Idioms and Phrases for Banking Exams ***************************** 1. Be in a tight corner - In a very difficult situation 2. Cock and bull story - Made up story that one should not believe 3. Cat and dog life - Life full of quarrels 4. Like a cat on hot bricks - Very nervous 5. Have a card up one’s sleeve - Have a secret plan in reserve 6. Tell against - To prove adverse to; to go against 7. Run through - To squander or waste 8. Run over - to drive over 9. Alive and kicking - Active and healthy 10. To bell the cat - To face the risk 11. To break the ice - To break the silence 12. To call a spade a spade - To be frank and truthful 13. Behind one’s back - In the absence of 14. At sea - Confused or lost 15. To burn one’s fingers - To lose on account of foolish behavior 16. A cold fish - A person devoid of emotions 17. To cross the - Rubicon To take a decisive step 18. Double-dealing - Deceiving 19. To die hard - Change with great difficulty 20. To die in harness - To work till the last day of one’s life 21. To plough a lonely furrow - To work without help or support 22. Lock stock and barrel - Completely 23. The long and the short - the main point 24. Bring to light - Disclose
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