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🔘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.




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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. 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. Reviewed by Admin on November 19, 2019 Rating: 5

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