Important Idioms Of Inter Part II 2011

Idioms				Sentences
A dark horse				Saleem is a dark horse; I did not know that he had written a novel.
A rainy day				We should save our money for a rainy days.
A man of letters				Our teacher is a man of letters.
A burning question				Unemployment is a burning question of today.
The lion,s share				She got the lion's share from her husband's property.
A bed of rose				Life is not a bed of roses.
A bone of contention				Kashmir is a bone of contention between India and Pakistan.
A fair weather friend				Fair weather friends leave in difficulties.
A hard nut to crack				To check Terrorism has proved to be a hard nut to crack for the government.
Above board				All his dealings are above board.
Abide by				You should abide by your promise.
At arm,s length				Keep him at arm's length because he is a gambler.
A black sheep				As his brother is a gambler, he is considered the black sheep of the famliy.
Apple of discord				This piece of land is an apple of discord between Saleem and Ali.
A snack in the grass				Beware of him,he is a real snack in the grass.
A fool,s paradise				Those who believe that India an Pakistan will be friends,are living in a fool Paradise.
A child,s play				It is not a child's play to write a good book in a month.
At the eleventh hour				He called of his plan at the eleventh hour.
At large				The two robbers are still at large.
A drawn match				A criket test match usually proves to be a drawn match.
Break the ice				All were silent;Saleem broke the ice by suggesting that they should play card.
Break down				Because of over-work my health broke down.
Blow ones own trumpet				Great men do not blow their own trumpet.
Back out				An honest man never tries to back out of his promise.
A man of straw				In our society,no one respects a man of straw.
A maiden speech				She impressed us with her maiden speech.
Beat about the bush				Stop beating about the bush and get to the point.
Bring up				The mother brought up the child with care.
Bring to book				He brought the servent to book for his carelessness.
Bring to light				New facts about the war have been brought to light.
Bag and baggage				He threw out of the house,bag and baggage.
By fits and stars				You cannot pass the examination if you work by fits and starts.
By leap and bounds				Yameen is improving his English by leaps and bounds.
To be taken aback				I was taken aback to know that such an able boy failed in the examination.
Burn the candle at both ends				You will fall ill if you keep on burning your candle at both ends.
Call Off				The students called off the strike.
Call Names				It is shameful to call other names.
Call a spade a spade				It is hard to call a spade a spade before a cruel master.
Call in question				His honesty cannot be called into question.
Come to grief				Their plan came to grief in the end.
Carry out				I will not carry out his orders.
Carry weight				Saleem's opinion carries weight with the principle.
Carry the day				Saleem carried the day in local election.
Cut a sorry figure				She cut a sorry figure when she could not speak on stage.
Deal with				I am sure that I can deal with Ali.
End in smoke				When he crashed his car, all his travel planes ended in smoke.
From hand to mouth				Many people in this country live from hand to month.
Go through				Saleem is my true friend and will go through fire and water for me.
Give Up				My car gave up the ghost last night.
Give In				The indians were forced to give in.
Give oneself airs				She is too humble to give herself airs.
Get wind of				How did she get wind of our plans ?
Hard and fast				We will have to follow the hard and fast rules of his office.
Hit below the belt				He hit akram below the belt as a result he sustained injury.
In the Long run				Continue your struggle.In the long run,you will succeed.
Keep an eye on				Please keep an eye on things here until I get back.
Keep up appearances				Though he earns a little,he wears costly clothes to keep up appearances.
Look down upon				Do not look down upon the poor.
Look sharp				Bring me a glass of water and look sharp.
Leave in the lurch				Do not leave your friends in the lurch.
Make both ends meet				It is very difficult for the poor to make both ends meet.
Make a clean breast of				First he denied his crime but finally,he decided to make a clean breast of it.
To nip in the bud				Nip every evil in the bud.
Over head and ears				He is over head and ears in love with Salma.
Off and on				It rained on and off all day.
Pocket an insult				He had to pocket an insult when he failed in the examination.
Put off				The meeting was put off till tomorrow.
Put up with				I cannot put up with his insult.
Read between the lines				Reading between the lines,I think Ali wants to borrow money.
Set Off				We will set off tomorrow.
Set up				He has set up a shop in the town.
See through
Take after				Children take after their parents.
Take a fancy to				He has taken a fancy to that beautiful girl.
Take to heart				He took the death of his mother to heart.
Turn over a new leaf				After his failure,he turned over a new leaf and began to work hard.
Up to the mark				This book is really up to the mark.
Broken reed				I cannot trust him as he is a broken reed.
A bird,s eye view				We got a bird's eye view of the city from the top of the tower.
A hair breath escape				Adeel had a narrow escape from drowning.
A red letter day				The day I was awarded the medal is a red-letter day for me.
A turn coat				Do not trust him as he is a turn coat.
A wet blanket				As he is wet blanket ,he is not invited to the parties.
A white elephant				Telephone costs much, it is just a white elephant for common people.
All and sundry				He invited all and sundry to his party.
All in all				All in all,the party had been a great success.
Kith and kin				We should love our kith and kin.
To flog a dead horse				To try pass the examination without hard work is like to flog a dead horse.
From a scratch				She learned English from scratch in six months.
Beard the lion in his den				Do not disagree with your boss;it is like to beard the lion in his den.
An iron will				You need an iron will to pass CSS examination.
A hay day				August 14 a hay day for every pakistani.
Part and parcel				To work in the field is part and parcel of a farmer's life.
To make headway				They have made headway towards finding the solution to the problem.
In full swing				When Mr.Ali reached there,the match was in full swing.
Under a cloud				After fraud, he had to leave the office under a cloud.
To catch red handed				The Police caught him red-handed when he was trying to steal a car.
Burn midnight oil				He burnt the midnight oil to pass the examination.
Check by jowl				Saleem sat check by jowl with me in the classroom.
Bear away the palm				Pakistan bore away the palm in international hockey match.
A dog in the manger				Hassan ever proved to be a dog in the manger.
French leave				He ever enjoyed freacch leave.
By hook or by crook				He wants to pass the exam by hook or by crook.
Hold over
A fish out of water				I felt like a fish out of water in my new school.
On the horns of dilemma				He could save only one of two drowing sons.
Bread and butter				Teaching is his bread and butter
At home in				He is quite home in English.
Writing on the wall				We should learn a lesson from writing on the wall.
A laughing stock				This fat man is a laughing stock of the village.
All in all				All in all,the party had been a great success.
At daggers drawn				She is at daggers drawn with her husband.
Bad blood				There no bad blood between the two brother.
A man of parts				Saleem is a man of parts an able teacher,a terriffic writer,to name a few.
To come off
To kick up a row
To get into hot water
Look into
Turn tables				He will turn the table on you one day, and he will be the boss.
Better Half				His better half is a good house keeper.
To smell a rat				The thief smell a rat and ran away.
Square meal				Children should have three square meals a day
Bad Blood				There is no bad blood between the two brothers.
To play truant				He often plays truant from school.
Off hand				They decided off hand to take a trip.
Null and void				This contract is null and void.
Red tape				He could not get his new passport in time because of red tape.
Bring about				The incident brought about a change in him.
To fall a prey				The innocent boy fell prey to smoking.
For good				It looks as if Saleem has left D.g.Khan for good.
Finishing touches
To curry favour
To bury the hatchet				The two enemies buried their hatchet and became friends.
Blue blood				Though Ali is poor, he has blue blood in his family.
To be taken aback
At the beck and call				He killed a dog at the beck and call of his master.
At cross purposes				I think we are talking at cross purposes.
An eye-wash				Do not talk such eyewash!
All at sea				I am all at sea with this problem.

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