An idiom is a group of words that is different from its literal meaning.
Idioms make a sentence rich.
List OF Idioms [Advanced]
IDIOMS
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MEANING
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Man of letters
·
Ins and out
·
Null and void
·
Cross the
Rubicon
·
Give a long
rope
·
All Greek
·
Apple of one’s
eye
·
Apple of
Discord
·
At daggers
drawn
·
At home
·
At the eleventh
hour
·
Bad blood
·
Blue eyed boy
·
Carry the day
·
Curry favour
·
Chip of the old
block
·
Red letter day
·
Die in harness
·
Once in a blue
moon
·
Green as goose
berry
·
Take to task
·
Bold from the
blue
·
A small fry
·
Hobson’s Choice
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Dark horse
·
Fish out of water
·
End in smoke
·
Lion’s share
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Ivory tower
·
Yeoman service
·
Blue blood
·
Of the first
water
·
Bury the
hatchet
·
Cock and bull
story
·
Good Samaritan
·
From the world
go
·
Parallel
Economy
·
Eat humble pie
·
Nose in the air
·
Cut a sorry
figure
·
Crocodile’s
tears
·
Other fish to
fry
·
In a nutshell
·
Hold water
·
Slow coach
·
From alpha to
omega
·
Hard nut to
crack
·
Forlorn hope
·
Hue and cry
·
Pick holes in
other’s coat
·
French leave
·
Gala day
·
Storm in tea
cup
·
To a T
·
Weal and woe
·
Three R’s
·
Pros and cons
·
Pretty cattle
of fish
·
Sow wild oats
·
Hush money
·
Cold reception
·
Ad hoc
·
Fish in
troubled water
·
Salad days
·
Curtain lecture
·
Keep under
one’s hat
·
Devil may care
attitude
·
Queen Anne is
dead
·
Laughing stock
·
Fair weather
friend
·
Herculean task
·
Hold water
·
Zenith of power
·
Fall flat
·
Fight shy
·
Catch 22 situation
·
Cats and dogs
·
Birds of a
feather
·
Bolt from the
blue
·
All Greek
·
At one’s wit’s
end
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Learned person
·
Details
·
Invalid/Expire
·
To take
decision
·
Full freedom
·
Unintelligible
· Favorite person
·
Matter of
dispute
·
At enmity
·
Skilled
·
At the last
moment
·
Ill feelings
·
Somebody’s
favorite
·
Victory
·
Flattery
·
A worthy son
·
Memorable day
·
Die in service
·
Rare
·
Innocent
·
To punish
·
Unexpected
danger
·
Less important
person
·
Almost no
choice
·
Almost unknown
·
Uneasy
situation
·
Fail
·
Major part
·
Imagination
·
Generous work
·
Royal family
·
Highest quality
·
End of enmity
·
False story
·
Helpful person
·
Beginning
·
Black money
·
To apology
·
Arrogant
·
Make bad result
·
False cry
·
Another work to
do
·
In short
·
Logically
·
Idle
·
From A TO Z
·
Very difficult
person to deal
·
Almost no hope
·
Make noise
·
To find fault
in others
·
Leave without
permission
·
A day of
festivity
·
Controversy
over a trifle
·
Exactly
·
Joy and sorrow
·
Elementary
education
·
Details
·
Confusing
·
To do foolish
things in one’s youth
·
Bribery
·
Unworn welcome
·
Temporary
·
take advantage of one’s
·
Adolescent period
·
A wife
reprimanding her husband
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To keep secret
·
Reckless
attitude
·
Well known news
·
An object of
ridicule.
·
Friend in good
times
·
Difficult task
·
Be effective
·
Top of power
·
Have no effect
·
Avoid
·
Individual
can’t escape from rules
·
Very heavily
·
Similar nature
·
Something quite
unexpected
·
Un-intelligible
·
Puzzled
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