Most Important Idiom and phrase
(ALL
University Collection: 1993 -2016)
1.
Food obsessed person = A person who is much
interested in food
2.
Home maker = housewife
3.
Pivotal question = The most important
question (¸iæZ¡c~Y© cÖkœ)
4.
Burning question = the mostly discussed
question (me©vwaK Av‡jvwPZ welq)
5.
It’s lighter on your purse = it is cheap (m¯Ív)
6.
End in smoke = come to nothing (e¨_©
nIqv)
7.
Smell a rat = suspect something (m‡›`n
Kiv)
8.
Hit the roof = be very angry (LyeB
ivMvwš^Z nIqv)
9. Turn
a deaf year = disregard (Agvb¨ Kiv/K_v bv ïbv)
10. In
the good book of = in favour with
11. Bad
book = disfavour
12. By
and large = mostly (‡ewkifvM)
13. A
hard nut to crack = difficult
14. A
man of straw = good for nothing (Ac`v_©)
15. Hole
and corner = secrecy (‡MvcbxqZv)
16. Soft
soap = To flatter for some end (‡Zvlv‡gv` Kiv)
17. At
daggers drawn = on the point of fighting (kÎæZvc~Y©)
18. Olive
branch = symbol of peace
19. Hitting
below the belt = doing something unfair in a competition
20. Now
and again = often/ occasionally
21. Hard
and fast = fixed/obvious (aivevauv)
22. Heart
and soul = intensely/with all power (c~‡Y©v`¨‡g)
23. Sine
die = uncertain (Awbw`©ó)
24. With
a high hand =oppressively
25. Call
it day = finish work/stop working (KvR †kl Kiv)
26. To
sit in the fence = to remain neutral (wbi‡cÿ _vKv)
27. Fight
shy of = avoid (Gwo‡q Pjv)
28. Maiden
speech = first speech
29. A
white elephant = a very costly and troublesome possession
30. In
high spirits means = cheerful
31. Read
between the line = read carefully (closely) to find out the hidden meaning
32. A
bull market = rising
33. A
bear market = falling
34. By
all means = by hook or crook (me©cÖKv‡i)
35. Sixes
and sevens = con fused or disorganized (G‡jv‡g‡jv)
36. Kith
and kin = family and friends/blood relation (AvZ¥xq¯^Rb)
37. Unified
impression = complete image
38. Lend
me your ears = listen to me
39. Give
me a hand= to help
40. To
wash one’s linen in the public = to do some ugly work in public
41. To
get out of the hand = to get free
42. Put
something off = postponed or cancelled (¯’wMZ Kiv)
43. To
nurse a grudge = to look after
44. As
the crow flies = the shortest distance
45. A
shortcut = the quickest way
46. Drum
something = teach something to someone intensely
47. At
the point of ruin = closed to failure
48. Step
down = resign from an important position (‡Kvb ¸iæZ¡c~Y© c`
†_‡K c`Z¨vM)
49. On
the spur of the moment = without previous thought
50. A
slow coach = a lazy person (Ajm e¨w³)
51. Hire
a man = to employ a man (‡Kvb e¨vw³‡K wb‡qvM †`qv)
52. Bourse
= stock exchange
53. Down
to earth = Realistic (ev¯Íeev`x)
54. Down
to hell = shabbily dressed
55. Down
in the dumps = miserable
56. To mark down prices = reduces prices
57. En
route = on the way
58. Blue
chips = Industrial shares considered to be safe investment
59. Anthropology
= study of mankind
60. In
high spirits = cheerful
61. At
a low ebb = declining/decreasing (n«vm cvIqv)
62. Status
quo = to maintain as it is
63. Look
before you leap = be careful (fvweqv KwiI KvR)
64. Through
thick and thin = under all condition (me©‡ÿ‡Î)
65. Put
up with = tolerate (mn¨ Kiv)
66. To
cut a fine figure = giving a fine impression about one self
67. To
build castle in the air = to be a dreamer (AvKvk Kzmyg Kíbv
Kiv)
68. To meet one waterloo = to meet one final
defeat
69. To
get wind of something = To hear of something
70. To
get along with = to adjust
71. To
move heaven and earth to do something = to leave no stone unturned
72. A
foregone conclusion = an anticipated result (cÖZvwkZ djvdj)
73. To
breath one last = to die
74. Throw
cold water = discourage
75. Sitting duck = an easy target (mnR
jÿ)
76. All
at once (All on a sudden) =
suddenly (nVv_© K‡i)
77. Red
letter day = memorable day
78. Free
and easy = frankly (‡LvjvLywj)
79. Bag
and baggage = with all belonging/leaving nothing behind (ZwíZívmn)
80. Beggar
description = indescribable (AeY©bxq)
81. To
pay lip service to someone = show only outward respect
82. Bottom
line = The essential point
83. To
pull string = to exert hidden influence
84. Far
and wide = everywhere (me©Î)
85. Few
and far between = very few
86. Out
and out = thoroughly (cy‡iv`¯Íi)
87. Cut
and dry = already decided
88. Swan
song= last work
89. With
open arms = warmly
90. Bring
to book = fetch to justice/punish
91. Carried
the day = win (Rqjvf Kiv)
92. Cool blood = consciously/in cool brain
93. Through
cold water = discourage (wbiærmvwnZ Kiv)
94. Dead
letter = law not in force (APj)
95. A
bird’s eye view = A cursory glance/a view of the sky (fvmvfvmv)
96. For good = forever/permanently (wPiZ‡i)
97. Capital
punishment = death penalty
98. Crocodile
tear =heartless men and women/false sorrow (gvqvKvbœv)
99. In
a body = together (GK‡Î)
100. To call a spade a spade = speak plainly (AwcÖq
mZ¨ K_v ejv)
101. A dark horse = unknown person (AcwiwPZ
e¨vw³)
102. A bolt from the blue = unexpected news or unexpected incident (AcÖZ¨vwkZ)
103. Blue blood = aristocratic birth (AwfRvZ¨)
104. Bad blood = enmity (kÎæZv)
105. Bill of fare = a list of dishes at a
restaurant
106. To take something with a pinch of salt = not
to believe something complete
107. A stone throw = at a short distance
108. Come into force = make effective (Kvh©Ki)
109. By fits and starts = irregularly (AwbqwgZfv‡e)
110. At
the eleventh hour =at the last moment (‡kl g~û‡Z©)
111. An apple of discord=an object of quarrel/
matter of dispute (weev‡`i welq)
112. A black sheep = wicked sheep (Kzjv½vi)
113. Cock and bull story = a false story (Avlv‡p
Mí)
114. Herculean task = a very difficult task (LyeB
KwVb KvR)
115. A
bone of contention = a matter of dispute (weev‡`i welq)
116. In no time = very soon (Lye
kxNªB)
117. Make good = compensation (ÿwZc~iY
Kiv)
118. Die in harness = die in business (KZ©e¨iZ
Ae¯’vq gviv hvIqv)
119. In
the nick time = right on time
120. Black and white = written (wjwLZ)
121. Lingua franca = common language
122. To meet trouble half way – to be inclined /to
be disappointed
123. Donkey work
= the hard and boring part of a job
124. Syntax = rules of sentence building
125. Sprightly dance = jocular dance
126. Deep seated = hidden (‡Mvcb)
127. Over head and years = deeply (Mfxifv‡e)
128. Seventh heaven = in a state of supreme
sacrifice
129. Nip in the bud = stopped in the beginning (A¼z‡i
webó nIqv)
130. At bottom = in reality
131. All but = almost (cÖvq)
132. At home = expert (`ÿ)
133. A snake in the grass = secret or hidden enemy
(jyKvwqZ kÎæ)
134. Hold water = bear examination/believable
135. Take one to task = rebuke (wZi¯‹vi
Kiv)
136. Squeaky clean = totally innocent
137. Once in a blue moon = very rarely
138. Go all out = Try hard (me©vZ¡K
†Póv Kiv)
139. Null and void = invalid (A‰ea)
140. Pros and cons = good and bad/merits and
demerits/advantage and disadvantage
141. Snack in the grass = hidden enemy (jyKvwqZ
kÎæ)
142. dead against = strongly (Zxeª
we‡ivax)
143. Watch out for = be cautious
144.
A round dozen = a full dozen
145.
Cat’s sleep = pretension of sleep
146.
Catch a tarter = meet a very powerful
opponent
147.
Up to the ears = fully occupied
148.
Road block = obstacle (evauv)
149.
After one’s own heart = one’s own killing
150.
A bee in your bonnet = preoccupied/
obsessed with an idea
151.
Clandestine link = a secret link
152.
Pin
money = save money
153.
Fret over
= worry about
154.
Worked against the clock = work without any
speed
155.
To keep one’s head = to keep clam
156.
To leave no stone unturned = try all
possible way (‡Póvi ÎæwU bv Kiv)
157.
Keep our nose out of something = to avoid
158.
To give up the ghost = to die
159.
Cost a pretty penny = expensive (e¨qeûj)
160.
Footloose and fancy-free = free to enjoy
yourself
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