IDIOMS & PHRASES (IMPORTANT FOR TET)

MEANING OF SOME PHRASES AND IDIOMS 

1. At random: Aimlessly

2. Man of iron: A man of strong will power. 
3. At a distant: declining.
4. To keep the ball rapping: To maintain the procss.
5. A broken reed: An independent person or thing.
6. To clinch the issue: Decide.
7. A man of letters: Scholar.
8. As a rule: Usually.
9. A gala day: A day of rejoicing.
10. Crocodile tears: False tears.
11. According to: In the order of; on the authority of.
12. Actions speak louder than words: It is better to actually do something than just talk about it.
13. Add fuel to the fire: Whenever something is done to make a bad situation even worse than it is. 
14. At all: To any degree; in the least.
15. At heart: Basically; fundamentally.
16. All bark and no bite: When someone is threatening and aggressive but not willing to engage in a fight.
17. A blessing in disguise: Something good that is not recognized at first.
18. A chip on your shoulder: Being upset for something that happened in the past.
19. A leave for: To depart.
20. A dime a dozen: Anything that is common and easy to get.     
21. High spirits: To be very happy.
22. A doubting Thomas: A skeptic who needs physical r personal evidence in ordr to believe something.
23. A taste of your w medicine: When you are mistreated the same way you mistreat others.
24. A toss-up: A result that is still unclear and can go either way.
25. A drop in the bucket: Avery small part of something big or whole.
26. In short: in brief.
27. A fool and his money are easily parted: It is easy for a foolish person to lose his/her money. 
28. At the drop of a hat: Willing to do something immediately;  without hesitation or good reason.
29. Alpha and omega: (First and last letter of Greek alphabet) Beginning and end.
30. An arm and a leg: Very expensive; a large amount of money. 
31. A stalking horse: Pretence.
32. A gentleman at large: An unreliable person.
33. A green horn: Inexperienced.
34. A house divided itself cannot stand: Everyone involved must unify and function together or it will not work out.
35. At stake: In danger.
36. A leopard can't change his spots: You cannot change who you are.
37. Against the clock: Rushed and short on time.
38. At lat: Finally, after a long time.
39. A penny saved is a penny earned: By not spending money, you are saving money.
40. Himalayan blunder: A serious mistake.
41. A picture paints a thousand words: A visual presentation is far more descriptive than words.
42. A piece of cake: A task that can be accomplished very easily.
43. A white elephant: An expensive burdensome but useless thing.
44. Go for broke: To gamble everything you have.
45. Go out on a limb: Pu yourself in a tough position in order to support someone/something.
46. A lady's habit: Riding dress of a lady.
47. Go the extra mile: Going above and beyond whatever is required for the task at hand.
48. Good Samiratan: Someone who helps others when they are in need, with no discussion for.
49. A slap on the wrist: A very mild punishment.
50. Back and call: At the service.
51. back and forth: In a backward and forward; to and fro; moving first in one direction and then in the opposite one.
52. A steal: Very expensive.
53. All right: Acceptable, fine; yes, okay.
54. An axe to grind: To have a dispute with someone.
55. An eye wash: A pretence.
56. A wolf in sheep's clothing: A dangerous person pretending harmless.
57. At sixes and sevens: Persons who are having different opinions.
58. Bird in hand is worth two in the bush: Having something that is certain is much better than taking a risk for more, because chances are you might lose everything.   
59. All day/week/month/year long: The entire day/week/month/year.
60. ABC: Very common knowledge about to - Ready to, just going to.
61. Above all: Mainly, especially
62. A blessing in disguise: Something good that isn't recognized at first.
63. Bull in China shop: One who causes damage.
64. A chip on your shoulder: Being upset for something that happened in the past.
65. Root and branch: Entirely.
66. A fool, and his money money are easily parted: It's easy for a foolish person to loose his/her money.
67. A damp squib: Complete failure.
68. above board: Fair and honest. 
69. A mare's nest: A false invention.
70. All Greek to me: Meaningless and incomprehensible.
71. In hot water: in difficulty: 
72. All in all: Considering everything.
73. A lost cause: A hopeless case, a person or situation having no hope of positive change.
74. A man of straw: A weak person.
75. All in the same boat: When everyone is facing the same challenges.
76. All of a sudden: Suddenly.
77. An iron hand: By force.
78. Apple to my eye: Someone who is cherished above all others.
79. As a matter of fact: really, actually.
80. As for: regarding, concerning.
81. As high as a kite: Anything that is high up in the sky.
82. As soon as: Just after, when.
83. As usual: As is the general case, as is typical.
84. At least: A minimum of, no fewer/less than.
85. Bread and butter: Livelihood.
86. At odds: In dispute.
87. by hook or by crook: By any means.
88. by leaps and bound: Speedily.
89. By oneself: Alone.
90. by the way: incidently.
91. Call a spade a spade: Straight talks.
92. can't cut the mustard; Someone who isn't adequate enough to compete or partcipate.
93. cast iron stomach; Someone who has no problems, complications or ill effects with eating anything.
94. Cats and bull story: Untrue story.
95. Cats and dogs: Heavy rain.
96. Charley horse: Stiffness in the leg.
97. Chew someone out: Verbally scold someone.
98. Chip on his shoulder: Angry today about something that occured in the past.
99. Chow down: To eat.
        100. Clear-cut: Clearly stated, definite, apparent.
88. by leaps and bound

     
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