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