List of some important Idiom & Phrases which is asked in the previous year exams. this is very important for bank exams ,railway exams, po , ssc, cgl and many recruitment exams
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To take the rough with the smooth |
To accept unpleasant as well as pleasant things |
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To make a mountain of a molehill |
To give great importance to trifles |
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50 |
To keep one's nose clean |
To keep out of trouble |
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To have too many irons in the fire |
To be engaged in too many enterprises
simultaneously |
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To face the music |
To face reprimand |
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To be a stake |
In danger |
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To pay lip service |
To show only outward respect |
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To eat a humble pie |
To apologize humbly |
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56 |
A wild goose chase |
Futile search |
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57 |
By lips and bounds |
Rapidly |
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58 |
To end in fiasco |
Completely failure |
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59 |
The gift of the gab |
A talent for speaking |
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To sail close to the wind |
To take risk |
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61 |
Oily tongue |
Flattery |
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62 |
To call a spade a spade |
To be outspoken in language |
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63 |
To be a loggerhead |
To differ strongly |
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64 |
To turn the corner |
To pass the crisis |
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65 |
To fish in troubled waters |
To take the advantage of troubled conditions
for personal profit |
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66 |
To fight tooth and nail |
To fight with strength and fury |
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67 |
To put one's foot down |
Not to yield |
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68 |
To paint the town red |
To have a lively time |
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69 |
To rule the roost |
To domineer |
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70 |
To keep one's fingers crossed |
To wait expectantly |
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