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22nd June 2015, 03:20 PM
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Idioms And Phrases For SSC CGL Exam Pdf
Hi I am preparing for Idioms and Phrases for Staff Selection commission Combined Graduate Level SSC CGL exam and for preparation I want the sample question papers of Idioms and Phrases so can you please provide me these in a pdf file?
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2nd April 2020, 11:02 AM
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Re: Idioms And Phrases For SSC CGL Exam Pdf Idioms & Phrases 1. Sweeping Statement – Thoughtless statement 2. All at sea – Puzzled 3. Enough rope – Enough freedom for action 4. By fits and start – Irregularly 5. Fell foul of – Got into trouble with 6. Token strike – Short strike held as warning 7. Face the music – Get reprimanded 8. Look down upon – Hate intensely 9. Flogging a dead horse – Wasting time in useless effort 10. Under a cloud – Under suspicion 11. Green thumb – To have a natural interest 12. Played havoc – Caused destruction 13. No love lost between – Not on good terms 14. Fair and square – Honest 15. A white elephant – Costly or troublesome possession 16. Out and out – Totally 17. On the cuff – On credit 18. Does not hold water – Cannot be believed 19. A wild goose chase – Futile search 20. In a tight corner – In a difficult situation 21. Going places – Talented and successful 22. In cold blood – A murder done without intention 23. Off and on – Occasionally 24. Hard and fast – Strict 25. Took to heels – Run away in fear 26. To keep up – To keep in touch 27. Make a clean breast – Confess without reserve 28. Heads will roll – Transfers will take place 29. Make no bones about – Do not have any hesitation in anything 30. Take after – Resembles 31. To starve off – Postpone 32. To give a piece of mind – To reprimand 33. Rest on laurels – To be complacent 34. Pay through nose – Pay an extremely high price 35. Draw on fancy – Use imagination 36. Turn an honest living – Make an legitimate living 37. Give the game away – Give out the secret 38. Cheek by jowl – Very near 39. Give in – Yield 40. Run riot – Act without restraint 41. Go through fire and water – Undergo any risk 42. Talking through hat – Talking nonsense 43. Put up with – Tolerate 44. By fits and starts – Irregularly 45. Reading between the lines – Understanding the hidden meaning 46. Get the sack – dismissed from 47. Pros and cons – Considering all the facts 48. By leaps and bounds – Very Quickly 49. In the good books –In favour with boss 50. In the long run – Ultimately 51. To be always one’s beck and call – At one’s disposal (ready to serve one’s master) 52. Turn a deaf year – Disregard/ignore/refuse 53. At one’s wit’s end – Puzzled/confused/perplexed 54. To fight tooth and nail – To fight in a determined way for what you want 55. The green-eyed monster – Used as a way of talking about jealousy 56. Set the record straight – Give a correct account 57. Good Samaritan – Helpful person 58. Bad blood – Angry feeling 59. To go to the whole hog – To do it completely 60. Lay out – Spend 61. Laying off – Dismissal from jobs 62. Leaps and bounds – At rapid pace 63. Spilling the beans – Revealing the information indiscreetly 64. Carry out – Execute 65. Went to the winds – Dissipated/ To be utterly lost 66. Ins and outs – Full details 67. A white elephant – A costly but useless possession 68. Fed up – Annoyed 69. In the good books – In favour with 70. Sharp practices – Dishonest means 71. In high spirits – Full of hope and enthusiasm 72. Shake in shoes – Tremble with fear 73. Fits and starts – Not regularly 74. Close shave – Narrow shave 75. Take with a grain of salt – To listen to something with considerable doubt 76. Hobson’s choice – No real choice at all 77. To eat a humble pie – To apologize 78. To give the devil his due – to give encouragement even to the enemy 79. Reading between the lines – looking for meanings that are not actually expressed (TA(IT & CE), 2004) 80. An open book – One that hold no secrets 81. An axe to grind – A private interest to serve 82. To blow one’s own trumpet – Praise one’s own abilities and achievements 83. Stand-offish – Indifferent 84. Sowing wild oats – Irresponsible pleasure seeking in young age 85. A bolt from the blue – Something unexpected and unpleasant 86. By leaps and bounds – Rapidly 87. Of no avail – Useless 88. On the verge of – On the brink of 89. A sore point – Something which hurts 90. Like a phoenix – With a new life/rebirth/reincarnation 91. To keep under wraps – Secret 92. Die in harness – To die at one’s work 93. Fair- weather friend – A friend that deserts in difficulties 94. Emerge out of thin air – Appear Suddenly 95. Cut no ice – Had no influence 96. Brought up – Introduce for discussion 97. Cannot hold a candle to – Cannot be compared to 98. Burn one’s boat – Leave no means of return 99. Make one’s flesh creep – Horrify 100. Pros and cons – For and against/ analysis of all the given facts |
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