Idioms to Keep in Mind - A

A penny saved is a penny earned
-- This means that we shouldn't spend or waste money, but try to save it.

A rolling stone gathers no moss
-- People say this to mean that a go-getter type person is more successful than a person not doing anything

Albatross around your neck
-- Refers to a problem resulting from something you did that stops you from being successful

All roads lead to Rome
-- This means that there can be many different ways of doing something

Always a bridesmaid, never a bride
-- If someone is always a bridesmaid, never a bride, they never manage to fulfill their ambition - they get close, but never manage to get the recognition, etc they crave

Any port in a storm
-- This means that in an emergency, any solution will do, even one that would normally be unacceptable

At the coalface
-- If you work at the coalface, you deal with the real problems and issues, rather than sitting in an office discussing things in a detached way