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Idioms
1. To be fed up with – All his friends are fed up with his bad habits
2. To rub someone the wrong way – He got angry with me because I rubbed him the wrong way.
3. To bury the hatchet – Let us bury the hatchet and become friends again.
4. A close shave / A narrow shave / A hair breadth escape / A narrow escape – My friend had a close shave in the
accident.
5. To work like a dog – He has worked like a dog all his life.
6. To kill two birds with one stone – Do not try to kill two birds with one stone. You will end
up up killing neither.
7. A dark horse –
He has proved to be a dark horse by topping the class.
8. Big fish / Big gun – You are not such a big gun as you think.
9. Small fish /Small fry – Nobody cares for the small fish but everybody tries to please a big
gun.
10.
Crocodile tears – She was shedding crocodile tear at
the death of her step son.
11.
Blue eyed boy – The bureaucrats are the blue eyed
boys of the government.
12.
Red tape – The project has been held up due
to red tape.
13.
Body and soul – You cannot succeed unless you put
yourself body and soul into your work.
14.
Life and limb – You should try to reach your goal
without risking your life or limb.
15.
Grin and bear it – When you cannot escape a loss, it
is best to grin and bear it.
16.
Rant and rave – It is better to be careful instead
of ranting and raving after you are cheated.
17.
Here and there – The thirsty crow flew here and
there in search of water.
18.
Now and again – I have told him to work hard time
and again but he does not listen.
19.
First and foremost – It is our first and foremost duty
to obey our parents.
20.
On and on – I told him to stop but he went on
and on.
21.
Again and again – Do not repeat the same question
again and again.
22.
Round and round – The child is going round and round
the pillar.
23.
Hard and fast – There were no hard and fast rules
for playing Kabaddi some time ago.
24.
Tooth and nail – We must oppose this decision tooth
and nail.
25.
Safe and sound – The fog was very thick but we
reached home safe and sound.
26.
To and fro -
He was walking to and fro in the street.
27.
Pros and cons – You must weigh the pros and cons
of the decision before accepting or rejecting it.
28.
Up and about – He is up and about at four in the
morning every day.
29.
Tip top – We always find him in a tip top
dress.
30.
Up and down – They are walking up and down in
the garden.
31.
Ins and out – He knows all the ins and outs of
his trade.
32.
Call
at - To go to somebody’s place to meet him – I called at my friend’s house
yesterday but he was out of station.
33.
Call on - To go to meet somebody – I called
on my friend yesterday but he was not at home.
34.
Call in – To go and bring somebody – They
have called in the doctor because his father is ill.
35.
Call a spade a spade – To say what is true without fear –
Only a brave man can call a spade a spade.
36.
Call off – to withdraw – The labourers have
called off their strike.
37.
Put up – To live – In which house are you
putting up these days.
38.
Put on – Wear – I must put on my blue dress
today as it is my lucky colour.
39.
Put off – To postpone / - We have put off the function due to bad
weather.
40.
Put two and two together – I had to put two and two together
to understand what he said.
41.
Put up with – tolerate – I cannot put up with
his bad habits.
42.
Get up – I get up early in the morning and
go for a walk.
43.
Fall out ----- Quarrel – He has fallen out
with his best friend.
44.
Fall in ------- Agree – He opposed my plan
at first but at last, he fell in.
45.
Bring up –----- To rear – Parents bring up
their children with great love and care.
46.
Look after ----– To take care – It is our duty
to look after our aged parents.
47.
Look down upon – Hate – The rich always look down
upon the poor.
48.
To play truant –
to run away from school – Those students who often play truant cannot
pass the examination.
49.
To take off – i. You must take off your shoes
before entering a holy place.
ii. The aeroplane could not take off due to bad weather.
50.
To take on – Do not be afraid of problems. Take
them on with courage.
51.
To take to – He has taken to the new school as
a fish takes to water.
52.
To take down – Take down the answer and learn it
by heart.
53.
To take with a grain of salt – He is liar. You must take what he
says with a grain of salt.
54.
To take to task – The teacher will take him to task
for not doing his homework.
55.
To take after – The child has taken after its
mother.
56.
To take root – You must get rid of your bad
habits before they take root.
57.
To pull up – The child must be pulled up for
his bad behaviour.
58.
To pull down – He has decided to pull down his
old house.
59.
To pull off – It was a long journey. So we
decided to pull off and take a break.
60.
To give away – The chief guest is giving away the
prizes to the winners.
61.
To give in – We should not give in to
difficulties. We should fight them bravely.
62.
To give up – You should give up your bad
habits.
63.
To give a long rein to – The child will be spoilt if you
give him a long rein.
64.
To blow up – The terrorists tried to blow up
the building but failed.
65.
To back up – You should never back up the wrong
people.
66.
To back away – We should never back away from a
promise.
67.
To go through – I have gone through the book only
once.
68.
To go back on – A gentleman never goes back on his
word.
69.
To go to the dogs – People who do not work hard always
go to the dogs.
70.
To run down – You should not run down others
behind their back.
71.
To break down – Our car broke down when we were on
our way to Delhi.
72.
To break even – I will get even with him by paying
him tit for tat.
73.
To split hair – Philosophers are in the habit of
splitting hair.
74.
To bite more than one can chew – You should never bite more than
you can chew if you want to be happy.
75.
To backbite somebody – We should never backbite our
friends.
76.
To bring down – The defectors have brought down
the government.
77.
To breathe one’s last – I must reach my goal before I
breathe my last.
78.
To kick the bucket – I am afraid that the old man will
soon kick the bucket.
79.
Apple pie order – I always keep my books in an apple
pie order.
80.
Apple of one’s eyes – being the only child of his
parents, he is the apple of their eyes.
81.
Apple of discord:- Kashmir is the apple of discord
between India and Pakistan
82.
To bell the cat – Everybody can suggest solutions to
a problem but very few can bell the cat.
83.
Bag and baggage – He has decided to leave this town
bag and baggage.
84.
Pig in a poke – His plan is still a pig in a poke.
We will know its value only when he reveals it.
85.
All in all – The principal of the school is all
in all in the school.
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