IDIOMS-2

IDIOMS
1. Add insult to an inquiry: To make situation even worse.

2. Cost an arm & leg: Very Expensive.
3. At the drop of a hat: Immediately without any hesitation.
4. Back to the drawing board: Restart.
5. Ball is in your court: It’s of your chance to take a choice.
6. Beat around the bush:
7. Burn the midnight oil: To stay up all night to work (or) to study.
8. Don’t judge a book by its cover: Don’t judge someone by their appearance.
9. Cut the mustard: Perform Satisfactorily.
10. Every cloud has a silver lining: Be Optimistic, Even difficult times will lead to better days.
11. Under the weather: Feeling sick, Unhealthy.
12. Don’t put all the eggs is one basket: Don’t focus all your attention in one thing/ area.
13. Let the cat out of the bag: To reveal the secret.
14. Wild goose chase: Foolish & Hopeless Search.
15. Raining Cats & Dogs: Heavy Rain.
16. Roll up one’s sleeves: To prepare for hard work.
17. Once in a Blue moon: Very Rare.
18. Out of the Blue: Unexpected.
19. Take a back seat: Less Importance.
20. Whistle in the dark: Pretend to be Unafraid.
21. Jump on the Bandwagon: Join others to do or support something.
22. Blessing in Disguise: Something that seems unlucky at first but causes good when happened.
23. Caught between two stools: Fail due to difficulty in choosing btw 2 alternatives.
24. Cry over spilt milk: To express regret.
25. Cut the corners: Doing something in easy or cheap way.
26. Devil’s Advocate: To provoke.
27. Hit the sack: Go to bed early.
28. Bag of bones: Thin.
29. Bone of Contention: Disagreement.
30. Miss the boat: To miss an opportunity.
31. Strom in a tea cup: Making unnecessary fuss.
32. Grease the palm: Bribe someone.
33. Throw cold water: Discourage.
34. Spick & Span: Neat & clean.
35. Whole 9 yards: The whole thing/ everything.
36. Achilles heel: Weak point.
37. Tip of the iceberg: Situation which seems small but is really a bigger one.
38. Hard nut to crack: Difficult to solve/ achieve.
39. Blow one’s own trumpet: talk boastfully about oneself.
40. Lion’s share: Major part.
41. Born with silver spoon: Rich by birth
42. A hot potato: Controversy
43. Fair weather Friend: Someone who is with us only when things are good.
44. Take to heels: To flee or run away.
45. Rags to riches: To become poor to rich.
46. Apple of one’s eye: Beloved person/things.
47. Beating a dead horse: To waste efforts on something when there is no success.
48. At loggerheads: To strongly disagree.
49. White Elephant: Costly but useless.
50. Other fish to fry: Other important work to do.
51. All ears: Eager to hear.
52. Hit the bull’s eye: To achieve the goal.
53. At the eleventh hour: At the last hour.
54. Leaving no stone unturned: Try every possibility.
55. Gift of gab: To speak in a persuasive manner.
56. Kick the bucket: Die.
57. Cloud 9: Extremely happy.
58. Yellow bellied: Easily scared.
59. Back to Square one: Restart.
60. Red letter Day: An important day.
61. Arm’s length: Keep distance.
62. Keep something at bay: Keep something at the distance.
63. Break the ice: To initiate a conversation.
64. French leave: Taking leave without intimation.
65. All Greek: Difficult to understand.
66. Piece of Cake: Very easy.
67. Spill the beans: To reveal a secret.
68. Meet the ends: To manage the income.
69. To get the wind of: To get information from unknown source.
70. To burn one’s finger: To face unwanted consequences.
71. Hit the roof: Extremely angry.
72. Burn the candle at both ends: To work extremely hard.
73. Acid test: Test to know the true value.
74. Bad apple: Bad influencer among the group.
75. In a nutshell: In short.
76. Reading between the lines: To understand the hidden meaning.
77. Be above board: Honest.
78. Rule the roost: Dominate.
79. Rise to the occasion: To perform well in challenging time.
80. Face the music: To face the unpleasant consequences.
81. Make a mountain of a molehill: To exaggerate.
82. Under the cloud: To face criticism.
83. Castle in the air: Dreams that are impossible.
84. Weather the storm: To deal with the difficult problems.
85. Cold Reception: Half- hearted welcome.
86. Turn a deaf ear: Refuse to listen.
87. Get cold feet: Nervousness.
88. Dutch treat: Paying one’s own bill.
89. Break a leg: A phrase of encouragement.
90. Nuts & Bolts: Basics/ fund.
91. Let bygones be bygones: Past is past.
92. Hobson’s choice: No choice at all.
93. Sit on the fence: Confused.
94. Call it a day: To decide to stop working.
95. Slap on the wrist: Mild punishment.
96. End in smoke: Failed.
97. Smell a rat: Suspensions.
98. Stick to your guns: To remain determined.
99. Herculean effort/ Strength: Great effort.
100. Add fuel to fire: Bad to worse.
101. As fit as a fiddle: Very healthy & strong.
102. Elephant in the room: People avoid speaking on.
103. Fish memory: Poor memory.
104. Fingers crossed: Wish for luck.
105. Elbow grease: Hard physical work.
106. Throw in the towel: To accept defeat.
107. When pigs fly: Which will never happen.
108. At the sea: Confused.
109. Bell the cat: To undertake a very dangerous mission.
110. Cry Wolf: A fake cry.
111. Eat like a horse: To eat lot of food.
112. Fair & Square: Straight forward.
113. Look before you leap: Think before you act.
114. Rain on someone’s parade: Spoil Someone plans.
115. Saving for a rainy day: To save for the future.

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