Important Idioms and Phrases : 1. Like a fish out of water - In a strange situation 2. Smell a rat - Suspect something foul 3. Read between the lines - Understand the hidden meaning 4. Tooth and Nail - With all of one’s power 5. Spread like wild fire - Spread quickly 6. Hit the nail on the head - Do or say the exact thing 7. Burn the midnight Oil - Work or study hard 8. Under his thumb - Under his control 9. With a high hand - Oppressively 10. Gain ground - Become popular 11. By leaps and bounds - Rapidly 12. Make off with - To run away with 13. Pass away - to die 14. To cry for the moon - Ask for the impossible 15. To make a pig of oneself - To over-eat 16. Donkey’s years - Very long time 17. To pull one’s leg - to joke; tease 18. To keep one’s fingers crossed - to hope fervently 19. To eat humble pie - To apologize in a humble manner 20. To fight a losing battle - Struggle without hope of success 21. A deadlock - A position when no progress can be made 22. A daredevil - A person who does not care for anyconsequences 23. Once in a blue moon - Very rarely 24. At a premium - Difficult to get or obtain 25. To play the game - To act honestly
Posted on: Thu, 04 Sep 2014 16:04:23 +0000
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