All Idiom and Phrases , Asked in 2016 SSC CGL mains papers
30 Nov 2016
Take the bull by the horns- grapple the situation courageously
A gentleman at large- a man without a job
Lose face- become embarrassed
Build castles in the air -dream (हवाई महल बनाना )
Fall back on- resort to something
Go to rack and ruin-get into a bad condition
Bite the dust-suffer a defeat
Have a chip on one's shoulder - nurse a grudge
The seamy side- unpleasant aspect
Too many Chiefs and not enough Indians- an inefficient situation
01 Dec 2016
Make one's mark- : distinguish oneself
Throw in the towel-acknowledge defeat
Mare's nest - Worthless thing
A storm in a teacup- big fuss over a small matter
Blue-blooded= of noble birth
Do a roaring trade=: highly successful
Keep body and soul together=: to have just enough to sustain
Will-o-the-wisp = Unreal Imagining
Take the bull by the horns- grapple the situation courageously
A gentleman at large- a man without a job
Lose face- become embarrassed
Build castles in the air -dream (हवाई महल बनाना )
Fall back on- resort to something
Go to rack and ruin-get into a bad condition
Bite the dust-suffer a defeat
Have a chip on one's shoulder - nurse a grudge
The seamy side- unpleasant aspect
Too many Chiefs and not enough Indians- an inefficient situation
01 Dec 2016
Make one's mark- : distinguish oneself
Throw in the towel-acknowledge defeat
Mare's nest - Worthless thing
A storm in a teacup- big fuss over a small matter
Blue-blooded= of noble birth
Do a roaring trade=: highly successful
Keep body and soul together=: to have just enough to sustain
Will-o-the-wisp = Unreal Imagining
Cloak- and - dagger=
an activity that involves mystery and secrecy
Palm off= to dispose of with the intent to deceive
12 Jan 2017
From stem to stern- all the way from the front of a ship to the back
Over egg the pudding-add unnecessary details to make something seem better or worse
Turn over a new leaf - change one's behavior for the better.
Take up the hatchet- : prepare for or go to war
At loose ends- in an uncertain situation
With might and main - with full force
Ruffle somebody's
feather= annoy somebodyPalm off= to dispose of with the intent to deceive
12 Jan 2017
From stem to stern- all the way from the front of a ship to the back
Over egg the pudding-add unnecessary details to make something seem better or worse
Turn over a new leaf - change one's behavior for the better.
Take up the hatchet- : prepare for or go to war
At loose ends- in an uncertain situation
With might and main - with full force
Cut short =interrupt
Bad blood= ill feeling
A laughing stock= an object of laughter
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