Welcome to Online English Section with explanation in AffairsCloud.com. Here we are providing here some important idioms and phrases, which is BASED ON Bank EXAMS 2018 !!!
Idioms and Phrases
1. Helter-Skelter/ Pell-mell
Meaning : in a confused, rushed, or disorderly manner.
Example :
The moment our army launched an all out attack, the enemy went helter-skelter
2. Turn turtle
Meaning : turn upside down
Example :
The bus turned turtle in the crash, and several passengers were injured
3. In the offing
Meaning : about to happen
Example :
Ravi was excited because exams were over and graduation was in the offing
4. By leaps and bounds
Meaning : very rapidly and successfully
Example :
In the last few years, India has advanced by leaps and bounds in space exploration and commercialisation
5. At one’s beck and call
Meaning : always having to be ready to obey someone’s orders immediately.
Example :
The rude boss expected his subordinates to be always at his beck and call
6. Bolt from the blue
Meaning : a sudden and unexpected event.
Example :
The new exam pattern came as bolt from the blue for candidates appearing for the first time
7. Mind one’s P’s and Q’s
Meaning : to make an effort to be especially polite in a particular situation
Example :
We had to strictly mind our P’s and Q’s whenever guests from ancestral village came to visit us
8. Give it a shot
Meaning : try or attempt something
Example :
No matter what the odds are, you must give it a shot
9. Bad blood
Meaning : feeling of hatred
Example :
The riots have created bad blood between the two communities in the village
10. Vent one’s spleen
Meaning : to express one’s feelings of anger
Example :
Activists nowadays are press conferences as a way to vent their spleen on politicians
