Important Phrases and their meaning from previous BCS and PSC Question

Important Phrases and their meaning from previous BCS and PSC Question
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 Once in a blue moon- rarely/hardly
 Achilles heel- weak point
 A stitch in time saves nine- timely action
 To do way with- to get rid of
 Out and out- thoroughly/ completely
 At the outset- at the beginning
 Abide by- follow
 Put up with- tolerate
 Over head and ears- deeply
 Sine die- for an uncertain period
 In black and white- in writing
 Through and through- in every way
 A snake in the grass- a hidden enemy
 White Elephant- A very costly possession
 Take the bull by the horns- To challenge the enemy with courage
 With all sincerity- with all efforts
 Castles in the air- fanciful schemes
 Tom, Dick and Harry- an ordinary man
 Day break- morning
 Come by- obtain
 At large- freely
 By fits and starts- irregularly
 Bad blood- enmity
 Blue Blood- aristocratic birth
 A Machiavellian character- a cunning person
 In the long run- ultimately
 Get over- overcome
 On behalf of- act for
 Pass away- die
 Show good manners- behave gently
 Prior to- before
 To give up- abandon
 Cut down- reduce
 Write off- reducing rates
 A bolt from the blue- an unexpected calamity
 Dead letter- law not to force
 Rule of thumb- a rule of past experience
 Having a screw loose- slightly strange in nature
 beggars description- can’t be described
 Ten to one- very likely
 nip in the bud- destroy in the primary stage
 In the teeth of- on the contrary
 Apple of one’s eye- extremely favourite
 Man of mark- known person
 Milk and water- timid
 Hush money- money taken as bribe
 Maiden speech- first speech
 Bring to book - punish
 Kith and kin - near relatives
 Gala day - a day of festivity
 Crocodile tears- deceptive cry
 In the nick of time- in the appropriate time
 Six of one and half dozen of another- negligible difference
 Down to earth- realistic
 For good/for ever- permanently
 Black and blue- beat severely
 False tears of sorrow- crocodile tears
 See eye to eye – agreeing with someone.
 When pigs fly’ – something that will never happen.
 To cost an arm and a leg– something is very expensive.
 A piece of cake– something is very easy.
 Let the cat out of the bag – to accidentally reveal a secret.
 To feel under the weather – to not feel well.
 To kill two birds with one stone’ – to solve two problems at once.
 Hear it on grapevine: To hear rumors about something or someone
 It takes two to tango: Actions or communications need more than one person
 Last straw: The final problem in a series of problems
 To be in the doldrums: To be in low spirits
 To sit on the fence: To remain neutral
 Break the ice: To initiate a social conversation or interaction
 A bird’s eye view: A view from a very high place that allows you to see a very large area
 A litmus test: A method that helps to know if something is correct
 At the drop of a hat: Willingness to do something instantly
 Afraid of one’s own shadow: To become easily frightened
 A house of cards: A poor plan
 Black and blue: Full of bruises
 Be on cloud nine: Be very happy
 Bone of contention: A subject or issue over which there is continuing disagreement
 Eat humble pie: To apologize humbly
 Fool’s paradise: False sense of happiness or success
 Give cold shoulder: To ignore
 Beating around the bush: Avoiding the main topic.
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