Important Idioms and Phrases for Board Exam
Important Idioms and Phrases for Board Exam
1. A bone of contention
Use – This house is a bone of contention between Ravi and Ram.
2. A feather in one’s cap
Use – Your first class degree is a feather in your cap.
3. An axe to grind
Use – Ravi often goes there as he has an axe to grind.
4. A Herculean task
Use – To control the population problem is a herculean task.
5. In a fool’s paradise
Use – Ravi is a failure in life as he lives in a fool’s paradise.
6. To and fro
Use – Ravi walked to and fro in the park.
7. In good faith
Use – Ravi was in good faith to my officer.
8. Out of date
Use – Purdah System has become out of date now.
9. All in all
Use – Adolf Hitler was all in all in Germany.
10. Nip in the bud
Use – Evils deed should be nipped in the bud.
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11. Pick holes in
Use – It is not good to pick holes in others.
12. Build castles in the air
Use – Do not waste your time in building castles in the air.
13. Hand in glove
Use – Ravi is hand in glove with my brother.
14. Maiden speech
Use – Nehru’s maiden speech made him famous.
15. Off and on
Use – Ravi comes to my house off and on to borrow money.
16. Win laurels
Use – Nehru won laurels forbade his peace efforts.
17. At random
Use – Work done at random never pays.
18. Come to light
Use – The news came to light through a newspaper.
19. High time
Use – It is high time you started working on the plane.
20. Take to task
Use – If you do not work regularly your teacher will take you to task.
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21. By hook or by crook
Use – He wants to earn money by hook or by crook.
22. Beat about the bush
Use – Say clearly what you have to say. Don’t beat about the bush.
23. Bag and baggage
Use – The English left India bag and baggage.
24. End in smoke
Use – All his efforts to get a job ended in smoke.
25. Set stone by
Use –
26. Beck and call
Use – The troop was ready at every beck and call.
27. Play faul
Use – We should play fault with anyone.
28. In the face of
Use – Ravi was talking in the face of all.
29. The nick of time
Use – The rescue team reached at the place at the nick of time.
30. A laughing stock
Use – His foolish argument has made him a laughing stock of all.
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31. Deal with
Use – Ravi dealt with me in a good manner.
32. By means of
Use – Ravi supported his family by means of selling toys.
33. At large
Use – The escaped prisoner is still at large.
34. Make both ends meet
Use – Ravi earns enough to make his both ends meet.
35. Hue and cry
Use – I don’t like hue and cry in the classroom.
36. Out of sorts
Use – Ravi did not go to the office because he was feeling out of sorts.
37. Live fast
Use – Ravi who live fast must be in hot water soon.
38. Gift of the gab
Use – Ravi has acquired gift of the grab in his art.
39. ill at ease
Use – For me, Ravi is ill at ease.
40. Play fast and loose
Use – Don’t depend on Ravi. He is in the habit of playing fast and loose.
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41. At sixes and sevens
Use – Ravi came in my room and put my books at sixes and sevens.
42. Eat the humble pie
Use – I could do nothing there but ate the humble pie.
43. A fair weather friend
Use – I don’t like a fair weather friend.
44. Throw up the gauntlet
Use – In the competition, Ravi also threw up the gauntlet.
45. Above board
Use – Ravi is an above board man.
46. On the last legs
Use – Child marriage is now on the last legs.
47. Through thick and thin
Use – Ravi remained undaunted through thick and thin.
48. In black and white
Use – Give me your application in black and white.
49. Out of sorts
Use – I will not go to school because I am feeling out of sorts.
50. At home in
Use – Ravi is at home in English.
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51. At the eleventh hour
Use – Work done at the eleventh hour does not bear fruit.
52. By and large
Use – The candidates will be considered by and large.
53. Square deal
Use – We can’t hope for a square deal from a dishonest man.
54. To lose ground
Use – Ravi fought bravely but lost the ground.
55. Fair and square
Use – Everyone gets succeed if he is fair and square in his dealing.
56. Break the ice
Use – When we were dinning in a hotel one of my friends broke the ice.
57. At bay
Use – Ravi took heart when he was at bay.
58. Call names
Use – I don’t like Ravi because he calls names.
59. Grease the palm
Use – Now a days, greasing the palm is necessary for getting a work done.
60. A red letter day
Use – 15th August is a red letter day for the Indians.
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61. A black sheep
Use – Ravi is a black sheep in his family.
62. A white elephant
Use – A car is a white elephant for a middle class family.
63. A dark horse
Use – The student who topped the list is a dark horse.
64 – A hard nut to crack
Use – The solution of Kashmir problem is a hard nut to crack.
65. At a stone’s throw
Use – My school is at a stone’s throw from my house.
66. In a nut shell
Use – Ravi described his problems in a nut shell.
67. For good
Use – In 1888, Ravi left his home town for good to live in Delhi.
68. Bring to book
Use – The naughty boy was brought to book by the teacher.
69. A hard pill to swallow
Use – His bitter words were like a hard pill to swallow.
70. Part and parcel
Use – Kashmir is part and parcel of India.
71. Bear the palm
Use – Our players bore the palm in cricket.
72. Point blank
Use – Ravi refused point and blank to help me.
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73. All and sundry
Use – The rules of road apply to all in sundry.
74. By leaps and bounds
Use – India is making progress by leaps and bounds.
75. Nine day’s wonder
Use – Sima left her husband and ran away with a younger man. It was a nine day’s wonder.
76. Lip service
Use – Ravi always does lip service to others.
77. French leave
Use – French leave is not a good habit.
78. To sit on the fence
Use – Ravi criticized the members of the committee for sitting on the fence.
79. A close fisted man
Use – Ravi is a close fisted man.
80. Crocodile tears
Use – Reeta shed crocodile tears on the death of her partner.
81. Blue blood
Use – Ram belonged to blue blood.
82. To call on a person
Use – Yesterday, Ravi went to call on a person.
83. A bed of roses
Use – Life is not a bed of roses.
84. By all means
Use – By all means, Ravi will get success in the examination.
85. A man of letters
Use – My teacher is a man of letters.
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86. Get rid of
Use – We should get rid of our bad habits.
87. Gird up the loins
Use – Rahul Gandhi is hired up the loins for the development of India.
88. Kith and kin
Use – We ought to respect our kith and kin.
89. Out Herod Herod
Use – When Ravi was talking with us he was out Herod Herod.
90. True to one’s salt
Use – Bhamashah was true to Pratap’s salt.
91. Move heaven and earth
Use – Ravi moved heaven and earth to support his friend.
92. Lose the day
Use – India lost the day in the test match.
93. On the horns of dilemma
Use – Many students are on the horns of dilemma forbade their careers.
94. Hard and fast
Use – There are some hard and fast rules of the collage.
95. Fair and square
Use – We should be fair and square in our dealing.
96. Spick and span
Use – The Principal’s office is very spick and span.
97. Play fast and loose
Use – Don’t depend on Ravi. He is in the habit of playing fast and loose.
98. By fits and starts
Use – He who reads by fits and starts will not get good marks in the examination.
99. To be in vogue
Use – These days this kind of dress is to be in vogue.
100. Go back on
Use – Ravi promised me to help but he went back on.
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101. Blow hot and cold
Use – Those who blow hot and cold are never dependable.
102. With a view to
Use – With a view to a peaceful settlement, I accept your offer.
103. Pros and cons
Use – We should see the pros and cons of everything.
104. Scot free
Use – Ravi was scot free in the murder case.
105. In lieu of
Use – Ravi was selected captain of the team in lieu of Ram.
106. Null and void
Use – Allahabad High Court declared Indira’s election null and void.
107. Up to date
Use – Germany has up to date power stations.
108. Ride rough shod
Use – Mohammad Tughlaq tried to ride rough shod all the people of Delhi.
109. A lion’s share
Use – Ravi got a lion’s share in his father’s property.
110. In a fix
Use – Ravi was in a fix so he could not help me.
111. In the teeth of
Use – The tribe was in the teeth of starvation.
112. Hard and fast
Use – There are some hard and fast rules of road.
113. Hold good
Use – Gandhiji said, “Truth holds good forever.”
114. Ins and outs
Use – Ravi knew both ins and outs of politics.
115. Tall talk
Use – Ravi finds him always indulge in tall talk.
116. Tooth and nail
Use – All the members of the parliament oppose the bill tooth and nail.
117. Part and parcel
Use – Kashmir is part and parcel of India.
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118. Leave in the lurch
Use – A good friend never leaves his friend in the lurch.
119. Bury the hatchet
Use – Ram and Shyam should bury the hatchet.
120. Cry for the moon
Use – Your wish to go to England just now is a cry for the moon.
121. Whiter than white
Use – The Prime Minister is whiter than white in politics.
122. Beat black and blue
Use – Gafur was beaten black and blue.
123. At a loss
Use – I am at a loss to understand my younger brother’s motives.
124. Well off
Use – They are quite well off now.
125. Get the better of
Use – You should get the better of this job opportunity.
126. Keep an eye on
Use – The parents should keep an eye on the children.
127. Keep the wolf from the door
Use – Many persons are not rich, they only keep the wolf from the door.
128. Hand to mouth
Use – Most of the people in India live hand to mouth.
129. Pocket an insult
Use – Ravi left the company as he could not pocket an insult.
130. See eye to eye
Use – His father always sees eye to eye about him.
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131. Break the news
Use – The newspaper broke the news early in the morning.
132. Tall talk
Use – I find him always indulge in tall talk.
133. A far cry
Use – Ravi made a far cry in IIT competition because he did not study at all.
134. Get the better of
Use – Sincerity gets the better of lip sympathy.
135. All the way
Use – Ravi climbed the mountain all the way.
136. A cock and bull story
Use – Ravi told me a cock and bull story about his car breaking.
137. Feather one’s nest
Use – Now a days leaders feather their nest.
138. Through thick and thin
Use – Seema remained undaunted through thick and thin.
139. Wild goose chase
Use – It was his wild goose chase to expect any help from not very useful.
140. Bolt from the blue
Use – Prime Minister Nagendra Modi’s sudden trip to Pakistan was a bolt from the blue.
141. Drop in the ocean
Use – The grant for clear Ganga is a drop in the ocean.
142. Beggar description
Use – The beauty of Kashmir is beggar description.
143. At your fingertips
Use – To solve this sum is at my fingertips.
144. At a stone’s throw
Use – My school is at a stone’s throw from my house.
145. Child’s play
Use – Learning English Grammar is not a child’s play.
146. On the brink of
Use – The refugee girl was on the brink of starvation.
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147. By dint of
Use – Ravi secured first division by dint of his labour.
148. In lieu of
Use – Mahesh was selected captain of the team in lieu of Raja.
149. To sow one’s wild oats
Use – If you want to get success, you should not sow your wild oats.
150. Play fast and loose
Use – Nobody likes a man who plays fast and loose.
151. Look down upon
Use – The riches look down upon the poor.
152. Hold good
Use – The rules of goodness always hold good.
153. Play second fiddle
Use – Arun Jaitley is playing the second fiddle.
154. Bad blood
Use – There has been bad blood for long between these two parties.
155. A storm in a tea cup
Use – Ravi did not invite me so I blew a storm in a tea cup.
156. A bull in a China shop
Use – Ravi is like a bull in a China shop.
157. Lion’s share
Use – Mohan got a lion’s share in his father’s property.
158. Put up with
Use – None can put up with this type of rude behaviour.
159. On the eve of
Use – On the eve of his transfer, the magistrate was given a farewell party.
160. A white elephant
Use – To buy a car for a middle class family is a white elephant.
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161. Last but not the least
Use – It is the medicine which is last but not the least.
162. Take something personally
Use – When Ravi was speaking on dowry system, Mohan took something personally.
163. On purpose
Use – Ravi kicked the old man on purpose.
164. Get the shot of something or somebody
Use – Muslim ladies got the shot of triple talaque.
165. A blessing in disguise
Use – Being omitted from the World Cup squad was a blessing in disguise to him.
166. Feel the pulse of
Use – American President is coming to India to feel the pulse of the nation.
167. Time and again
Use – Time and again he goes to meet his parents.
168. Go back on
Use – He promised me to help but he went back on.
169. Get rid of
Use – I want to get rid of my bad habits.
170. Come true
Use – His dream about his success has come true.
171. Hard times
Use – Ravi had been passing through hard times since he suffered a loss in his business.
172. Out of sorts
Use – We were out of sorts in the situation.
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