# The Atoz Game (Part 1)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [January 24, 2020, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920 "2020-01-24T21:53:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 139

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2762 "2020-06-18T03:21:20Z")

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Idioms

Apples to oranges  
Better late than never  
Cutting corners  
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t  
Alternate D - Dead as a doornail  
Easy come, easy go  
First come, first served  
Good as gold  
Happy as a clam  
In the red  
Jonn Doe, or John Q. Public

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**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2763 "2020-06-18T03:41:13Z")

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Idioms

Apples to oranges  
Better late than never  
Cutting corners  
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t  
Alternate D - Dead as a doornail  
Easy come, easy go  
First come, first served  
Good as gold  
Happy as a clam  
In the red  
Jonn Doe, or John Q. Public  
Kicking a dead horse

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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2764 "2020-06-18T05:19:30Z")

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Idioms

Apples to oranges  
Better late than never  
Cutting corners  
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t  
Alternate D - Dead as a doornail  
Easy come, easy go  
First come, first served  
Good as gold  
Happy as a clam  
In the red  
Jonn Doe, or John Q. Public  
Kicking a dead horse  
Look like a million

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**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2765 "2020-06-18T05:21:44Z")

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Idioms

Apples to oranges  
Better late than never  
Cutting corners  
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t  
Alternate D - Dead as a doornail  
Easy come, easy go  
First come, first served  
Good as gold  
Happy as a clam  
In the red  
Jonn Doe, or John Q. Public  
Kicking a dead horse  
Look like a million  
Method to my madness

---

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2766 "2020-06-18T06:02:23Z")

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Idioms

Apples to oranges  
Better late than never  
Cutting corners  
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t  
Alternate D - Dead as a doornail  
Easy come, easy go  
First come, first served  
Good as gold  
Happy as a clam  
In the red  
Jonn Doe, or John Q. Public  
Kicking a dead horse  
Look like a million  
Method to my madness  
Not my cup of tea

---

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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2767 "2020-06-18T06:18:54Z")

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Idioms

Apples to oranges  
Better late than never  
Cutting corners  
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t  
Alternate D - Dead as a doornail  
Easy come, easy go  
First come, first served  
Good as gold  
Happy as a clam  
In the red  
Jonn Doe, or John Q. Public  
Kicking a dead horse  
Look like a million  
Method to my madness  
Not my cup of tea  
On top of things

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2768 "2020-06-18T09:19:07Z")

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Idioms

Apples to oranges  
Better late than never  
Cutting corners  
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t  
Alternate D - Dead as a doornail  
Easy come, easy go  
First come, first served  
Good as gold  
Happy as a clam  
In the red  
Jonn Doe, or John Q. Public  
Kicking a dead horse  
Look like a million  
Method to my madness  
Not my cup of tea  
On top of things  
Penny for your thoughts

---

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**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2769 "2020-06-18T11:16:23Z")

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Idioms

Apples to oranges  
Better late than never  
Cutting corners  
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t  
Alternate D - Dead as a doornail  
Easy come, easy go  
First come, first served  
Good as gold  
Happy as a clam  
In the red  
Jonn Doe, or John Q. Public  
Kicking a dead horse  
Look like a million  
Method to my madness  
Not my cup of tea  
On top of things  
Penny for your thoughts  
Queer as a three dollar bill

---

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2770 "2020-06-18T12:09:01Z")

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Idioms

Apples to oranges  
Better late than never  
Cutting corners  
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t  
Alternate D - Dead as a doornail  
Easy come, easy go  
First come, first served  
Good as gold  
Happy as a clam  
In the red  
Jonn Doe, or John Q. Public  
Kicking a dead horse  
Look like a million  
Method to my madness  
Not my cup of tea  
On top of things  
Penny for your thoughts  
Queer as a three dollar bill  
Right as rain

---

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**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2771 "2020-06-18T12:53:28Z")

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Idioms

Apples to oranges  
Better late than never  
Cutting corners  
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t  
Alternate D - Dead as a doornail  
Easy come, easy go  
First come, first served  
Good as gold  
Happy as a clam  
In the red  
Jonn Doe, or John Q. Public  
Kicking a dead horse  
Look like a million  
Method to my madness  
Not my cup of tea  
On top of things  
Penny for your thoughts  
Queer as a three dollar bill  
Right as rain  
Scream bloody murder

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**Author:** ![FastDan1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fastdan1/32/427_2.png) [@FastDan1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FastDan1)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2772 "2020-06-18T13:39:09Z")

</div>

Idioms

Apples to oranges  
Better late than never  
Cutting corners  
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t  
Alternate D - Dead as a doornail  
Easy come, easy go  
First come, first served  
Good as gold  
Happy as a clam  
In the red  
Jonn Doe, or John Q. Public  
Kicking a dead horse  
Look like a million  
Method to my madness  
Not my cup of tea  
On top of things  
Penny for your thoughts  
Queer as a three dollar bill  
Right as rain  
Scream bloody murder  
That’s the last straw

---

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2773 "2020-06-18T14:16:13Z")

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Idioms

Apples to oranges  
Better late than never  
Cutting corners  
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t  
Alternate D - Dead as a doornail  
Easy come, easy go  
First come, first served  
Good as gold  
Happy as a clam  
In the red  
Jonn Doe, or John Q. Public  
Kicking a dead horse  
Look like a million  
Method to my madness  
Not my cup of tea  
On top of things  
Penny for your thoughts  
Queer as a three dollar bill  
Right as rain  
Scream bloody murder  
That’s the last straw  
Under the weather

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**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2774 "2020-06-18T14:36:14Z")

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Idioms

Apples to oranges  
Better late than never  
Cutting corners  
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t  
Alternate D - Dead as a doornail  
Easy come, easy go  
First come, first served  
Good as gold  
Happy as a clam  
In the red  
Jonn Doe, or John Q. Public  
Kicking a dead horse  
Look like a million  
Method to my madness  
Not my cup of tea  
On top of things  
Penny for your thoughts  
Queer as a three dollar bill  
Right as rain  
Scream bloody murder  
That’s the last straw  
Under the weather  
Vanish into thin air

---

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**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2775 "2020-06-18T16:35:22Z")

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Idioms

Apples to oranges  
Better late than never  
Cutting corners  
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t  
Alternate D - Dead as a doornail  
Easy come, easy go  
First come, first served  
Good as gold  
Happy as a clam  
In the red  
Jonn Doe, or John Q. Public  
Kicking a dead horse  
Look like a million  
Method to my madness  
Not my cup of tea  
On top of things  
Penny for your thoughts  
Queer as a three dollar bill  
Right as rain  
Scream bloody murder  
That’s the last straw  
Under the weather  
Vanish into thin air  
Water under the bridge

---

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2776 "2020-06-18T17:50:31Z")

</div>

Idioms

Apples to oranges  
Better late than never  
Cutting corners  
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t  
Alternate D - Dead as a doornail  
Easy come, easy go  
First come, first served  
Good as gold  
Happy as a clam  
In the red  
Jonn Doe, or John Q. Public  
Kicking a dead horse  
Look like a million  
Method to my madness  
Not my cup of tea  
On top of things  
Penny for your thoughts  
Queer as a three dollar bill  
Right as rain  
Scream bloody murder  
That’s the last straw  
Under the weather  
Vanish into thin air  
Water under the bridge  
X marks the spot

---

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**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2777 "2020-06-18T17:56:47Z")

</div>

Idioms

Apples to oranges  
Better late than never  
Cutting corners  
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t  
Alternate D - Dead as a doornail  
Easy come, easy go  
First come, first served  
Good as gold  
Happy as a clam  
In the red  
Jonn Doe, or John Q. Public  
Kicking a dead horse  
Look like a million  
Method to my madness  
Not my cup of tea  
On top of things  
Penny for your thoughts  
Queer as a three dollar bill  
Right as rain  
Scream bloody murder  
That’s the last straw  
Under the weather  
Vanish into thin air  
Water under the bridge  
X marks the spot  
You know better than that

---

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2778 "2020-06-18T18:41:24Z")

</div>

Idioms

Apples to oranges  
Better late than never  
Cutting corners  
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t  
Alternate D - Dead as a doornail  
Easy come, easy go  
First come, first served  
Good as gold  
Happy as a clam  
In the red  
Jonn Doe, or John Q. Public  
Kicking a dead horse  
Look like a million  
Method to my madness  
Not my cup of tea  
On top of things  
Penny for your thoughts  
Queer as a three dollar bill  
Right as rain  
Scream bloody murder  
That’s the last straw  
Under the weather  
Vanish into thin air  
Water under the bridge  
X marks the spot  
You know better than that  
Zip it

Substances

Aluminum

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2779 "2020-06-18T18:43:43Z")

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Substances

Aluminum  
Belladonna

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**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2780 "2020-06-18T18:44:56Z")

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Substances

Aluminum  
Belladonna  
Carbon

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2781 "2020-06-18T19:16:57Z")

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Substances

Aluminum  
Belladonna  
Carbon  
Dolomite

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