Bro, seniors are doing more than they should do. If you would give them a thousand idioms and ask them to define and use in sentences, it may not be possible for them.

Why don't you search for them here.
[url=http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/]English Idioms and Idiomatic Expressions - UsingEnglish.com[/url]

A still better website for idioms could be,

[url=http://www.learn-english-today.com/idioms/idioms_proverbs.html]Free English idioms, idiomatic expressions, proverbs and sayings.[/url]

*I couldn't figure out your email address in your profile or else I would have sent you a book that contains almost all idioms.

[QUOTE=Razzi;329098]i think kisi ko yeh Idioms nahi aty hain, kiya CSSforum par koi b aisa nhi jis ko yeh idioms aty hon????

ya phir Seniors are not ready for help me?????:thinking[/QUOTE]

Brother your list of idioms is so lengthy. It takes am lot of time to search for each and every idiom. I will try to solve some of these idioms tomorrow.

Thanks a lot to all my friends for helping me :clap:bow

dear i have search out all these idioms except these idioms:

finally mujhy kahein se b yeh idioms nahi mily hain baqi sab mil gay hain lekin yeh pata nhi kon c book se mily gay.

So this is a challenge to all senior members :D
[LIST=1][*]to rip up old scores [*]pretensions[*]streamline[*]to swallow an insult[*]a sad dog[*]a crown of wild olive[*]rattle through[*]part company with[*]a collect call[*]in common with[*]Ex-parte[*]to keep one's weather eye open[*]the weather vane[*]to be in a rut[*]the sixth sense[*]to swim against the current[*]a thorn in the flesh[*]of no avail[*]against one's grain[*]viva voce[/LIST]

[B]To fall flat:[/B] (to produce no effect)
My advice fall flat on his ears.

[B]To pocket an insult: [/B](to bear insult)
His friend abused him and he pocketed the insult.

[B]Old Bird:[/B] (Wary Person)
He cannot be easily taken in, remember, he is an old bird.

[B]Penny Wise, Pound Foolish:[/B] (Careful in small, wasteful in large matters)
It does not pay in life to be penny wise and pound foolish.

[B]Raw Deal:[/B] (Unfair Treatment)
He got a raw deal from his uncle.

[B]Time and Again:[/B] (Many Times)
I have requested you time and again to return my book, but you don’t seem to bother about it.

[B]At the threshold of: [/B](at the beginning of)
Pakistan is at the threshold of an IT revolution.

[B]Sad Dog:[/B] (Rake, scapegrace)
A youth without an outlet for energy is bound to be a sad dog.

[B]Ab Initio: [/B](from the beginning)
You must do this work ab initio.


[B]Mala Fide:[/B] (action done in bad faith)
All actions of Black water are mala fide.

[B]Neck or nothing: [/B](Deliberately staking everything)
It was neck or nothing for Nadir Shah.

[B]Patch up:[/B] (set to right)
Let us patch up our differences and forget the past.

[B]To hold out the Olive Branch:[/B] (Show disposition for reconciliation)
America expects Talibans to hold out the olive branch and beg her mercy.

[B]A Blind Alley:[/B] (unproductive action)
All the clues of this murder led the police into blind alleys.

[B]To make away with:[/B] (destroy, kill)
He made away with all his enemies through sheer diplomacy.

[B]Loaves and Fishes of the office:[/B] (material benefits)
There are few selfless men among our ministers who really don’t care for the loaves and fishes of the office.

[B]Yeoman’s Service: [/B](to render help in dire need)
Many NGOs did yeoman’s service in the flood affected areas.

[B]To pay off old scores: [/B](to have revenge upon a person)
When Early Abbasid Caliphs unearthed the bones of Umayyad Caliphs, they were paying off old scores in a most unbefitting manner.

[B]In a nutshell:[/B] (briefly)
This little book gives all the information on the subject in a nutshell.

[B]To let sleeping dogs lie:[/B] (not to disturb persons who may cause trouble)
He was by nature a cautious man. It was his principle to let sleeping dogs lie.

[B]An open mind:[/B] (mind not yet made up)
Her parents keep an open mind about what happens to their son.

[B]Keep one’s weather eye open: [/B](to be on the alert)
Learn to keep your weather eye open during traveling through forest.

[B]Viva voce:[/B] (by word of mouth)
He seems to have been more powerful in discoursing viva vice in conversation than with his pen in his hand.

[B]A Laconic Speech: [/B](short pithy speech)
The laconic speech she made on the occasion fell flat on the audience.

[B]To fight shy of:[/B] (carefully avoid a person)
She fight shy of her relatives.

[B]Take a fancy to: [/B](to like)
The artist took a fancy to that beautiful painting.

[B]Dress someone down:[/B] (to give someone a good scolding)
The drill sergeant dressed down the entire squadron for failing inspection.

[B]To beat the drum: [/B](to attract attention)
The president said he will beat the drum to build public support for his education program.

[B]Drop a brick:[/B] (to announce shocking news)
They really dropped a brick when they told her the cause of her illness.

[B]To pull one’s Socks up: [/B](to make an effort to improve work)
He's going to have to pull his socks up if he wants to stay in the team.

'Pull one's sock up' means try to improve your performance, work, behaviour, etc.

[B]Pretensions:[/B] (claim)
He makes no pretensions to expert knowledge of the subject.

[B]Streamline:[/B] (more efficient)
We aim to take some of the stress away by providing a highly streamlined service.

[B]Part Company with:[/B] (end a relationship)
On that matter, I am afraid I must part company with you.

[B]In common with:[/B] (together with)
In common with many people, he prefers meat to fish.

[B]Ex-parte:[/B] (one sided)
An ex-parte judicial proceeding is conducted for the benefit of only one party.

[B]To be in a rut:[/B] (monotonous routine of life)
Life is in a rut and I find no charm in it.

[B]The sixth sense:[/B] (power to be aware of things independently)
She had a sixth sense that they would find it in the cellar.

[B]A thorn in the flesh: [/B](continual cause of annoyance)
Kashmir is a thorn in the flesh of India.

[B]Of no avail: [/B](useless)
It is of no avail to lament the past.

[B]Against one’s grain:[/B] (contrary to one’s personality)
He is a strict man; he cannot work against his grain.

[B]Weather Vane:[/B]
That guy is a real weather vane: he constantly changes his mind.

[B]Swim against the current:[/B] (to do something that is in opposition to the general movement of things)
Why can't you cooperate? You always seem to waste your energy swimming against the current.

[B]Rattle Through:[/B]
If you rattle through something, you deal with it quickly in order to finish it.