There ' s a lab near one of the steam vents where Ben was transmuted.
Tony Daniel METAPLANETARY (2001)
All related terms of 's a'
a/s
after sight
a
You use a or an when you are referring to someone or something for the first time or when people may not know which particular person or thing you are talking about.
S-A node
→ sinoatrial node
are
Are is the plural and the second person singular of the present tense of the verb → be 1 . Are is often shortened to -'re after pronouns in spoken English.
a dog's age
a long time
a dog's life
a wretched existence
a man's man
If you describe a man as a man's man , you mean that he has qualities which make him popular with other men rather than with women .
a mug's game
a worthless activity
a baker's dozen
thirteen
a curate's egg
something that has both good and bad parts
a day's march
A day's march is the distance that a group of soldiers can march in one day .
a dog's chance
no chance at all
a dog's dinner
a situation, event, or piece of work that is chaotic, badly organized , or very untidy
a hand's turn
a small amount of work
a king's ransom
If you refer to a sum of money as a king's ransom , you are emphasizing that it is very large.
a stone's throw
If you say that one place is a stone's throw from another, you mean that the places are close to each other.
give a monkey's
to care about or regard as important
in a pig's eye
never ; under no circumstances
it's a toss-up
said to mean that two or more courses of action seem equally likely to succeed or fail , or that two or more things are equally likely to happen
A & E
In Britain, A & E is the part of a hospital that deals with accidents and emergencies. A & E is an abbreviation for 'accident and emergency'.
flat a
the vowel sound of a as in the usual US or S Brit pronunciation of hand , cat , usually represented by the symbol (æ)
it's a dog's life
said to mean that a job or situation is unpleasant or boring
a busman's holiday
a situation in which someone spends part of their holiday doing or experiencing something that forms part of their normal job or everyday life
broad a
of or relating to a type of pronunciation transcription in which symbols correspond approximately to phonemes without taking account of allophonic variations
a big girl's blouse
a man whose behaviour is weak and not like a man's should be
a bird's-eye view
a clear impression of what is happening
and that's a fact
You say and that's a fact to emphasize the truth or correctness of a statement that you have just made.
at a snail's pace
If you say that someone does something at a snail's pace , you are emphasizing that they are doing it very slowly, usually when you think it would be better if they did it much more quickly.
a worm's eye view
an impression of what is happening in a situation from the point of view of someone who has a low status , or is considered inferior in some way
it's a small world
said to express your surprise when you unexpectedly meet someone you know in an unusual place
like a dog's dinner
dressed smartly or ostentatiously
not give a monkey's
to not care at all
on a razor's edge
in an acute dilemma
the night's a pup
it's early yet
a beam in one's eye
a fault or grave error greater in oneself than in another person
a flea in one's ear
a sharp rebuke
a gentleman's agreement
A gentleman's agreement or a gentlemen's agreement is an informal agreement in which people trust one another to do what they have promised . The agreement is not written down and does not have any legal force.
all in a day's work
If you say that a task is all in a day's work for someone, you mean that they do not mind doing it although it may be difficult , because it is part of their job or because they often do it.
a run for one's money
a strong challenge or close competition
hate a person's guts
to dislike a person very strongly
make a pig's ear of
to ruin disastrously
open a Pandora's box
to do something that unintentionally causes a lot of problems , which you did not know existed before
a buyer's/seller's market
If you say that it is a buyer's market , you mean that it is a good time to buy a particular thing, because there is a lot of it available , so its price is low . If you say that it is a seller's market , you mean that very little of it is available, so its price is high .
a nod's as good as a wink
said to mean that it is not necessary to explain something further, because you understand what someone has already told you indirectly
a blot on one's escutcheon
a stain on one's honor ; disgrace to one's reputation
a chip on one's shoulder
If you say that someone has a chip on their shoulder , you think that they feel inferior or that they believe they have been treated unfairly.
a feather in someone's cap
something that someone has done very well ,which deserves admiration
a frog in one's throat
phlegm on the vocal cords that affects one's speech
a gleam in someone's eye
If you say that something is only a gleam in someone's eye at present, you mean that it is only being planned or considered, and has not yet been properly begun .
a lump in one's throat
a tight dry feeling in one's throat , usually caused by great emotion