| A | B |
| Keep a stiff upper lip | -to be brave and not show emotion in a time of trouble |
| Labor of love | -work done not for money but for love or a sense of accomplishment |
| Mad as a hatter | -completely crazy, strange, eccentric |
| Needle in a haystack | -something hard or impossible to find; anything hopeless (in a search) |
| Off the top of your head | -stating something quickly and without thinking hard about it |
| Par for the course | -just what was expected; normal; typical |
| Q.T. (also QT or q.t.) | -quietly, secretly; without anyone knowing |
| Rain or shine | -no matter what happens; whatever the weather is like |
| Salt of the earth | -a person or group considered to be the finest, most admirable, and noble |
| Take a backseat | -to be in an inferior position; to take second place to another person who is in control |