Best idiomat expressions

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IDIOMAT EXPRESSIONS.
1. A cat’s paw. The benefit will go to him; you will be a cat’s paw.
2. A nail in one’s coffin. Every cigarette you smoke is another nail in your coffin.
3. A pain in neck. People who are always complaining are pain in the neck.
4. At cross purposes. We do not understand each other; perhaps we are at cross purpose.
5. Balance of power. In Democracy, majority holds the balance of power.
6. Give and take. Life runs on the system of give and take.
7. Good at heart. He is good at heart.
8. In a blue mood. After his failure, he is in blue mood.
9. In the dark. You should not be in the dark about current affairs.
10. In the twinkling of an eye. He can do it in the twinkling of an eye.
11. Odds and ends. He has taken away everything; only odds and ends have been left.
12. Part and parcel. The T.V. is part and parcel of a modern home.
13. The writing on the wall. The writing on the wall is that he is sure to fail.
14. A chapter of accident. His life is a chapter of accidents.
15. A drug on the market This old fashioned mobile is now a drug on the market.
16. A fly in the ointment. We enjoy our duty but the fly in the ointment is that we have to work hard
17. A fool’s paradise. If he think this is possible ,he is living in a fools paradise.
18. A house of cards. Life is nothing more than a house of cards.
19. A mixed blessing. The television is a mixed blessing.
20. A storm in the tea cup. The quarrel between families is nothing but a storm in the tea cup.
21. A stumbling block. The corruption is a stumbling block in progress of Pakistan.
22. A time server. He is a great time server and is successful everywhere.
23. A wet blanket. Do not as him the party; he is such a wet blanket.
24. After one’s own heart. He married a girl after his own heart.
25. All moonshine. He talks much of his wealth, but it is all moonshine.
26. After a fashion. The cleaning staff cleaned the room after a fashion but certainly not very well
27. Against the clock. We worked against the clock to finish the project.
28. Alive and well/kicking. My aunt is 87 years old and she is very much alive and kicking.
29. At the bottom of the hour. At the bottom of the hour they opened the store for the customers.
30. At one’s finger’s end. All formulas of Mathematics are at my finger’s end.
31. Beneath one’s dignity. Such tactics are beneath your dignity.
32. Cold comfort. The promise that he will pray for me was cold comfort.
33. Flesh and blood. He is my own flesh and blood.
34.Hand in glove with. The two friends are hand in glove with each other.
35.In apple pie order. Everything in the room was in apple pie order.
35. Alfa and omega. This is the Alpha and Omega of the whole conversation.
36. To beat the air. If you are trying to get money out of this miser, you are simply beating the air.
37. To be in the same boat. Why do you worry for yourself; we are all in the same boat.
38. To burn one’s boat. During the course of attack the army burnt its boats.
39. On pins and needles. While waiting for the result, we are on pins and needles.
40. The corner stone. Education is the corner stone of progress.
41. With an iron hand. Government should stop cheating in exam with an iron hand.
42. To go on a spree. Let us chalk out a programme to go on a spree.
43. To pay off old scores. Whenever he gets a chance, he will pay off old scores.
44. To show one’s cards. If you show your cards, your business will go to seed.
45. To throw dust in the eyes. He threw dust in the eyes of the policeman and was able to escape.
46. To weather the storm. Don’t lose heart; weather the storm.
47. To win laurels. If you work hard, you will win laurels.
48. To be green. Do not drive car during night, yet you are green.
49. To browbeat. They cannot browbeat us doing this.
50. To keep the ball rolling. We are going but you keep the ball rolling.
51. To lend a hand. If you lend me a hand, I will complete the work in time.
52. To plough the sands. Your attempt to bib him is just to plough the sands.
53. To wash one’s hand of. He wash his hands of this dirty works.
54. Beat one's brains out. We beat our brains out in order to think of a name for the new magazine.
55. Behind closed doors. The meeting to settle the dispute took place behind closed doors.
56. Blow one`s own horn. My friend is always blowing his own horn liked him.
57. Batten down the hatches. A big storm was coming so we decided to batten down the hatches and stay home..
58. Ball of fire. The woman is a ball of fire and is always busy doing something.
59. Bag of tricks. The teacher has a bag of tricks to keep her students occupied.
60. To fall through. I hope our plans won't fall through.
61. When all is said and done. When all's said and done, the doctors did what they could for Gordon.
62. Turn a new leaf. He promised the teacher he would turn over a new leaf and behave himself in class.
63. Under the thumb of. He's been under his mother's thumb for years.
64. Handwriting on the wall. The Company was losing money, and seeing the handwriting on the wall,
65. To throw cold water on. Hearing about the outbreak of cholera threw cold water on our plans to visit Bolivia
66. A cock and bull story. Jack told us some cock and bull story about getting lost.
67. Count one's chickens. I know you have big plans for your consulting business, but don't count your chickens.
68. Take aback. He was taken aback by her caustic remark.
69. A Penny Saved Is a Penny Earned. By not spending money, you are saving money (little by little).
70. Ahead of time. Started the meeting ahead of time so we could go home early.
71. All at once. All at once the fire alarm rang so we had to leave the building.
72. An arm and a leg, His new car must have cost him an arm and a leg.
73. Asleep at the switch. I think he was asleep at the switch. He didn’t even know that the job was available so he never applied for it.
74. At someone’s beck and call. His eldest daughter is always at his beck and call when he spends an evening at home.
75. Behind the times. My aunt is a little behind the times.
76. Big shot. He is a big shot in the oil and gas industry.
77. Birthday suit. The little boy was running down the street in his birthday suit.
78. Bite the bullet. I have decided to bite the bullet and begin studying for my Master’s degree.
79. Bite the hand that feeds you. He is biting the hand that feeds him if he continues to criticize and fight against his boss.
70. Born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth. He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and has never worked in his life.
71. Brand new. He was finally able to buy a brand-new car.
72. Break down. We must break down these figures for further study.
73. Break down. He car broke down on the lonely road so nobody knew about it.
74. Break fresh ground. The researchers were able to break fresh ground in their search for a cancer cure.
75. Bring some new facts to light. The lawyers were able to bring some new facts to light in the trial of the killer.
76. Bring someone into line. He was finally able to bring the other members of the committee into line.
77. By the sweat of one’s brow. He managed to make enough money to buy the farm by the sweat of his brow.
78. Call it quits. He called it quits and went home for the day.
79. Can of worms. The lawsuit opened up a can of worms for the company.
80. Carry the ball. The vice-president was forced to carry the ball while the president was away.
81. Cash cow. His new business is a great cash cow. I think that he is really making a lot of money
82. Cast the first stone. He was the one to cast the first stone and now he is having a major fight with his neighbor.
83. Castles in the air. She is always building castles in the air and is very unrealistic.
84. Attract one’s attention. I tried to catch her eye but she didn’t notice me.
85. Catch (someone) red-handed. He caught the boy red-handed when he was stealing the candy.
86. Change horses in midstream. They decided to change horses in midstream and that is probably why they lost the election.
87. Change (one’s) mind. He changed his mind and said that he would not go to the movie tonight.
88. Clear the air. We had a big argument so I think it is time to clear the air.
89. Clear up. They finally cleared up the problem that I was having with my salary at work.
90. Come a cropper. I think that he has a cropper in the horse competition and that is why he is sad.
91. Come down to earth. He has finally come down to earth and is preparing seriously to look for a job.
92. Common touch. He has a nice common touch and everyone likes him a lot.
93. Cook one’s goose. She really cooked her own goose and has no chance of getting the new job.
94. Crack a joke. He was a lot of fun at the party because he was always cracking jokes.
95. Crack of dawn. We got up at the crack of dawn to go fishing.
96. Cry uncle. He finally had to cry uncle when the other wrestler pinned him to the mat.
97. Day and night. We worked day and night to finish the project before the end of the month.
98. Day in and day out. He goes to that restaurant day in and day out and never gets tired of it.
99. Dead to the world. The little boy was dead to the world when his father took him out of the car.
100. Do-or-die. He was in a position of do-or-die when he finally found another job.
101. Down in the dumps. She has been really down in the dumps since her boyfriend moved away.
102. Duck soup. How was the test last week? It was duck soup - no problem at all.
103. Eat crow. He was forced to eat crow when the figures that he gave us at the meeting were all wrong.
104. Eat like a bird. He eats like a bird. That’s why he can’t put on enough weight to join the football team.
105. Eat like a horse. He eats like a horse but he never puts on any weight.
106. Elbow room. They moved to the country in order to have a little more elbow room.
107. Fair and square. The British team won the game fair and square but still the other team complained.
108. Fall in love with. I fell in love with her the first time that I saw her at the restaurant.
109. Far and wide. We looked far and wide for the book but could not find it.
110. Feel sorry for. I feel sorry for him after losing his job.
111. Fifty-fifty. We divided the cost of the trip fifty-fifty.
112. Fill the bill. I think that the new equipment should fill the bill for us.
113. First come first served. "First come, first served" she called as she put the food on the table.
114. Flying high. She has been flying high since she heard that she had won a new car.
115. Foot in the door. I finally got a foot in the door when they accepted my application.
116. For love or money. We were unable to get him to agree to the proposal for love or money.
117. Free and easy. He has a free and easy attitude about his work.
118. From scratch. He decided to build the house from scratch.
119.Fun and games. It was all fun and games today when I wrote my two final exams.
120. Get ready. First I must get ready for work, and then I will help you.
121. Get the message. I told him three times but I don’t think that he really gets the message.
122. Give it your best shot. Although he didn’t have enough experience he decided to apply for the job and give it his best shot.
123. Go from bad to worse. Things are going from bad to worse in the company.
124. Go into orbit. He went into orbit when he heard about the missing money.
125. Golden opportunity. The heat wave was a golden opportunity for the ice cream seller to make money.
126. Go over. He accountant will come to go over the books tomorrow.
127. Half-baked. I didn’t really like his half-baked idea about the new delivery system.
128. Hand over fist. His new company is making money hand over fist.
129. Hard feelings. I don’t have any hard feelings toward him.
130. Head in the clouds. He always has his head in the clouds and can never answer a question easily.
131. Heart of stone. She has a heart of stone and is not at all interested in how other people feel.
132. Heart of gold. My grandmother has a heart of gold and everyone loves her.
133. Helter-skelter. When we arrived at work we found all of the files scattered helter-skelter over the floor.
134. Here and now. I want you to do that work right here and now.
135. Here and there. We went here and there during our holidays.
136. High and mighty. He has a high and mighty attitude to all of his employees.
137. Hither and thither. He looked hither and thither when he discovered that he had lost his wallet.
138. Hit the bottle. She started to hit the bottle soon after her divorce.
139. Hit the sack. I’m a little bit tired so I think that I will hit the sack now.
140. hold one`s tongue. He decided to hold his tongue rather than give his honest opinion.
141. Hope against hope. He rescue team were hoping against hope that the lost hikers would be found alive.
142. Idiot box. He sits in front of the idiot box all day and never gets any work done.
143. Ill at ease. He appeared to be ill at ease during the interview.
144. In a word. In a word, the problem with the car is that it needs a new motor.
145. In seventh heaven. I have been in seventh heaven since I started my new job.
146. Kangaroo court. He men were convicted by the people in the town but it was like a kangaroo court.
174. keep one`s word. She never keeps her word so I don`t believe that she will come to the party.
148. Kettle of fish. That`s a totally different kettle of fish. We should talk about it another time.
149. Knock out. The man said that the woman he saw at the bus stop was a real knockout.
150. Know by heart. I learned the poem by heart.
151. Labor of love. The book that he wrote was a labor of love and he doesn`t to make any money from. 152. lady`s man. He is a lady`s man who always seems to have a lot of women interested in him.
153. lead a dog`s life. He says that he has been leading a dog`s life since he started his new job.
154. leg work. He was forced to do all of the leg work preparing for the meeting.
155. Like crazy. They were running like crazy but still they couldn`t catch up with their friend.
156. little by little. He broke his leg while skiing but little by little it is getting better.
157. Live high on the hog. He has been living high on the hog since he won the money in the lottery.
158. Mad as a hornet. He was mad as a hornet when I saw him at the meeting yesterday.
159. Make a mistake. He made a mistake on the math test.
160. Make merry. We decided to go to a nice restaurant and make merry for the evening.
161. Make waves. He is very calm and quiet at work and doesn`t like to make waves.
162. Miss the boat. You had better hurry and get your application in or you will miss the boat on entering that new company.
163. Name is mud. His name is mud now that he has been charged by the police with stealing money from his company.
164. Name of the game. The name of the game is for the salesmen to sell cars and not to worry about other things.
165. Neck and neck. The two teams were neck and neck in the race t o win the national championship.
166. Neither fish nor fowl. I don`t know where we should put those books in the library. They are neither fish nor fowl.
167. Nick of time. He was able to board the airplane just in the nick of time.
168. Old as the hills. The old building at the library is as old as the hills.
169. Out of the question. You have no money so going to Hong Kong for your holiday is out of the question.
170. Over and over. I told him over and over that I do not want to go to that restaurant again.
171. Play one`s cards right. If you play your cards right you will probably get a promotion soon.
172. Make a mountain out of a molehill. He stopped talking to her because she did not lend him her notebook. I think he is making a mountain out of a molehill.
173. Throw in the towel. I am unable to solve this question. I am ready to throw in the towel.
174. To lend a hand. The Smiths' neighbors lent a hand when they were building their new fence.
175. According to Hoyle. According to Hoyle you are not allowed to enter this room.
176. A blue collar worker. The blue collar workers have been hit by inflation.
177. A flat refusal. We made him a good offer but he gave us a flat refusal.
178. An eye opener. His warning should be an eye opener for you.
179. A loggerheads. They were friends but now they are at loggerheads.
180. Dead slow. Your speed is dead slow; try to be fast.
181. Fair play. We should believe in fair play.
182. Hatches, matches and dispatches. He is interested in newspaper column of Hatches, matches and dispatches.
183. In the dark. we should not be at dark regarding currents affairs.
184. In the twinkling of an eye. He can not do this in the twinkling of an eye.
185. High time. It is a high time for you to improve your English.
186. Moral support. Pakistani should give moral support the Kashmir’s brothers.
187. A fool’s errand. This plan came to be a fool’s errand.
188. A passing fancy. We have a passing fancy to the Computer.
189. Last straw. C.S.S AND P.C.S are the last straw for poor students.
190. Plain sailing. Passing competitive exams are not a plain sailing for everyone.
191. Under cover of. They will cheat us under cover of friendship.
192. Come up with flying colour. This time he will come with flying colors.
193. To fight shy of. He fought shy of introducing himself.
194. To go great lengths. We should go great length to help poor.
195. To hold a candle to. You are not fit to hold a candle to him.
196. To hold water. Your tricks will not hold water here.
197. To hold one’s own. In the competition, he held his own.
198. To laugh in one’s sleeves. When teacher punished him, all the boys laughed in their sleeves.
199. To lick the dust. IF you fail in exam, you will lick the dust.
200. To look daggers at. The two enemies were looking daggers at each other.
201. To mince matters. He is bold enough not to mince matters.
202. To poke one’s nose. Do not poke your nose in my affairs.
203. To rest on one’s oars. After the examination, he decided to rest on his oars.
204.All in all. He is all in all in his affairs.
205. At a snail’s pace. The bus move at a snail’s pace.
206. Chip of the old block. He is like his father as a chip of the old block.
207. Come to blow. They may come to blow during the football match.
208. Cry wolf. Do not cry wolf as there is no danger.
209. Carry favour. They are always trying to carry favour with every one.
210. Eye wash. The doctor explaining the condition of patient is just a n eye wash.
211. Go to the dog. I do not want business to go the dog.
212. Loaves and fishes. Ahmed is not working for loaves and fishes.
213. Man of the world. It is not easy to cheat the man of world.
214. To wash dirty line in public. I would advise you not to wash dirty line in public.
215. To throw to dogs.
216. To swallow the bait. The man of world never swallows the bait.
217. To be born with a silver.
218. Beard the lion in his den. If he doesn't come to see me today, I'll have to beard the lion in his den.
219. Proud as a peacock. His son is has finally become a doctor. He is as proud as a peacock.
220. cook someone's goose. They want to cook our goose.
221. Absent-minded. My grandfather is very absent-minded and often forgets his key.
222. Zero hour. This is the zero hour for the attack," said the sergeant.
223. A little bird told me. “How did you know the news?" "Oh, a little bird told me."
224. A man of few words. He is a man of few words. But when he speaks, he makes a lot of sense.
125. A women of few words. She is a woman of few words.
126. a roof over your head. He was so poor that he didn't have a roof over his head.
127. Act of God. The Haiti earthquake was really an act of God.
128. All walks of life. Those who attended the wedding represented all walks of life.
229. As bald as a cue ball. His father was as bald as a cue ball!
230. As gentle as a lamb. She is as gentle as a lamb. That's why everybody likes her.
231. At your mother's knee. She learned to sing at her mother's knee.
232. Strike while the iron is hot. We decided to strike while the iron was hot and began to market the product around the time of the Olympics.
233. Face (that) only a mother could love. Look at that poor girl. That's a face that only a mother could love.
234. Sell like hot cakes. The children's toys were selling like hotcakes at the end of the year.
235. Mark one’s words. Mark my words, this boy is going to become a great poet.
236. Marry money. She married money and got rich.
237. Keep a civil tongue. Please don't talk like that to each other. Keep a civil tongue!
238. Walk on air. He was walking on air after he passed the exam.
239. Walk on eggs. I was walking on eggs when I told her about the truth.
240. Wax and wane. His love for politics has waxed and waned over the years.
241. Yoke around someone's neck. They decided to buy the car on credit. This became a yoke around their neck.
242. Everybody and his cousin. Everybody and his cousin will be in line for opening the bank.
243. Larger than life. He is such a special man; somewhat larger than life.
244. Sweat blood. She sweats blood every day just to bring home the bacon.
245. A dam's ale. Take a glass of adam's ale if you are thirsty.(Old idiom).
246. All hat and no cattle. We expect our president to be effective in his job, not a person who is all hat and no cattle.
247. “24/7”. My friends work 24/7 hours!(means twenty four hour of a day, seven day of a week)
248. Under one's nose. I searched for my glasses for twenty minutes, and finally found them right under my nose.
249. Up to the minute. The internet is an excellent source of up to the minute news.
250. At death's door. There were rumors that the president was murdered, or at death's door.

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