
— Action for Solidarity, Equality, Environment and Development
A 60
— amplitude 60 min after MA
A DIV
— Associate of Divinity
A SPT CMD
— Air Support Command
D A
— Dextran and Air
HIT A LICK
— Get a lot of money very quickly
A 1%
— atropine 1%
A IIA
— angiotensin II receptor subtypes A
A IN B
— Auto in basement
O A
— Ovariectomized and Adrenalectomized
A STEN
— Aortic stenosis
T A
— Theorie Und Anwendung
A JUR REP
— The Australian Jurist Reports 1870 - 1874
TAKE A PUNT
— to take a chance
A POL J
— Australian Police Journal
A LEVEL
— School exam
MAD AS A CUT SNAKE
— an insane person; psychotic; deranged
B OF A
— Bureau of Advertising
A'B RES JUDG
— A'Beckett's Reserved Judgements ( Port Philip) 1846-51
HAVE A SNORT
— to have a drink (alcoholic)
J. COMBINATORIAL THEORY, SER. A
— Journal of Combinatorial Theory, Series A
I'LL BE A MONKEY'S UNCLE
— an expression of surprise or absolute amazement
DOC IN A BOX
— a small clinic/health centre, with ever-changing staff.
HAVE A SLASH
— to urinate (normally referred to the male gender)
T-SMC A
— Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Trans. on (Pt. A)
MAD AS A MEATAXE
— an expression to denote complete stupidity
Ä°YTE
— Ä°zmir Institute of Technology
TIGHT AS A FISHES ARSE
— a person who is very selfish; won't pay their way; won't easily part with money
A'DIONE
— androstenedione
GAME AS A PISSANT
— bold, fearless, courageous. See also "pissant"
GOOSE A CAT
— Gauges Fuel; Oil Pressure Gauge; Oil Temperature Gauge; Seat Belts; Emergency Locator Transmitter; Airspeed Indicator; Compass; Altimeter; Tachometer
A–D
— analog-to-digital
JAHANGIRNAGAR REV A, SCI
— Jahangirnagar Review, Part A, Science
FAM C OF A
— Family Court of Australia
PA,A
— Procurement Appropriations, Army
NAG A
— N-acetyl-beta,D-glucosaminidase A
RENT A PLATE.
— Slang. An off premises travel agency operated by employees of the corporation at which it is located.
ā
— (a with a bar over it) before
ETA ELEKTROWRME TECH AUSBAU A
— Eta Elektrowrme Im Technischen Ausbau, Edition AA
FULL AS A BOOT
— totally drunk; way beyond legal limits
A
— Analog
USELESS AS A TWO BOB WATCH
— Something or someone that is unquestionably worthless
A
— Autotuned Navaid
MET TRANS A, PHYS METALL MATER SCI
— Metallurgical Transactions A, Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science
NAUGHTY, HAVE A
— making love, having sex
A
— Area
PHILOS. TRANS. R. SOC. LOND. SER. A MATH. PHYS. ENG. SCI.
— Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series A Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
A
— Alanine
A
— Individual
THICK AS A BRICK
— dumb; really dull; slow witted
UP A GUM TREE
— in trouble or confused
A
— Alpha Time Zone
RUNS LIKE A HAIRY GOAT
— someone or something that runs, operates or performs poorly
ELEKTROWRME INT A
— Elektrowrme International, Edition AA
A
— class A stocks
A
— Adenine
A
— Artery
AVE A GO, YA MUG!
— Means to try harder, not to act foolishly. It is what you would yell at a lazy footballer etc!Or you would yell it at some poor bastard trying to push start his car while you drive by!
DUNNY RAT, CUNNING AS A
— extremely cunning individual
A
— Anchor
A
— Arterial blood
PULL A SLATER.
— Slang. In the airline industry, to quit one's job, especially in an attention-getting fashion. Named after JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater, who exited his aircraft via the escape chute after an
GRINNING LIKE A SHOT FOX
— extremely happy, smugly satisfied
MIN A
— minimum assist
CRACK A FAT
— a male erection
SPIN A YARN
— An exagerated story or tall tale
A
— Atomic
GCE A
— General Certificate of Education Advanced Level
A
— Acre
PROC. ROY. SOC. LONDON A
— Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A
ANYHOW HAVE A WINFIELD
— A popular saying from an Australian cigarette commercial, made famous by respected Australian actor Paul Hogan
GIVE IT A BREAK!
— discontinue, cease, quit. E.g. "ya' been talking for half an hour, give it a break will ya'"
LONDON TO A BRICK
— without a doubt, absolute certainty ("it's London to a brick that petrol won't go down")
A
— Associate
A
— Attack
PIG IN A BLANKET
— Patient (esp an overweight one) in Bed With Fevr
ROAM AROUND LIKE A LOST SHEEP
— to wander aimlessly; completely lost
A
— Assessment
LIKE A SHAG ON A ROCK
— lonely; someone stands out in a crowd
VITAMIN A
— Ativan
A
— Adenosine
GOOG, AS FULL AS A
— really drunk. "Goog" is a another variation of the slangword "goggie" meaning a chickens egg.
A
— Hey
A
— Atomic Mass
A
— Acid
A
— Appraisal (well)
A
— Areal
PROC R SOC LOND A, MATH PHYS SCI
— Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series A: Mathematical and Physical Sciences
TRANS TMS-AIME A
— Transactions of the Metallurgical Society of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers, Part AA
A
— Anode
PHYS. REV. A
— Physical Review A
A P
— Address plus Port
C OF A
— Centre of Attention
A
— Atomizing
A
— Alcove
LEND OF, TO HAVE A
— to take advantage of somebody's gullibility, to have someone on ("he's having a lend of you")
MALLEE BULL, AS FIT AS A
— very fit, healthy and strong. The Mallee is very arid beef country in Victoria and South Australia.
A
— Archive
BRASS RAZOO, SHE HASN'T GOT A
— little or no money, very poor
ONE OF A KIND
— I have no idea what this is
A
— Anno
A
— About
A
— Agilent Technologies Incorporated
A
— Adatom
Ã
— Analogy
KV A
— K V Pharmaceutical Company Class A
A
— Bunsen Solubility Coefficient
A
— Apical
A
— Acting Rank
A
— Anatomy
A
— Assists
Ã
— Assists
A
— Atom
PLATE, BRING A
— Instruction on a party, picnic or BBQ invitation to bring one's own food
LIKE A POSSUM UP A GUMTREE
— extremely happy; in good spirits
RTT WITH A BBB
— Rat-a-Tat-Tat with a Baseball Bat (hit with blunt instrument).
A
— Blood Group A
A
— Administration
A
— Analysis
A
— Aeroplane
Ã
— A has a slurry head.
A
— American Bank Note Company
CNP PR A
— H L & P Capital Trust I
Å
— Ångstrom
A
— Alpha
WITHIN A BULLS ROAR
— Close by or too close for comfort. See also "within-cooee"
A
— Association
LIKE A CHICKEN WITH ITS HEAD CUT OFF
— Always on the move; in a frenzied manner; jumping around crazily in every direction. "Sit still," said the barber to little Billy. "You're moving around like a chicken with its head cut off."
A
— Apple
CHUCK A SICKIE
— to take the day off sick from one's employment when you're healthy
TI A
— Telecom Italia, SPA. Class A
A
— Approved
GOBFUL, GIVE A
— to abuse somebody, in most cases justifiably ("The neighbours were having a wild party so I went and gave em' a gobful")
A
— Antagonism
A
— Assist
PROC INST MECH ENG A, POWER PROCESS ENG
— Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers A, Power and Process Engineering
A
— Applicator
BLUE, MAKE A
— make a mistake, a wrong
µA
— Microampere
BF A
— Brown Forman Corporation Class A
A
— Applet
REND IST LOMB ACCAD LETT A
— Rendiconti Istituto Lombardo Accademia Di Scienze e Lettere A, Scienze Matematiche e Applicazioni
A
— Advanced
A
— Ass
ANN ACAD SCI FENN A
— Annales Academiae Scientiarum Fennicae, Series AA
A
— Auditor
CO A
— Company A
A
— Accept
A
— Adjacent
PART A
— Medicare Hospital Insurance
A
— Accommodation
PPL A
— Private Pilot License - Aircraft
JW A
— John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Preferred A
A
— Addition
A
— Account
GG A
— Goldcorp, Inc. Preferred A
A
— Accelerating Contactor or Relay
IN A TIZZ
— in a state of confusion or confused excitement
A
— Agiliance
A
— Academy
C OF A
— Commonwealth of Australia
A
— Active
PROC NATL ACAD SCI INDIA A
— Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of India, Section AA
KNEE HIGH TO A GRASSHOPPER
— someone short in size and stature
A
— Ante
USEFUL AS AN ASHTRAY ON A MOTORBIKE
— unhelpful or incompetent person or thing
A
— Activity
BRC OF A
— Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of America
A
— Annapolis
A
— Annual
A P
— Amikacin plus penicillin
LAST FLEA TO JUMP OFF A DEAD DOG
— Oncologists (sometimes other disciplines) who seem unable to let people die with diginity
Å
— angstrom
PUT A SOCK IN IT!
— shut up! Be quiet!
A
— Article
IEEE TRANS COMPON HYBRIDS MANUF TECHNOL A
— Ieee Transactions on Components, Hybrids and Manufacturing Technology, Part AA
MISSING A LINK
— To be slow or dimwitted. Look at Pam, she acts like she's missing a link
IN A HUMP
— depressed
A
— Accepted
A
— Author
A
— Acronym
MOD A
— moderate assist
WILL FOLLOW FROM A DISTANCE
— will check your lab results, but will never set foot in your room again
A
— Army
ASST M AT A
— ASSISTANT MASTER-AT-ARMS
A
— Anna
C OF A
— Certificate of Analysis
A
— Availability
MAX A
— maximal assist
A
— All lines
GIVE IT A BURL
— try it out, have a go
QUID, MAKE A
— earn a living - "old Fred is making a quid these days"
MODEL SIMUL CONTROL A
— Modelling, Simulation and Control AA
ANN ACAD SCI FENN A, MATH
— Annales Academiae Scientiarum Fennicae, Series A, Mathematica
A
— Excellent
BE PR A
— Brompton Equity Corporation Preferred A
PROC R SOC LOND A
— Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series AA
IEEE TRANS CHMT A
— Ieee Transactions on Components, Hybrids and Manufacturing Technology, Part AA
REV FAC SCI UNIV ISTANB A
— Review of the Faculty of Science, University of Istanbul, Series AA
A
— Aft
Á
— Fine-Structure Constant
P & A
— percussion and auscultation
A
— Answer
Ã
— Account
LIKE A TWO BOB WATCH
— worthless, little value, act in an erratic or crazy manner
A
— Adult
A & A
— A and A Virus
A
— Ace
A
— Afternoon
A
— Accumulator
A
— Degree of Dissociation
A
— Aircraft
A
— Activated
A
— Year
A
— Autostrada
A
— Absorbance
A
— Away
A
— Abbreviation
Ã
— Associate
COFFEE AND A NEWSPAPER
— Patient is Constipated (i.e. long time sitting on toilet with drink and reading matter)
A
— A Plus Tard
LIKE A STUNNED MULLET
— bewildered; almost lazy, inactive; sluggish; listless
DEC A RAT
— Directional Gyro; Electrical System; Clock with Sweep Second Hand; Altimeter; Radios; Attitude Indicator; Turn and Slip Indicator
A
— Assembly Source Code
A
— Accusative
VIO DYER A
— Violation Dyer Act
A
— Angstrom unit
Ã
— Association
CON A
— cells, on concanavalin A
A
— Amplitude
C OF A
— Certificate of Approval
A
— Animaniacs
A
— Assembly
A
— Aqua
A
— Advanced Digital Audio
A
— Allegro
A
— Arc
A
— Approach
A
— Agency
A
— Aerial
PROC K NED AKAD WET A
— Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie Van Wetenschappen, Series AA
A
— Artillery
A
— Ask
A
— Assistant
IN A SHIT
— in a bad mood
C OF A
— Certificate of Airworthiness
A
— Airman
A
— Amendment of Application
A
— Adjective
A
— Australia
A
— Advance
A
— Agreed To
A
— Austria
TRANS JPN SOC MECH ENG A
— Transactions of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineering AA
A
— Are
RES REP INF SCI A, MATH SCI
— Research Reports on Information Sciences, Series A, Mathematical Science
Ã
— Analysis
A
— Annihilate
A
— Argon
A
— Alto
Ã
— Assembly
A
— Arctic
A
— Anterior
A
— Airplane
A
— Blood Type
A
— Assay and Accountability
A
— Anonymous
A & A
— Astronomy & Astrophysics
A
— Auris
WBPC A
— Whole Blood Platelet Count After Operation
A
— Add(ed)
A
— Airbus
C OF A
— Coat of Arms
A
— Helmholtz Energy
BULL OKAYAMA UNIV SCI A, NAT SCI
— Bulletin of the Okayama University of Science A, Natural Science
Ã
— Address
A
— Specific Absorption Coefficient
A
— Assistance
A
— Asymmetric
A
— Arterial Road
PROC JPN ACAD A, MATH SCI
— Proceedings of the Japanese Academy, Series A, Mathematical Sciences
A
— Absent
A
— Acidity
A
— Algemeen
Ã
— Activation
A
— Automobile
A
— Arts
A
— Specific Optical Rotation
ITS A D8
— It's A Date
METALL TRANS A, PHYS METALL MATER SCI
— Metallurgical Transactions A, Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science
PT A
— Prior to angioplasty, one patient
U OF A
— University of Arkansas
LOW TEMP SCI A, PHYS SCI
— Low Temperature Science, Series A, Physical Sciences
A
— Administrative
EUR J MECH A SOLIDS
— European Journal of Mechanics, Series A, Solids
-ATHON AFTER A VOWEL -THON.
— An event long in duration, usually for fund-raising purposes.
Ã
— Activity
A
— Adaptivity
A
— Analysis and Assessment
A
— Angle of Asymmetry
A
— Absorptance
A
— Avance
Ã
— Assistance
PUBL INST R METEOROL BELG A
— Publications, Institut Royal Meteorologique De Belgique, Serie AA
Ã
— Area
Ã
— Australia
A
— Amphibian
A
— Assemble
MOD PHYS LETT A
— Modern Physics Letters AA
A
— America
A
— Aggressive Personality Type
A
— Avianca Airlines
Ã
— Army
A
— Total Acidity
A
— Atmosphere
A
— Smooth, Paintable
Ã
— Access
BI A
— Bivalent CR Influenza A
A
— Air
A
— Advanced Levels
A
— Adaptation
A
— Arse
A
— Agouti
A
— Adjutant
Ã
— Activated
A
— Andorra
A
— Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Massachusetts
OPTAS PART A
— Task 4.3.2/45 Part A of the 3rd call. The European Commission Framework 4 RTD programme
A
— GMT 1 hour
A
— Alveolar Gas
A
— Absolute
A
— Angstrom
RDTE,A
— Research, Development Test and Evaluation, Army
STREP A
— Group A STREPtococcal infection
U OF A
— University of Arizona
A
— Acoustic
A
— Astronaut
Ã
— Advanced
A
— Algeria
A
— Accelerator
ABN A
— endo-1,5-alpha-L-arabinase A
HEP A
— Hepatitis A
PROC R SOC EDINB A
— Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section AA
SCI ABSTR A
— Science Abstracts, Section A: Physics Abstracts
MEM FAC SCI, KOCHI UNIV A
— Memoirs of the Faculty of Science, Kochi University, Series AA
A
— Asian
A
— Age
A
— Alpha Particle
BULL UNIV OSAKA PREFECT, A
— Bulletin of the University of Osaka Prefecture, Series AA
LOOKER, A LOOKER
— 'Good looking', attractive, 'outstanding beauty', 'knockout'
A
— Altitude
A
— Aviator
NUMER HEAT TRANSF A
— Numerical Heat Transfer AA
Ã
— Applications
A
— Argentina
A
— Atmospheric
A
— Applications Plus
A
— Adjust
A
— Aliphatic Chain
A
— Actual
COME A CROPPER
— have an accident
A
— Newfoundland/Labrador
A
— Accumulate
Ã
— Adult
A
— Battery Size
PROC R IR ACAD A
— Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, Section AA
Ã
— Assemble
A
— Acquisition
VTI A
— velocity-time integrals of early-and late
A
— atrium
AGG A
— Aggravated Assault
A
— Approximation
Ã
— Advance
TFO A
— triple helix-forming oligonucleotide A
A
— Retinol
Ã
— Assistant
A
— Atto-
SCI CHINA A
— Science in China, Series AA
CYL,A
— see ya later, alligator
Ã
— Acceleration
A
— Amper
MEM FAC SCI, KYUSHU UNIV A
— Memoirs of the Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Series AA
Ã
— Applicator
MHCK A
— Myosin II Heavy Chain Kinase A
Ã
— Asian
Ã
— Authority
A
— Available
Ã
— Authorization
A
— Approval
A
— Accident
A
— Antidote
A
— Africa
LIET TSR MOKSLU AKAD DARB A
— Lietuvos Tsr Mokslu Akademijas Darbai, Serija AA
A
— First in Series
A
— Asia
BULL OKAYAMA UNIV SCI A
— Bulletin of the Okayama University of Science AA
A
— Nucleon Number
A
— Agglutinin
SPE A
— Streptococcal Pyrogenic Exotoxin Type A
A
— Angola
A
— To
A
— Alabama
A
— Aromatic Substituent
SAM A
— Speech Technology Assessment for Multilingual Applications
A
— Address
A
— Acknowledgement
Ã
— Alcoholism
A
— Approximate
PROC INDIAN NATL SCI ACAD A
— Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy, Part AA
A
— Assets
A
— Arrival
A
— Alwaya
CEM A
— Cement Asbestos
A
— Algorithm
A
— Agent
A
— Mass Number
MIC A
— MHC Class I Chain Related A
Ã
— Application
Ã
— Accelerator
NUCL SCI APPL A
— Nuclear Science and Applications, Section AA
IRC OF A
— Industrial Relations Court of Australia
TRANS INST MIN METALL A
— Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, Section AA
Ã
— Assessment
Ã
— Addendum
A
— Adhere
A
— Alaska
A
— Alcohol
Ã
— Aviation
A
— Architecture
Ã
— Approximation
COME A GUTSER
— make a bad mistake, have an accident
Ã
— Atmospheric
A
— Adenylic Acid
NOT WORTH A PLUGGED NICKLE
— Useless
CZECH J PHYS A
— Czechoslovak Journal of Physics, Section AA
Ã
— Arts
A I
— Architecture Interiors magazine
Ã
— Hey
A
— Arkansas
Ã
— Agency
A
— Ambulant
SPECTROCHIM ACTA A, MOL SPECTROSC
— Spectrochimica Acta A, Molecular Spectroscopy
A
— Aid
A
— First Substrate
A
— Abstract
NUCL PHYS A
— Nuclear Physics AA
A
— Aging
A
— Afghanistan
Ã
— Advancement
A
— USDA Grade for Dairy Products and Eggs
Ã
— Atrium
A
— Amount
A
— Airbag
Ã
— Animal
Ã
— Administrative
Ã
— Approximate
A
— Admission
A
— Austin
A
— Stock and Bond Rating
A
— Accuracy
A
— Analyst Plus
A
— Atlantic
A
— Accommodate
A
— Allow
A
— Alberta
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