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An apple a day keeps the doctor away : غذای سالم طبیب را فراری می دهد

Eating healthy food keeps you healthy.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure : پیشگیری بهتر از درمان است

This expression means that is is better to try to avoid problems in the first place, rather than trying to fix them once they arise.

Angry as a bear : بسیار عصبانی بودن

If someone is as angry as a bear, they are very angry.('Angry as a bear with a sore foot' is also used.)

Answers on a postcard : جواب از پیش معلوم بوذن

This idiom can be used to suggest that the answer to something is very obvious or that the person would really like to hear what people think.

Ants in your pants : سر از پا نشناختن

If someone has ants in their pants, they are agitated or excited about something and can't keep still.

Any port in a storm : در گرفتاری به هر دری کوفتن

This means that in an emergency any solution will do, even one that would normally be unacceptable.

Any Tom, Dick or Harry : کار بسیار سهل

If something could be done by any Tom, Dick or Harry, it could be done by absolutely anyone.

Apple of your eye : نور چشم

Something or, more often, someone that is very special to you is the 'apple of your' eye.

Apple pie order : کاملا مرتب

Everything is in perfect order and tidy if it is in apple pie order.

Apples and oranges: قیاس مع الفارق

This is used when people compare or describe two totally different things. ('Apples to oranges' is also used.)

Apples for apples : قیاس مناسب

An apples for apples comparison is a comparison between related or similar things. ('Apples to apples' is also used.)

Apron strings : زن ذلیل یا مادر ذلیل

A man who is tied to a woman's apron strings is excessively dependent on her, especially when it is his mother's apron strings.

Argue the toss : مخالفت کردن

(UK) If you argue the toss, you refuse to accept a decision and argue about it.

Arm and a leg : بسیار گران

If something costs an arm and a leg, it is very expensive.

Armchair critic : نصیحتهای بی فایده کردن

An armchair critic is someone who offers advice but never shows that they could actually do any better.