Idioms & Phrases or proverbs for All competitive Exams--PSC/WBCS/BANK PO/SBI PO/RBI/MBA/RAILWAY/CBI/UDC/LIC/GIC/AAO. etc.
Here ,We discuss Idioms & Phrases for Any Competitive Exam
1. Idiom : 'Hobson's choice'.
Meaning:- Accept or Leave the offer.2. Idiom : 'Widow's mite.'
Meaning : small contribution of a poor man.
3. Idiom: 'All Agog'
Meaning: Restless.
4. Idiom: 'ABC'.
Meaning: Primary knowledge.
4. Idiom: 'Achilles' heel'.
Meaning: Weak point.
5. Idiom: 'A lady's man'.
Meaning: A lover of woman company.
7. Idiom: ' All and Sundry'.
Meaning: Everyone without distinction.
8. Idiom: 'Adam Ale'.
Meaning: water.
9. Idiom: 'At a low ebb'.
Meaning: Declining.
10. Idiom : ' A red letter day'.
Meaning: An important day.
11. 'A Jaundiced Eye'.
Meaning: Prejudice.
12. 'To turn over a new leaf'.
Meaning: To change the old habits and adopt new ones.
13. 'Black Sheep' .
Meaning: person of a bad character.
14. ' Bad blood'.
Meaning: Ill feeling.
15. ' A Golden voice'.
Meaning: A voice having precious quality.
16. 'To bring one's eggs to a bad market .'
Meaning: To fail in one's plans because one goes to the wrong people.
17. ' Bookworm' .
Meaning: one who always reads books only.
18. ' Will o' the wisp'.
Meaning: Anything which eludes or deceives.
19. ' To give/get the bird.'
Meaning: To send away.
20. ' By hook or by crook'.
Meaning: By fair means or foul .
21. ' To fly off the handle '.
Meaning: To lose one's temper.
22. ' call a spade a spade '.
Meaning: to speak plainly.
23. ' To keep the ball rolling'.
Meaning: To keep the conversation going.
24. ' Catch red handed ' .
Meaning: catch with the stolen article.
25. ' Within An Ace of'.
Meaning: Narrowly.
26. ' By leaps and bounds'.
Meaning: Very rapidly.
27. ' Dog in the manger'.
Meaning: A person who prevents others from enjoying something useless to himself.
28. ' cats and dogs'.
Meaning: Rains very heavily.
29. ' Something up one's sleeve '.
Meaning: A secret Plan.
30. ' Cock and bull story ' .
Meaning: Absurd story.
31. ' Pin money'.
Meaning: Allowance made to a lady for her expenses.
32. ' Crocodile tears'.
Meaning: pretended cry.
33. ' To keep the wolf away from the door.'
Meaning: To keep away from away extreme poverty.
34. ' From hand to mouth'.
Meaning: live by hard labour.
35. ' To take the wind out of another's sails.
Meaning: To anticipate another and to gain advantage over him.
36.'Tooth and nail.'
Meaning: Strongly.
37. ' A bull in a China shop'.
Meaning: A person who is rough and clumsy where skill and care are required.
38. ' Hard pressed ' .
Meaning: In difficulties.
39. ' Fish out of water '.
Meaning: In an uneasy situation.
40. ' Null and Void '.
Meaning: Invalid.
41. 'Crying need.'
Meaning: Urgent need.
42. ' To pour oil in troubled water '.
Meaning: To calm a quarrel with soothing words.
43 . 'Hard and fast '.
Meaning: Rigid.
44. ' Hue and cry.'
Meaning: A noise.
45. ' To cool one's heel'.
Meaning: To be kept waiting for Something.
46. 'At one's Beck and call.'
Meaning: To be always at one's service.
47. ' Give a wide berth.'
Meaning: Keep away from.
48. ' The pros and cons'.
Meaning: Details.
49. ' Turn a deaf ear '.
Meaning: Did not pay any attention.
50. ' Fits and starts.'
Meaning: Irregularly.
51. ' Feather in your cap ' .
Meaning: You Will feel proud of it.
52. ' Chewing the cuds.
Meaning:To muse mn.
53 . ' The rank and file .'
Meaning: The ordinary members .
54. ' Burning question'.
Meaning: A widely debated issue.
55. 'Stuck his neck out .'
Meaning: Took a risk.
56. ' A snake in the grass'.
Meaning: A hidden Enemy.
57.' A queer fish ' .
Meaning: Strange person.
58. ' In the offing'.
Meaning: About to start.
59. ' Left handed compliment.'
Meaning: An insincere.
60. ' High and dry'.
Meaning: Rejected.
