Spanish has thousands of fixed expressions. I have chosen some adverbial phrases with the preposition “a” so you can see how colorful those expressions can be.
A ciegas - without thinking
A deshoras - at an inappropriate time
A diestro y siniestro - left and right
A duras penas - with difficulty
A fe mía - truthfully
A gatas - on all fours
A hurtadillas - stealthily, on the sly
(echarse) A la bartola - to be lazing about
A la carrera - in a rush
A la chita callando -underhandedly, secretly
A la diabla - sloppily
A la postre - in the end
A la vez - at the same time
A lo mejor - perhaps
A mares - abundantly
A menudo - often
A mi entender - in my opinion
A ojo de buen cubero - roughly, at a guess
A ojos vista - in plain sight
A paso de tortuga - at a crawl
A pedir de boca - just fine, the best situation possible
A plazos - in installments
A regañadientes - reluctantly, unwillingly
A sabiendas - consciously, knowing the consequences
A sangre y fuego - at all costs, mercilessly
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