🔘PART 10 of the complete (A-Z) IDIOMS and PHRASES(with its usage in a sentence) for SSC ,bank(SBI, IBPS, RBI) and other exams.
🔸Null and void
Meaning- ineffective
Use Null and void in a sentence
Example- Strangely, the laws made by the British in India are not yet null and void.
🔸Next to nothing
Meaning- almost nothing
Use Next to nothing in a sentence
Example- The thieves made off with everything from the kitchen and there was next to nothing left.
🔸Neck and crop
Meaning- completely
Use Neck and crop in a sentence
Example- The decoits finished him off neck and crop beyond recognition.
🔸No love lost
Meaning- intense dislike
Use No love lost in a sentence
Example- There is no love lost between the two neighbours.
🔸Nip in the bud
Meaning- to destroy in the very beginning
Use Nip in the bud in a sentence
Example- The evils of the society must be nipped in the bud.
🔸Not worth one's salt
Meaning- not deserving
Use Not worth one's salt in a sentence
Example- We should not help the persons who are not worth their salt.
🔸Off hand
Meaning- without preparation or delay
Use Off hand in a sentence
Example- Suman is very poor in English grammar and can't answer all the questions off hand.
🔸Over head and ears
Meaning- excessively
Use Over head and ears in a sentence
Example- Rohan is over head and ears in love with Neema.
🔸Out of question
Meaning- certain
Use Out of question in a sentence
Example- His success is out of question because he is working hard these days.
🔸Out of the question
Meaning- unlikely, uncertain
Use Out of the question in a sentence
Example- His success is out of the question because he is not working hard these days.
🔸Out of the woods
Meaning- out of danger
Use Out of the woods in a sentence
Example- The patient is not out of the woods yet.
🔸Order of the day
Meaning- in fashion
Use Order of the day in a sentence
Example- It is difficult to get any work done without bribery because bribery is the order of the day.
🔸On the score of
Meaning- on the grounds of
Use On the score of in a sentence
Example- Rohan was debarred from appearing in the examination on the score of indiscipline.
🔸On that score
Meaning- for the reason
Use On that score in a sentence
Example- You need not worry on that score.
🔸Over and above
Meaning- moreover, besides
Use Over and above in a sentence
Example- I shall lend you books over and above what I have promised to give you in cash.
🔸Out and out
Meaning- completely
Use Out and out in a sentence
Example- Shri Bhagat Singh was a patriot out and out.
🔸Off and on
Meaning- occasionally (now and then)
Use Off and on in a sentence
Example- Since Reena is over busy these days, she visits me off and on.
🔸One's Achilles heel
Meaning- a weak point
Use One's Achilles heel in a sentence
Example- Howsoever powerful a person may be, he is vulnerable because of his Achilles' heel.
🔸Off colour
Meaning- not in usual form
Use Off colour in a sentence
Example- Once a glamorous actress, she is off colour these days.
🔸Odds and ends
Meaning- scattered things
Use Odds and ends in a sentence
Example- The thief made away with odds and ends lying about the drawing room .
🔸Off the hook
Meaning- out of trouble
Use Off the hook in a sentence
Example- Ramesh is not yet off the hook because Income Tax department is making a thorough inquiry into his financial status.
🔸Oily tongue
Meaning- flattering words
Use Oily tongue in a sentence
Example- Misty has often won over the enemies by his oily tongue.
🔸On the horns of dilemma
Meaning- in a fix
Use On the horns of dilemma in a sentence
Example- Sohan is on the horns of dilemma in the matter of his marriage.
🔸One's cup of tea
Meaning- to one's liking
Use One's cup of tea in a sentence
Example- Cooking is not my cup of tea.
🔸Out of sorts
Meaning- to be unwell
Use Out of sorts in a sentence
Example- Manish had been out of sorts the whole day and couldn't do his office work properly.
🔸On its last legs
Meaning- about to collapse
Use On its last legs in a sentence
Example- In many sections of Indian society the system of child marriage is on its last legs .
🔸On the carpet
Meaning- to be under consideration
Use On the carpet in a sentence
Example- What is on the carpet these days is in the newspapers.
PART 10 of the complete (A-Z) IDIOMS and PHRASES(with its usage in a sentence) for SSC ,bank(SBI, IBPS, RBI) and other exams.
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