100 Idioms And Phrases For AFCAT 2 2017
1. In a jiffy – Very soon or suddenly
2. Up to the hilt – Completely fully or entirely
3. Man of letters – A literary person
4. Sangfroid – The ability to remain calm in difficult situations
5. A curtain lecture – A private scolding of a husband by his wife
6. Square peg in round holes – People in the wrong jobs or places
7. In weal and woe – In both good and bad times
8. Globetrotters – Travel around the world
9. Tickled pink – Greatly pleased
10. Split one’s side – To laugh a lot
11. Building castles in the air – Making impossible plans
12. At the drop of the hat – Willingly and immediately
13. Airy – fairy – Not practical
14. Be given the axe – To lose job
15. To go like a bomb – To move fast
16. Bolt from the blue – Unexpected
17. Able to use both hands alike – Ambidextrous
18. A written account of the life of an individual – Autobiography
19. The identification of a disease by its symptoms – Diagnosis
20. Prolongs inability to sleep – Insomnia
21. A style in which a writer makes a display of his knowledge – Pedantic
22. All agog – Full of interest and excitement
23. To the manner born – Place of one’s birth
24. Lose one’s marbles – Lose something dear to you
25. Bolt from the blues – Complete surprise
26. Be like the bear with the sore head – Powerful and Arrogant
27. A snake in the grass – Hidden enemy
28. Rain cats and dogs – Rain heavily
29. A man of straw – Mean person
30. To break the back of – To make anything weaker
31. A mare’s nest – False invention
32. Black and blue – To beat mercilessly
33. Dime a dozen – Very simple
34. Jumped out of my skin – Surprised
35. Turn up one’s nose – To reject
36. To pull off pieces – To rebuke/scold
37. Faux pass – Mistake
38. A gala day – A day of happiness
39. Summer friends – Friend of good days
40. Elbow room – To give freedom
41. To make a fortune – To be rich
42. From pillar to post – To make efforts
43. Jack of all trades – To have knowledge of all areas/ subjects
44. Fire and fury – With full enthusiasm
45. Rat race – Boring task
46. Hang in balance – Undecidable situation
47. Set teeth on edge – To irritate someone
48. Out and out – Totally
49. In a jiffy – Suddenly
50. All geek and Latin – Hard to understand
51. Narrow circumstances – Days of poverty
