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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70 |
To keep one's fingers crossed |
To wait expectantly |
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71 |
In black and white |
In written form |
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72 |
To make hay while the sun shines |
To make the best use of a favorable situation |
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73 |
Yeoman service |
Free generous help |
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74 |
To lay down arms |
To surrender |
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75 |
To make both ends meet |
To earn enough |
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76 |
To bell the cat |
To take lead in danger |
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78 |
To be as good as one's word |
To be ready to fulfill one's promise |
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79 |
To set the Thames on fire |
To do a heroic deed |
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80 |
To run into rough weather |
To encounter difficulties |
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81 |
Hard and fast rule |
Rule that cannot be broken or modified |
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82 |
Toleave one in lurch |
To leave one when he is in need of help |
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83 |
Herculean task |
Work requiring great effort |
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84 |
To cut both ends |
To argue in support of both sides of the issue |
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85 |
To bear in mind |
To remember |
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86 |
To be born with a silver spoon in the mouth |
To be born in wealthy family |
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87 |
To have a finger in every pie |
To meddle in every affair |
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88 |
To bury the hatchet |
To end rivalry and make peace |
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89 |
To leave no stone unturned |
To use all available means/ make all possible
effects |
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90 |
To win hands down |
To win easily |
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91 |
To be a great hand at |
To be expert at something |
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92 |
To plough a lonely furrow |
To do without the help of others |
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93 |
To get hold of wrong end of the stick |
To misjudge a situation |
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94 |
A bolt from the blue |
A sudden shock |
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95 |
To keep the pot boiling |
To keep the controversy alive |
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96 |
to burn the candle at both ends |
to overtax one's energies |
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