IDIOMS AND PHRASES

1 . A done deal - This expression is used to refer to an agreement or decision which has
been reached on a certain matter.
2. A bad egg - To refer to someone as a bad egg means that they cannot be trusted.
3. A bag of bones - A very thin person
4. A beast of burden - A Useful animal
5. A bed of roses - Easy
6. A bed of thorns - Full of suffering and sorrows
7. A bee in one's bonnet - Overconfident
8. A big gun - An important figure
9. A Bird In The 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
1 0. A bird of passage - Of no where
1 1 . A bird of prey - Beast
1 2. A bird's eye view - General view
1 3. A bit of - a little
1 4. A black sheep - Good for nothing
1 5. A Blessing In Disguise - Something good that isn't recognized at first
1 6. A blue stocking - Intelligent lady
1 7. A bolt from the blue - Some unexpected bad news.
1 8. A bone of contention - Root cause of fight
1 9. A bone to pick - Some cause of quarrel
20. A broken reed - Careless human being
21 . A brown study - Keep lost in dreams
22. A bundle - A lot of money
23. A burning question - A subject of talk
24. A cash cow - A product or service which is a regular source of income for a company is
called a cash cow.
25. A cast the eye - Aslight squint
26. A cat and dog life - Full of fight
27. A cat in gloves catches no mice - This expression means that if you are too careful and
polite, you may not obtain what you want.
28. A cat's paw - Puppet
29. A chain is no stronger than its weakest link - An organization is only as strong or powerful
as its weakest person
30. A chicken- hearted person- A coward
31 . A chicken-hearted man - Coward Person
32. A child's play - Something very easy
33. A chink in someone's armour - If someone has a chink in their armour, they have a
weakness that can betaken advantage of.
34. A chip off the old block - If you refer to a person as a chip off the old block, you mean that
they resemble one of their parents in appearance, character or behaviour.
35. A chip on your shoulder - Being upset for something that happened in the past
36. A clean slate - Afresh beginning
37. A closeshave - This expression is used to describe a situation where an accident or a
disaster nearly happened
38. A close-fisted man - Miser
39. A cock and bull story - Fancy tale
40. A cog in the machine - An unimportant
person 41 . A cold blooded - murder merciless
killing
42. A cold reception - Halfhearted welcome
43. A cold shoulder - Unceremoniously
44. A cool head - Patiently
45. A cry for the moon - To think of impossible
46. A cry in the wilderness - Unheard appeal
47. A curtain lecture - Wife's tough talk
48. A dark horse - Unexpected winner
49. A day late and a dollar short - If something is a day late and a dollar short, it comes too
late and is not good enough.
50. A dead language - Out of use
51 . A dead letter - No longer in use, Ineffective
52. A deadlock - A position in which no progress can be made
53. A die-hard - Stubborn
54. A different kettle of fish - To describe a person, thing or situation as a different kettle of
fish means that it is completely different from what was previously mentioned.
55. A Dime A Dozen - Anything that is common and easy to get
56. A dog in the manager policy - To give pain to others unnecessarily
57. A double agent - A person who works secretly for two opposing sides
58. A Doubting Thomas - A skeptic who needs physical or personal evidence in order to
believe something
59. A drop in a bucket - Something that isn't very important
60. A Drop in the Bucket - A very small part of something big or whole
61 . A drop in the ocean - To refer to an amount as a drop in the ocean means that it is very
small compared to the amount needed or expected. 62. A drug in the market - Unsaleable from
lack of demand
63. A drug on the market - Goods on the market for which there is no demand
64. A fair hand - Good handwriting
65. A fair weather friend - One who has never encountered a storm at sea
66. A far cry - A long way or distance
67. A fatal disease - A disease that ends in death
68. A feather in one's cap - An achievement to proud of
69. A fish out of water - In an uncomfortable position
70. A flying visit - Hasty and brief visit
71 . A fly in the ointment - Cause of problem
72. A flying visit - A hectic visit
73. A Fool And His Money Are Easily Parted - It's easy for a foolish person to lose his/her money
74. A fool's paradise - State of job based on false hope
75. A forced landing - An aircraft landing made in an emergency
76. A forced march - A march made by an army in an emergency at a rapid speed
77. A foregone conclusion - Assumptive decision
78. A foreign body - A substance lodged in or out on the body
79. A forgone conclusion - An obvious or inevitable result
80. A forlorn hope - A desperate hope or plan for which there is very little chance to
success 81 . A free port - A port where customs duties are not levied on imported goods
82. A french window - A double glass door which opens on to the garden or balcony
83. Afresh pair of eyes - Examine something carefully
84. A freudian slip - A speaker's unintentional mistake revealing his true thoughts
85. A friend at court - A person well disposed towards one
86. A gala day - A day of happiness
87. A go-getter - A ambitious, hard-working person
88. A going concern - A successful business
89. A golden opportunity - A very good opportunity
90. A golden wedding - The celebration of the anniversary of 50 years of
marriage 91 . A good address - A residence in a fashionable district
92. A good turn - Help
93. A great hand - at Expert at
94. A green belt - An area of fields and woodlands around a town
95. A ground swell - Rough sea-near the shore in the shallow water
96. A hairbreadth escape - Very close escape
97. A hair's-breadth escape - An escape which almost failed or ended in disaster
98. A hard drinker - A person who frequently drinks large quantity of strong alcohol
99. A hard nut to crack - A difficult problem to solve
1 00. A henpecked husband - One who is dominated by wife
1 01 . A Herculean task - Very difficult work
1 02. A high flier - A person who requires great effort, which only a Hercules could
perform 1 03. A high-flown sentiment - An extravagant, exalted sentiment
1 04. A highly coloured report - A report that is exaggerated or biased.
1 05. A hole and corner policy - Secret policy
1 06. A hotline - A direct telephone line between head of government
1 07. A hot potato - A issue that is embarrassing
1 08. A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand - Everyone involved must unify and
function together or it will not workout
1 09. A inside job - A theft committed by someone
1 1 0. A jack of all trades - Person with little knowledge of everything
1 1 1 . A klutz - An awkward, uncoordinated person
1 1 2. A knock down price - Last bid for an auction
1 1 3. A knotty problem - One which is difficult to deal with
1 1 4. A ladies man - A man who enjoys the company of woman
1 1 5. A lame duck - A person or enterprises that is not a success

1 1 6. A latchkey child - A child whose parents are working

1 1 7. A leading article - A newspaper article
1 1 8. A leading question - A question which suggests the answer
1 1 9. A leap in the dark - Unknown danger
1 20. A left hand compliment - One of doubt full sincerity
1 21 . A left handed compliment - Taunt
1 22. A Leopard Can't Change His Spots - You cannot change who you are
1 23. A let-down - A disappointment
1 24. A light sleeper - A person who does not sleep deeply
1 25. A live wire - A person who is very active
1 26. A low blow - A big disappointment
1 27. A maiden speech - First public address
1 28. A man / women about town - One well used to life in fashionable cities
1 29. A man / women in thousands - One of unusual quality or talent
1 30. A man / women of letters - A writer and scholar
1 31 . A man / women of spirit - A courageous one
1 32. A man / women of the straw - A cowardly
1 33. A man in a million -Incomparable
1 34. A man of his words - A man to be depended on, a trustworthy man
1 35. A man of letters - A lover of literature
1 36. A man of means - A rich person
1 37. A man of mettle - Determined
1 38. A man of parts - Smart Person
1 39. A man of straw - A man with dependent nature
1 40. A mare’s nest - A wrong discovery
1 41 . A moot point - Topic of discussion
1 42. A moral certainty - Something which seems inevitable
1 43. A narrow escape - Escape made with great difficulty
1 44. A nearthing - Failure or misfortune
1 45. A necessary evil - An unavoidable evil
1 46. A nine day's wonder - An event of passing interest
1 47. A packed jury - A prejudiced jury
1 48. A pain in the neck - An irritating person
1 49. A paper tiger - A person who appears to be powerful but who is not
1 50. A Party line - A shared telephone line
1 51 . A passing fancy - A temporary liking for something or someone
1 52. A past master - An expert
1 53. A Penny Saved Is A Penny Earned - By not spending money, you are saving money (little
by little)
1 54. A pet aversion - Someone or something greatly disliked
1 55. A Picture Paints a Thousand Words - A visual presentation is far more descriptive
than words
1 56. A Piece of Cake - A task that can be accomplished very easily
1 57. A poison pen - A person who writes malicious
1 58. A practical joke - A trick played upon a person in order to make him look ridiculous
1 59. A pretty kettle of fish - A total mess
1 60. A queer fish - Strange personality
1 61 . A rainy day - Bad times
1 62. A raw deal - Unjust or harsh treatment
1 63. A ready pen - Someone who is able to compose write easily and quickly
1 64. A red letter day - An auspicious day
1 65. A red rag to a bull - Very irritating
1 66. A right-hand man - Most efficient assistant/ Helper
1 67. A rogue's gallery - A collection of photographs of criminals
1 68. A rolling stone - In working condition
1 69. A rope of sand - A bond or promise which is easily broken
1 70. A rough guess - An approximate calculation
1 71 . A royal road - Easy way
1 72. A rule of the thumb - A practical rule which has been proved useful through
experience 1 73. A rum fellow - An odd or unusual person
1 74. A sandwich course - Training with a period of practical
1 75. A sane policy - A sensible well reasoned policy
1 76. A saving clause - Any legal document, A saving grace
1 77. A saving grace - A good quality
1 78. A screw loose - To loose sense
1 79. A security risk - A person who represent a risk to a country's security
1 80. A shadow cabinet - Opposition party
1 81 . A sharp tongue - scolding language
1 82. A sheet anchor - Main support
1 83. A shooting pain - A quick sharp pain coming suddenly
1 84. A shooting star - A meteor
1 85. A short cut - Easy and small
1 86. A shot in the dark - A wild guess
1 87. Aside issue - Question indirectly concerned with matter
1 88. A sight for sore eyes - Something welcome which one enjoys seeing
1 89. A sitting duck - A sitting duck is an easy target, a person who is easy to
deceive. 1 90. A sitting tenant - A person who is occupying a flat
1 91 . Aslapin the face - A snub by someone
1 92. ASlap on the Wrist - A very mild punishment.
1 93. A sleeping partner - Inactive partner
1 94. A slip of the tongue - An unintentional mistake in the speaking
1 95. A smack in the eye - A great disappointment or setback
1 96. A snake in the grass - Hidden enemy
1 97. A snap - Something that's very easy to do
1 98. A society journal - A magazine which report on fashionable journal
1 99. A soft option - An alternative which is easy
200. A soft spot - A fondness for
something 201 . A sore point - A matter
which irritates
202. A square deal - Good behaviour
203. A square meal - Full/Complete meal
204. A square peg in a round hole - A misfit
205. A stalking horse - Conceal a secret project
206. A standing army - Permanent army
207. A standing order - An order to pay which the bank pays automatically
208. A stepping stone - A step of progress
209. A stiff-necked person - A man with ego
21 0. A still tongue keeps a wise head - Wise people don't talk much
21 1 . A stone's throw - A short distance
21 2. A stone's throw of - At a short distance from
21 3. A storm in a tea-cup - A lot of excitement and discussion about a trivial
matter 21 4. A straight play - A serious play with light entertainment
21 5. A straw vote - An unofficial opinion poll
21 6. A stumbling block - Barrier
21 7. A sweeping statement - Leaving out details
21 8. A talk of the town - A person or event which excited much attention
21 9. Atall order - A task which is difficult
220. Atall talk - To boast or exaggerated storytelling
221 . A Taste Of Your Own Medicine - When you are mistreated the same way you mistreat others
222. A thankless task - Prize less
223. A thorn in one' flesh - Reason of worry
224. A thorn in one's flesh - A source of irritation
225. A thorn in the flesh - unwanted guest
226. A thumbnail sketch - A small scale drawing
227. A tight squeeze - To be very crowded
228. A token strike - A short strike held as a warning
229. A Toss-Up - A result that is still unclear and can go either way
230. A tough luck - Bad Luck
231 . A tower of strength - A person who can be relied upon
232. A turncoat - Party defector
233. A turncoat - A politician who changes sides
234. A turning point - A new turn
235. A twice-told tale - A well known story
236. A universal rule - One which can be applied without exception
237. A utopian scheme - An unrealistic good scheme
238. A vested interest - A connection with some enterprises with personal gain
239. A vexed question - Dispute but which remains unresolved
240. A walkover - Winning easily
241 . A wet blanket - One who kills joy
242. A white elephant - Costly affair
243. A white lie - A lie that is told to avoid offending someone or hurting his / her feelings
244. A white paper - A government report
245. A white-collar worker - An office worker
246. A wild goose chase Useless search
247. A word in season - Advice or warning given at the right time
248. A yes-man - Someone who tries to get approval by agreeing with everyone.
249. ABC - Primary education
250. Abide by - Be faithful, To
keep 251 . Abound in - Full
252. About face - Change their position on an issue
253. Above all - More than everything else
254. Above board - Honest, Fair, Upright.
255. Absence makes the heart grow fonder - Their love grows stronger
256. According to - As wished
257. Achilles's heel - Weakness
258. Acid test - To refer to something as the acid test means that it will prove how effective
or useful something is.
259. Across the board - Including everyone or everything
260. Act of God - This term refers to a natural event or accident, for which no person
is responsible (such as an earthquake, lightning and similar acts of nature) .
261 . Act up - Cause annoyance through awkward behaviour
262. Actions Speak Louder Than Words - It's better to actually do something than just talk about it
263. Adam’s ale - Pure and clean water
264. Add fuel to fire - To ignite
265. Add Fuel To The Fire - Whenever something is done to make a bad situation even worse
than it is
266. Add fuel to the flames - If you add fuel to the flames, you say something that makes
a difficult situation worse.
267. Add up - Make sense
268. Add up - to something Amount to
269. Addicted to - In habit of a bad thing
270. Adding salt to the wound - The situation worse or cause people to suffer
more 271 . Ad Hoc - For a specific purpose
272. Affiliate to - Attach to
273. Afraid of one's own shadow - A person who is afraid of their own shadow is very nervous
or easily frightened.
274. After a fashion - To a certain degree, not satisfactorily
275. After all - As because
276. After once heart - To one will
277. After your own heart - Thinks the same way as you 278. Again and Again Repeatedly
279. Against The Clock - Rushed and short on time
280. Against the grain - Contrary to somebody’swish and
principles 281 . Against time - With utmost speed
282. Agree with someone - Suit someone's else
283. Agreed to differ - Gave up trying to convince each other
284. Air your dirty laundry in public - To reveal aspects of your private life
285. Alive and kicking - Fit and fine
286. All (other) things being equal - This expression refers to a probable situation if in all
other ways the conditions remain unchanged or equal.
287. All –round - Having ability in many departments
288. All agog - Full of vigour
289. All and sundry - every one without exception
290. All Bark And No Bite - When someone is threatening and/or aggressive but not willing
to engage in a fight
291 . All bets are off - Agreements that have been made no longer apply
292. All ears - To say that you are all ears means that you are listening very attentively.
293. All eyes - Eagerly watching
294. All eyes on me - Everyone is paying attention to them
295. All fool's day - First of April
296. All Greek - Unable to understand anything.
297. All Greek to me - Meaningless and incomprehensible like someone who cannot read,
speak, or understand any of the Greek language would be
298. All heart - Very kind and generous
299. All hell broke loose - To say that all hell broke loose means that there was a sudden
angry, noisy reaction to something.
300. All in all - The most important and powerful person
301 . All In The Same Boat - When everyone is facing the same challenges
302. All in your head - You have imagined it and it is not real
303. All moonshine - Total lies
304. All of a sudden - Suddenly
305. All one - Just the same
306. All right - Expression of reluctant agreement
307. All skin and bone - Underweight
308. All the rage - Famous
309. All thumbs/all fingers and thumbs - If you are all fingers and thumbs, you are awkward
and clumsy and do things incorrectly.
31 0. All too - common Routine thing
31 1 . Allow for something - Make concession for
31 2. Alma Mater - Institution where one got his maximum education
31 3. Alpha and omega - Starting and end
31 4. Ambulance chaser - This terms refers to a lawyer who finds work by persuading
people injured in accidents to claim money from the person who caused the accident.
31 5. An apple of discovered - Cause of fight
31 6. An apple of one's eyes Lovable
31 7. An ArmAnd A Leg - Very expensive. A large amount of money
31 8. An ass in lion's skin - Pretender
31 9. An Axe To Grind - To have a dispute with someone
320. An eager beaver - The term eager beaver refers to a person who is hardworking
and enthusiastic, sometimes considered overzealous.
321 . Anearly bird - A person who gets up early every morning
322. An egghead - A very intelligent person
323. An eyewash - Pretension
324. An honest penny - A small sum of money honestly earned
325. An iron hand - Brutally
326. An old boy/girl - Aformer member of particular school
327. An old hand - A person with a great deal of practice
328. An old maid - A woman who is not married and who is no longer young
329. An old salt - An experienced sailor
330. An open question - A matter for discussion which is still without
answer 331 . An open secret - Known to everybody
332. An ugly customer - A formidable person to deal with
333. An untimely end - Premature death
334. Angle for something - To try and get a response
335. Animal spirits - Full of vigor
336. Answer back - Argument
337. Answer for - If someone has to answer for something, they have to accept responsibility
for their actions.
338. Answer for something - Take the blame
339. Answer one's purpose - To serve a purpose
340. Ante up - Pay, produce a necessary amount of money
341 . Ants in one's pants - People who have ants in their pants are very restless or excited
about something
342. Antsy - Restless
343. Any port in a storm - When you have no choice, any port in a storm refers to a solution
you accept, which in normal circumstances you would find unacceptable.
344. Apple is discord - Cause of quarrel, A bone of contention.
345. Apple of discord - Root cause of fight
346. Apple of My Eye - Someone who is cherished above all others
347. Apple of one’s eye - Very dear
348. Apple pie order - In perfect order
349. Apron strings - If one person is tied to another's apron strings, they remain dependent at
an age when they should be independent.
350. Argue someone down - Bring the silence through strong
argument 351 . Argue someone out - Argue until a result is reached
352. Argue the toss - If you argue the toss, you dispute a decision or choice which has
already been made.
353. Armand a leg - It is very expensive
354. Arm of the law - This expression refers to the extent to which the authority or power of
the law extends.
355. Armchair critic - An armchair critic is someone who gives advice based on theory rather
than practice.
356. Armed to the teeth - Fully Loaded
357. As a rule - Usually
358. As easy as pie - Very easy
359. As good as - Practically
360. As good as gold - Very good
361 . As good as his word - kept his promise
362. As High As A Kite - Anything that is high up in the sky
363. As the crow flies - In the straight line
364. Ask after someone - Inquire about someone's well being
365. Ask someone out - Invite someone togo out for a meal
366. Asking for trouble - Someone who is asking for trouble is behaving stupidly and is likely
to have problems.
367. Asleep at the wheel Taking responsibilities very carefully
368. At a discount - Not in worth
369. At a loss - Sell something and lose money
370. At a low ebb - In a declining
state 371 . At a pinch - hardly
372. At a stone's throw - Very near
373. At astretch - Continuously
374. At all costs - At any expense of time, effort or money
375. At all events - At any cost
376. At all times - Always
377. At an arm's length - At a distance
378. At any cost - Compulsorily
379. At bay - Keeping away
380. At cross-purposes - Misunderstand each
other 381 . At daggers drawn - Enemy
382. At discretion - Unconditionally
383. At hand - Near
384. At his w it's end - Quite puzzled, at a complete loss how to act
385. At home in - Good knowledge
386. At issue - In dispute
387. At large - Runaway
388. At loggerhead - Enemies
389. At loggerheads - To Fight
390. At one - Of the same opinion
391 . At one's elbow - Close at
hand
392. At one's fingertips or ends - To be expert in
393. At one’s beck and call - Ready to serve
394. At one’s wit’s end - Confused
395. At one's own wit - Self wish
396. At par - Equal to
397. At random - Haphazard ,without aim or purpose
398. All at sea - Confused, Weak
399. At sixes and sevens - Scattered
400. At someone's beck and call - If a person is at somebody's beck and call, they are
always ready to do things for them or obey orders to please them
401 . At stake - In danger
402. At the bottom of - Real cause
403. At the dead of night - At midnight
404. At The Drop Of A Hat - Willing to do something immediately
405. At the eleventh hour - At a last stage, At the last movement
406. At the end of one's tether - Be tired
407. At the fag end - Last bid for an auction
408. At the first blush - At first sight
409. At the mercy of - Dependent
41 0. At the outset - In the
starting 41 1 . At the Zenith - On
top
41 2. At variance - Disagree
41 3. At your beck and call - Under your absolute control
41 4. Atone for - Regret
41 5. Attend to - someone Look after
41 6. Back and forth - To and fro
41 7. Back or bet on the wrong horse - If you back or bet on the wrong horse, for example the
loser in a contest, match or election, you support the wrong person.
41 8. Back out - To withdraw
41 9. BackSeat Drivers - People who criticize from the sidelines, much like someone giving
unwanted advice from the backseat of a vehicle to the driver
420. Back someone - Support
421 . Back To Square - One Having to start all over again
422. Back To The Drawing Board - When an attempt fails and it's time to start all over
423. Back-of-the-envelope calculation - This expression refers to quick approximate
calculation done informally, as on the back of an envelope.
424. Back-room boys - This term refers to people who do important work but have no contact
with the public.
425. Backhanded compliment - A remark that appears to express admiration but could also
be interpreted as an insult is called a backhanded compliment.
426. Backseat driver - A backseat driver is a passenger in a car who gives unwanted advice to
the driver.
427. Bad blood - Ill feelings
428. Bad debt - Unrecoverable money
429. Bad-mouth - Say unkind, unflattering, embarrassing things about someone
430. Badger someone into doing something - If you badger someone into doing something,
you persistently nag or pester them until you obtain what you want.
431 . Bag and baggage - Completely, Leaving behind nothing
432. Bag of bones - To say that someone is a bag of bones means that they are extremely thin.
433. Bags under the eyes - Soft dark skin under the eyes
434. Bait and switch - This term refers to a deceptive commercial practice of advertising a low-
priced item to attract customers, then telling them that the product is out of stock and
persuading them to buy a more expensive article.
435. Baker's Dozen - Thirteen in number
436. Bane of one's life - To say that something is the bane of your life means that it is the cause
of your problems or your unhappiness.
437. Bang for the buck - Value for the money spent
438. Bang your head against a brick wall - If you bang your head against a brick wall, you
continue vainly to try and achieve something in spite of several unsuccessful attempts.
439. Bank on someone - rely on
440. Banker's hours - Short work hours
441 . Bar fly - A bar fly refers to someone who spends a lot of time drinking in bars and
pubs. 442. Bare one's heart (or soul) - If you bare your heart or soul to someone, you
reveal your
innermost thoughts and feelings to them.
443. Barefaced liar - Someone who lies easily, with a total lack of shame, is called a barefaced liar.
444. Bargain for - something Expect
445. Bark up the wrong tree - Choose the wrong course of action
446. Barking Up The Wrong Tree - A mistake made in something you are trying to achieve
447. Battle of wills - A conflict, argument or struggle where both sides are determined to win
is described as a battle of wills.
448. Be a piece of cake - Be very easy
449. Be after something - Aim at getting
450. Be all ears Be eager - to hear what someone has to
say 451 . Be broke - Be without money
452. Be down for - something Complain
453. Be in with someone - Be on favourable terms with
454. be off one's head - To be mad
455. Be on cloud nine - A person who is on cloud nine is very happy because something
wonderful has happened.
456. Be on the go - Be very busy (going from one thing or project to another)
457. Be on the road - Be traveling
458. Be on to someone / something - Be confronted with
459. Be out for something - Be determined to get
460. be over - be finished
461 . Be that as it may - This expression means that what the speaker says may be true but it
will not change the situation
462. Be up against someone / something - Be confronted with
463. Be up and running - (for a technological process) be operational
464. Be used to - Be accustomed to
465. Bean-counter - An accountant
466. Bear down on someone - Approach threateningly
467. Bear something in mind - If someone asks you to bear something in mind, they are telling
you to remember it because it is important.
468. Bear something out - Support
469. Bear the brunt (of something) - A person who bears the brunt of something is the one
who suffers the most when something bad or unpleasant happens.
470. Bear the palm - Are pre-eminent
471 . Bear up - Mange to carry on in spite of difficulties
472. Beard the lion (or someone) in his den - If you visit someone important in the place
where they work, in order to challenge him/her or obtain something, you beard the lion in his
den.
473. BeatA Dead Horse - To force an issue that has already ended
474. Beat about the bush - Irrelevant talking
475. Beat around the bush - Evade an issue
476. Beat one's brains out - Try very hard to understand or do something
477. Beat/flog a dead horse - To say that someone is beating a dead horse means that they
are wasting time and effort trying to door achieve something that is not possible.
478. Beating Around The Bush - Avoiding the main topic. Not speaking directly about the issue
479. Beats me - I have no idea
480. Bed - fellow - Close associate
481 . Bed of thorns - Full of difficulties
482. Bee in one's bonnet - To be mad or crazy about something
483. Before long - soon
484. Behind one's back - During one's absence
485. Behind the scene - In the secret, in possession of facts not generally known
486. Below one's dignity - Below standard
487. Below the belt - An action or remark described as below the belt means that it is
considered unfair or cruel.
488. Bent out of shape - needlessly worried about something
489. Beside himself - Out of his mind
490. Beside the mark - Irrelevant, Not to the point
491 . Bet your bottom dollar - Bet all one has on something
492. Between A Rock And A Hard Place - Stuck between two very bad options
493. Between the devil and the deep sea - Between two great difficulties
494. Beyond a shadow of a doubt - This expression is used to express absolute certainty
about something.
495. Beyond all question - Undoubtedly
496. Beyond one's grasp - Out of one's reach
497. Bids fair - Seems likely
498. Big cheese - An important person, a leader
499. Bird's - eye view - General study
500. Birds of a feather - Of same habits
501 . Bite Off More Than You Can Chew - To take on a task that is way too big
502. Bite Your Tongue - To avoid talking
503. Blabbermouth - A very talkative person especially one who says things that should be
kept secret
504. Black and blue - To beat mercilessly
505. Black and white - In written form
506. Black sheep - Bad characters, scoundrels
507. Blood and iron - Relentless use of force
508. Blood Is Thicker Than Water - The family bond is closer than anything else
509. Blow hot and cold - To vacillate, To be
inconsistent 51 0. blow one's top - Become extremely
angry
51 1 . Blow over - Cesde to arouse interest and be forgotten
51 2. Blow someone up - Reprimanded angrily
51 3. Blow up - Suddenly became angry
51 4. Blowing one's own trumpet - Praising himself
51 5. Blue blood - Noble blood
51 6. Blue in the face - To make a huge but vain effort to win a person's
agreement. 51 7. Blue Moon - A rare event or occurrence
51 8. Body and soul - By heart
51 9. Boil down to something - Be summarised
520. Boil something down - Reduce in length
521 . Bone of contention A subject of dispute
522. boom box - Portable cassette/CD player
523. Bottom line - The total, the final figure on a balance sheet
524. Bought the farm - To die. He died
525. Bowl someone over - Overwhelm
526. Bread and butter - Livelihood
527. Break A Leg - A superstitious way to say 'good luck' without saying 'good luck', but rather
the opposite
528. Break even - Have income equal to expenses
529. Breakin - Interrupt to speak
530. Break off - Stop
speaking 531 . Breakout -
Escape
532. Break someone in - Help to adjust to a new situation
533. Break something down - Beat
534. Break something off - Discontinue
535. Break something up - Stop speaking
536. Break the ice - To found solution
537. Breakthrough - Make a major discovery
538. Break up - Come to an end
539. Bring someone down - Cause to be defeated
540. Bring something down -
Lower 541 . Broke - Without money
542. Brought down the house - Called forth general and loud applause
543. Brought to light - Disclosed
544. Brush something aside - Reject as being unimportant
545. Brush up something - Improve by revision
546. Buck - Dollar
547. Bug - Annoy
548. Build castle in the air - Day dreaming
549. Build something up - Develop
550. Build up - Develop
551 . Build someone up - Develop the physical strength of
552. Bull in a china shop - Ruthless destroyer
553. Bull-headed - Stubborn
554. Burn his fingers - Got himself into trouble
555. Burning the candles at both ends - Overtaxing his energies
556. Burst in - Enter suddenly
557. Burst out - Exclaim suddenly
558. Bury the hatchet - Cease fighting, makepeace
559. Bushed - Very tired
560. Butter up - Flatter someone to try to get their favor or friendship
561 . Buy A Lemon - To purchase a vehicle that constantly gives problems or stops running
after you drive it away
562. Buy off - Give money to someone to stop them from doing their duty
563. Buy something up - Buy as much is available
564. By all means - Certainly
565. By and by - Before long
566. By and large - On the whole
567. By degrees - Slowly- slowly
568. By dint of - By means of
569. By fair or foul means - In any way
570. By far - Beyond all
comparison 571 . By fits and starts
- In any way
572. By hook and by crook - By all means, Fair or foul
573. By hook or by crook - In any way
574. By leaps and bounds - Very rapidly
575. By long odds - Most decidedly
576. By means of - With the help of
577. by oneself - Alone and without help
578. By the by - By the way
579. By the middle of - Half way time
580. by the skin of one's teeth - Barely succeed in doing
something 581 . By virtue of - On account of
582. Calculated risk - Acalculated risk is a risk taken with full knowledge of the dangers involved.
583. Call a spade a spade - A person who calls a spade a spade speaks openly and
truthfully about something, especially difficult matters.
584. Call for - someone Collect
585. Call in - To invite
586. Call in question - Challenge, express a doubt about
587. Call it a day - Stop work for the day
588. Call it quits - When people temporarily stop doing something or put an end to an activity,
they call it quits.
589. Call someone in - Demand the return of
590. Call someone off - Order to
stop 591 . Call someone up -
Telephone
592. Call someone's bluff - you call someone's bluff, you challenge them to do what they
threaten to do (while believing that they will not dare to do it) .
593. Call something off - Cancel
594. Call something up - Recall to the memory
595. Call the tune - The person who calls the tune is the one who makes all the
important decisions and is in control of the situation.
596. Came off second-best - Was defeated, got the worst of it
597. Can of worms - To describe a situation as a can of worms means that it is
complicated, unpleasant and difficult to deal with.
598. Can play at that game - Can retaliate in the same way
599. Can't Cut The Mustard - Someone who isn't adequate enough to compete or participate
600. Can't make heads or tails of something - Can't understand something at all
601 . Can't see the wood for the trees - If someone can't see the wood for the trees, they are
so concentrated on the details that they can't see the situation as a whole.
602. Capital Punishment - Death sentence
603. Carried all before one's - Was completely successful
604. Carried his point - Defeated his adversaries in debate
605. Carried off his feet - Was wild with excitement
606. Carrot and stick - If you use a carrot-and-stick approach, you use the promise of reward
and the threat of punishment to make somebody work harder.
607. Carry on - Continue
608. Carry on something - Maintain
609. Carry someone away - Fill with emotion
61 0. Carry the torch - If you carry the torch, you have strong feelings for someone with whom
you do not or cannot have a relationship..
61 1 . Carry weight - If aperson or organization carries weight, they are influential or important.
61 2. Carve out a niche - Aperson or company who carves out a niche focuses on a particular
segment of the market, to which they supply a product or service, and develop their expertise
in that area.
61 3. Case in point - This term refers to an example which serves to illustrate, support or prove
a point which is currently under discussion.
61 4. Cash cow - A good way to make money
61 5. Cash in your chips - If you cash in your chips, you sell something, especially shares,
either because you need the money or because you think the value is going to fall.
61 6. Cast a wide net - When trying to find something, if you cast a wide net, you cover an
extensive area or use a wide range of sources.
61 7. Cast Iron Stomach - Someone who has no problems, complications or ill effects with
eating anything or drinking anything
61 8. Castles in the air - Plans which cannot be realised
61 9. Cat get one's tongue - Can't speak because of shyness
620. Cat nap - A short sleep taken during the day
621 . Cat-and-dog life - This term refers to a life in which partners are constantly or
frequently quarrelling.
622. Catch 22 - A catch 22 situation refers to a frustrating situation where you cannot do one
thing without doing a second, and you cannot do the second before doing the first.
623. Catch on - Understand
624. Catch one's eye - Attract one's attention/interest
625. Catch somebody red-handed - If a person is caught red-handed, they are caught while
they are doing something wrong or illegal.
626. Catch somebody's eye - If someone catches your eye, you find them attractive.
627. Catch someone out - Discover
628. Catch-as-catch-can - This expression means that you try to get something in any
way possible
629. Cause a stir - If something causes astir, it creates an atmosphere of excitement or
great interest.
630. Change horses in midstream - Make new plans or choose a new leader in the middle of
an important activity
631 . Change of heart - If someone has a change of heart, they change their attitude or
feelings, especially towards greater friendliness or cooperation.
632. Change up Put in a high gear
633. Changed colour - Turned pale
634. Changed hands - Became someone else's property
635. Chapter and verse - Full and precise reference to authority
636. Charley Horse - Stiffness in the leg / A leg cramp

637. Chase rainbows - Someone who is chasing rainbows is trying to get something they
will never obtain
638. Check in (at) - Register one's arrival
639. Chew someone out - Verbally Scold Someone
640. Chew the fat - If you chew the fat with somebody, you chat in an informal way
about unimportant things
641 . Chicken - Cowardly
642. Chicken out of something - If you chicken out of something, you decide not to do
something because you are afraid.
643. Chime in - If you chime in, you interrupt or join a conversation, especially to repeat or
agree with something
644. Chip on his Shoulder - Angry today about something that occurred in the past
645. Chop and change - If you chop and change, you constantly change your opinion, plans
or methods and often cause confusion.
646. Chow Down - To eat
647. Cleanslate - A cleanslate is a record of your work or actions that does not show
past mistakes and allows you to make a freshstart
648. Clear out - Leave and not return
649. Clear something up - Solve by removing doubt
650. Clear the air - If you decide to clear the air, you try to remove the causes of fear, worry
or suspicion by talking about them openly.
651 . Clinch a deal - In a business relationship, if you clinch a deal, you reach agreement on
a proposal or offer.
652. Clip someone's wings - If you clip someone's wings, you do something to restrict
their freedom.
653. Close but no cigar - This expression refers to an effort to do something which was a
good attempt but not quite good enough to succeed.
654. Close the books - Stop taking orders, end a bookkeeping period
655. Close to home - If aremark or comment is close to home, it is so true, or it affects you
so directly, that you feel uncomfortable.
656. Cock and bull story - Idle invention, Made up story
657. Coining money - Making money very rapidly, earning large sums easily
658. Cold calls - If you make cold calls, you telephone potential customers from a list of
people you do not know.
659. Collect one's thoughts - If you collect your thoughts, you try to think calmly and clearly
in order to prepare yourself mentally for something.
660. Come a grief - To suffer
661 . Come across - Be understood clearly
662. Come along - Hurry
663. Come apart at the seams - To say that someone is coming apart at the seams means
that they are extremely upset or under severe mental stress
664. Come back - Return a rebuke in rude manner
665. Comedown on someone - Criticize
666. Come Hell Or High Water - Any difficult situation or obstacle
667. Come in handy - To say that something may come in handy means that it may be
useful sometime or other.
668. Come into one's own - When you come into your own, you receive the credit or
recognition you deserve.
669. Come of it ! Stop talking nonsense
670. Come on strong Overwhelm with excessively strong language or personality
671 . Come to a head If a problem or difficult situation comes to a head, it reaches a point
where action has to betaken.
672. Come to blows If two or more people come to blows, they start to fight.
673. Come to grief If someone or something comes to grief, they have an accident, are
destroyed or end in failure.
674. Coming to the front Attaining prominence, becoming conspicuous
675. Cook something up Invent
676. Cook the books illegally change information in accounting books in a company
677. Cooking the accounts Preparing false accounts
678. Cool Neat, special, wonderful
679. Cool it! - Calm down
680. Cost an armand a leg - If something costs an armand a leg, it is very expensive!
681 . Crackdown on something - If the authorities decide to crackdown on something,
they enforce the law by taking severe measures to restrict undesirable or criminal actions.
682. Crack Someone Up - To make someone laugh
683. Crack the whip - If you crack the whip, you use your authority to make someone obey you
or work more efficiently, usually by threatening them.
684. Cram - Try to learn as much as possible in a very short time
685. Cramp someone's style - If you cramp someone's style, you limit them by preventing
them from behaving or expressing themselves freely.
686. Creature comforts - This expression refers to modern conveniences (such ashot water
or central heating) that make life comfortable and pleasant.
687. Crocodile tears - False tears
688. Cross Your Fingers - To hope that something happens the way you want it to
689. Cry for the moon - want the impossible
690. Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war - Be alarmed or prepared for a war or destruction
691 . Cry off - Withdraw
692. Cry Over Spilt Milk - When you complain about a loss from the past
693. Cry Wolf - Intentionally raise a false alarm
694. Crying shame - Shameful act
695. Cup Of Joe - A cup of coffee
696. Curiosity killed the cat - Being too nosy may lead a person into trouble
697. Curiosity Killed The Cat - Being Inquisitive can lead you into a dangerous situation
698. Currying favour - Using mean acts to ingratiate oneself
699. Cut and dried - In a readymade form
700. Cut back - Use fewer or use less
701 . Cut from the same cloth - People are very alike
702. Cut him off with a shilling - Disinherited him by bequeathing a trifling sum
703. Cut him short - Interrupted him
704. Cut in - Interrupt
705. Cut it out! - Stop doing something
706. Cut no ice - not influence
707. Cut one's losses - Do something to stop losing money or something
708. Cut out –Stop-functioning
709. Cut someone out - Eliminate
71 0. Cut to the Chase Leave - Out all the unnecessary details and just get to the
point 71 1 . Cut your own throat - Ruin yourself
71 2. Damocles Sword - Danger forever
71 3. Dark Horse - One who was previously unknown and is now prominent
71 4. Darken someone's door - If you darken someone's door, you come as an unwanted
or unwelcome visitor
71 5. Dash something off - Produce hurriedly
71 6. Day and night - Too much work
71 7. Daylight robbery - The term 'daylight robbery' is used when the price of something is
thought to be much too high.
71 8. Days of grace - Extra time allowed for payment
71 9. Dead against - Strict opponent
720. Dead duck - This expression refers to a project or scheme which has been abandoned or
is certain to fail.
721 . Dead loss - Someone or something described as a dead loss is absolutely useless or
a complete failure.
722. Dead Ringer - 1 00% identical. A duplicate.
723. Dead set against something - If you are dead set against something, you are
strongly opposed to it.
724. Dead sure - Definite
725. Dead to the world - A person who is dead to the world is fast asleep.
726. Dead wood - The term dead wood refers to people or things which are no longer
considered useful or necessary.
727. Deliver the goods - If a person delivers the goods, they do what is expected of them or
what they have promised to do
728. Devil's Advocate - Someone who takes a position for the sake of argument only.
729. Devil-may-care - Carelessly
730. Dice with death - If you put your life at risk by doing something very dangerous, you dice
with death.
731 . Dicey - Uncertain
732. Diedown - Decrease
733. Die in harness - Continue to the last in one's business or profession
734. Dig in your heels - If you dig in your heels, you refuse to do something, especially if
someone is trying to convince you to do so.
735. Dig one's own grave - A person who digs their own grave does something which causes
their own downfall.
736. Dim view - If you take a dim view of something, you dislike or disapprove of it.
737. Disappear into thin air - If someone or something disappears into thin air, they vanish in
a mysterious way.
738. Disaster written all over it - If something, such as a plan or idea, has disaster written all
over it, it is thought to be heading for complete failure or will cause a lot of trouble.
739. Discretion is the better part of valour - To avoid a dangerous situation than to confront it
740. Ditch class - Skip class
741 . Do a disappearing act - If someone does a disappearing act, they simply vanish, especially
if they have done something wrong or dishonest.
742. Do a double take - Someone who does a double take looks again in surprise at
something unexpected.
743. Do not hang together - Are not consistent with each other
744. Do nothing by halves - When a person does everything they are engaged in completely
and thoroughly, they are said to do nothing by halves.
745. Do someone a good turn - If you do someone a good turn, you act in a helpful way.
746. Do the trick - If something does the trick, it does exactly what is needed or achieves
the desired effect.
747. Do whatever it takes to help - Willing to do anything
748. Dog eat dog - This expression refers to intense competition and rivalry in pursuit of
one's own interests, with no concern for morality.
749. Dog's life - People use this expression when complaining about a situation or job which
they find unpleasant or unsatisfactory.
750. Done and dusted - When a project, task or activity is done and dusted, it is
completely finished or ready.
751 . Done the handsomething by him - Behaved towards him in a magnanimous manner
752. Donkey work - This expression is used to describe the unpleasant, boring parts of a job.
753. Doom and gloom - A general atmosphere of pessimism, and a feeling that the situation is
not going to improve, is referred to as doom and gloom.
754. Double dealing - Cross cheating
755. Double Dutch - Unintelligible Language
756. Double-check Check something again to confirm
757. Down and down - Far down
758. Down and out - Beaten
759. Down at heel - A person who is down-at-heel is someone whose appearance is untidy
or neglected because of lack of money.
760. Down in the dumps - Someone who is down in the dumps is depressed or feeling gloomy.
761 . Down in the mouth - When someone is down in the mouth, they look unhappy, discouraged
or depressed.
762. Down the drain - To say that money, time or effort has gone down the drain, means that it
has been wasted or lost.
763. Down to earth - Someone who is down to earth is not a dreamer but a realistic and
practical person who has sensible reactions and expectations.
764. Drag one's feet - If you drag your feet, you delay a decision or participate without any
real enthusiasm.
765. Drastic times call for drastic measures - When faced with a difficult situation, it is
sometimes necessary to take actions which in normal circumstances would appear extreme.
766. Draw a line in the sand - If you draw a line in the sand, you establish a limit beyond which
a certain situation or activity will not be accepted.
767. Draw something up - Place or pull near
768. Draw the line - If you decide to draw the line, you decide when an activity or
situation becomes unacceptable.
769. Draw up - Make
770. Dream ticket - If you refer to two people as a dream ticket, you think they would work
well together and be successful.
771 . Dressed to kill - When someone, especially a woman, is dressed to kill, they are wearing
very fashionable or glamorous clothes intended to attract attention.
772. Dressed up to the nines -To describe someone as dressed up to the nines means that
they are wearing very smart or glamorous clothes.
773. Drink like a fish - A person who drinks like a fish is a heavy drinker or one who drinks a lot.
774. Drink something in - Absorb Enthusiastically
775. Drive a hard bargain - A person who drives a hard bargain always makes sure they
gain advantage in a business deal.
776. Drive at - something Aim at getting
777. Drive something in - Explain repeatedly
778. Drive up the wall - If somebody or something drives you up the wall, they do something
that greatly annoys or irritates you.
779. Drop a bombshell - If you drop a bombshell, you make an unexpected announcement
which will greatly change a situation.
780. Drop off - Fall asleep
781 . Drop someone a line - Write to someone
782. Drop something off - Deliver
783. Dry up - Dry the dishes
784. Ducks and drakes of - Squandered
785. Dull as ditchwater - To refer to something as being as dull as ditchwater means that it is
very boring.
786. Dumb bunny - Stupid or gullible person
787. Dumbing down - If something, such as a television programme or a film production, is
dumbed down, it is deliberately made less intelligent or less demanding, in order to attract a
larger audience
788. Dutch courage - Pretended bravery
789. Dutch treat - Something where each person pays their own share
790. Dwell on something - If someone dwells on something, they think or talk about it all the
time. 791 . Eager beaver - Aperson who is always eager to work or do something extra
792. Earshot - Within a listening distance
793. Ease off - Decrease tension
794. Ease up - Slacken off
795. Easier said than done - To say that something is easier said than done means that what
is suggested sounds easy but it is more difficult to actually do it.
796. Easy as pie - To say that something is easy as pie means that it is very easy to do.
797. Easy does it! - Be very careful!
798. Eat crow - If you eat crow, you admit that you were wrong about something and apologize.
799. Eat one's words If you eat your words, you have to admit that what you said before
was wrong.
800. Eat someone up - Make nervous
801 . Economical with the truth - To say that a person is economical with the truth means
that, without actually lying, they omit important facts or give incomplete information.
802. Egg someone on - If you egg somebody on, you urge or strongly encourage them to
do something.
803. Eighty Six - A certain item is no longer available. Or this idiom can also mean, to throw away.
804. Elbow grease - Hard Work
805. Elbow room - If you need some elbow room, you need more space to move
806. Evil has left the building - The show has come to an end. It's all over
807. Ended in smoke - Came to nothing
808. Engaging manners - Good behaviour
809. Enough and to spare - More than required
81 0. Equal to the task - According to the work
81 1 . Ethnic Cleansing - Killing of a certain ethnic or religious group on a massive
scale 81 2. Even at the turning of the tide - Change from a previously stable course of
events
81 3. Even the score - When aperson decides to even the score, they try to get their revenge
on someone who has cheated or done them harm
81 4. Every dog has his day - everyone will have his chance or turn; everyone will get what
he deserves
81 5. Every dog has its day - This expression means that everyone can be successful at
something at sometime in their life.
81 6. Every inch - Completely
81 7. Every nook and cranny - Every nook and cranny refers to every possible part of a
place. 81 8. Every now and then - Usually
81 9. Evil genius - Talented bad person
820. Ex-officio - Due to post
821 . Eye for an eye - Tit fortat
822. Eye Opener - Self assessment
823. Eye to eye - Same in Opinion
824. Eye-wash Pretence
825. Face like thunder - If someone has a face like thunder, they look very angry.
826. Face only a mother could love - This is a humoristic way of saying that someone is ugly
or not attractive.
827. Face that would stop a clock - Someone who has a face that would stop a clock has
a shockingly unattractive face.
828. Face the music - If you have to face the music, you have to accept the
unpleasant consequences of your actions.
829. Face to face - Personally
830. Face up to something - Accept
831 . Face value - If you take something at its face value, you assume that it is genuinely what
it appears to be.
832. Fade away - To be shrink
833. Fair and square - Honest
834. Fair play - Impartial treatment
835. Fair-weather friend - Someone who acts as a friend when times are good, and is not
there when you are in trouble, is called a fair-weather friend.
836. Fait accompli - This French term refers to something that has been done and cannot
be changed.
837. Fall at the first hurdle - If you fall at the first hurdle, you fail to overcome the first
difficulty encountered.
838. Fall for someone - Be romantically infatuated with
839. Fall from grace - To say that someone has fallen from grace means that they have
done something wrong, immoral or unacceptable, and as a result have lost their good
reputation.
840. Fall in with someone - Get to know by chance
841 . Fall into one's lap - If something good falls into your lap, it happens to you without any
effort on your part.
842. Fall off - Decrease
843. Falloff the back of a lorry - If you buy goods that have fallen off the back of a lorry, they
are stolen goods.
844. Fallon - To pounce eagerly
845. Fall on deaf ears - If something such as a suggestion or a request falls on deaf ears, it
is ignored.
846. Fallon one's sword - If you fallon your sword, you take responsibility for, or accept
the consequences of an unsuccessful or wrong action.
847. Fall out - To fight
848. Fall through - Not develop or take place
849. Fallen short of my expectations - has disappointed
850. Falling foul of - Quarrelling with
851 . False move - In a dangerous or risky situation, if you make a false move, you do
something which may have unpleasant consequences.
852. False pretences - If you obtain something under false pretences, you deceive others by
lying about your identity, qualifications, financial or social position, in order to obtain what you
want.
853. Fancy price - Very high cost
854. Far and away - Very much
855. Far and near - Everywhere
856. Far and wide - Far of places
857. Far cry - No easy transition
858. Far-fetched - Difficult to accept
859. Farm something out - If something such as work is farmed out, it is sent out to be done
by others.
860. Fast living - A life given to pleasure
861 . Feathering one's own nest - Making money unfairly
862. Fed up - Sick of
863. Feeding Frenzy - An aggressive attack on someone by a group
864. Feel blue - Feel sad and depressed
865. Feel puny - Feel unwell, ill
866. Fell flat - Caused no interest, produced no effect
867. Fender-bender - Automobile accident
868. Few and far between - Rarely
869. Field Day - An enjoyable day or circumstance
870. Fifth columnist - He who works against the interests of his own
country 871 . Fights shy of - Avoids from a feeling of mistrust, dislikes
872. Figure out - Find an answer by thinking about something
873. Fill in - Do a job temporarily
874. Finding Your Feet - To become more comfortable in whatever you are doing
875. Fire someone - Dismiss someone from a job because of poor performance
876. First and foremost - Main priority
877. Fit as afiddle - In good condition
878. Fix on something - Decide on
879. Fix someone up - Fasten
880. Fix something up -
Arrange 881 . Fix up - Arrange
882. Flesh and blood - Human nature
883. Flesh and blood - Human nature
884. Follow something through - Continue to the end
885. Follow something up -Investigate
886. Foot the bill - Pay for it
887. For a while - For sometime
888. Forages - For a very longtime
889. For good - Forever
890. For want of - Due to the less of
891 . Forty winks - To have a short sleep
892. Free lance - Not in one side
893. Free trade - Trade without the imposition of customs or taxes
894. French leave - Absence without permission
895. From hand to mouth - A miserable existence
896. From pillar to post - To put great efforts
897. From the bottom of one's heart - Genuinely
898. From time to time - Occasionally
899. Gain ground - To expand
900. Gaining ground - Becoming more
general 901 . Gall and wormwood -
something hateful
902. Gall and wormwood - Hateful
903. Gave him a piece of mind - Scolded him
904. Get a grip - To control your emotions
905. Get a handle on - To obtain a basic level of understanding or control
906. Get a kick out of something - Find something amusing
907. Get a move on - Hurry
908. Get a word in edgeways - To contribute to a conversation with people who are very talkative
909. Get across - Communicate one's
ideas 91 0. Get along - Leave
91 1 . Get away with - something Escape reprimand
91 2. Get back at someone - Get revenge on
91 3. Get carried away - To overdo
91 4. Get cracking - To get started
91 5. Get Down to BrassTacks - To become serious about something
91 6. Get down to something - Star serious work on
91 7. Get even - To get revenge
91 8. Get going - leave
91 9. Get in - Enter
920. Get into a scrape - To tangle into some sort of
problem 921 . Get into hot water - To tangle in some sort of
problem
922. Get it Understand - something
923. Get lost! - Go away
924. Get off - Depart
925. Get off one's high horse - Begin to be humble and agreeable
926. Get off something - Dismount
927. Get on one's nerves - Irritate someone
928. Get on someone's case - To criticize, find fault, or lecture
929. Get one's act together - To become serious, organized
930. Get one's feet wet - To gain new experience
931 . Get one's foot in the door - To begin become established in an occupation or company
932. Get out of hand - Become out of control
933. Get Over It - To move beyond something that is bothering you
934. Get real! - Be realistic!
935. Get round someone - Coax
936. Get round something - Evade
937. Get someone down - Depress
938. Get someone in - Summon
939. Get something over - Manage to continue someone's ideas
940. Get something straight - To understand
correctly 941 . Get the better of - Gain an advantage
over
942. Get the hang of - To become accustomed to
943. Get the point - To understand the general or main idea
944. Get through - Manage to pass through
945. Get through something - Finish
946. Get through to someone - Succeed in establishing an understanding with
947. Get to the bottom of - To find the underlying cause of a situation 948. get up and go Energy
949. Get upon the wrong side of bed - To feel irritable
950. Get UpOn The Wrong Side Of The Bed - Someone who is having a horrible day
951 . Gift of the gab - Power of eloquence
952. Gilded youth - Young person who lives fashionable
953. Gilt-edged securities / stocks - Investment which are considered financially safe
954. Gird up one's loins - Be prepared
955. Give a cold shoulder - To ignore
956. Give a dog a bad name - People who lose their reputation have difficulty regaining it
because others continue to blame or suspect them.
957. Give a handle - To Furnish an occasion for
958. Give a piece of one's mind - To give verbal lashing
959. Give a wide berth - To remain away
960. Give and take - Exchanges
961 . Give ear - To give a patient hearing
962. Give ear to - Listen to
963. Give it ago - To try or attempt.
964. give someone a hand - Help someone
965. Give someone up - Betray
966. Give something up - Surrender
967. Give up - Lose interest and admit defeat
968. Give up a ghost To die
969. Give up something Stop indulging in
970. Give way - To break
971 . Give your right arm - If you say "I'd give my right arm for that", you mean that you want it a
lot and would do almost anything to obtain it.
972. Giving himself air - Behaving arrogantly
973. Go about something - Manage
974. Go all out - To spare no expense or effort
975. Go back on - Fail to keep
976. Go back upon one's word - To break promise
977. Go downhill - To worsen or deteriorate
978. Go for it - To put maximum effort toward achieving a goal
979. Go hard with him - Prove a serious matter for him
980. Go out on a limb - To take a risk
981 . Go public - Sell shares of a privately owned company to the public
982. Go scot free - Save from punishment
983. Go through fire and water - To sacrifice each and everything
984. Goto the dogs - To say that a company, organization or country is going to the dogs
means that it is becoming less successful or efficient than before.
985. Go whole hog - Do something completely or thoroughly
986. Go with the flow - Take things as they come
987. God send - Unexpected welcome event
988. God-sent - Change in fortunes
989. Goes to heart - Touches deeply
990. Golden opinions - Very favourable
opinions 991 . Good for nothing - useless
992. Good hand - Enthusiastic applause
993. Got off easy - Got a light sentence
994. Got the better of him - overcame him
995. Grab a bite Get something to eat
996. Grapes are sour - Unavailable things are undesirable
997. Gravy train - Ajob or work that pays more than it is worth
998. Grease the palm - To bribe
999. Grease your palm - Give a tip, pay for a special favor or extra help,
bribe 1 000. Great war is on the cards - Not improbable
1 001 . Greek to - One Something which one do not understand
1 002. Green - Inexperienced
1 003. Green-eyed monster - Jealousy
1 004. Grey matter - The brain
1 005. Grow on someone - Appeal more and more to
1 006. Grow up - Mature
1 007. Had a hand - Was concerned
1 008. Had a hand in - Was concerned in
1 009. Had better - Be obliged to
1 01 0. Hairsplitting - To argue uselessly
1 01 1 . Hair stand on end - Frightened
1 01 2. Hair-breadth escape - Minor escape
1 01 3. Hale and Hearty - Fit and fine
1 01 4. Hall-mark - Best
1 01 5. Hallmark - Important trait
1 01 6. Hand and glove - Closed relationship
1 01 7. Hand and glove with - In association
1 01 8. Hand in glove - with each other
1 01 9. Hand it to - To give someone credit or praise
1 020. Hand something out - Offer
1 021 . Hand-to-hand - Very close
1 022. Hands down - Unquestionably
1 023. Hands full - Very busy
1 024. Hang about - to rome uselessly
1 025. Hang back - Hesitate to come forward
1 026. Hang by a thread - To be in a precarious condition
1 027. Hang fire - To be in between without any decision
1 028. Hang Heavy - Tough to pass time
1 029. Hang in the balance - To be in the state of uncertainty
1 030. Hang on - Wait
1 031 . Hang out - To be visibly coming out of something
1 032. Hang someone/ something up - Delay
1 033. Hang up - End a telephone conversation
1 034. Hangs in the balance - Is undecided
1 035. Hanky Panky - Dishonest
1 036. Happy camper - A person who is content or satisfied
1 037. Happy expression - A suitable and pleasing expression
1 038. Happy-go-lucky - Self Contained
1 039. Hard and fast - Definite
1 040. Hard feelings - Anger
1 041 . Hard nut to crack - Tough
1 042. Hard of hearing - To listen loud
1 043. Hard sell - Sell something by being very aggressive
1 044. Hard up - Short of money
1 045. Hard-headed - Stubborn
1 046. Harp on the same string - Dwell tediously on the same subject
1 047. Harp on the same tune - Keep on repeating same thing
1 048. Has a finger in the pie - Has something to do with the affair, is mixed up in the affair
1 049. Has an eye to the main chance - The object is to make money, he regards his own
interests 1 050. Has heart in the right place - Means well, is of a kindly and sympathetic
disposition
1 051 . Has stood me in good stead - Proved useful to me
1 052. Has too many irons in the fire - i.e. he is engaged in too many enterprises at the sametime
1 053. Hassle - A troublesome situation
1 054. Haste Makes Waste - Quickly doing things results in a poor ending
1 055. HatTrick - When one player scores three goals, threescores in any other sport, such as
3 homeruns, 3 touchdowns, 3 soccer goals, etc.
1 056. Haunted house - The house of ghosts
1 057. Have a ball - If you have a ball, you enjoy yourself.
1 058. Have a bee in one's bonnet - A person who has a bee in their bonnet has an idea
which constantly occupies their thoughts.
1 059. Have a bone to pick - To have a grievance or complaint.
1 060. Have a cow - To have a fit
1 061 . Have a hand in - responsible for
1 062. Have a poker face. - If you have a poker face, you show no emotion at all.
1 063. Have ascrew - loose To be crazy
1 064. Have a word with - To talk, speak, or discuss with
1 065. Have all your eggs in one basket - If you have all your eggs in one basket, you depend
on one plan or one source of income
1 066. Have an Axe to Grind - To have a dispute with someone
1 067. Have had one's chips - To say that someone has had their chips means that they
have completely failed in what they set out to achieve.
1 068. Have one foot in the grave - To be very near to death
1 069. Have one's hands full - Be extremely busy
1 070. Have something down pat - Know/understand something completely and thoroughly
1 071 . Have something on someone - Have proof against
1 072. Have sticky fingers - Be a thief
1 073. Have the blues - To feel depressed or sad
1 074. Have too many irons in the fire - To take up many tasks at one time
1 075. Have your cake and eat it - To say that someone wants to have their cake and eat it
means that they want the advantages of two alternative situations when only one is possible .
1 076. He knows what's what - Is shrewd and experienced, knows the ways of the
world. 1 077. Head and shoulders - Very superior
1 078. Head honcho - Person in charge
1 079. Head someone off - Divert
1 080. Headway - Progress
1 081 . Heart and soul - Full efforts
1 082. Heart to heart - Free and fearless
1 083. Help out - Help to pass an examination
1 084. Helter-skelter - Here and there
1 085. Hen-pecked - Under the control of wife
1 086. Hen-pecked husband - Slave of the wife
1 087. Her bark is worse than her bite - Someone's words are worse than their
action 1 088. Herculean Task - Tough task
1 089. Here and there - In various place
1 090. Here, there and everywhere - everywhere
1 091 . Heyday - Golden time
1 092. High Five Slapping palms above each others heads as celebration
gesture 1 093. High living - To live with higher standard
1 094. High time - Right time
1 095. Highway robbery - Charge a high price for something
1 096. His bark is worse than his bite - This expression is used to refer to a person who
sounds much more severe or angry than they really are.
1 097. His blood ran cold - Horrified
1 098. Hit a snag - To encounter an unexpected problem or obstacle
1 099. Hit below the belt - To do wrongful
1 1 00. Hit it off - To immediately have a good relationship with someone
1 1 01 . Hit the books - Study
1 1 02. Hit the hay - Goto bed
1 1 03. Hit the jackpot - To get huge wealth in no time
1 1 04. Hit the nail on the head - Said or done exactly the right thing
1 1 05. Hit the roof - To explode in anger
1 1 06. Hit the sack - Goto bed
1 1 07. Hobson's choice - No choice and
1 1 08. Hold back - Hesitate
1 1 09. Hold a brief - To help
1 1 1 0. Hold a candle to - To be equal
1 1 1 1 . Hold all the aces - A person who holds all the aces is in a very strong position because
they have more advantages than anyone else.
1 1 1 2. Hold off Fail - to occur
1 1 1 3. Hold on - Manage to endure
1 1 1 4. Hold one's horses - To wait
1 1 1 5. Hold out Manage - to endure
1 1 1 6. Hold out for something - Use delaying tactics
1 1 1 7. Hold out on someone - Refuse to tell
1 1 1 8. Hold out the olive branch - To give a proposal of peace
1 1 1 9. Hold someone - Resist
1 1 20. Hold something - back Withhold
1 1 21 . Hold something over - Postpone
1 1 22. Hold up - Endure
1 1 23. Hold water - Stand scrutiny i.e. it is unsound
1 1 24. Holds good - Remains binding, is valid
1 1 25. Hole and corner - Wrong
1 1 26. Hope against hope - To be positive in adverse conditions
1 1 27. Hoping against hope - Frivolous hope
1 1 28. Horns of dilemma - In a tough condition
1 1 29. Horse of a different colour - Something totally separate and different
1 1 30. Hot goods - Stolen goods which are difficult to sell
1 1 31 . Hot news - Very recent
1 1 32. How come? - Why?
1 1 33. Hue and cry - Protests
1 1 34. Hung on one's lips - Listened eagerly to one's words
1 1 35. Hurly burly - Complicated
1 1 36. Hush money - Bribe
1 1 37. Hush something up - Not reveal
1 1 38. I had my druthers - If i could do what i wanted
1 1 39. I wash my hands on - I refuse to have anything more to do with it
1 1 40. Icing On The Cake - When you already have it good and get something on top of what
you already have
1 1 41 . Idle Hands Are The Devil's Tools - You are more likely to get in trouble if you have
nothing to do
1 1 42. Idle talk - Gossip
1 1 43. If It's Not One Thing, It's Another - When one thing goes wrong, then another, and
another... 1 1 44. If the cap fits, wear it! - You say "if the cap fits wear it" to let someone know
that the critical
remark they have just heard applies to them.
1 1 45. Ill at ease - Restless
1 1 46. In dribs and drabs - If something comes in dribs and drabs, it arrives little by little, in
small amounts or numbers.
1 1 47. In a bind - To be in a difficult situation
1 1 48. In a fix - With problem
1 1 49. In a jiffy - At once, soon
1 1 50. In a nutshell - In short
1 1 51 . In a state of nature - Naked
1 1 52. In and out - Coming and going continually
1 1 53. In bad odor - Out of favour, in bad repute
1 1 54. In black and white - In written
1 1 55. In charge - In the position of responsibility of leading or overseeing
1 1 56. In charge of - In control of, responsible for
1 1 57. In cold blood - Deliberately, Provoked
1 1 58. In full swing - At fast pace
1 1 59. In good faith - Believing somebody
1 1 60. In good part - Without offence
1 1 61 . In hand - Under discussion or consideration
1 1 62. In high Spirit - Full of confidence
1 1 63. In high spirits - Cheerful, joyful
1 1 64. In hot water - In problem
1 1 65. In keeping with - Comparative
1 1 66. In lieu of - In return
1 1 67. In no time - Fastly
1 1 68. In one ear and out the other - To say that information goes in one ear and out the
other means that it is immediately forgotten or ignored.
1 1 69. In one's color - In real condition
1 1 70. In one's element - When you are in your element, you are doing something that you do
well and you are enjoying yourself.
1 1 71 . In one's elements - At his best
1 1 72. In one's heart of hearts - Within one's heart
1 1 73. In one's teens - Aged between thirteen to eighteen
1 1 74. In over one's head - In a situation that is too much for one to manage
1 1 75. In rags - In torn clothes
1 1 76. In season and out of season - Every now and then
1 1 77. In spite of - Besides
1 1 78. In stock - In supply and available to buy
1 1 79. In store for - In one's destiny
1 1 80. In the air - famous
1 1 81 . In the back of beyond - This expression is used to describe an isolated place located
far from any town.
1 1 82. In the bad books - Out of favour with
1 1 83. In the bag - If you think something is in the bag, you are almost certain it will be
achieved. 1 1 84. In the balance - If something is in the balance, it means the situation is
uncertain and it is not clear what is going to happen.
1 1 85. In the black - Successful or profitable
1 1 86. In the course of - During that
1 1 87. In the dark - In ignorance
1 1 88. In the dark of - Usually
1 1 89. In the doghouse - If you are in the doghouse, somebody is angry with you because you
have done something wrong.
1 1 90. In the doldrums - To say that a person, a business or the economy in general is in
the doldrums means that the situation is gloomy and that nothing new is happening.
1 1 91 . In the face of - In the presence of
1 1 92. In the good books - In favour with
1 1 93. In the guise of - In the getup
1 1 94. In the know of - To be knowledge
1 1 95. In the light of - In the facts of
1 1 96. In the long run - At the end
1 1 97. In the nick of time - At right time
1 1 98. In the red - Unprofitable, losing money
1 1 99. In the running - has good prospects in the competition
1 200. In the same boat - In a similar situation or predicament
1 201 . In the seventh heaven - Very happy
1 202. In the swim - up to date, fully informed
1 203. In the teeth of - Beyond
1 204. In the throes - In the pain of
1 205. In the twinkling of an eye - Soon
1 206. In the wake of - Follow
1 207. In the wars - Hurt yourself
1 208. In the face of - Despite
1 209. In time - Not late
1 21 0. In token of - As a mark
1 21 1 . In tune with - In mood
1 21 2. In vogue - In fashion
1 21 3. Ins and outs - Full inside knowledge
1 21 4. Inside out - With the inner part on the outside and the outer part on the inside
1 21 5. Into the bargain - In addition
1 21 6. Iron hand - With strong hands
1 21 7. Iron something - Solve
1 21 8. Iron will - Strong will
1 21 9. Is in character - In keeping
1 220. Is in the cotton - Follow that trade
1 221 . Is not in one's line - Is out of one's province
1 222. It beats me! - This expression is used to express surprise at something that you find
difficult to understand,
1 223. It's all my eye - It is nonsense
1 224. Itching palm - Greedy
1 225. Jack of all trades - Doing so many works without mastering even single
1 226. Jail bird - Frequent Prisoner
1 227. Jaundiced eye - Jealous
1 228. Jaywalk - Crossing the street (from the middle) without using the
crosswalk 1 229. Jeer at - To make fun
1 230. Join hands - Work collectively
1 231 . Join in - Participate in
1 232. Join up - Enter the armed forces voluntarily
1 233. Jolly goodtime - Time of happiness
1 234. Joshing Me - Tricking me
1 235. Jump at something - Accept with enthusiasm
1 236. Jump on the bandwagon - If a person or organization jumps on the bandwagon, they
decide to do something when it is already successful or fashionable.
1 237. Jump the gun - Do something before it's time to do it
1 238. Jump to conclusions - Decide something too quickly and without thinking about
it 1 239. Jump to the conclusion - Take decision in haste
1 240. Junk mail - Unsolicited mail
1 241 . Keep a lid on - To keep something secret
1 242. Keep an eye on - Check something regularly
1 243. Keep An Eye On Him - You should carefully watch him
1 244. Keep an eye out for - Watch for
1 245. keep at someone - Remind someone over and over about something
1 246. Keep at something - Persist with
1 247. Keep body and soul together - To earn a sufficient amount of money in order to
keep yourself alive
1 248. Keep in - Stay indoors
1 249. Keep in touch with - Has intimate knowledge of
1 250. Keep in with something - Have friendly relations with
1 251 . Keep it down - To be quiet
1 252. Keep on - Continue
1 253. Keep one's chin up - Remain brave and confident in a difficult situation
1 254. Keep one's fingers crossed - Hope for the best
1 255. Keep one's nose to the grindstone - To work hard or focus heavily on
work 1 256. Keep pace - To match
1 257. Keep pace with - Progress at equal rate with
1 258. Keep someone at arm's length - If you keep someone at arm's length, you do not
allow yourself to become too friendly with them.
1 259. Keep someone in - Punish by detaining after school
1 260. Keep someone up - Prevent from going to bed
1 261 . Keep something in - Store
1 262. Keep something on - Continue to maintain
1 263. Keep track of - Keep a count or record, stay informed
1 264. Keep up - Remain unchanged
1 265. Keep up with - Remain at the same level
1 266. Keep your chin up - To remain joyful in a tough situation
1 267. Keeping the wolf from the door - Keeping off starvation
1 268. Keynotes - In nutshell
1 269. Kickback - To relax
1 270. Kickback - Money paid illegally for favorable treatment
1 271 . Kicked up - A row Made great noise or fuss
1 272. Kid around - To engage in playful joking or teasing
1 273. Kind of - Rather
1 274. Kith and kin - Relatives
1 275. Knock it off - To stop doing something
1 276. Knock off - Stop work
1 277. Knock something off - Deduct
1 278. Knock something up - Produce quickly
1 279. Knock up against something - Be confronted with
1 280. Know a thing or two - Are wise or cunning
1 281 . Know something inside out - Understand something thoroughly
1 282. Knows what he is about - Is far-sighted and prudent
1 283. Labour of love - Work only for love
1 284. Lacklustre - Dull
1 285. Laid hands on - Assaulted
1 286. Lame excuse - Unacceptable lies
1 287. Last but not least - An introductory phrase to let the audience know that the last
person mentioned is no less important than those introduced before him/her
1 288. Laugh in one's sleeves - Laugh Stealthily
1 289. Laugh to scorn - To make fun of
1 290. Laughing stock - Reson for giggling
1 291 . Lay a guilt trip on - Try to make someone feel guilty
1 292. Lay someone up - Cause to stay in bed
1 293. Lay something aside - To set something aside
1 294. Lay something on - Provide
1 295. Lay something up - To acquire and store something
1 296. Lead by the nose - To have full control
1 297. Lead someone on - To guide someoneonward
1 298. Lead up to something - Prepare the way for
1 299. Learn something by heart - To memorize
1 300. Leave a bad taste in one's mouth - To create a bad feeling about
something 1 301 . Leave in the lurch - Part way in bad times
1 302. Leave no stone unturned - Do full efforts
1 303. Leave somebody holding the baby - If someone is left holding the baby, they are
made responsible for a problem that others don't want to deal with.
1 304. Left no stone unturned - Used all available means, adopted every possible method of
search 1 305. Lend Me You rEar - To politely ask for someone's full attention
1 306. Lend someone a hand - Help someone
1 307. Let Bygones Be Bygones - To forget about a disagreement or argument
1 308. Let on Reveal by telling
1 309. Let sleeping dogs lie Don't cause problems by doing something when it isn't
necessary 1 31 0. Let someone down - Disappointment
1 31 1 . Let someone out - Release
1 31 2. Let something off - Explode
1 31 3. Let the cat out of the bag - To reveal a secret
1 31 4. Let up - Stop
1 31 5. Lie in Stay - in bed
1 31 6. Lie in the bed you have made - Take the consequences of your own acts; suffer for
your own misdeeds
1 31 7. Lie through one's teeth - To make outrageous false statements
1 31 8. Like clockwork - To say that someone or something goes, runs or behaves like
clockwork means that everything happens exactly as expected.
1 31 9. Like a bear with a sorehead - If someone is behaving like a bear with a sorehead, they
are very irritable and bad-tempered.
1 320. Like shooting fish in a barrel - Extremely easy
1 321 . Like taking candy from a baby - Very easy to achieve
1 322. Line up - Schedule someone for something
1 323. Lion's share - Big part
1 324. Live and let live - Don't unnecessarily make things difficult
1 325. Live from hand to mouth - Live on little money
1 326. Live something down - To overcome the shame or embarrassment of
something. 1 327. Live up -To full the aspirations
1 328. Live up to something - To fulfill expectations
1 329. Lives by his wits - He has no settled means of subsistence but picks up a living by deceit
or fraud
1 330. Loaves and fishes - Materialist wealth
1 331 . Lock, stock and barrel - All empty
1 332. Look after someone / something - Take care of
1 333. Look blank Seems like - In trouble
1 334. Look down on someone / something - To consider someone or something as not
important or of value
1 335. Look forward to - Await eagerly.
1 336. Look in - Visit
1 337. Look into something - Investigate
1 338. Look on - Watch inactively
1 339. Look on someone - Regard
1 340. Lookout - Be careful
1 341 . Lookout for someone / something - Keep a watch for
1 342. Look over someone / something - Examine
1 343. Look small - To feel ashamed
1 344. Look someone up - Goto visit
1 345. Look something up - Try to find in dictionary
1 346. Look to someone - Turn on
1 347. Look to your laurels - Take care not to lose your pre-eminence
1 348. Lookup - Improve
1 349. Look up to someone - Admire
1 350. Loose cannon - Unpredictable and can cause damage if not kept in check or
watched carefully
1 351 . Loose ends - Leftover items
1 352. Lose one's head - To be angry
1 353. Losing ground - Becoming less powerful or acceptable
1 354. Lousy - Terrible
1 355. Macho - Super masculine
1 356. Made his mark - Distinguished himself
1 357. Made my flesh creep - Horrified me
1 358. Maiden Speech - A person's first speech
1 359. Make a capital of - To make use of the opportunity
1 360. Make a fortune - To be very rich
1 361 . Make a killing - Make a large amount of money
1 362. Make a living - To earn enough income to support oneself
1 363. Make a mess - of To do cheating
1 364. Make a mountain out of a molehill - Make something seem much more important than
it really is
1 365. Make ends meet - If you find it difficult to make ends meet, you find it difficult to pay
for your everyday needs because you have very little money.
1 366. Make headway - To do progress
1 367. Make light of - Treated lightly
1 368. Make No Bones About - To state a fact so there are no doubts or
objections 1 369. Make off with - something Steal
1 370. Make out - Manage
1 371 . Make peace with - Compromise
1 372. Make someone out - Understand
1 373. Make someone up - Invent
1 374. Make something out - To say that something is a problem when it is not
1 375. Make something over to someone - To buy a new wardrobe for someone
1 376. Make something up to someone - Compensate someone for something
1 377. Make the flesh creep - To frighten
1 378. Make up - Apply cosmetics to
1 379. Make up one's mind - Decide what to do
1 380. Man of parts - Multispeciality personality
1 381 . Man of Straw - Seemingly useless
1 382. Move out - Vacate
1 383. Mare's nest - Imaginary
1 384. Mean business - Be serious
1 385. Means business - Is in earnest
1 386. Meet halfway - To compromise
1 387. Mess about / around - Waste time
1 388. Method To My Madness - Strange or crazy actions that appear meaningless but in the
end are done for a good reason
1 389. Milk of human kindness - Natural kindness
1 390. Mind one business - Not to interfere
1 391 . Miss out on something - Not experience
1 392. Mix someone / something up - Confuse
1 393. Mix someone up in something - Surround to attack
1 394. Money for jam - Money earned without any effort
1 395. More or less - Almost
1 396. Most of his opportunity - Used it to the best advantage
1 397. Mother wit - Natural commonsense
1 398. Move heaven and earth - To try every bit
1 399. Move in on someone/ something - Surround to attack
1 400. Much ado about nothing - To quarrel over atrifle matter
1 401 . Mum's the word - To keep something secret
1 402. Nail my colors to the mast - To refuse to climb down or surrender
1 403. Neck and Neck - Matching
1 404. Neck and neck - Side by side
1 405. Neck or nothing - Here or there
1 406. Neither head nor tail - Nothing
1 407. Neither here nor there - Foreign to the subject under discussion, irrelevant
1 408. Nest Egg - Savings set aside for future use.
1 409. Never Bite The Hand That Feeds - You Don't hurt anyone that helps you
1 41 0. New kid on the block - Someone new to the group or area
1 41 1 . New York Minute - Aminute that seems togo by quickly, especially in a fast
paced environment
1 41 2. Next to kin - Close relative
1 41 3. Next to nothing - Nothing
1 41 4. Nick of time - Right time
1 41 5. Nip the evil in the bud - Kill the evil at the start
1 41 6. No love lost between them - They are not on good terms, they dislike each
other 1 41 7. No way! - Absolutely not
1 41 8. Nod off - Fall asleep
1 41 9. Nook and corner - Every corner
1 420. Nosh - Snack
1 421 . Not care a fig - Donot bother
1 422. Not fit to hold a candle - Not to be named in comparison with
1 423. Not have a clue - If you don't have a clue about something, you don't know anything about
it 1 424. Not in voice - Unable to sing well
1 425. Not to mince matters - To speak unreservedly
1 426. Not worth - Quite worthless
1 427. Now and again - Usually
1 428. Now and then - Occasionally
1 429. Nuke - Heat in a microwave
1 430. Null and void - Useless
1 431 . Nurse a grudge - To have enmity
1 432. Odds and ends - Cheap and small things
1 433. Of no avail - Useless
1 434. Of a kind - Of a poor kind
1 435. Of a piece with - In keeping with
1 436. Of one's own accord - According to one's own wish
1 437. Off and on - Now and then
1 438. Offhand - With no preparation
1 439. Off On The Wrong Foot - Getting a bad start on a relationship or task
1 440. Off someone's Christmas card list - This expression means that you are no longer
on friendly terms with someone.
1 441 . Off The Hook - No longer have to deal with a tough situation
1 442. Off the Record - Something said in confidence that the one speaking doesn't want attributed
to him/her
1 443. Oily tongue - Psychophant
1 444. Old chestnut - A story, ajoke or an idea that has been repeated so often that it has lost
its novelty is referred to as an old chestnut.
1 445. Old hat - out-of-date
1 446. Olive branch - Symbol of peace
1 447. On a par - On equal level
1 448. On and off - At intervals
1 449. On and on - without stopping
1 450. On course (for something) - If someone is on course for something, they are likely
to achieve it.
1 451 . On last legs - On the verge of ruin
1 452. On one's last leg - About to die
1 453. On Pins And Needles - Anxious or nervous, especially in anticipation of
something 1 454. On tenterhooks - In problem
1 455. On the ball - If you are on the ball, you are aware of what is happening and are able to
deal with things quickly and intelligently.
1 456. On the dole - A person who is receives financial assistance from the government when
they are unemployed is on the dole.
1 457. On the alert - On your guard, ready to act
1 458. On the back burner - If you put a project or issue on the back burner, you decide to deal
with it at a later date because you do not consider it to be that urgent or important.
1 459. On the brain - Constantly in his thoughts
1 460. On the cards - Hope
1 461 . On the contrary - On the other hand
1 462. On the crest of a wave - If you are on the crest of a wave, you are very successful in
what you are doing.
1 463. On the edge of one's seat - Someone who is on the edge of their seat is very interested
in something and finds it extremely exciting.
1 464. On the eve of - Occasion
1 465. On the face of it - As it seems to be from the facts
1 466. On the horns of a dilemma - In a difficult problem
1 467. On the right side of - Less than
1 468. On the sly - With secrecy
1 469. On the spur of the moment - At once, without deliberation
1 470. On the verge of - On the point of
1 471 . On the wane - Decreasing
1 472. On the whole - In totality
1 473. On the wrong side of - Greater than
1 474. On the wrong side of sixty - More than sixty years of age
1 475. Once and for all - Finally
1 476. Once bitten, twice shy When you have had a bad experience you are much more careful
to avoid similar experiences in the future
1 477. Once for all - For always
1 478. Once in a blue moon - Rarely
1 479. Once in awhile - Rarely
1 480. Once or twice - A few times
1 481 . One one's last legs - At last
1 482. One over the eight - If a person has had one over the eight, they are slightly
drunk 1 483. One's hair stood on end - One was very frighten
1 484. Open out - Lose one's reserve
1 485. Open secret - Known to one and all
1 486. Open up - Start a business
1 487. Order of the day - In fashion
1 488. Original sin - The teaching that is man's true nature to do bad rather than
good 1 489. Our head and ears - Even above the head
1 490. Out and out - Definitely
1 491 . Out of date - old
1 492. Out of gear - Out of order
1 493. Out of hand - Beyond control
1 494. Out of joint - To disrupt
1 495. Out of my hands - Out of your control
1 496. Out of pocket - No money
1 497. Out of question - Impossible
1 498. Out of sorts - To be ill
1 499. Out of spirit - Gloomy, sad
1 500. Out of the frying pan into the fire - More troubled after trouble
1 501 . Out of the question - Impossible
1 502. Out of the way - Strange, eccentric
1 503. Out of the wood - Out of danger
1 504. Over and above - Extra
1 505. Over and over - Very often
1 506. Overhead and ears - Completely trapped
1 507. Over the top - To an excessive degree
1 508. Owing to - Because of
1 509. Own up - Confess
1 51 0. P's and Q's - Gentility
1 51 1 . Pack something in - Abandon
1 51 2. Pack up - Cease work
1 51 3. Pad the bill - Add false expenses to a bill
1 51 4. Paddle one's own canoe - If you paddle your own canoe, you do what you want to
do without help or interference from anyone.
1 51 5. Paid him back in his own coin - Treated him in the same way as he had treated
me 1 51 6. Palmy days - Days of happiness
1 51 7. Part and parcel - Necessary part
1 51 8. Party spirit - Devotion to or enthusiasm for one's own practical support
1 51 9. Pass muster - Accepted as satisfactory
1 520. Pass off - Disappear
1 521 . Pass out - Faint
1 522. Pass over - something Avoid
1 523. Pass The Buck - Avoid responsibility by giving it to someone else
1 524. Pay for someone / something - Be thought to be
1 525. Pay lip service - Pretending to be a helper
1 526. Pay off - Finish paying for
1 527. Pay the piper - Face the consequences for something you've done
1 528. Pedal to the metal - Togo full speed, especially while driving a vehicle
1 529. Peeping Tom - Someone who observes people in the nude or sexually active people,
mainly for his own gratification
1 530. Pell-mell - Here and there
1 531 . Pick someone up - Collect
1 532. Pick something up - learn
1 533. Pick up - Continue
1 534. Pick up the tab - Pay the bill
1 535. Pick up your ears - To listen very carefully
1 536. Pile something on - Intensify and make worse
1 537. Pin someone down - Cause to define inventions
1 538. Pin something down - State exactly
1 539. Pins one's faith to - Places full reliance upon
1 540. Plain sailing - A plan, course of action without obstacle or difficulties
1 541 . Plastic Money - Credit card
1 542. Play along - To pretend to cooperate with someone
1 543. Play fast and loose - To be non-principled
1 544. Play someone along - Keep waiting
1 545. Play something down / up - Make to appear less / more important
1 546. Play up - To emphasize something
1 547. Play up to someone - Flatter to gain advantage
1 548. Play your cards right - This means that you do all that is necessary in order to succeed.
1 549. Played me false - Deceived me, betrayed me
1 550. Point blank - Clearly
1 551 . Poke one’s nose into - Unnecessary interference
1 552. Polish something off - Finish quickly
1 553. Polish something up - Improve
1 554. Pooped - Very tired
1 555. Pop quiz - Unannounced short test
1 556. Press on - Continue one's effort
1 557. Press something on someone - Force to accept
1 558. Pretty - Rather
1 559. Printer's devil - Mistakes
1 560. Pros and cons - Arguments for and against
1 561 . Pull an all-nighter - Study or work all night without getting any sleep
1 562. Pull out - Leave
1 563. Pull round - Get better
1 564. Pull someone's leg - Tease someone by trying to make her/him believe something
that's exaggerated or untrue
1 565. Pull something off - Complete successfully
1 566. Pull something up - Improve
1 567. Pull through - Recover
1 568. Pull together - Cooperate
1 569. Pull up - Come to halt
1 570. Pulling your leg - Tricking Someone Or Joking
1 571 . Push for something - Demand
1 572. Push off - Leave
1 573. Push on - Continue
1 574. Push something onto someone - Forced to accept
1 575. Put a good face on - Bore up courageously

1 576. Put a sock in it - To tell someone to be quiet

1 577. Put a spoke in my wheel - Thwarted mein the execution of my design
1 578. Put heads together - Consulted one another
1 579. Put his foot down - Remained firm; refused to yield
1 580. Put in for something - Request
1 581 . Put in mind - Remind
1 582. Put on the market - Offered for sale
1 583. Put on your thinking cap - If you tell someone to put their thinking capon, you ask them
to find an idea or solve a problem by thinking about it.
1 584. Put one on one's mettle - Rousted to do best
1 585. Put someone away - Confine
1 586. Put someone down - Snub
1 587. Put someone into power - To elect or appoint someone to office or a position of power.
1 588. Put someone off - To make someone feel uneasy 1 589. Put someone on
Deceive 1 590. Put someone through - Connect
1 591 . Put someone up - Give accommodation to
1 592. Put someone up to something - Encourage in
1 593. Put something across - Communicate
1 594. Put something away - To return something to its proper storage place.
1 595. Put something off - Postpone
1 596. Put something through - Conclude
1 597. Put the cart before the horse - A person who puts the cart before the horse is doing
things in the wrong order.
1 598. Put the screw on - Brought pressure to bear on
1 599. Put two and two together - Draw a correct inference, reason logically
1 600. Put up - Stay temporarily
1 601 . Put up something - Offer as a contribution
1 602. Put up with someone / something - Tolerate
1 603. Put upon someone - Take advantage of
1 604. Put/lay one's cards on the table - If you put your cards on the table, you speak honestly
and openly about your feelings and intentions.
1 605. Pyrrhic victory - A victory where the loss is greater than the gain
1 606. Qualified praise - Restricted
1 607. Quite a few - Several
1 608. Rain cats and dogs - Rain very hard
1 609. Rain or shine - Ups and downs
1 61 0. Raincheck - An offer ordeal that is declined right now but willing to accept
later 1 61 1 . Raining Cats and Dogs - A very loud and noisy rainstorm
1 61 2. Rainy day - The days of sorrow
1 61 3. Rank and file - Common soldiers
1 61 4. Read someone's mind - Know what someone is thinking
1 61 5. Read something up - Acquire information through reading
1 61 6. Read upon something - Improve one's knowledge by reading
1 61 7. Reckon on something - Expect
1 61 8. Red meat - Beef and mutton
1 61 9. Red tape - Delay in official work
1 620. Red tapism - Uncalled for formalities
1 621 . Red-handed - In the very act of committing the theft
1 622. Rest up - Have a complete rest
1 623. Rhyme and reason - Cause
1 624. Rhyme or reason - Solid reason
1 625. Ring off - Close
1 626. Rising to the occasion - Showing himself equal to dealing with the
emergency 1 627. Road Less Travelled - Anything Unconventional or Out of the
Ordinary
1 628. Roll in - Appear
1 629. Roll on - Come soon
1 630. Roll up - Appear
1 631 . Root and branch - Completely
1 632. Round and round - Repeatedly round
1 633. Round someone / something up - Gather together
1 634. Round something off - Finish in satisfactory way
1 635. Round the corner - Very near
1 636. Rub someone the wrong way - Irritate someone
1 637. Rubbed shoulders - To come into close contact
1 638. Rule someone / something out - Exclude
1 639. Run across someone / something - Find
1 640. Run after someone - Pay excessive attention to
1 641 . Runaway with something - To avoid someone or something unpleasant
1 642. Run out - To depart and leave someone behind
1 643. Run over something - To exceed a limit.
1 644. Run someone down - To criticize
1 645. Run someone in Arrest
1 646. Run someone over - To drive, steer, or travel so as to pass over someone or
something 1 647. Run something off - To duplicate something
1 648. Run something up - To raise or hoist something
1 649. Run through someone - To stab a person all the way through with
something 1 650. Run to something - Reach
1 651 . Run up against someone / something - To experience difficulty with someone or something
1 652. Saddled with debt - Burdened with debt
1 653. Safe and sound - Without any problem
1 654. Salt away - Save money
1 655. Saved By The Bell - Saved at the last possible moment
1 656. Scapegoat - Someone else who takes the blame
1 657. Scaredy-cat - Someone who is easily frightened (used by children)
1 658. Scot-free - To escape and not have to pay
1 659. Sealed ordered - Instructions for action given to a person of authority
1 660. Seasoned Food - Food flavoured with herbs or spices
1 661 . Seasoned timber - Wood that has been left to dry thoroughly
1 662. Second fiddle - Secondary importance
1 663. Second nature - Some acquired habit
1 664. Second sight - A power or ability to foresee the future
1 665. Second thoughts - Thoughts after reconsideration
1 666. See into something - Investigate
1 667. See someone off - Accompany to place of departure
1 668. See someone out - Accompany outside
1 669. See someone through - Help
1 670. See something through - Persevere with to the end
1 671 . See the light -
1 672. See through someone / something - To penetrate something clear or opaque or a
person. 1 673. See to someone - To accompany or escort someone to something or
someplace.
1 674. Sell out - Have no more left to sell
1 675. Sell out something - To sell all of something.
1 676. Sell up - Sell one's business
1 677. Send away from something - Request or by post
1 678. Send for someone - Summon
1 679. Send for something - Request or order by post
1 680. Serving his time - Going through an apprenticeship
1 681 . Set about someone - Attack physically or with words
1 682. Set face against - Sternly opposed
1 683. Set in - Begin
1 684. Set off - Begin a journey
1 685. Set out - Begin with the intention of
1 686. Set about something - Begin
1 687. Set something up - Erect
1 688. Set someone back - Delay
1 689. Set someone off - Cause to begin
1 690. Set something off - Explode
1 691 . Set teeth on edge - Irritated him
1 692. Set to - Apply oneself
1 693. Set up - Establish oneself in a business
1 694. Sets everybody by the ears - He is a mischief-maker.
1 695. Settledown - Marry and live a routine life
1 696. Settle for something Be prepared to accept
1 697. Settle in - Establish oneself comfortably in new surrounding
1 698. Settle on something - Decide
1 699. Settle up - Pay with money owing
1 700. Settled weather - A period of unchanging weather
1 701 . Shake someone up - Disturb
1 702. Sharp practice - Underhand or questionable dealings
1 703. Shook in their shoes - Trembled with fear
1 704. Shoot the breeze - Make relaxed
1 705. Show off - Display
1 706. Show someone up - Reveal
1 707. Show up - Appear
1 708. Showed aclean pair of heels - Ran away
1 709. Showing his teeth - Adopting a threatening attitude
1 71 0. Shut up - Stop talking
1 71 1 . Siamese twins - Twins joined together at same part of the body
1 71 2. Sick As A Dog - To be very sick (with the flu or a cold)
1 71 3. Sine die - Without anytime
1 71 4. Sink in - Be understand fully
1 71 5. Sit back - Be inactive
1 71 6. Sit down to something - Attend as a listener
1 71 7. Sit on someone - Repress
1 71 8. Sit on something - To be a member of a jury or board etc.
1 71 9. Sit out - Not take part in
1 720. Sit something - Attend until the end
1 721 . Sit up - Stay out of bed until late
1 722. Sitting on the fence - Halting between two opinions, hesitating which side to
join 1 723. Sitting Shotgun - Riding in the front passengerseat of a car
1 724. Skip over something - Passover quickly
1 725. Sky's the limit - No limit to success
1 726. Sleep on it - Take at least a day to think about something before making a
decision 1 727. Sleep on something - Postpone
1 728. Sleep something off - Recover off by sleeping
1 729. Slip up - Make a mistake
1 730. Slow down - Becomeslower
1 731 . Slow up - Become less energetic
1 732. Small talk - Unimportant conversation
1 733. Smell a rat - Be suspicious, feel that something is wrong
1 734. Smooth sailing - Easy life
1 735. Snap at someone - Speak very abruptly
1 736. Snap something up - Grab easily
1 737. Sneeze at something - Reject
1 738. So-so - Fair
1 739. Soften someone up - Persuade
1 740. Someone's hands are tied - Prevented from doing something
1 741 . Sooner - Eventually
1 742. Sort someone out - Punish
1 743. Sort something out - Deal with
1 744. Sparetime - Leisure time
1 745. Speak of the devil! - This is said to refer to a person who appears just when his/her name is
mentioned.
1 746. Speak volumes for - Serve as strong testimony to
1 747. Speaks volumes for - Serves as a strong testimony to
1 748. Spell something out - State clearly
1 749. Spick and span - Neat and clean
1 750. Spin someone out - Make to last a long time
1 751 . Splitting hairs - Disputing over petty points, quibbling about trifles
1 752. Spread like wildfire - Spread rapidly
1 753. Spring up - to appear or develop suddenly
1 754. Square something up - Manage
1 755. Square up - Settle a debt
1 756. Square up to someone / something - Confront bravely
1 757. Stab in the back - To betray
1 758. Stamp something out - Get rid of
1 759. Stand by - To support
1 760. Stand down - Withdraw
1 761 . Stand in - Substitute
1 762. Stand in good stead - Proved useful
1 763. Stand on ceremony - To be formal
1 764. Stand on one's own legs - To be self dependent
1 765. Stand out - Be very noticeable
1 766. Stand out for something - Try to get
1 767. Stand up - Bear examination
1 768. Stand up for someone / something - Give moral support to
1 769. Stand up to someone - Confront bravely
1 770. Stand up to something - Resist
1 771 . Stand well - Well thought of by
1 772. Standing water - Stagnant water
1 773. Stands in his own light - Acts against his own interests, hinders his own
advancement. 1 774. Stands to reason - Is quite clear, is an undoubted fact
1 775. Star is in the ascendant - Fortune favours him
1 776. Start the ball rolling - If you start the ball rolling, you start an activity in which other
people will join.
1 777. State of the art - Using the latest technology
1 778. Steal a march - To pass ahead
1 779. Stear clear of - To keep away
1 780. Stem the tide - Stop from spreading
1 781 . Step in - Intervene
1 782. Step on it! - Hurry up!
1 783. Step something in - Increase
1 784. Stick at something - Preserve
1 785. Stick out for something - Be resoult in trying to get
1 786. Stick to someone - Be loyal
1 787. Stick to something - Not change
1 788. Stick to your colors Refuse to yield, Be faithful to the cause
1 789. Stick up for someone Support
1 790. Stir something up - To get someone excited
1 791 . Stirred up a hornet's nest - Excited the hostility or adverse criticism of a large number
of people
1 792. Stone broke - Having no money, penniless
1 793. Stood his ground - Maintained his position
1 794. Strained every nerve - Used his utmost efforts
1 795. Strong language Angry language with swear words
1 796. Stuck to his guns - Remained faithful to the cause
1 797. Stuff and nonsense - Ridiculous
1 798. Sum and substance - In short
1 799. Swan song - The death song
1 800. Swollen-headed - Conceited
1 801 . Sword of Damocles - Imminent danger
1 802. Tail between one's legs - Feel beaten, ashamed after a scolding etc.
1 803. Take after someone - Resemble
1 804. Take back - To retract
1 805. Take exception to - Object to
1 806. Take French leave - To take leave without permission
1 807. Take heart - To have courage
1 808. Take in someone - To deceive someone
1 809. Take in something - To make something smaller
1 81 0. Take into account - Consider
1 81 1 . Take it easy - Relax
1 81 2. Takeoff - Leave the ground
1 81 3. Take on - To give a job to or hire someone
1 81 4. Take on something - Acquire
1 81 5. Take someone down - Humiliate
1 81 6. Take someone off - To kill someone.
1 81 7. Take someone on - Employ
1 81 8. Take someone upon something - To consult with someone about
something 1 81 9. Take something down - Write down
1 820. Take something in - Togo and see or visit something
1 821 . Take something off - Remove
1 822. Take something on - Accept
1 823. Take something out - To extract something
1 824. Take something over - Come into control of
1 825. Take something up - To begin an activity or hobby
1 826. Take someone out - Invite for entertainment
1 827. Take their lives in their hands - Undergo great risks
1 828. Take things easy - Does not work hard
1 829. Take up - Improve
1 830. Take up something - Begin to practise
1 831 . Take up with someone - Become friends with
1 832. Take your courage in both hands - If you take your courage in both hands, you
make yourself do something very brave
1 833. Taken the wind out of my sails - Made my words or actions ineffective by anticipating
them 1 834. Talk down to someone - To use words or ideas that make you seem smarter or
better than others
1 835. Talk shop - Talk exclusively about their business or professional affairs.
1 836. Talk someone into something - Dissuade
1 837. Talk someone down - Silence
1 838. Talk someone round - Persuade
1 839. talk talk - Boastful talk
1 840. Talk until the cows come home - Talk for a long time
1 841 . Tell on someone - To tattle to someone about someone
1 842. Tenterhooks - In a state of suspense and anxiety
1 843. The dice are loaded - If everything seems to work to your disadvantage and you are
not likely to succeed, you can say that the dice are loaded against you.
1 844. The dust has settled - To say that the dust has settled means that the situation has
become calmer after a series of unpleasant or chaotic events.
1 845. The apple of your eye - If somebody is the apple of your eye, this means that you like
them very much :
1 846. The Ball Is In Your Court - It is your decision this time
1 847. The battle lines are drawn - This expression is used to say that opposing groups are
ready to defend the reason behind the conflict
1 848. The bee's knees - If you say that someone/something is the bee's knees, you think they
are exceptionally good.
1 849. The Best Of Both Worlds - There are two choices and you have them both
1 850. The Bigger They Are The Harder They Fall - While the bigger and stronger opponent
might be a lot more difficult to beat, when they do, they suffer a much bigger loss
1 851 . The bill offare - The menu
1 852. the bottom line - The most essential information
1 853. The cake/the game is not worth the candle - To say that the cake (or the game) is not
worth the candle means that the advantages to be gained from doing something are not worth the
effort involved.
1 854. The coast is clear - To say that the coast is clear means that there is no danger insight,
or that nobody can see you.
1 855. The cock of the walk - The most dominating person
1 856. The crack of dawn - The time when it first begins to get light
1 857. The crack of doom - The end of the world
1 858. The cream of the crop - This expression is used to refer to the best people or things in
a particular group.
1 859. The devil is in the details - This expression refers to a task or a job which appears
simple but is in fact more difficult to accomplish.
1 860. The devil makes work for idle hands - This expression means that people who do not
have enough to do are often tempted to do something wrong.
1 861 . The devil take the hindmost - This expression means that you should think of yourself
and not worry about other people.
1 862. The die is cast - To say that the die is cast means that an irrevocable decision has
been made which will determine the future.
1 863. The done thing - The correct way to behave in a particular social situation is called the
done thing.
1 864. The fall of man - The first sins of Adam or Eve
1 865. The fourth estate - The press
1 866. The gift of the gab - A talent for speaking
1 867. The golden mean - The middle course between the extremes
1 868. The green-eyed monster - Jealousy
1 869. The happy medium - The middle course which avoids two inconvenient
extremes 1 870. The ins and outs - Every aspect
1 871 . The land of living - Ordinary world of people and events
1 872. The Last Straw - When one small burden after another creates an unbearable situation,
the last straw is the last small burden that one can take
1 873. The lights are on but nobody's home - Think someone is stupid
1 874. The lion’s share - A big part
1 875. The living theater - Live theater performance
1 876. The long and short - Summary
1 877. The long and short - of Summary
1 878. The milk of human kindness - A feeling of sympathy for other people
1 879. The naked eye - The eye unaided by any instrument
1 880. The naked truth - The truth as it is
1 881 . The new rich - The people who have became rich in the recent years
1 882. The next world - Heaven or hell
1 883. The open season - The season for fishing and shooting where there are no legal restrictions
1 884. The order of the day - The prevailing state of things
1 885. The primrose path - The pursuit of idle
1 886. The pros and cons - The argument for and against the matter
1 887. The queen's speech - The speech delivered each year at the opening of
parliament 1 888. The rising generation - The generation of people who are the next
adult generation 1 889. The root of evil - Source of evil.
1 890. The royal colours - Colours displayed on a race-horse owned by a monarch
1 891 . The salt of the earth - That person / those people who make the world a better place
1 892. The schoolmaster is abroad - Education is spreading in every direction and ignorance
is diminishing
1 893. The seven deadly sins - Pride
1 894. The sinews of war - Money
1 895. The splitting headache - A very severe headache
1 896. The thin end of the wedge - A small matter which is likely to lead a bigger
matter 1 897. The thing - The proper thing
1 898. The three R's - To write, read, count
1 899. The twelfth man - A reserve player in a game
1 900. The white flag - The symbol of surrender
1 901 . The Whole Nine Yards - Everything. All of it
1 902. The writing on the wall - An event or indication which points to impending
dangers, misfortune or difficulties
1 903. Think about something - To contemplate someone or something
1 904. Think of something - Remember
1 905. Think something out - Workout by careful reasoning
1 906. Think something over - Consider carefully
1 907. Think something up - Invent
1 908. Thinks better of it now - thinking more carefully and coming to a wiser
decision 1 909. Through and through - Completely
1 91 0. Through thick and thin - In every condition
1 91 1 . Throw caution to the wind - If someone throws caution to the wind, they stop caring
about the possible dangers and start taking risks
1 91 2. Throw cold water on - Discourage, forbid
1 91 3. Throw someone out - To force someone to leave
1 91 4. Throw someone to the wolves - Send someone into danger without
protection 1 91 5. Throw something off - To cast something,
1 91 6. Throw something up - To build something quickly
1 91 7. Thrown out of gear - Disturbed the working of
1 91 8. Thrust one's nose into - Meddle officiously in
1 91 9. Tie in - To fasten or connect to something.
1 920. Tie someone down - To limit someone's freedom
1 921 . Tie something up - To bind someone or something securely
1 922. Tie the knot
1 923. Tight-fisted - Very frugal
1 924. Till the cows come home - To say that a person could do something till the cows
come home means that they could do it for a long time.
1 925. Tired out - To be extremely tired
1 926. Tit fortat - To do as being done to you
1 927. To a fault - To say that somebody has a good quality to a fault means that they have a lot,
or even too much, of that quality.
1 928. To a man - Everyone without exception
1 929. To a nicety - Exactly
1 930. To aT Exactly
1 931 . To account - Profits by them
1 932. To account for - To give explanation
1 933. To all intents and purposes - Working
1 934. To and from - Here and there
1 935. To avail oneself of - To profit
1 936. To bank upon - To depend
1 937. To be a party to do something - To take part in it
1 938. To be a prey to something - To be troubled by it
1 939. To be a slave to something - To be under the influence of it
1 940. To be addicted to - To be accustomed to , Used in a bad sense only
1 941 . To be all ears - Listening carefully
1 942. To be all Greek - Something which is not understandable
1 943. To be an old hand - To be experienced at something
1 944. To beat hand - To be very near
1 945. To be at large - To be free
1 946. To be at one's w it's end - To be confused
1 947. To be behind time - To be late
1 948. To be born under a lucky star To be continually lucky
1 949. To be born with a silver spoon in mouth - To be born into a rich family
1 950. To be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth - To belong to a Royal
family 1 951 . To be browned off - To be bored, annoyed at something
1 952. To be caught napping - Unprepared
1 953. To be cut to the quick - To feel ashamed
1 954. To be dashed to the ground - To fail
1 955. To be full of oneself - To have a high opinion of one's own abilities
1 956. To be ill at ease - To feel ashamed
1 957. To be in a fix - Confused
1 958. To be in bad books - Be in disfavour
1 959. To be in good books - To be in favour
1 960. To be in keeping with - Matching
1 961 . To be in one's cup - Heavily drunked
1 962. To be in the pink - To be and to feel very healthy
1 963. To be in the right place - To be faithful and true hearted
1 964. To be laid up with - Suffering from
1 965. To be led by the nose - To follow submissively
1 966. To be neither here nor there - To be unimportant
1 967. To be no chicken - Means to be no longer young
1 968. To be on the lookout for - In search for
1 969. To be on time - To be punctual
1 970. To be out of place - Illogical
1 971 . To be out of sorts - Sick
1 972. To be pressed for time - To be obliged to hurry
1 973. To be read between the lines - Unexpressed meaning, not apparent on the
surface 1 974. To be rushed off one's feet - To be extremely busy
1 975. To be somebody - To be a person of wealth
1 976. To betaken aback - To be surprised
1 977. To betaken in - To believe
1 978. To be the architect of - Maker of
1 979. To be under a cloud - To be in shameful condition
1 980. To be up in arms - If you are up in arms about something, you are very
angry. 1 981 . To be wet behind the ears - Inexperienced or innocent
1 982. To be wide of the mark - To have no relation with the matter
1 983. To be within earshot - To be with in range of hearing
1 984. To bear a charmed life - To be invulnerable, as he escapes death in an almost miraculous
manner
1 985. To bear a grudge - To have enmity
1 986. To bear the brunt of - To face the result
1 987. To bear the palm - To win reward
1 988. To bear to the brunt of - To bear the main force of stress
1 989. To bear with - To be patient
1 990. To beat about the bush - To approach a subject in roundabout way
1 991 . To beat hollow - To defeat completely
1 992. To beat retreat - To show back in fight
1 993. To beat the air - Useless efforts
1 994. To beggar description - Highly indescribable
1 995. To bell the cat - To face the risk
1 996. To bid fair - Seems
1 997. To bide one's time - To his own time
1 998. To bite on granite - To waste energy
1 999. To blow hot and cold in the same breath - To talk hanky pranky
2000. To blow one's own trumpet - Boast
himself 2001 . To boil down - To reduce to
2002. To bone of contention - Cause of quarrel
2003. To break a record - To make a new record
2004. To break a short conversation - To end it before time
2005. To break an appointment - To fall to keep it
2006. To break bounds - Togo where on is not allowed togo
2007. To break into - Enter stealthily
2008. To breakout - To start
2009. To break prison - To escape from prison
201 0. To break someone's heart - To make him sad
201 1 . To break someone's spirit - To force him to be meek
201 2. To break the bank - To win all the money which a gambling house has
201 3. To break the news - To tell
201 4. To break with - To cease relations
201 5. To breathe one's last - To die
201 6. To bring about - To Cause, To happen
201 7. To bring credit - Laurels
201 8. To bring down the house - To draw applause
201 9. To bring home to - Inculcate
2020. To bring into play - To give an opportunity for the exercise
of 2021 . To bring out - To publish
2022. To bring round - To satisfy
2023. To bring someone to book - To make him explain his actions
2024. To bring something home to someone - To cause him to understand it fully
2025. To bring something into line - To cause it to conform
2026. To bring something into play - To begin to involve or use something in order to help you
do something
2027. To bring something to light - To disclose it
2028. To bring something to mind - To recall it
2029. To bring to book - To scold
2030. To bring to light - To bring
forth 2031 . To bring up - To raise
2032. To build castle in the air - To imagine
2033. To build castles in the air - To day dream
2034. To burn one's boats - To take final decision
2035. To burn out one's finger - To suffer because of bad words
2036. To burn the candle at both ends - To waste money and health quickly
2037. To burn the midnight oil –Study or work till midnight
2038. To burn the midnight oil - To work hard
2039. To bury the hatchet - To forget a quarrel, To makepeace
2040. To call a spade a spade - To speak in plain
terms 2041 . To call in question - To dispute
2042. To call names - To abuse
2043. To call to mind - To recall
2044. To carry athing too far - Out of bound
2045. To carry on - To continue
2046. To carry out - To follow
2047. To carry the day - To win
2048. To carry weight - To be effective
2049. To cast a slur upon - To bring discredit
2050. To cast a spell - Have a magical influence
2051 . To catch a glimpse of - To have a casual look
2052. To catch atartar - To fight with strong enemy
2053. To catch red- handed - To catch in the act of doing
2054. To change color - To get frightened
2055. To change hands - Keep of shifting
2056. To chew the cad - To reflect
2057. To chew the cud - To remain in thoughts
2058. To clinch the issue - To clear the controversy
2059. To cool one's heels - To wait for somebody patiently
2060. To come a cropper - To have a fail
2061 . To come apart - To break into pieces
2062. To come by - To touch
2063. To come clean - To tell the truth
2064. To comedown into the world - To lose one's social standing
2065. To comedown to earth To return to reality
2066. To come in handy - To be of future use
2067. To come into fashion - Begin to be popular
2068. To come into force - To implement
2069. To come of age - To reach the age of twenty-one
2070. To come off second best - To lose
2071 . To come off with flying colors - To win
2072. To come off with flying colour - To be successful
2073. To come to a head - To reach a crisis
2074. To come to a standstill - To stop abruptly
2075. To come to blows - To fight
2076. To come to grief - To fail/ Ruin
2077. To come to light - Get known
2078. To come to no good - To reach a bad end
2079. To come to one's sense - To start to understand that you have been behaving in a
stupid way
2080. To come to pass - To happen
2081 . To come to terms - To be ready
2082. To compare notes - To exchange thoughts
2083. To cool one's heels - To wait
2084. To cross one's mind - Came to mind
2085. To cross swords - To fight
2086. To crow over - To triumph over
2087. To cry over spilt milk - To regret
2088. To cudgel one's brain - To put pressure on mind
2089. To curry favour with - To flatter
2090. To cut a figure To do something extraordinary
2091 . To cut a poor figure To produce a poor impression
2092. To cut a sorry figure To be ashamed
2093. To cut one dead - To refuse to recognise
2094. To cut one short - To interrupt one
2095. To cut short - To make brief, To shorten
2096. To cut the Gordian knot - A tough job
2097. To cut to the quick - Feel hurt
2098. To dance attendance upon - To be in service all the time
2099. To dance in the tune of - To follow
unmindful 21 00. To dance to one's tune - To carry
out orders 21 01 . To deal in - Transact
21 02. To deal with - Showing attitude
21 03. To die away - End of noise
21 04. To die by inches - A painful death
21 05. To diedown - To loose jeal
21 06. To die in harness - To die while still at work
21 07. To die is cast - Final decision
21 08. To die out. - To become extinct
21 09. To dispense with - Breakaway
21 1 0. To dispose of - To sell
21 1 1 . To do away with - To finish
21 1 2. To do full justice - To do thing thoroughly
21 1 3. To do one's best - To try as hard as possible
21 1 4. To do something in no time - To do it very quickly
21 1 5. To do the honours - To act as host
21 1 6. To do the trick - To serve the purpose
21 1 7. To do without - To work with meagre resources
21 1 8. To draw blank - To get failed
21 1 9. To draw him out - To elicit information from him
21 20. To draw the line - To fix the limit
21 21 . To drawn game - Without any result
21 22. To drive home - To lay emphasis on
21 23. To eat a humble pie - To offer a humble apology
21 24. To eat humble pie - To apologize humbly, to yield under humiliating circumstances
21 25. To eat one's words - Retract words in a humiliating manner, To back out to take a
statement 21 26. To eat words - To retract from the statements, to take back what have been said
21 27. To egg on - To provoke
21 28. To end in a fiasco - To end with a failure
21 29. To end in smoke - To come to nothing
21 30. To err on the safe side - To take calculate risk
21 31 . To escape by hair's breadth - To escape very closely
21 32. To face the music - To face the consequences
21 33. To falla prey - To become a victim
21 34. To fall back upon -To be dependent
21 35. To fall down - To fail
21 36. To fall flat - To produce no effect/ cause no argument/ cause no interest
21 37. To fall foul of - To quarrel
21 38. To fall in line - To agree to act according to its plan
21 39. To fall into the hands of - To accompany
21 40. To fall in with - To be agree
21 41 . To fallout of love - To stop loving passionately
21 42. To fall out of use - To be used no longer
21 43. To fall over oneself - To be extremely eager
21 44. To fall short of - Shortage
21 45. To fall through - To be unsuccessful
21 46. To fall to the ground - To come to nothing
21 47. To fan the flame -To wound up
21 48. To farm (something) out - To have someone else do something, to send something away
to have it done
21 49. To feather one's own nest - To work selfishly
21 50. To fed up - To be sick of
21 51 . To feel at home - To feel happy or at ease
21 52. To feel smell - To feel ashamed
21 53. To fight shy of - Hesitate
21 54. To fight tooth and nail - with great violence
21 55. To fight tooth and nails - To fight or argue fiercely
21 56. To find fault with - To claim
21 57. To fish in troubled water - To take advantage of the trouble of others
21 58. To fish in troubled waters Taking advantage of anybody's problem
21 59. To flog a dead horse - To effort in vain
21 60. To follow in the footsteps of - To follow
21 61 . To follow suit - To follow example of
21 62. To foot the bill - To pay the bill
21 63. To gain ground - To make progress
21 64. To gain the upper hand - To become victorious
21 65. To get a move on - To hurry
21 66. To get away with - To runaway
21 67. To get back on one's feet - To recover
21 68. To get better of someone - To defeat him
21 69. To get drunk - To become drunk
21 70. To get even with someone - To have one's revenge on him
21 71 . To get into hot water - To be in problem
21 72. To get into a mess - To get into a difficult situation
21 73. To get into a scrape - To get into a difficult situation
21 74. To get into hot water To get into trouble
21 75. To get mad - To muster all one's physical and mental resources in order to do
something difficult.
21 76. To get on one's nerves - To make someone uncomfortable
21 77. To get on someone's nerve - To irritate him
21 78. To get on with - To do progress
21 79. To get over - To surmount, to overcome
21 80. To get round - Evade
21 81 . To get someone's back up - To annoy him
21 82. To get the bottom of - To reach to the root
21 83. To get the sack- To be told to leave your job
21 84. To get the upper hand - To get the top place
21 85. To get through - Pass
21 86. To get to the point - To reach the essential things one wants to say
21 87. To get under one's skin - To irritate him
21 88. To get up steam - To become excited
21 89. To get wind of - Came to know
21 90. To ghost of a chance - A little opportunities
21 91 . To gird up one's loins To be ready
21 92. To give a bit of one's mind - To be angry for betterment
21 93. To give a cold shoulder - To treat in a cold and distant manner
21 94. To give a false colouring - Misrepresenting
21 95. To give a piece of one's mind - To scold
21 96. To give a warm shoulder - To welcome
21 97. To giveaway - Distribute
21 98. To give chapter and verse - To give many examples
21 99. To give chase - To pursue
2200. To give ear - To listen
2201 . To give false colouring to something - To describe it in a false way
2202. To give in - To yield,To surrender
2203. To give in charge - To hand over to the police
2204. To give one the sack - Fired from job
2205. To give oneself airs - To be proud
2206. To give out - To be end
2207. To give quarter - To be sympathetic
2208. To give rise to something - To cause
2209. To give someone the cold shoulder - To treat him in a cold
manner 221 0. To give up - To leave
221 1 . To give up the ghost - To die
221 2. To give vent to - To air your views
221 3. To give vent to something - To show it
221 4. To give way - Break
221 5. To give wide berth - To Keep away
221 6. Togo a long way - Proved to be very advantageous
221 7. To go against the grain To be opposed to one's feelings
221 8. To go back on - To break the promise
221 9. To go back upon one's word - To break a promise
2220. Togo berserk - To become wild with
fury 2221 . Togo broke - To run out of money
2222. To go bust - To become bankrupt
2223. To go dutch - To share expenses
2224. Togo easy - Togo gently
2225. To go for a song - To be sold for much less than the true value
2226. To go hand in hand - Togo together
2227. To go head - To begin
2228. To go home - To get the points
2229. Togo in - For Buy
2230. To go into - To check
2231 . To go it alone - To act alone
2232. To go mad - To become mad
2233. To go off - Started
2234. Togo off one's head - To become very excited and act in a crazy way
2235. To go off the deep end - To show anger
2236. To go on the pill - To start taking pills as a contraceptive
2237. To go on with - Keep on
2238. To go out - Got interrupted
2239. Togo out on town - Togo out and enjoy oneself in town
2240. To go scot - free - Togo Unpunished
2241 . Togo scot free - Saved without any punishment
2242. To go the whole hog with - To be agree
2243. Togo through fire and water - To face many problems
2244. To go to the dogs - To be ruined
2245. To go to the dogs - Togo to the hell
2246. To go to the law -To take up courts proceeding against someone
2247. To go to the wall - Togo to the hell
2248. Togo to town - To do something thoroughly
2249. Togo too far - Togo beyond the limits of accepted behaviour
2250. To go up - To rise
2251 . Togo without saying - Not need to say
2252. To grease one's palm - To bribe
2253. To grease the palm - To bribe
2254. To gird up one's loins - To prepare for action
2255. To grow out - To rise
2256. To hand over - To transfer
2257. To hang about - Wandering
2258. To hang by the thread - In precarious condition
2259. To hang fire - To reluctant; hesitate
2260. To hang heavy - Bad times
2261 . To hang in the balance Hanged
2262. To hang on - To Be adhere
2263. To happen out of the blue -To happen very suddenly and unexpectedly
2264. To harp on the same string - Keep on repeating same things
2265. To have a finger in every pie - To point out
2266. To have afinger in the pie - Interference
2267. To have a fling at - Satirize
2268. To have a hand in - Inconvenience with
2269. To have a sweet tooth - To enjoy eating sweet things
2270. To have a windfall - To get sudden wealth
2271 . To have all one's eggs in one basket -To put everything on stake
2272. To have an axe to grind - Selfish
2273. To have an old head on young shoulders - To be wise beyond his years
2274. To have clean hands - To be innocent
2275. To have green fingers - To be good at gardening
2276. To have grey head on young shoulders - Matured
2277. To have it at fingers' ends - To know it thoroughly
2278. To have lost one's tongue - To be too shy to speak
2279. To have no backbone - To have no courage
2280. To have one's own way - To follow the conscious
2281 . To have too many irons in the fire - So many works collectively
2282. To have two string to his bow - To have two sources of income to rely upon
2283. To heap coals of fire upon his head - To return good for evil, and make him ashamed of
his enmity
2284. To hit below the belt - To play with a wrongful way
2285. To hit the nail on the head - Said or done exactly the right thing
2286. To hit upon - Came to mind
2287. To hold a candle - To view the way of light
2288. To hold good - To be followed
2289. To hold one's breath - To be nervous
2290. To hold one's head high - To bear oneself
proudly 2291 . To hold one's tongue - Mind one's
language
2292. To hold true To Continue to be true
2293. To hold water - Effective
2294. To join issue with - Cooperate
2295. To jump to the conclusion - Assumption
2296. To keep a good table - To be a good host
2297. To keep a straight face - To hide the amusement
2298. To keep abreast of - To have knowledge
2299. To keep an eye - Take secret care
2300. To keep body and soul together - Be alive
2301 . To keep his own counsel - To preserve a discreet silence, to be reticent about his
opinions or affairs
2302. To keep house -To be his housekeeper
2303. To keep in the dark - To keep away from the truth
2304. To keep in touch - To maintain contact by visiting, writing etc.
2305. To keep one's hand in - To keep in practice
2306. To keep one's head - To remain calm
2307. To keep one's head above water - To keep out of debt
2308. To keep oneself to oneself - To live without the company of others
2309. To keep pace with - To remain equivalent
231 0. To keep the ball rolling - To keep the conversation going on
231 1 . To keep the pot boiling - To earn enough money to buy one's food
231 2. To keep the powder dry Ready
231 3. To keep the wolf from the door To arrange for two square meal
231 4. To keep up appearance To keep up an outward show of prosperity
231 5. To keep up with - To match
231 6. To keep your hair on - Control you ranger
231 7. To kick the bucket - Die
231 8. To kick up a dust - To protest
231 9. To kick up a row - To fight
2320. To kill two birds with one stone - To get double benefit with one
task 2321 . To knit one's brows - To make angry
2322. To knock down - Hit hard
2323. To laid at one's door - Imputed to one
2324. To laugh in one's sleeves - To laugh secretly
2325. To lay by - To save
2326. To lay down one's arm - To surrender
2327. To lay down one's life - To be killed
2328. To lay someone to rest - To bury him
2329. To lay waste - To destroy
2330. To lead a dog's life - To live like a dog
2331 . To lead by the nose - To get some work done forcefully
2332. To learn by a route - To cram
2333. To leave by lurch - To leave in trouble
2334. To leave in the lurch - To desert one in one's difficulties, leave one in a helpless condition
2335. To leave no stone unturned To put full efforts
2336. To lend a hand - To do help
2337. To lend anear - To Listen carefully
2338. To let in - Permit t o come
2339. To let loose - To let free
2340. To let the cat out of the bag - To reveal the
secret 2341 . To let someone down - To insult
publically
2342. To let someone off - To let go
2343. To let the cat out of the bag - To reveal a secret
2344. To let the grass grow under one's feet - To remain idle, to procrastinate
2345. To live in glass houses - Wrongdoers
2346. To live on - live on
2347. To look after - To care
2348. To look blank - Shocked
2349. To look blue - To be nervous
2350. To look daggers - To look with
anger 2351 . To look down - To hate
2352. To look down one's nose at someone - Not to have respect for him
2353. To look small - To be serious
2354. To look up -To Approach
2355. To lord it over - To domineer over
2356. To lose face - To be humiliated
2357. To lose ground - To less
2358. To lose head - Mentally disordered
2359. To lose heart - To lose courage
2360. To make a clean breast of - Confessed without
reserve 2361 . To make aclean sweep of - Destruct fully
2362. To make a mark - To earn respect
2363. To make a mess of - To destroy
2364. To make a mountain of a molehill - To exaggerate
2365. To make a pile - To make a fortune
2366. To make a virtue of necessity - To change necessity into virtue
2367. To make amends for - To make changes
2368. To make an ass of oneself - To behave in foolish way so that one is laughed at
2369. To make believe - To pretend
2370. To make both ends meet - To earn daily living
2371 . To make bricks without straw - To try something to do impossible
2372. To make capital of - To make advantage of
2373. To make good the loss - Recover
2374. To make neither head nor tail - Of Nothing understandable
2375. To make one's blood boil - To make one angry
2376. To make one's blood creep - Filled one with horror
2377. To make out - To understand
2378. To makeshift - To get along as best as we could
2379. To make the flesh creep - To pain unbearingly
2380. To make the most of - To make
advantage 2381 . To make up - To cover
2382. To make up one's mind - To decide
2383. To mark time - To pass time
2384. To meet halfway - To come to a compromise
2385. To meet trouble half-way - To anticipate anything; to worry about anything before it comes
2386. To mince matters - To conceal facts
2387. To mind one's own business - Avoid interruption
2388. To miss the boat - To lost the chance
2389. To move heaven and earth - To make every possible efforts
2390. To nip in the bud - To check the growth
of 2391 . To no avail - Useless
2392. To nurse a grudge - To entertain feelings of revenge
2393. To out herod-herod - To match in cruelty
2394. To pass for - Describe oneself in
2395. To pass through - To face
2396. To pave the way - To make the way
2397. To pay in the same coin - Behave in the same manner
2398. To pay off old scores - To have her revenge
2399. To pay through the nose - Regret
2400. To pay through the nose as - To pay more money for
something 2401 . To pick a bone with someone - To dispute
2402. To pick quarrel - To fight
2403. To play a second fiddle To be subordinate
2404. To play ducks and drakes - To waste
2405. To play false - To cheat
2406. To play fast and loose - To be inconstant
2407. To play music by ear - To play it from memory
2408. To play the second fiddle - To perform a secondary role or purpose
2409. To play to the gallery - To appeal to the lower
taste 241 0. To play truant - To stay away from class or
school
241 1 . To play with fire - Trifling ignorantly with matters liable to cause trouble or
suffering 241 2. To plead guilty - To be criminal
241 3. To plough the sand Doing that seems impossible
241 4. To pocket an affront To receive or submit to it without retaliating or showing
resentment 241 5. To pocket an insult To bear insult
241 6. To point out To tell
241 7. To poison one's ears - To backbite
241 8. To poke one's nose - To interfere
241 9. To prey upon - Destroy
2420. To pull a face - To show dislike or
discontent 2421 . To pull a long face - To get
angry
2422. To pull one's leg - Make fun of anybody
2423. To pull one's weight - To do one's fair share of work
2424. To pull the string - Have control
2425. To pull through - Out of danger
2426. To put a spoke in one's wheel - Barrier
2427. To put aside - To gather
2428. To put forth - To do serve
2429. To put forward - To do serve
2430. To put heads together - Act
collectively 2431 . To put off - Suspend
2432. To put one's best forward - To do one's best
2433. To put one's hand in one's pocket - To give money in charity
2434. To put one's shoulder to the wheel - To start the work
2435. To put someone at ease - To make him feel comfortable
2436. To put someone on his guard - To warn him
2437. To put someone to shame - To make him feel ashamed
2438. To put the cart before the horse - Thinking of doing tough before easy
2439. To put the foot down - To take a resolute stand
2440. To put to sea - To start on a sea
voyage 2441 . To put up - To display
2442. To put up with - To bear
2443. To put your foot in it - To blunder, to get into a scrape
2444. To rain cats and dogs - Heavy rain
2445. To receive with open arms - With a warm welcome
2446. To rely upon - To depend
2447. To rest on his laurels - To retire from active life
2448. To rest on one's oars - Sit with satisfaction of gained success/ Stopping work for a
time and having rest
2449. To ride a high horse To boast
2450. To ride the high horse To feel
proud 2451 . To ring up - To do call
2452. To pick quarrel - To fight
2453. To play asecond fiddle - To be subordinate
2454. To play ducks and drakes - To waste
2455. To play false - To cheat
2456. To play fast and loose - To be inconstant
2457. To play music by ear - To play it from memory
2458. To play the second fiddle - To perform a secondary role or purpose
2459. To play to the gallery - To appeal to the lower taste
2460. To play truant To stay away from class or school
2461 . To play with fire - Trifling ignorantly with matters liable to cause trouble or suffering
2462. To plead guilty - To be criminal
2463. To plough the sand - Doing that seems impossible
2464. To pocket an affront - To receive or submit to it without retaliating or showing resentment
2465. To pocket an insult - To bear insult
2466. To point out - To tell
2467. To poison one's ears - To backbite
2468. To poke one's nose - To interfere
2469. To prey upon - Destroy
2470. To pull a face - To show dislike or
discontent 2471 . To pull a long face - To get
angry
2472. To pull one's leg - Make fun of anybody
2473. To pull one's weight - To do one's fair share of work
2474. To pull the string - Have control
2475. To pull through - Out of danger
2476. To put a spoke in one's wheel - Barrier
2477. To put aside - To gather
2478. To put forth - To do serve
2479. To put forward - To do serve
2480. To put heads together - Act
collectively 2481 . To put off - Suspend
2482. To put one's best forward - To do one's best
2483. To put one's hand in one's pocket - To give money in charity
2484. To put one's shoulder to the wheel - To start the work
2485. To put someone at ease - To make him feel comfortable
2486. To put someone on his guard - To warn him
2487. To put someone to shame - To make him feel ashamed
2488. To put the cart before the horse - Thinking of doing tough before easy
2489. To put the foot down - To take a resolute stand
2490. To put to sea - To start on a sea
voyage 2491 . To put up - To display
2492. To put up with - To bear
2493. To put your foot in it - To blunder, to get into a scrape
2494. To rain cats and dogs - Heavy rain
2495. To receive with open arms - With a warm welcome
2496. To rely upon - To depend
2497. To rest on his laurels - To retire from active life
2498. To rest on one's oars - Sit with satisfaction of gained success/ Stopping work for a
time and having rest
2499. To ride a high horse To boast
2500. To ride the high horse - To feel
proud 2501 . To ring up - To do call
2502. To take leaf out of another's book - To learn something from someone
2503. To take offence - To take on heart
2504. To take one's time - Not to hurry over it
2505. To take something in hand - To deal with it
2506. To take stock of - To survey
2507. To take the floor - To take the seat for a speech
2508. To take the lead - To lead
2509. To take to heart - To take on
heart 251 0. To take to task - To scold
251 1 . To take up - Accept
251 2. To the backbone - Thoroughly
251 3. To the letter Exactly - With adherence to every detail
251 4. To throw down the gauntlet - To challenge
251 5. To throw down the glove - To offer a challenge
251 6. To throw dust in the eyes - To befool
251 7. To throw mud at - To defame
251 8. To throw up the sponge - Accept the defeat
251 9. To toe the line - To do as someone tells you to do
2520. To turn a blind eye - To knowingly refuse to
acknowledge 2521 . To turn a deafear - To to be unperturbed
2522. To turn corner - To get wel
2523. To turn down -To deny
2524. To turn grey - To become grey-haired
2525. To turn one's back upon - To runaway
2526. To turn one's head - To change the mind
2527. To turnover a new leaf - To mendone's way
2528. To turn the corner - To pass the crisis
2529. To turn the tables - To brought him to the position of disadvantage lately held by himself.
2530. To turn turtle - To turn upside down
2531 . To upset the applecart - To upset (or to overturn) the applecart means to spoil
a satisfactory plan or situation
2532. To wash one's dirty linen in the public - To blame in public
2533. To weather the storm - To come out safely through a difficulty
2534. To win hand down - To win very easily
2535. To win laurels - To win honour
2536. To win spurs - To make reputation as a politician
2537. To worship the rising sun - To respect a man who is coming in power
2538. Too many chiefs, not enough Indians - This expression refers to a situation where there
are too many people giving instructions and not enough people doing the work.
2539. Took a leaf out of his book - Imitated him, profited by his example
2540. Took away my breath - Surprised
me 2541 . Took failure to heart - felt it
deeply
2542. Took heart - Cheered himself up
2543. Took the edge off argument - Made argument ineffective
2544. Took to heart - Was deeply affected by 2
545. Took to his heels - Ran off
2546. Took to task - Rebuke
2547. Took up the cudgels for - Defended vigorously
2548. Tooth and nail - With all power
2549. To end in smoke - Be ruined
2550. Toss something - Throw something away
2551 . Total abstinence - Complete abstinence from alcoholic drink
2552. Total war - A war in which all forces are involved
2553. Touch on / upon something - Mention very briefly
2554. Touch something off - Cause
2555. Touch something up - Improve
2556. Tough - Difficult
2557. Tp go up the wall - To become very angry
2558. Trade on something - Take advantage of
2559. Tread on their toes - Give offence to them
2560. Tricky - Easily confused or
misunderstood 2561 . Tried his hand - Made an
attempt
2562. Trip someone up - Deliberately to cause to make a mistake
2563. True to their salt - Faithful to their employers
2564. Try something on - Attempt
2565. Turn hand to - Adapt
2566. Turn in - Goto bed
2567. Turn out - Result
2568. Turn out something - Produce
2569. Turn someone / something down - Reject
2570. Turn someone / something over - To undergo exchange 2
571 . Turn someone in - To submit or refer someone or something to someone or a group
2572. Turn someone off - Cause to lose interest
2573. Turn someone on - Attract
2574. Turn someone out - Eject
2575. Turn something in - To fold or point inward
2576. Turn something out - Empty
2577. Turn tail - Runaway from trouble or danger
2578. Turned a deafear to Disregarded
2579. Turned his head Made him quite vain
2580. Turned over a new leaf - Changed for the better
2581 . Turned up one's nose at - Regarded with contempt
2582. Twinkling of an eye - Very quickly
2583. Two heads are better than one - Some problems may be solved more easily by two
people working together
2584. Two-faced - Deceitful
2585. Under a cloud - In disfavor
2586. Under one's nose - In one's very presence
2587. Under one's wing - Under one's protection
2588. Under the rose - Secretly

2589. Under the thumb of - Completely under the influence of

2590. Under the very nose of - In the very presence
of 2591 . Under the weather - Feeling ill or sick
2592. Underdog - The poor
2593. Until hell freezes over - Forever
2594. Until you're blue in the face - Forever
2595. Up a blind alley - Going down a course of action that leads to a bad outcome
2596. Up and about - On one's feet again and able to walk after an illness
2597. Up and doing - Awake
2598. Up and down - Here and there
2599. Up and up - improving
2600. Up one's sleeves - Kept secret
2601 . Up the creek without a paddle - To be in a very difficult
2602. Up to the eyes - Completely, to its full extent
2603. Up to the mark - In excellent health
2604. Up-to-date - Modern, recent
2605. Update - Make current
2606. Uphill task - Difficult task
2607. Ups and downs - Rise and fall, alternations of good and bad fortunes
2608. Upside down - With the bottom part on top and the top part
on bottom
2609. Use elbow grease - If you use elbow grease, you need energy and strength to do
physical work such as cleaning or polishing.
261 0. Use Your Loaf - Use your head. Think smart
261 1 . Useful as a chocolate teapot - Something which is of no practical use at all is about
as useful as a chocolate teapot.
261 2. Utopian scheme - Impractical scheme
261 3. Van Gogh's ear for music - Tone deaf
261 4. Variety Is The Spice Of Life - The more experiences you try the more exciting life can be
261 5. Wag the Dog - A diversion away from something of greater importance
261 6. Wait up - Stay out of bed
261 7. Wake up - Realise the truth of something
261 8. Walk off with something - Win Easily
261 9. Walkout - Strike
2620. War to the knife - A bitter and deadly
struggle 2621 . Warm up - Become lively
2622. Wash something out - Spoil
2623. Washing one's dirty lines in public - Discussing unpleasant private matters before strangers
2624. Water Under The Bridge - Anything from the past that isn't significant or important anymore
2625. Ways and means - Solutions
2626. Weal and woe - Good and bad days
2627. Wear and tear - Damages
2628. Wear on - to grind or rub at something.
2629. Wear someone out - Make tired
2630. Wear something out - Naked useless by long or hard wear
2631 . Wear Your Heart On Your Sleeve - To openly and freely express your emotions
2632. Well-balanced - Reasonable, moderate
2633. Went home to them - Deeply appealed to them
2634. Went out of his way - Took special trouble
2635. Wet behind the ears - Inexperienced and naive.
2636. When It Rains, It Pours - Since it rarely rains, when it does it will be a huge storm
2637. When Pigs Fly - Something that will never ever happen
2638. When the chips are down - This expression refers to people's behaviour in a difficult
or dangerous situation when action must betaken
2639. Where the shoe pinches - Where the difficulty or trouble lies
2640. Whip-hand of - Was in a position to
control 2641 . White coffee - Coffee with milk
2642. White elephant - Burdensome possession
2643. White lie - Un believable lie
2644. White meat - Pork and veal
2645. Why keep a dog and bark yourself? - This expression means that if someone can do a
task for you, there's no reason to do it yourself.
2646. Wide of the mark - Not to the point
2647. Wild goose chase - A foolish and fruitless search
2648. Wildcat strike - A strike spontaneously arranged by a group of workers
2649. Will go hard with him - Suffer severely
2650. Will stick at nothing - Is unscrupulous and will do anything to accomplish his
purpose 2651 . Willy-nilly - Somehow or the other, whether one likes or not
2652. Win (something) hands down - To win easily
2653. Win laurels - To get accolades
2654. Win the palm - To get victory
2655. Wind down - Relax
2656. Windfall - Unexpected good fortune
2657. Wind something up - somehow to end up in some fashion.
2658. Windfall - sudden change of destiny
2659. Wink at something - Pretend not to see
2660. Wishful thinking - The state of imagining something to be
true 2661 . Wishy-washy - Uncommitted
2662. With a grain of salt - With precaution
2663. With a high hand - Oppressively
2664. With a vengeance - With the motive of revenge
2665. With all one's heart - With love and affection
2666. With bells on - If you go somewhere with bells on, you are delighted and eager togo there.
2667. With one voice - Unanimously
2668. With open arms - With affection
2669. Within an ace of - On the point of
2670. Without reserve - Fully, implicitly
2671 . Without rhyme or reason - Without any reason
2672. Wolf in sheep's clothing - A person who pretends to be good but really is bad
2673. Word of mouth - Oral
2674. Work on someone - Try to influence
2675. Work on something - Be engaged in work
2676. Workout - Succeed
2677. Workout at something - Amount to
2678. Work something off - Get rid of
2679. Work something out - Calculate
2680. Work up to something - Develop to
2681 . Worshipping the rising sun - To be with the successful
2682. Worth one's salt - Truthful and honest man
2683. Wrap something up - Make final
2684. Write someone up - Write a full account of
2685. Write something off - To send a written request for something away to someone
2686. Writing on the wall - To be viewed clear
2687. X marks the spot - A phrase that is said when someone finds something he/she has
been looking for
2688. Yellow press - Newspaper printing stunning news
2689. Yeoman service - Excellent work
2690. Yeoman's service - Good work
2691 . Yeoman's Service - Excellent Work
2692. You Are What You Eat - In order to stay healthy you must eat healthy foods
2693. You can't fight the city hall - This expression means that it is useless to try to win a
battle against cian, establishment or bura politie accuracy in general.
2694. You Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover - Decisions shouldn't be made primarily
on appearance
2695. You Can't Take it With You - Enjoy what you have and not what you don't have, since
when you die you cannot take things (such as money) with you
2696. Your Guess Is As Good As Mine - I have no idea
2697. Yucky - Terrible
2698. Yummy - Delicious
2699. Zero Tolerance - No crime or law breaking big or small will be overlooked
2700. Zip your lip! - Keep something secret