Glosses

a nasty bit ... abandoning

a nasty bit	a nose for something
a pat on the back	a piece of cake
a pig in a poke	a pleasure
a poor loser	a posteriori
a pretty kettle of fish	a pretty pass
a pretty penny	a priori
a recipe for something	a roll in the hay
a shot in the arm	a shot in the dark
a shoulder to cry on	a show of hands
a sight	a sight for sore eyes
a sight more	a slap in the face
a slap on the back	a slap on the wrist
a small fortune	a sort of ...
a spanner in the works	a sprat to catch a mackerel
a square peg in a round hole	a sting in the tail
a stitch in time	a storm in a teacup
a stranger to something	a straw in the wind
a stroke of something	a student of something
a sweet tooth	a tall order
a tasty bit	a tasty etc bit of stuff
a tempo	a three-time loser
a touch of the sun	a tough nut to crack
a treat	a trifle
a two-time loser	a voice crying in the wilderness
a week last Friday	a week last Saturday etc
a week next Friday	a week on Friday
a week on Saturday etc	a week today
a week tomorrow	a whale of a ...
a whole lot	a-
A-bomb	A-road
A-side	a.m.
a.o.b.	a.o.c.b.
a.u.	A.W.O.L.
A1	AA
AAA	AAM
aardvark	AB
ab init.	ab-
abaca	abacas
abaci	aback
abacus	abacuses
abaft	abalone
abalones	abandon
abandon oneself to something	abandon ship
abandoned	abandonedly
abandonee	abandonees
abandoning