The initial idioms of the letter A

as the actress said to the pope	as the crow flies
as the day is long	as the next girl
as the next guy	as the spirit moves
as the spirit moves (one)	as the twig is bent, so is the tree inclined
as the white on rice	as the wind blows
as (something) as they come	as (one) pleases
(as) thick as a brick	as things stand
as though	as tight as a tick
as to	as to be
as ugly as sin	as usual
as well	as well as
as yet	as you know
as you make your bed, so you must lie on it	as you please
ascertain from	ascribe to
ash	the sick man of (something or somewhere)