53 -: IDIOMS :-
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1. turn
a deaf ear = neglect
2. by hook or by crook = by
doing anything
3. flesh and blood =
human
4. once in a blue moon =
rarely
5. bring to light = disclose
6. eleventh hour =
very late
7. up to date =
latest
8. wash hands =
refuse
9. tooth and nail =
very hard
10. take to heels =
run away
11. in cold blood =
without any mercy
12. nip in the bud =
remove early
13. in full swing =
active
14. go to dogs
= ruin
15. go out of way =
take risk
16. storm in tea cup =
a small fight
17. fish in troubled waters =
act miserly
18. like a fish out of water =
strange situation
19. by fits and starts =
without preparation
20. not a bed of roses =
not easy
21. burn candle at both ends =
over work
22. birds of same feathers =
like minded
23. red handed
= with proof
24. bag and baggage =
belongings
25. take last breath =
die
26. move heaven and earth =
try all ways
27 wild goose chase =
foolish effort
28. cats and dogs =
heavy rain
29. black and blue =
very severely
30. bolt from the blue =
unexpected
31. by leaps and bounds =
fast
32. beat around the bush =
not straight
33. cock and bull stories =
wrong information
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34. live from hand to mouth =
very poor
35. make head and tail of =
clear
36. white elephant =
very difficult to maintain
37. at fingers’ tips =
perfect
38. black and white =
in writing
39. red tapism
= delay
40. hard and fast = strict
41. lion’s share =
major share
42. cement jungle =
city
43. out of one’s mind =
mad
44. be in the red =
waste
45. the yellow press =
sensational
46. double Dutch = cannot understand anything
47. a drop in the ocean = negligible thing
48, dyed in the wool = cannot change easily
49. dig one’s own grave = destroy oneself
50. do away with = abolish
51. eagle eye = very careful
52. eat humble pie = become obedient
53. at the eleventh hour = very late
54. faint hearted = weak persons
55. fish in troubled waters = very mean minded
56. fools paradise = imaginary world
57. French leave = without intimation
58. from pillar to post = meet every body
59. from rags to riches = from low level
60. give a big hand = praise
61. get through = pass
62. move heaven and earth = do what one can do
63. high and dry = collapse
64. hi-fi = with great pomp and show
65. hustle- bustle = lot of noise
66. iron curtain = not known what is inside
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