List of Important Idioms and Phrases Beginning with F
1.For Good
Meaning: Forever or permanently
Example: I am leaving for good this time.
2. Few and Far between
Meaning: Not very many or not appearing very frequently
Example: He grew up at a time when jobs were few and far between.
3. Fancy Price
Meaning: Very high price
Example: I have paid a fancy price for this ordinary pen.
4. Flogging a dead horse
Meaning: to waste time trying to do something that will not succeed
5. Fish out of water
Meaning: In bad condition
Example: In the company old men I felt like a fish out of water.
6. Fool 's paradise
Meaning: in false wish
Example: If you hope to pass, you are in a fool's paradise
7. Forty winks
Meaning: little sleep in day
Example: one likes to enjoy forty winks in summer.
8. Flesh and blood
Meaning: Human nature, a normal human being
Example: we're going to need some fresh blood if we want to remain a viable company in today's market.
9. Fight tooth and nail
Meaning: to use a lot of effort to oppose someone or achieve something
Example: we try tooth and nail to clear SSC Exam.
10. Friend at court
Meaning: Help on time
Example: At the time of my brother's appointment, I found in Ram a friend at court.
11. Face the music
Meaning: Go through an unpleasant experience
Example: He was part of an illegal racing gang, and had to face the music when they were busted
12. Feather in one’s cap
Meaning: It means to have an achievement in one’s name.
Example: One does not get chances to add a feather in their cap too often. So the opportunity to do so should be utilized well.
13. Feel under the weather
Meaning: to be ill or feel ill
Example: She has just returned from her vacation, but is feeling under the weather and has a sore throat and running nose.
14. Fit as a fiddle
Meaning: A very healthy person
Example: The team had partied late into the night, but on match day, each of them was as fit as a fiddle.
15. Freudian Slip
Meaning: A speaker's unintentional mistake revealing his true thoughts
Example: The reporter made a Freudian Slip and said "condom" instead of "condemn".
Important Idioms and Phrases Beginning with G &H :
1. Get away scot – free
Meaning: To avoid the punishment that you deserve
Example: If you don't take out a complaint against him he'll get off scot-free!
2. Good Samaritan
Meaning: person who unselfishly helps others,
Example: He's such a good Samaritan. He used to take after my grandmother when she was ill.
3. Green eyed monster
Meaning: jealousy
Example: I 'd no idea you were so susceptible to the green-eyed monster.
5. Green Horn
Meaning: an untrained or inexperienced person.
6. Go the extra mile
Meaning: Going above and beyond whatever is required for the task at hand.
Example: Vipin is a nice guy, always ready to go the extra mile for his friends
7. Go out on a limb
Meaning: Put yourself in a tough position in order to support someone/ something.
Example: You can't find your dog? I'm going to go out on a limb and say he jumped over the fence and got loose.
8. Have an axe to grind
Meaning: To have a dispute with someone.
Example: As a novelist, he has no political axe to grind.
9. Hell in a hand basket
Meaning: Deteriorating headed for complete disaster.
10. Hale and hearty
Meaning: very healthy and strong
Example: At 80 Nitish is hale and hearty, getting up at six every morning to walk five miles.
11. Hold your horse
Meaning: Be patient.
Example: You must hold your horse to clear any exam.
12. Hit the bull’s eye
Meaning: get something exactly right, or be on target.
Example: The finance minister’s speech on attracting new investments hit the bull’s eye.
13. head over heels
Meaning: fall deeply and completely in love, especially suddenly
Example: She and her husband make an amazing couple. They are head over heels in love and are very supportive of each other.
14.Hit the sack or hit the hay
Meaning: to go to bed, to go to sleep
Example: After I hit the sack, I read for sometime before turning off the lights and going to sleep.
15. Hit the nail on the head
Meaning: be accurately right about something
Example: He is a smart debugger. Every time you take a broken code to him, he will hit the nail on the head and tell you the exact problem.
16. High on the hog
Meaning: Living in luxury.
Example: He will not be able to live in these conditions because he has always had it from high on the hog.
List of Important Idioms and Phrases Beginning with I
1. In a trice
Meaning: Without causing any delays.
Example:I will be there in a trice, stop calling me so often.
2. In a tight corner
Meaning: to be in a difficult situation
Example: She had been in tight corners before and had always managed to get out of them.
3. In deep water
Meaning: in difficulty, in problem.
Example: I’m going to bein deep waterif my boss refuses to approve the project done by me after the hard work of a week.
4. In a nut shell
Meaning: to state something very concisely
Example: The explanation is long and involved, but let me put it in a nutshell for you. To put it in a nutshell: you are fired!
5. In the dark
Meaning: uninformed, a state of ignorance.
Example: We’re still in the dark about the company’s layoff policy.
6. In cold blood
Meaning: in a planned way and without pity or other emotion.
Example: One young lady was shot dead in cold blood inside the premises of shopping complex.
7. look on the bright side
Meaning: try to see something good in a bad situation.
Example: Nothing is impossible for Junior John Sinha if he learn to look on the bright side.
8. In the blink of an eye
Meaning: in an instant.
Example: In the blink of an eye the robber disappeared from the bank with the bag of Gold jewelry.
9. In black and white
Meaning: formally, on paper and in writing.
Example: He asked his old mother not to worry as the terms of the hand agreement were spelled out in black and white.
10.In the good books
Meaning: be in somebody’s favour or good opinion.
Example: The fact that he always managed to be in the good books of the bosses surprised one and all.
List of Important Idioms and Phrases Beginning with J
1.Jump the gun
Meaning: Do something too early, especially without thinking
Use: The media jumped the gun and gave out their verdict of the scandal even before the investigation was complete.
2.Jack of all trades
Meaning: somebody who has many skills or who is versatile in ever field.
Use: Sandeep is the jack of all trades as he can teach, sung and do many different job at a time.
3.Jump to conclusion
Meaning: form an opinion or judgement hastily.
Use: Wait till we get the report; don’t jump to a conclusion.
4.Jam on the brakes
Meaning: to press the brakes suddenly and in a hard way.
Use: I had to jam on the brakes because a kid suddenly appeared from nowhere and crossed the road.
5.John Hancock
Meaning: A person's signature.
Use: Put your John Hancock at the bottom of the will.
6.Jump on the bandwagon
Meaning: To profit from a craze; to join a trend.
Use:After the incredible success of the new product, the company has jumped on the bandwagon, and released a new version of it.
7.Jump the lights
Meaning:Pass traffic lights, when they are red.
Use:Don’t jump the lights as it may be fatal for you.
8.Justice is blind
Meaning:This expression means that justice is impartial and objective.
Use:No matter who you are, you must respect the law. Justice is blind!
9.Jangle someone’s nerves
Meaning:Annoy someone or make them nervous.
Use:The noise of the dog jangled my nerves.
10.Jump for joy
Meaning:To be extremely happy:
Use:The blood tests so far show my mother doesn't have cancer, but it's still too early to jump for joy because she has to have more tests.
11.Just deserts
Meaning::Get what one deserves.
Use:After a lot of hard work he got his just deserts.
List of Important Idioms and Phrases Beginning with K and L
Idioms & Phrases is one of the most important part of English section in SSC & Other Competitive Exams. It usually covers 4 -5 marks in every exam. As you all know we have already given many quizzes on this topic which are from previous year papers. In order to make it easy for all the aspirants, Here we are going to start a new series “Most repeated & Expected idioms and phrases (alphabetical order)”. Today we will provide List of Important Idioms and Phrases Beginning with K & L. If you like it let us know.
List of Important Idioms and Phrases Beginning with K & L
1. Keep the wolf from the door
Meaning: To have enough money to be able to ward off poverty or hunger.
Example: They were really very poor, but they had enough to keep the wolf from the door.
2. Kill two birds with one stone
Meaning: accomplish two different things at the same time
Example: I have to go to the bank, and on the way back, I’ll pick up the groceries also, killing two birds with one stone.
3. Keep your chin up
Meaning: be stalwart and courageous in a tough situation
Example: Don’t let the difficulties intimidate you; keep your chin up.
4. Keep fingers crossed
Meaning: hope that things will happen in the way you want them to.
Example: I’m keep my fingers crossed that my husband clears the written interview this Monday to join British Intelligence Bureau.
5. Keep at arm’s length
Meaning: keep a distance, avoiding intimacy or familiarity.
Example: He always had the feeling that she was keeping him at arm’s length.
6. Keep an eyes on him
Meaning: You should carefully watch him.
Example: Carol asked me if I would mind keeping an eye on her houseplants while she was in Cuba.
7. Keep body and soul together
Meaning: To earn a sufficient amount of money in order to keep yourself alive.
Example: He earns barely enough to keep body and soul together.
8. Knee Jerk reaction
Meaning: A quick reaction that doen’t allow you time to consider something carefully (It is always disapproving)
9. Knock on wood
Meaning: Knuckle tapping on wood in order to avoid some bad luck.
10. Kick the bucket
Meaning: to die.
Example: Sad news! He kicked the bucket.
11. Len me your ear
Meaning: To politely ask for some’s full attention
Example: Lend an ear to me and I will tell you a story. Lend your ear to what I am saying.
12. Let bygones be bygones
Meaning: To forget about a disagreement or argument.
Example: There is a feeling here that we should let bygones be bygones and move on to more important things.
13. Let the cat out of the bag
Meaning: To share a secret that wasn’t suppose to be shared.
Example:Amazingly, not one of the people who knew about the surprise let the cat out of the bag.
14. Level Playing field
Meaning: A fair competition where no side has an advantage
Example: If we started off with a level playing field, everyone would have an equal chance.
15. Long in the tooth
Meaning: Old people or horses
Example: Don’t you think she’s a bit long in the tooth to be a romantic heroine?
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