Important Idioms and Phrases (For SSC Exams)
1. To Win Laurels – To Win Distinction
2. To Worship The Rising Sun – To Respect a Person Who Is Becoming Powerful
3. To Wash Hands Of – To Have Nothing To Do
4. To Wrangle Over An Ass’ Shadow – To Quarrel Over Trifles
5. To Wear The Trousers - Dominant
6. A Man Of Straw – A weak Person
7. A Bull In a China Shop – One Who Causes Damage
8. A Damp Squib – Complete Failure
9. A Green horn – Inexperienced
10. A Stalking Horse- pretence
11. A Mare’s Nest – A False Invention
12. A Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing – A dangerous Person Pretending Harmless
13. To Turn the Corner – To change The Opinion
14. To Take To One’s Heel s – To Run away
15. To Take Up The cudgels – To Defend Someone
16. To Travel Incognito – To Travel Under a False name
17. To Throw Out Of Gear – Not Working Properly
18. To Throw Cold Water – To Discourage
19. ABC – Very Common Language (like – he doesn’t know ABC of Physics)
20. Above Board – Fair And Honest
21. All And Sundry – Without Making Any Distinction
22. All In All – Whole – Sole, Most Important
23. Alpha And omega – First And last Letter Of Greek alphabet , means beginning and end
24. An Eye Wash – A Pretence
25. An iron Hand – By force.
26. At odds - in dispute
27. At sixes and seven - persons who are having different opinions
28. To pull a long face - to look sad
29. To play truant - to be absent without permission
30. To put all eggs in one basket - to risk all money in one enterprise
31. To pour oil on troubled water - to rectify the matter
32. To play fast and loose - repeatedly change one's attitude
33. Back and call - at the service
34. Bag and baggage - with all goods
35. Bated breath - in anxiety, expectancy
36. Bank on - depend on, count on
37. Between Scylla and Charybdis - choice between two unpleasant alternatives
38. Between the cup and the lips - on the point of achievement
39. Blow hot and cold - having no stand, shows favour at one time and unfavour at another
40. Body and soul - entirely.
41. By fits and starts – irregularly
42. By leaps and bound – speedily
43. To steer clear of – to avoid
44. To take people by storm – to surprise unexpectedly
45. To the backbone – thoroughly
46. To take wind out of another’s sails – to gain advantage by anticipation
47. To take heart – feel bold
48. To take up arms – to fight
49. By & by – gradually
50. Call a spade a spade – straight talks
51. Cats and dogs – heavy rain
52. Cock and bull story – untrue story
53. Confusion worse confounded – be in further worse position
54. Cut and dried – ready-made form
55. Curtain lecture – a reproof by wife to her husband
56. Take bull by horns – to meet the danger boldly
57. The die is cast – decided finally
58. The last nail in the coffin – the last action which resulted in the complete end of something
59. Thick and thin – in all circumstances
60. Through fire and water – in all sort of difficulties
61. Egg on – to urge somebody
62. Ever and anon – now and then
63. Fair and square – honest
64. To have an axe to grind – to have a personal interest
65. To have no backbone – to have no interest and support.
1. To Win Laurels – To Win Distinction
2. To Worship The Rising Sun – To Respect a Person Who Is Becoming Powerful
3. To Wash Hands Of – To Have Nothing To Do
4. To Wrangle Over An Ass’ Shadow – To Quarrel Over Trifles
5. To Wear The Trousers - Dominant
6. A Man Of Straw – A weak Person
7. A Bull In a China Shop – One Who Causes Damage
8. A Damp Squib – Complete Failure
9. A Green horn – Inexperienced
10. A Stalking Horse- pretence
11. A Mare’s Nest – A False Invention
12. A Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing – A dangerous Person Pretending Harmless
13. To Turn the Corner – To change The Opinion
14. To Take To One’s Heel s – To Run away
15. To Take Up The cudgels – To Defend Someone
16. To Travel Incognito – To Travel Under a False name
17. To Throw Out Of Gear – Not Working Properly
18. To Throw Cold Water – To Discourage
19. ABC – Very Common Language (like – he doesn’t know ABC of Physics)
20. Above Board – Fair And Honest
21. All And Sundry – Without Making Any Distinction
22. All In All – Whole – Sole, Most Important
23. Alpha And omega – First And last Letter Of Greek alphabet , means beginning and end
24. An Eye Wash – A Pretence
25. An iron Hand – By force.
26. At odds - in dispute
27. At sixes and seven - persons who are having different opinions
28. To pull a long face - to look sad
29. To play truant - to be absent without permission
30. To put all eggs in one basket - to risk all money in one enterprise
31. To pour oil on troubled water - to rectify the matter
32. To play fast and loose - repeatedly change one's attitude
33. Back and call - at the service
34. Bag and baggage - with all goods
35. Bated breath - in anxiety, expectancy
36. Bank on - depend on, count on
37. Between Scylla and Charybdis - choice between two unpleasant alternatives
38. Between the cup and the lips - on the point of achievement
39. Blow hot and cold - having no stand, shows favour at one time and unfavour at another
40. Body and soul - entirely.
41. By fits and starts – irregularly
42. By leaps and bound – speedily
43. To steer clear of – to avoid
44. To take people by storm – to surprise unexpectedly
45. To the backbone – thoroughly
46. To take wind out of another’s sails – to gain advantage by anticipation
47. To take heart – feel bold
48. To take up arms – to fight
49. By & by – gradually
50. Call a spade a spade – straight talks
51. Cats and dogs – heavy rain
52. Cock and bull story – untrue story
53. Confusion worse confounded – be in further worse position
54. Cut and dried – ready-made form
55. Curtain lecture – a reproof by wife to her husband
56. Take bull by horns – to meet the danger boldly
57. The die is cast – decided finally
58. The last nail in the coffin – the last action which resulted in the complete end of something
59. Thick and thin – in all circumstances
60. Through fire and water – in all sort of difficulties
61. Egg on – to urge somebody
62. Ever and anon – now and then
63. Fair and square – honest
64. To have an axe to grind – to have a personal interest
65. To have no backbone – to have no interest and support.
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