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SL Idioms and Phrases Meaning 1 ABC Basic knowledge of 2 A baker's dozen Thirteen 3 A beauty sleep To sleep before midnight 4 A bed of roses Full of joy and pleasures 5 A bed of thorns Full of sufferings and sorrows 6 A big gun An important figure/person 7 A bird of passage A migratory person 8 A bird's eye view A general study/view 9 A black sheep A disgraceful person 10 A blind date Meeting with someone you do not know 11 A blue book A government report 12 A boon in disguise A benefit in loss 13 A broken reed An independent person/thing 14 A brown study Dreaming 15 A bull in the china shop An awkward person 16 A burning question An important question 17 A child's play Something very easy 18 A cock and bull story An imaginary story 19 A cold-blooded murder Pitiless murder 20 A cool head A calm judgment 21 A cry in the wilderness A useless cry 22 A damsel in distress A helpless woman 23 A dark horse A competition of unknown capabilities 24 A dead letter No longer in use 25 A dead silence Immense quietness 26 A drawn game In which no team wins 27 A drug in the market An unsaleable thing due to lack of demand 28 A duck in a thunderstorm Distressed 29 A eat's paw To make somebody a fool 30 A fair weather friend A selfish friend 31 A fairy tale An incredible story 32 A fatal disease A disease that causes death
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SL Idioms and Phrases Meaning 33 A feather in the cup A very good achievement 34 A feather of one's cap Something to be proud of 35 A fish out of water To be in an uncomfortable position 36 A fly in the ointment A problem in a situation 37 A fly visit Hasty and brief visit 38 A fool's paradise Joy based on false hopes 39 A gala day A day of rejoicings 40 A golden opportunity A very favourable chance 41 A good egg An excellent person 42 A good for nothing fellow A useless man 43 A grass widow A woman whose husband is temporarily away from her 44 A green harm An inexperienced person 45 A hard nut to crack A problem difficult to solve 46 A herculean task A work which needs tremendous efforts 47 A hot line Direct telephone line between Heads of states 48 A jail bird A person who has been to jail many times 49 A lady's man A lover of woman's company 50 A lame excuse Weak and difficult to believe 51 A left-handed compliment A false praise 52 A man in the street An ordinary person 53 A man of letters Scholar 54 A man of means A rich man 55 A man of moment An important person 56 A man of parts An experience person or A well read person 57 A man of spirit An enthusiastic man 58 A man of straw A man who has not any view 59 A man of the world An experienced man/ A reliable person 60 A man of word A reliable person 61 A mare's nest A discovery which looks valuable 62 A narrow escape To be saved with a great difficulty 63 A necessary evil An unavoidable evil 64 A nig-nog A fool
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SL Idioms and Phrases Meaning 65 A nine day's wonder Pleasure for a short period 66 A past master Thorough master 67 A promising youth A hopeful or inevitable young man 68 A queer fish A strange person 69 A rainy day A time of difficulty 70 A red letter day Auspicious day of rejoicing / lucky and important day 71 A red rag to a bull A cause for anger 72 A rolling stone One who is never constant to one's work 73 A royal road An easy way to achieve an end 74 A sheet anchor The chief support 75 A shortcut An easy way 76 A sleeping partner An inactive business partner 77 A slip of the pen Mistake in writing 78 A slip of the tongue Mistake in speaking 79 A slow coach A lazy person 80 A snake in the grass A secret-in the grass 81 A stiff-necked person An obstinate person 82 A stone's throw Very near 83 A thorn in the flesh To be a source of anger 84 A turning point Anything that brings change 85 A utopian scheme Ideal but not happening plan/ scheme 86 A vexed question A complicated problem/ controversial question 87 A warm reception To receive cordially 88 A wet blanket A dull fellow who spoils our joy 89 A white elephant An expensive burdensome but useless thing 90 A white lie A harmless lie 91 A wind goose chase A foolish and useless search 92 A word in one's ears To say in private 93 A word of mouth A solemn promise 94 Above all More than anything else 95 Above board Openly 96 Acquainted with To meet someone
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SL Idioms and Phrases Meaning 97 Add fuel to the fire To make the situation worst 98 After a fashion To some extend; but not very well 99 After all Despite what has been said or expected 100 Again and again Many times 101 All along All the time; from the beginning 102 All at once Suddenly 103 All day long For whole day 104 All in all The most important and powerful person 105 All moonshine Far from reality 106 All over Everywhere 107 All the go In fashion 108 All the same Nevertheless/ Yet 109 All the while During all the time 110 All told Including all 111 All well and good Quite good but not exactly what is wanted 112 Along with In addition to somebody /something; in the same way 113 An arm chair job An easy and well paid regular job 114 An axe to grind Selfish motive 115 An iron hand Severe hand 116 An iron will Strong determination/ A firm opinion 117 An old flame Sweat heart 118 An old head on young shoulders To be wise beyond one's years 119 An olive branch An offer of peace 120 An uphill task A difficult work 121 Apple of discord Cause of quarrel 122 Apple of one's eye An object of love 123 Apple pie order In perfect order 124 As a matter of fact Really 125 As a result of Due to 126 As a rule Usually 127 As a whole As one thing or piece and not as separate parts 128 As if In a way that suggests something
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SL Idioms and Phrases Meaning 195 Birds of a feather Persons having the same professions 196 Black ox Misfortune 197 Black sheep Good for nothing fellow 198 Blind alley Unprofitable action 199 Blue blood Noble blood 200 Body and soul With all your energy 201 Bolt from the blue A sudden calamity 202 bolt from the blue A sudden shock 203 Bone of contention The reason of quarrel 204 Bosom friend Fast or close friend 205 Bread and butter Livelihood 206 Break the ice To break the silence 207 Break the record To establish a new record 208 Breathe one's last To die 209 Bring to book To give punishment 210 Broad day light The clear light of day; when it is easy to see 211 Burning question Current and hot question 212 Burst into tears To weep heavily, suddenly 213 By all means Certainly 214 By and by After sometime/ Before long; soon 215 By chance Without planning 216 By degrees Gradually 217 By dint of By means of 218 By fair means By any means 219 By far Beyond all comparison 220 By fits and starts Irregularly 221 By force of With the help of 222 By hook or by crook By all means 223 By leaps and bounds Rapidly 224 By means of With the help of 225 By nature Naturally 226 By no means In no way
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SL Idioms and Phrases Meaning 227 By return of post Immediately 228 By the skin of one's teeth Very narrowly 229 By the way Incidentally 230 By virtue of On account of 231 Capital punishment Death penalty 232 Cast down Depressed 233 Castles in the air Plans or dreams that are not likely to happen or come true 234 Cat and dog's life A life full of quarrelling 234 Chicken hearted Timid 235 Child's play A very easy task 236 Close fisted Miser 237 Close shave A narrow escape 238 Cock and bull story A story that is unlikely to be true but is used as an explanation or excuse 239 Cold blooded Showing no feelings or pity for other people 240 Cold reception A dry welcome Cold war A very unfriendly Relationship between two countries who are not actually 241 fighting each other 242 Come into force To start being used 243 Come to blow To fight 244 Come to light To be revealed 245 Come true To prove the truth 246 Commit suicide To do self murder 247 Crocodile tears False tears 248 Cry in the wilderness An ineffective demand 249 Cut a sorry figure Not to get on properly 250 Cut and dried Decided in a. way that cannot be changed or argued about 251 Cut no ice To make no effect 252 Dark horse One who suddenly comes into light 253 Day in; day out Every day for a long period of time 254 Dead against Just opposite 255 Dead letter A law or an agreement that still exists but that is ignored 256 Dead loss A person or thing that is not helpful or useful 257 Deadline A point in time by which something must be done
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SL Idioms and Phrases Meaning 258 Die in harness To die at work-place 259 Do away with To stop doing or having something; to make something end 260 Do or die To make a final effort 261 Donkey's years After a long time 262 Do's and don'ts Rule for action especially in certain circumstances 263 Double minded Confused; have different opinions 264 Do well To progress; to get fame 265 Down and out Without money; a home or a job and living on the streets 266 Draw a line To fix a limit 267 Drop a subject To abandon or omit a matter 268 Drop in on To pay an informal visit to a person or a place 269 Drop in the ocean Very insignificant amount 270 Drop on one's knees To bow 271 Drop out of To no longer take part in or be part of something 272 Dry facts Truthfulness 273 Due to Owing to, because of 274 Eagle eyed Keen sighted 275 Ease someone out To force somebody to leave a job or position of authority 276 Eat humble pie To say and show that you are sorry for a mistake that you made 277 Eat one's words To return one's word 278 Eat out To have a meal in a restaurant 279 Elbow room To give enough space to move or work in 280 Escape notice Don't mind 281 Escape one's lips To speak simply 282 Even if Though 283 Evergreen Be fresh always 284 Every inch Completely 285 Every now and then Use to say how often something happens or is done 286 Eye for eye Tit for tat 287 Fabian policy Policy of cautious persistence 288 Face to face In the presence/ Personally 289 Fair and square Honestly and according to the rules/ In a fairway
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SL Idioms and Phrases Meaning 290 Fair hand Legible writing 291 Fair weather friend Friends of good days only 292 Fall a prey to To be harmed or affected by something bad 293 Fall behind in To fail to keep level 294 Fall flat on To prove ineffective 295 Fall in with To agree to something 296 Fall into a rage To become angry 297 Fall out with To have an argument with somebody 298 Fall short of To be of inferior 299 Fall to one's lot To become ones task or responsibility 300 Fancy price High price 301 Far and away By a very great amount/ Certainly 302 Far and near Around the surroundings 303 Far and wide All around 304 Fast living Luxurious life 305 Feather one's nest To earn by unfair means 306 Fed up To be tired of 307 Feet of clay To be weak 308 Few and far between Not frequently ; not happening often/ Very little 309 Fight shy of To be hesitant 310 First and foremost Important 311 Fish in troubled waters To exploit the unfavourable conditions 312 Fish out of water To be like one out of one's element 313 Fool's paradise Foolish ideas 314 For fear of To avoid the danger of something happening 315 For good and all For ever; for good 316 For long For many days, longer time 317 For nothing Without payment 318 For the purpose of Mat is needed in a particular situation 319 For the sake of For one's sake 320 For the time being In the present time 321 For want of Short of
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SL Idioms and Phrases Meaning 322 Force one's hand To force one to do unwillingly 323 Forty winks A siesta 324 Foul play Bad intention 325 Free lance To earn money by selling your work to several different organizations 326 French leave Absence without permission 327 Fringe benefits Extra things that an employer gives you as well as your wages 328 From A to Z From beginning to end 329 From bad to worse To get even worse 330 From door to door From building to building 331 From hand to mouth A miserable existence 332 From head to foot Covering your whole body 333 From the bottom of one's heart Very Sincerely 334 From time to time Sometimes 335 Front sun to sun Between sunrise and sunset 336 Gala day A special public celebration or entertainment 337 Get ahead of To make progress 338 Get along with To leave a place 339 Get away with To steal something and escape with it 340 Get by heart To learn orally or to remember orally 341 Get down to To start to do 342 Get even with To revenge 343 Get hold of To find something that you want or need 344 Get in to the swing of things To be familiar of 345 Get into a soup To make things difficult 346 Get off scot free To go away without punishment 347 Get on one's nerves To have a friendly relationship with somebody 348 Get on with To be worrisome 349 Get out of To leave or go out of a place 350 Get out of line To avoid a responsibility or duty 351 Get rid of To become free from 352 Get the better of To overcome 353 Get the sack Dismiss from the services
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SL Idioms and Phrases Meaning 354 Get the upper hand To get an advantage 355 Get through with To finish or complete a task 356 Get wind of To know the secret 357 Get word To be able to say anything 358 Gibble-gabble A senseless chatter 359 Gift of the gab Ability or art of speaking fluently 360 Give a break To give a chance 361 Give a piece of mind To scold 362 Give a ring To make a telephone call 363 Give and take Mutual co-operation 364 Go a long way To continue with an activity 365 Go through fire and water To take any risk 366 Go to rack and ruin To get into a bad condition 367 Goa long way To make progress 368 Golden mean Neither to much nor to little 369 Golden opportunity A very favourable chance 370 Good for nothing Of no use 371 Good samaritan A person who gives help and sympathy to people who need it 372 Grass roots Initial stage 373 Greenroom A room in a theatre; television; studio 374 Grist to one's mill Useful for one's purpose 375 Halcyon days Happy and peaceful days 376 Hale and hearty Very healthy end sound 377 Half hearted Lacking enthusiasm 378 Hammer and sickle Emblem of socialism 379 Hammer and tongs With all one's might 380 Hand and glove with Very friendly 381 Hand in glove Close friendship 382 Hand in hand If two people are hand in hand they are holding each other's hand 383 Hand to hand A close fight 384 Hang by a thread A critical condition 385 Hard and fast Rigid
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SL Idioms and Phrases Meaning 386 Hard cash Money 387 Hard nut to crack A difficult problem to solve 388 Hard times Unpleasant and difficult situation 389 Hard up Having very little money 390 Haul over the coals To scold; chide 391 Have a brush with To dispute very little; or to quarrel in a small quantity 392 Have a mind Make your own decisions 393 Have a thing at one's fingers tips To get knowledge completely 394 Have an eye on a thing To look at or watch something 395 Have dean hands To get innocent 396 Have in hand A piece of work to be in hand 397 Have one's hands full Too busy to do something else 398 Have one's way To have what you want especially by opposing other people 399 Have too many irons in To be engaged in too many the fire things 400 Head and ears Completely 401 Head and shoulders Very superior 402 Heart and soul With full energy 403 Heart to heart Free and frank 404 Hen-pecked A husband under the control of his wife 405 Herculean task Work which requires extraordinary strength to accomplish at 406 Here and there In various place 407 Hide and seek To deceive 408 High and dry Isolated 409 High and low Everywhere 410 High spirits To be very happy 411 High time To enjoy yourself very much 412 Himalayan blunder A serious mistake 413 Hit the nail on the head Do exactly the right thing 414 Hobson's choice No choice at all 415 Hold one's tongue Keep silence 416 Hole and comer policy Improper policy 417 Hole and corner Secret
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SL Idioms and Phrases Meaning 418 How and why To express method and reason 419 Hue and cry To raise alarm 420 Hush money A bribe 421 Ifs and buts Doubtful 422 In a fix In puzzling state 423 In a nutshell Briefly/ In a few words 424 In a temper To be angry 425 In addition to Along with 426 In all respect With all kinds / concernings 427 In an instant Within a wink 428 In any case Whatever happens or may have happened 429 In black and white In writing 430 In case If 431 In case of If something happens 432 In cold blood Cruelty 433 In connection with For reasons connected with somebody I something 434 In consideration of Due to 435 In course of time When enough time has passed 436 In deep waters In great difficulties 437 In defense of The act of protecting somebody / something from attack 438 In defiance of Open refusal to obey 439 In detail Explain something fully 440 In due course In chronicle 441 In embryo In under developing stage 442 In fact Indeed 443 In fault An accused person 444 In favour of In the side of 445 In force To be in operation going to 446 In front of In face of 447 In full Including the whole of something 448 In good faith Without offence 449 In honour of In order to show respect and admiration for somebody /something
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SL Idioms and Phrases Meaning 450 In hot haste In a hurry 451 In hot water In difficulty 452 In keeping with To be of same in nature 453 In lieu of In place of 454 In name only Officially recognize but not existing in reality 455 In no time At once 456 In office In power 457 In one's mind's eye In the inner eye 458 In order that So that something can happen 459 In order to 'To' or 'for' 460 In place of Instead of 461 In point of From the point of view 462 In proportion to In the ratio of 463 In quest of In search of 464 In regard to In comparison with 465 In respect of In opinion of /In the eye of 466 In search of In quest of 467 In season and out of season Every time-in good time or bad time 468 In short In brief 469 In spite of Not withstanding 470 In the air Widespread 471 In the course of During 472 In the dark Keep ignorant about 473 In the end After a long period of time 474 In the eye of According to the way that somebody see the situation 475 In the face of In despite of 476 In the hope of To be in hope 477 In the interests of In order to help or achieve 478 In the long run In the end 479 In the meantime Mean while / at the sometime 480 In the name of For somebody, showing that something officially belongs to somebody 481 In the nick of time Just in time
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SL Idioms and Phrases Meaning 482 In the nick of time Justin time 483 In the same boat In the same condition 484 In the teeth of To be against 485 In time Not late with enough time to be able to do something 486 In view of Having regard to 487 In vogue To be in fashion, popular 488 In/with reference to Used to say what you are talking or writing about 489 Ins and outs Full description/ Full details 490 Instead of In the place of somebody I something 491 Iron hand With strictness 492 Itching palm Habit of taking bribe 493 Itsy bitsy Very small 494 Jack of all trades A person supposed to know everything but master of none 495 Jail bird A hardened criminal 496 Jaundiced eye To have prejudice or jealousy 497 Join in with To take part in an activity with other people 498 Judas kiss False love 499 Kangaroo court Unofficial court 500 Keep abreast of To make sure that you know all the most recent facts about a subject 501 Keep an eye on To be watching carefully 502 Keep body and soul together For survival 503 Keep company The people that somebody spends time with 504 Keep good time Used to say appropriate time 505 Keep in mind To remember 506 Keep in view To mind or to care something: to keep in eyes 507 Keep in-touch with To remain in contact 508 Keep late hours To be awoke late night 509 Keep one's word To complete waiting 510 Keep the wolf from the door To avoid starvation 511 Kick a habit To stop doing something that you have done for a longtime 512 Kick the bucket To die 513 Kill two birds with one stone To serve two purposes at one time
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SL Idioms and Phrases Meaning 514 Kiss the dust To be humiliated 515 Kiss the rod Accept the punishment 516 Kith and kin Relatives 517 Knit one's brow To get angry 518 Know by sight To recognize somebody without knowing them well 519 Lame excuse False excuse 520 Laugh in one's sleeves To be secretly amused about something Learn by rote To remember something without understanding An unhappy or disappointed 521 expression 522 Leave for To depart 523 Left handed compliment To complain as admiration 524 Lend one's ear To listen 525 Let off Released 526 Let down To fail to keep promise 527 Lie in wait To keep waiting for the victim 528 Life and soul Life 529 Lion's share A major share 530 Little by little Slowly, gradually 531 Loaves and fishes Material comforts 532 Long and short Summary; brief 533 Long face An unhappy or disappointed expression 534 Look blank To be amazed 535 Loose tongue Unsettled matter Lose heart To stop hoping for something or trying to do something because you no longer 536 feel confident 537 Lose one's cool To lose control 538 Lose one's head To become unable to act in a calm or sensible way 539 Lose one's way To forget way 540 Lose Sight of To become no longer able to see 541 Lump in the throat A highly emotional state 542 Lump sum An amount of money that is paid at one time and not on separate occasions 543 Mad as a march hare As mad as hare in spring 544 Maiden name The name of a married woman before marriage
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SL Idioms and Phrases Meaning 545 Maiden speech A speech delivered the first time 546 Make a fool of oneself To be stupid 547 Make a fortune To become rich 548 Make a hash of something To do something badly 549 Make a mess of To bungle 550 Make a name To be famous; to earn name and fame 551 Make an ass of oneself To be foolish 552 Make friends To become a friend of somebody 553 Make good To compensate 554 Make hay while the sun shines To make best use of favourable opportunities 555 Make or mar To make or spoil 556 Make the best of both the worlds Benefit in both hands 557 Make up one's mind To determine 558 Man in the street Simple man 559 Man of action A dutiful person 560 Man of Iron A man of strong will power 561 Man of parts A man of talent 562 Man of the world An experienced man 563 Many men, many minds As many persons, so many opinions 564 Meek and mild Gentle and mind 565 Mend or end To improve or ruin 566 Midas touch Ability to succeed in all projects 567 Mind one's own business To leave other people alone 568 Miss the boat To miss a chance 569 Miss the bus To be unable to take advantage of something because you are too late 570 Miss the mark To fail 571 More or less Little or much around 572 Mother wit Common sense 573 Move heaven and earth To work hard to get something 574 Much cry and little wool Disappointing outcomes 575 My hands are full I am busy 576 Neck and neck/ Neck to neck Side by side
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SL Idioms and Phrases Meaning 577 Neck or Nothing With the use of everything 578 Needle woman A lady tailor 579 Never mind No matter 580 Night and day To be continued (day or night) 581 Nine day's wonder A short lived glory 582 Nip in the bud To destroy a thing at the very beginning 583 Nook and comer Everywhere 584 Now and again Occasionally 585 Now and then Sometimes 586 Now or never At present time or not in present past or future 587 Null and void Invalid 588 Odds and ends Different things 589 Of course Definitely 590 Of late Recently 591 Of no avail Of no use, useless 592 Of the opinion Of the concept 593 Off and on Now and then/ Occasionally/irregularly 594 Off one's head To be corrupt one's wit 595 Off hand Without previous preparation 596 Oily tongue The language of flattering or a flattering tongue 597 Old as hills Very old 598 On a large scale A lot of things or persons 599 On account of Because of 600 On all hands By all 601 On an account Not in any circumstances or situations 602 On an average Dividing the total by the number of amounts 603 On and on Continued, regular 604 On good terms Good relation , friendship 605 On no account Not at all 606 On one's account Cause of somebody 607 On one's guard To be aware / to be careful 608 On one's last legs About to fall
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SL Idioms and Phrases Meaning 609 On the alert To be alert 610 On the brink of To be near to 611 On the contrary The opposite of the last one 612 On the credit On delayed payment 613 On the eve of Just before /at the time of 614 On the spot At that moment , Temporary 615 On the spur of the moment Without any deliberation , at once 616 On the strength of On the force of 617 On the verge of On the point of 618 On the whole Generally speaking , all things considered 619 On time Just at the certain time , just at the fixed time 620 Once again Once more , one more time , another time 621 Once and for all Forever / finally or completely 622 Once in a while Sometimes , Occasionally 623 Once upon a time Onetime 624 One and all All 625 Open and above board Openly ,without cheating 626 Open fire To begin firing 627 Open handed man One who spends money with enthusiasm 628 Open hearted man A man who has an open heart 629 Open one's mind To give one's secret opinion 630 Open question A question without any agreed answer 631 Open secret Known to all , a secret which every one knows 632 Or no avail Of no use 633 Other than Additional one , Extra 634 Out and out Completely 635 Out at elbows Poor 636 Out of date Out of fashion / Old 637 Out of doors Outside of the house 638 Out of favour To be angry, against 639 Out of form Not to be in good form 640 Out of gear Out of order
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SL Idioms and Phrases Meaning 641 Out of one's mind To be mad or crazy 642 Out of place Not proper to the occasion 643 Out of pocket Without money 644 Out of question Not possible. impossible 645 Out of temper To be in a rage; to be iI1 an anger 646 Out of the way To be not in proper order 647 Over and above Besides 648 Over and over again Again and again , frequently 649 Over head and ears More than enough 650 Over night At night 651 Over one's head Not to understand; to be confused 652 Owing to Due to 653 Palmy days Prosperous and peaceful days 654 Pandora's box A source of evil powers 655 Paradise on earth A heaven on land 656 Part and parcel An essential part 657 Pass through Undergo 658 Pen and ink In writing 659 Penny wise pound foolish To bother about small coins and To throw bundles of rupees carelessly 660 Pick a quarrel with Intentionally begin a quarrel 661 Pick and choose To choose one rejecting others 662 Pick holes in one's coat To find the fault 663 Pickup the late To pay the bill of others 664 Pin drop silence Unexpected peace 665 Pink of condition To be healthy 666 Play false To deceive , to throw dust in the eyes of 667 Play second fiddle To be in a subordinate position 668 Play the fool To act foolishly Play truant To remain absent from duty or from the class to stay away from school 669 without permission 670 Play a double game To act dubiously 671 Play a trick on To muse with somebody 672 Plum oneself on To be proud of
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SL Idioms and Phrases Meaning 673 Poison someone's ears To prejudice 674 Pros and cons Arguments for and against 675 Provide against a rainy To save for bad time (= or days) day 676 Pull one's punches To criticize politely 677 Pull one's weight To fulfill one's duty or responsibility 678 Pull the wool over somebody's eyes To deceive 679 Pull well with To work together 680 Put a spoke in one's wheel To hinder one's progress 681 Put down in black and white To put something in written form 682 Put into action To work 683 Put on end to To be finished, to end 684 Put on flesh To be fat 685 Put on trial To FIR against somebody 686 Put one out of countenance To be ashamed 687 Put one's foot down To refuse to yield 688 Put one's foot in TO do blunder 689 Put one's shoulder to the wheel To do the work with one's own efforts 690 Put someone to death To kill 691 Put the cart before the horse To do things in a wrong manner; reverse order 692 Put to bed To make one sleep 693 Put to shame To be ashamed 694 Put to the sword To kill ,to slay 695 Quick of understanding One who has intelligent wit 696 Quite a few A lot of; many 697 Read between the lines To read carefully, to understand the additional meaning 698 Ready money Cash rupees 699 Red handed To be caught by the police during doing the crime 700 Red tape Excessive and unnecessary adherence to formalities 701 Red tapism Official formality , too much delay due to office routine 702 Right hand man A very- useful person on whom one can depend 703 Right here At this place 704 Right now at this time
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SL Idioms and Phrases Meaning 705 Rise from ashes To rise from low 706 Rise like a phoenix from To live a destroyed thing again its ashes 707 Root and branch Entirely/ Totally 708 Rough and ready Unpolished manners 709 Rough guess To guess commonly 710 Round the comer Near 711 Rule the roost To keep one's possession on others 712 Run a muck Rush to in a frenzy 713 Run of the mill Ordinary 714 Run short To reduce; shortage of 715 Run the risk of To take risk 716 Run through Waste 717 Safe and sound Safely 718 Scot free To go without punishment 719 Seasoned food Spicy food 720 See eye to eye To agree completely 721 See the light To be born 722 See through Understand 723 Send word To send the message 724 Set at liberty To release 725 Set free To release from something 726 Set one's face against To Oppose sternly 727 Set one's heart on To like more and more 728 Set one's scheme on foot To start a plan 729 Set one's teeth on edge To bear contemptation or hatred 730 Shortcut an easy way 731 Shoulder to shoulder In co-operation 732 Show of hand Lifting the hand 733 Shut one's mouth To keep silent 734 Sine die For uncertain period of time 735 Sleeping partner An inactive partner in business 736 Slip of the pen A small unintentional mistake in writing
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SL Idioms and Phrases Meaning 737 Slip of the tongue A mistake of speech 738 Slip through one's fingers To come out of the hand 739 Slow and steady Slow but at continuous pace 740 Small fry Ordinary beings 741 Smooth sailing No difficulty 742 Snake in the grass A hidden enemy , a deceitful person 743 Snake in the shoes To be in a state of fear 744 Snuff and nonsense Foolish 745 So long as Until 746 Sooner or later At sometime in the future 747 Spare time Leisure/ time of comfort or relaxation 748 Spick and span Very neat and tidy 749 Stand somebody in good To be useful and serviceable 750 Street Arabs Homeless and parent less children 751 Strike a bargain To deal in business 752 Stuff and none sense Useless / foolish 753 Sum and substance Gist / purport / summary 754 Swan song Last great achievement of work 755 Sweat of one's brow Hard labour 756 Swelled head Pride 757 Sword of Damocles Imminent danger 758 Sworn enemies A staunch enemy 759 Take a fancy to like very much 760 Take advantage of To get benefit 761 Take by storm To conquer rapidly 762 Take care of To look after-to be alert 763 Take effect To be effected 764 Take heart To have courage 765 Take hold of To catch 766 Take into account To take into consideration 767 Take into one's hand To think or to believe 768 Take notice To notice
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SL Idioms and Phrases Meaning 769 Take one at his word To believe on saying anyone 770 Take one's time To be late / to take a lot of time 771 Take oneself off To walk away 772 Take part in to participate 773 Take Place To become / to take a position 774 Take sides To support one in quarrelling of the two 775 Take someone in to confidence To take in belief / to get belief 776 Take something in one's hand To take responsibility in one's hand 777 Take stock of To survey 778 Take the air To walk in the open air 779 Take the bull by the horns To face a difficulty boldly 780 Take the chair To be a chairman 781 Take the law into one's hands To punish somebody with his hands 782 Take time off To take leave 783 Take to heart To feel with heart 784 Take to one's heels To run away 785 Take to task To rebuke / to scold 786 Talk big To admire oneself 787 Talk of the town A widespread topic 788 Tall talk To boast; boastful and exaggerated talk 789 Testing time A period of examination 790 The heels of achilles The weak point in a person 791 The high and the low Of all ranks 792 The long and short In brief 793 The printer's devils Misprints 794 The three R's Reading , writing and Arithmetic 795 Think twice To decide carefully 796 This and that To and fro 797 Through and through Completely 798 Through thick and thin Under all circumstances 799 Throw cold water To discourage 800 Throw dust in one’s eyes to deceive/ to mislead
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SL Idioms and Phrases Meaning 801 Throwaway money To spend carelessly 802 Time after time Frequently-repeatedly 803 Time and again Again and again / frequently / repeatedly 804 Time and tide Courses of time 805 Time hangs heavy on one's hands Difficult to pass time 806 To add fuel to the fire To increase anger 807 To and fro Backwards and forwards 808 To be a good hand at To be expert 809 To be at the zenith of To be at the highest point of fame 810 To be in the driving seat In control 811 To be in vogue To be in fashion 812 To be worth its weight in gold To be very precious 813 To bear a grudge To have better feeling 814 To bear the brunt of To bear the consequences 815 To beat about the bush To talk about unimportant things 816 To beat hollow To defeat completely 817 To beggar description Beyond description 818 To bell the cat To take great personal risk 819 To bite the dust To suffer defeat 820 To blow one's own trumpet To speak proudly of oneself 821 To break the duck To begin 822 To break the ice To break the silence 823 To build castles in the air To form imaginary schemes 824 To bum the candle at both ends To waste one's energy / time and money uselessly 825 To burn a hole in the pocket Money that is spent quickly 826 To burn one's boats To decide 827 To burn one's fingers To get into trouble 828 To burn the midnight oil To work very hard till1ateatnight 829 To bury the hatchet To make peace 830 To carry fire and sword To cause destruction 831 To carry the day To succeed 832 To catch red-handed To catch in the act of doing
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SL Idioms and Phrases Meaning 833 To change hands To pass from one person to another 834 To chew the cud To think deeply 835 To clinch the issue To decide the matter 836 To come down in the world To lose one's social and financial position 837 To come of age To be major 838 To come to a head To reach a crisis 839 To come to grief To be ruined/to fail 840 To come to hand Receive 841 To cross swords To enter into a dispute/ To fight 842 To cry for the moon To wish for something impossible 843 To cry over spilt milk To reach a crisis 844 To cut a sorry figure To create poor impression 845 To cut both ends To argue in support of both sides of the issue 846 To dance to one's tune To carry out orders 847 To die a dog's death Un heroic death 848 To die in harness To die while actively engaged in one's regular work 849 To die in one's bed To die during sickness 850 To die with one's boots on To die during war 851 To dig one's grave To bring one's rain 852 To drive at To employ 853 To egg on To urge on 854 To face the music To face trouble 855 To feather one's nest To care for one's selfish interest 856 To fish in troubled waters To take advantage of the troubles of others 857 To gain ground To progress 858 To get away with To escape 859 To get into hot water To get into difficulties/ trouble 860 To get the sack To be dismissed 861 To give a slip To escape 862 To give someone a piece of mind To scold 863 To go a long way A great help 864 To go hand to hand To go together
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SL Idioms and Phrases Meaning 865 To go through fire and water To pass through difficulties 866 To go to dogs To be ruined 867 To grease the palm To bribe 868 To hammer out To plan 869 To hang fire To hesitate 870 To have a hand in To take part 871 To have a windfall An unexpected good fortune 872 To have clean hands To be innocent 873 To have finger in the pie To interfere 874 To have no stone unturned To make all possible efforts 875 To have one's way To do one's own will 876 To have several irons in the fire To have many pieces of work 877 To his face Before somebody / on his mouth 878 To hit below the belt Give an unfair blow 879 To hit the jackpot To have a big success 880 To hit the nail on the head To do what is proper at a proper time 881 To hold one's own To maintain one's position boldly 882 To hold one's tongue To keep silence 883 To jump to a conclusion To arrive on a conclusion without justification 884 To keep body and soul together To remain alive 885 To keep one's card close to one's chest Be secretive 886 To keep one's fingers crossed Wishing good for somebody 887 To keep one's head above water To escape debt 888 To keep the ball rolling To maintain progress 889 To keep the wolf away from the door To keep off poverty from oneself 890 To keep the wolf from To keep away hunger and the door starvation 891 To kick one's heels To waste time 892 To kick up a row To create a disturbance 893 To kill two birds with one stone To accomplish two tasks in one attempt 894 To knock down Bad defeat 895 To knock the bottom out of To make a scheme 896 To laugh in one's sleeves To laugh in secret , but not openly
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SL Idioms and Phrases Meaning 897 To lead a cat and dog's life To quarrel constantly 898 To lead astray To misguide 899 To leap in the dark A careless action 900 To lend a hand To help 901 To let oneself go To allow emotionally 902 To look black at somebody Look at him angrily 903 To look blue Depressed 904 To look off colours Seem unwell 905 To look through coloured glasses To see things not as they are 906 To make a clean sweep of To remove 907 To make a mountain out of a mole hill To exaggerate a small matter 908 To make a pile To make a fortune 909 To make both ends meet To live within one's income 910 To make good To repair 911 To make headway To progress slowly and steadily 912 To make neither head nor tail of Not to understand 913 To make one's blood cold To frighten 914 To make up one's mind To resolve 915 To meet one's waterloo To meet one's defeat 916 To mince matters Not to talk plainly 917 To mind one's own business To leave other people alone 918 To mind one's P's and Q's To be very careful about one's behaviour 919 To miss the bus/boat To lose an opportunity 920 To move heaven and earth To go up to the extreme 921 To my cost Through suffering 922 To nurse a grudge To revenge 923 To pay the piper To bear the cost 924 To pick a quarrel Intentionally begin a quarrel 925 To play ducks and drake To squander money 926 To play the games To observe the rules 927 To play with fire To do something dangerous 928 To poke one's nose Ans To interfere with
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SL Idioms and Phrases Meaning 929 To pour oil on troubled waters To pacify matters 930 To pull one's legs To make a fool of 931 To put a spoke in one's wheel To disturb 932 To put in cold storage To neglect 933 To put one's head together To consult with each other 934 To put one's shoulders to the wheel To help oneself 935 To put the cart before the horse Reverse order 936 To put the cat among pigeons To be placed in a wrong situation 937 To rain cats and dogs To rain heavily 938 To read between the lines To understand more than the actual 939 To rise like a phoenix To start a fresh from as low position 940 To rise to the occasion To be found equal to the task 941 To rock the boat Upset the balance 942 To run in the same groove To advance in harmony 943 To sail under false colours To try to deceive 944 To save one's skin To accept without loss 945 To see a thing through coloured glasses To see a thing with a prejudiced mind 946 To see eye to eye with To agree 947 To see pink elephants To show courage 948 To see red To see with angry eyes 949 To set at naught To disregard 950 To set one's face against To oppose 951 To set the Thames on fire Surprising things 952 To show white feather To show fear 953 To shut one's eye to To ignore 954 To sink fast To grow worse and worse 955 To sit on the fence To remain neutral 956 To smell a rat To suspect something 957 To sound a red alert To make alert 958 To sow the dragon's teeth To do something 959 To speak one's mind To speak frankly 960 To stand on one's own ground To maintain one's own position
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SL Idioms and Phrases Meaning 961 To stand on one's own legs To be independent 962 To stand one's guns To preserve when hardships press 963 To stare in the face To threaten 964 To steal a march To get the advantage secretly 965 To step into another's shoes To take another's place 966 To stick to one's guns To stand firm 967 To stir a finger To make the best effort 968 To take away one's breath To surprise 969 To the backbone Thoroughly 970 To the contrary Showing or proving the opposite 971 To the last farthing One by one paisa 972 To the letter As same as 973 To the point Appropriate / suitable / proper 974 To the utmost Greatest / most extreme 975 To throw cold water on To discourage 976 To throw down the gauntlet To give an open challenge 977 To throw dust in the eyes of To deceive 978 To throw up one's nose at a thing Disgust 979 To toe the line To follow another's opinion 980 To tremble in the balance Uncertain 981 To turn a deaf ear to To refuse to listen to 982 To turn one's head To be proud 983 To turn over a new leaf A change for the better 984 To turn the corner Pass the crisis 985 To turn the corner To pass the critical stage 986 To turn turtle To upset 987 To weather the storm To come out safely through a difficulty 988 To while away To pass in amusement 989 To wild up To bring to an end 990 To win laurels To achieve success 991 To win the palm To win a prize 992 To work like a dog To work very hard
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SL Idioms and Phrases Meaning 993 To worship the rising sun To respect the man who is rising in power 994 To go through fire and water To make sacrifice 995 To go without saying To be clear 996 Tooth and nail Violently/ fiercely 997 Torun down Weak in health 998 True to one's salt To be loyal to someone 999 Turn over a new leaf To start a new life 1000 Turn up one's nose at To regard with contempt 1001 Twinkling of an eye Very quickly 1002 Under a cloud In suspicion. in disfavour or disgrace 1003 Under consideration Being discussed 1004 Under lock and key To locking the lock with a key, carefully 1005 Under the embargo Under impediment 1006 Under the nose In close vicinity 1007 Under the nose of Almost in the presence of 1008 Under the rose Secretly 1009 Under the sun Anywhere 1010 Under the thumb of Under the control of 1011 Under the wing Under the protection 1012 Uneasy about for To be anxious about 1013 Until and unless Under condition 1014 Up and doing Active in work 1015 Up in arms to be ready to fight with 1016 Up one's sleeves In reserve 1017 Up to the mark Up to a certain standard 1018 Up to time Punctual ,not later than the due time 1019 Upon one's sweet will On one's desire or wish 1020 Upper hand To dominant / control 1021 Ups and downs Good and bad times 1022 Up-to-date Modern / Complete / till date / current 1023 Utter failure Extreme failure 1024 Vet for To examine someone's record
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SL Idioms and Phrases Meaning 1025 Vice versa The other way round 1026 View with To complete 1027 Vis-a-vis In relation to 1028 Wait upon To serve 1029 Walk the streets To be a whore, prostitute 1030 Walls have ears To listen by someone in disguise 1031 Ways and means Resources 1032 Weal and woe In prosperity and adversity 1033 Wear and tear Decrease in value due to constant use 1034 Well to do Rich 1035 Well-off In good circumstances 1036 What's what The true position of affairs 1037 Wheels within wheels Complication 1038 While away To waste time; to pass time in amusement 1039 White lie A blunt lie 1040 Why and wherefore Main cause/ Reason 1041 Wide awake Watchful 1042 Wide of the mark Besides the purpose 1043 Will and pleasure Desire or wish 1044 Win laurels To distinguish oneself 1045 Windfall Unexpected good fortune 1046 Wipe off To clean by rubbing with cloth 1047 With a grain of salt With some reservation 1048 With a vengeance Excessively 1049 With a view to For the purpose of 1050 With good grace Willingly 1051 With might and main Concerning the great strength 1052 With one accord Agreeing together 1053 With one accord With one voice 1054 With one voice As a group; with everyone agreeing; unanimously 1055 With open arms Warmly and cordially 1056 With respect to something Concerning
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SL Idioms and Phrases Meaning 1057 Within an ace of Almost to be nearly 1058 Without an exception for every one 1059 Without fail Undoubtly ; definitely 1060 Without reserve Without hiding a matter 1061 Worn out To discover by persistent questioning 1062 Worth while Proper 1063 Year by year Yearly 1064 Yellow boy A gold coin 1065 Yellow brick road A path to fame, wealth etc 1066 Yeoman service An excellent work 1067 Yeoman's service Excellent 1068 Yet again Once more 1069 Yoke of opinion Force of public opinion 1070 Zig-zag Not straight
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