PART 5 of the complete (A-Z) IDIOMS and PHRASES(with its usage in a sentence) for SSC ,bank(SBI, IBPS, RBI) and other exams.

🔘PART 5 of the complete (A-Z) IDIOMS and PHRASES(with its usage in a sentence)  for SSC ,bank(SBI, IBPS, RBI)  and other  exams. 

🔸Flesh and blood  
Meaning -   human nature

Use flesh and blood in a sentence 

Example-  People in some villages are so poor that their sufferings are more than a flesh and blood can endure. 


🔸Fish in troubled waters  
Meaning -  to take advantage of the trouble of others

Use fish in troubled waters in a sentence 

Example-  Shrewd businessman fish in troubled waters when there is scarcity of things. 


🔸Follow suit  
Meaning -  to act in a like manner

Use follow suit  in a sentence 

Example-  If you don't obey your elders, your children will follow suit. 


🔸Fall flat  
Meaning -     to have no effect

Use fall flat  in a sentence 

Example-  The minister's speech fell flat on the audience. 


🔸Fight shy of 
Meaning -     to attempt to avoid a thing or a person

Use fight shy of  in a sentence 

Example-  I generally fight shy of confronting my elder sister as she is in the habit of making sickening comments. 


🔸Fabian policy 
Meaning -     policy of delaying decisions

Use fabian policy  in a sentence 

Example-  Politicians generally follow a Fabian policy in order to keep everyone satisfied. 


🔸For no rhyme or reason
 Meaning -    any reason whatsoever

Use for no rhyme or reason in a sentence 

Example-  Sneha did not appear for her final examinations for no rhyme or reason. 


🔸Fight to the finish  
Meaning -    fight to the end

Use fight to the finish in a sentence 

Example-  Indian Army has vowed to fight to the finish and turn every intruder out of Indian territory. 


🔸Few and far between  
Meaning -    very rare

Use few and far between   in a sentence 

Example-  His visits to his home town are few and far between because of his expanding business. 


🔸Fool's errand 
Meaning -    useless undertaking

Use fool's errand  in a sentence 

Example-  His visit to the States to earn money proved to be a fool's errand. 


🔸Flog a dead horse 
Meaning -    to revive interests in old matters

Use flog a dead horse  in a sentence 

Example-  The rivals always flog a dead horse to insult their enemies. 


🔸Fall foul of 
Meaning -     to quarrel

Use fall foul of  in a sentence 

Example-  They were once bosom friends but now they have fallen foul of each other. 


🔸Fly off the handle 
Meaning -  to lose one's temper

Use fly off the handle  in a sentence 

Example-  When his father questioned him about money, he flew off the handle. 


🔸French leave 
 Meaning -   to be absent without permission

Use french leave  in a sentence 

Example-  Those who take french leave should not be pardoned. 


🔸Fair and square  
Meaning -    upright

Use fair and square   in a sentence 

Example-  My father advised me to be fair and square in business dealings. 


🔸Feather one's own nest 
Meaning -   to provide first for oneself

Use feather one's own nest in a sentence 

Example-  Our leaders are busy feathering their own nests and have no concern for the poor. 


🔸From pillar to  post 
Meaning -    rush in all directions and suffer much harrassment

Use from pillar to  post  in a sentence 

Example-  You may rush from pillar to post, but you stand no chance of getting what you want without a bribe . 


🔸Foot the bill 
Meaning -    bear expenses

Use foot the bill  in a sentence 

Example-  Although he hosted the feast, his brother had to foot the bill. 


🔸Fair weather friend 
Meaning -    selfish friend

Use fair weather friend  in a sentence 

Example-  A fair weather friend will never stand by you in difficulty. 


🔸Flash in the pan 
Meaning -    sudden success

Use flash in the pan  in a sentence 

Example-  The success of Indian cricket team is never constant and steady. It is generally a  flash in the pan.


🔸Fit to hold a candle to
Meaning -    match for, equal in quality

Use fit to hold a candle to in a sentence 

Example-  Sohan is the son of a famous writer but he is not fit to hold a candle to his father . 


🔸The Fourth Estate 
Meaning -  the press

Use the Fourth Estate  in a sentence 

Example-  The newspaper is regarded as the Fourth Estate of the state. 


🔸Feather in one's cap 
Meaning -   additional success

Use feather in one's cap  in a sentence 

Example-  His success in his M.A. exams has added a new feather in his cap.


🔸Fly in the face of  
Meaning -   to defy

Use fly in the face of   in a sentence 

Example-  It is disobedience  on their part to fly in the face of the orders of the Principal. 


🔸Gain ground  
Meaning -  to make progress

Use gain ground   in a sentence 

Example-  The belief in the abolition of dowry system is gaining ground. 


🔸Get off scot free  
Meaning -  escape from a situation without receiving the punishment one deserves

Use get off scot free  in a sentence 

Example-  A murderer can also very easily get off scot free for lack of evidence. 


🔸Grease the palm  
Meaning -  to bribe someone, give someone money in exchange of favour

Use grease the palm   in a sentence 

Example-  Now-a-days if you want to get your work done, you will have to grease the palm of  someone or the other. 


🔸Gird up the loins  
Meaning -  to make oneself prepared for something

Use gird up the loins   in a sentence 

Example-  Indian must gird up the loins to face any foreign attack on their country. 


🔸Go to the dogs  
Meaning -  to decline or deteriorate

Use go to the dogs   in a sentence 

Example-  The rich industrialist will go to the dogs because of his son's bad habits. 


🔸Get oneself into a mess 
Meaning -  to get into a difficulty 

Use get oneself into a mess  in a sentence 

Example-  By signing the agreement, I got myself into a mess.