English Grammar – Idiom and Phrases 2 (SSC CGL)

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1. To get the hang of thing – To understand the meaning of it
2. To make a shot – To make a guess
3. A man of weight – A man of importance
4. Pell-mell – In hurried disorder
5. To put one on one’s mettle – To rouse one to do one’s best
6. To ride hell for leather – To ride with furious speed
7. To speak daggers – To speak to a person with hostility
8. Be in the mire – Be in difficulties
9. To give a rap on the knuckles – To rebuke
10. Sum and substance – Summary
11. A drug in the market – Commodities no in demand
12. Mealy-mouthed – Cunning
13. Moot point – A debatable point
14. Give a wide berth – Keep away from
15. Brought to light – Disclose
16. Fits and stars – Irregularly
17. High and low – Everywhere
18. Intends and purposes – Practically
19. Rest on my laurels – Be complacent
20. Clinched the issue – Decided
21. Call a spade a spade – Be outspoken in language
22. Point-blank – Pointedly
23. Neck out – Invite trouble unnecessarily
24. Green eyes – Jealous
25. Bird’s eye view – General view
26. Goes to dog – Is ruined
27. Keep a level head – Remain cool and composed
28. Turned the corner – Passed the crisis
29. Fishing in trouble water – Talking advantage of troubled conditions for personal profit
30. In high sprit – Cheerful
31. To rock the boat – Upset the balance
32. Tooth and nail – With strength and fury
33. Wee hours of the day – At dawn
34. Put the foot down – Not to yield
35. In the blues – Depressed
36. On the wane – Growing less
37. Fair and square – Upright
38. Hole and corner method – Underhand
39. Scream blue murder – Make a great deal of noise and object vehemently
40. Paint the town red – Have a lively time
41. Keep the finger crossing – Wait expectantly
42. At odds – In dispute
43. Make ducks and drakes – Squandered lavishly
44. No love lost – Intense dislike
45. Ride the high horse – Puts in airs
46. Pull a long face – Looks indifferent
47. Beside the mark – Irrelevant
48. Fill in – To tell someone the details about someone or something
49. Send(one) about one’s business – To send someone away , usually in an unfriendly way
50. Run in the same groove – Advance in harmony
51. Wolf in sheep’s clothing – Hypocrite
52. Chewing the cuds – To muse on, to chat , in an aimless manner
53. At ease – Embarrassed
54. Cut corners – Simplify the producers
55. At the drop of hat – Without delay
56. Burning question – A widely debated issue
57. Paddle of own canoe – Depended on himself
58. At cross purposes – Misunderstanding of each other’s purposes
59. In raptures – Very enthusiastic
60. Out of place – Inappropriate
61. Gets on nerves – Irritate
62. Wear heart on sleeves – Exposing innermost feeling to others
63. Like a duck in a thunderstorm – Distressed
64. Herculean task – Work required great effort
65. An eye to the main chance – Object to make money
66. Make flesh creep – Frightened
67. Himself to himself – In unsociable
68. Leave high and dry – To leave some one unsupported and unable to manoeuvre
69. Call in questions – Challenges
70. Means business – Earnest /sincere
71. A left handed compliment – An insincere
72. Once in a while – Occasionally
73. Kick heels – waste time
74. Lying down – To show no reaction
75. Gone down the drained – Wasted
76. in the offing – About to start
77. Design on – To have plans to exploit or somehow take of someone advantage or something
78. Queer fish – Strange person
79. Broken reed – A frustrated man
80. Gather roses only – Seek all the enjoyment of life
81. At sea – Confused
82. Lay by the heels – Chance and capture
83. Hanky-panky – Jugglery
84. Stick one’s neck out – To Take a risk
85. Mare’s nest – A false invention
86. Back-chat – Impertinent/disrespectful remarks
87. Bear in mind – Remember
88. To cut your teeth – To gain experience
89. Keeping up appearances – Maintaining outward show
90. Heads will roll – People will get into serve trouble
91. Little elbow – Freedom A bee in bonnet An obsession about something
92. Gift of the gab – Fluency of speech
93. Turn hand  – Adapt himself to
94. Fell flat – Had not effect
95. Gentleman on large – Has no serious occupation
96. White elephant – Useless
97. To let the bygones be bygones – Ignore the past
98. Come to the crunch – Decisive movement
99. Keeps a good table – Entertain guest sumptuously
100. Draw the long bone – Exaggerate