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🔷Part 4 of the compilation of most important IDIOMS AND PHRASES for SSC exams (with its usage in a sentence)
🔸Ill at ease
Meaning- uncomfortable
Use Ill at ease in a sentence
Example- A student is often ill at ease when he has to see the Principal after he has done something wrong.
🔸In a fix
Meaning- in a dilemma
Use In a fix in a sentence
Example- The whole police department is in a fix about the threatening letters written by the kidnappers.
🔸In a fair way
Meaning- hopeful
Use In a fair way in a sentence
Example- The doctor feels that patient is in a fair way on to recovery.
🔸In the good books of
Meaning- to be in favour with a person
Use In the good books of in a sentence
Example- Dinesh's brilliant success in his final examination has led him to be in the good books of his teachers.
🔸In tune
Meaning- in a mood
Use In tune in a sentence
Example- The teacher asked the students if they were in tune for study.
🔸Ins and outs
Meaning- secrets
Use Ins and outs in a sentence
Example- The servants are generally familiar with the ins and outs of the family.
🔸In the blues
Meaning- in dumps, depressed
Use In the blues in a sentence
Example- After his failure in the examination he is in the blues these days.
🔸In the red
Meaning- suffer a loss
Use In the red in a sentence
Example- Most of our Public Sector Undertakings are in the red for lack of efficient administration.
🔸In the limelight
Meaning- prominent
Use In the limelight in a sentence
Example- After being out of favour with the leader of the party Ravi is again in the limelight these days.
🔸In the teeth of
Meaning- Inspite of bitter opposition
Use In the teeth of in a sentence
Example- Hindu Code Bill wad passed in the teeth of opposition by various organizations.
🔸In a tight corner
Meaning- in difficult situation
Use In a tight corner in a sentence
Example- After losing in gambling heavily, Sohan is in a tight corner.
🔸In cold blood
Meaning- to do something deliberately
Use In cold blood in a sentence
Example- The child was murdered in cold blood.
🔸In doldrums
Meaning- to be depressed
Use In doldrums in a sentence
Example- After his failure in the examination he is in doldrums these days.
🔸Ivory tower
Meaning- imaginary world
Use Ivory tower in a sentence
Example- Those who talk of non-violence as a useful tool in international politics live in ivory tower.
🔸In the dumps
Meaning- in low spirits
Use In the dumps in a sentence
Example- Rajni visit cheered me up as I was in the dumps before her visit.
🔸In a flutter
Meaning- excited
Use In a flutter in a sentence
Example- My sister is in a flutter today because she is going for the interview.
🔸Jaundiced eye
Meaning- prejudice
Use Jaundiced eye in a sentence
Example- You must not evaluate the success of your rivals with a jaundiced eye.
🔸Keep body and soul together
Meaning- to maintain life
Use Keep body and soul together in a sentence
Example- These days because of rising prices it is difficult to keep body and soul together.
🔸Keep at an arm's length
Meaning- to keep at a distance
Use Keep at an arm's length in a sentence
Example- Selfish people should always be kept at an arm's length.
🔸Keep the wolf from the door
Meaning- to avoid starvation
Use Keep the wolf from the door in a sentence
Example- In India millions of people struggle hard to keep the wolf from the door.
🔸Kith and kin
Meaning- blood relation
Use Kith and kin in a sentence
Example- If we have no love for our kith and kin, we cannot be expected to love humanity.
🔸Knit the brow
Meaning- to frown
Use Knit the brow in a sentence
Example- Rekha's mother-in-law always knits the brow at everything she does.
🔸Kick the bucket
Meaning- to die
Use Kick the bucket in a sentence
Example- Mr. Mohan kicked the bucket after long illness in the prime of his life.
🔸Keep up appearances
Meaning- to maintain outward show
Use Keep up appearances in a sentence
Example- Though Ramesh is in financial crisis, he is able to keep up appearances.
🔸Keep the pot boiling
Meaning- earn hardly enough for living
Use Keep the pot boiling in a sentence
Example- Ramu is earning only to keep the pot boiling.
🔸Kick one's heels
Meaning- to waste time in waiting
Use Kick one's heels in a sentence
Example- As the train was late we had to kick our heels at the station.
🔸Keep abreast of
Meaning- not to fall behind
Use Keep abreast of in a sentence
Example- It is very important for the young persons to keep abreast of political developments in the country.
🔸Lost in the clouds
Meaning- confused
Use Lost in the clouds in a sentence
Example- My psychology teacher is often lost in the clouds as she sometimes is unable to explain the questions clearly.
🔸Lose ground
Meaning- fail to keep position
Use Lose ground in a sentence
Example- The belief in prophecies and horoscopes is losing ground these days.
🔸Laugh in one's sleeves
Meaning- to laugh secretly
Use Laugh in one's sleeves in a sentence
Example- The students laughed in their sleeves at the teacher's ignorance of the subject.
🔸Leave no stone unturned
Meaning- to make all possible efforts
Use Leave no stone unturned in a sentence
Example- The minister assured the poor that he shall leave no stone unturned to uplift their condition.
🔸Leap in the dark
Meaning- to take a risk deliberately
Use Leap in the dark in a sentence
Example- Sohan must not leap in the dark by entering the business without experience.
🔸Look sharp
Meaning- to make haste
Use Look sharp in a sentence
Example- Look sharp, the bus is moving.
🔸Let the cat out of the bag
Meaning- to disclose
Use Let the cat out of the bag in a sentence
Example- Sunaina has, at last, let the cat out of the bag by confessing that she had stolen her brother's money.
🔸Live in a fool's paradise
Meaning- false hope
Use Live in a fool's paradise in a sentence
Example- Sohan's brother is living in a fool's paradise if he thinks that he can be a rich man without working hard.
🔸Loaves and fishes
Meaning- material benefit
Use Loaves and fishes in a sentence
Example- Most of the ministers are more concerned with the loaves and fishes of office than the service of man.
🔸Live-wire
Meaning- energetic
Use Live-wire in a sentence
Example- India needs live wire political leaders who can put the country on the right track.
🔸Look a gift horse in the mouth
Meaning- criticize a gift
Use Look a gift horse in the mouth in a sentence
Example- One should not look a gift horse in the mouth because it is given out of love and regards.
🔸Lose one's head
Meaning- to be carried away
Use Lose one's head in a sentence
Example- One should not lose one's head even in such a victory.
🔸Long and short
Meaning- in brief
Use Long and short in a sentence
Example- The long and short of the Principal's speech was that examination would be held on time.
🔸Latin and Greek
Meaning- incomprehensible
Use Latin and Greek in a sentence
Example- The speech of literary persons is always Latin and Greek to illiterate persons.
🔸Last nail in the coffin
Meaning- Causing ruin
Use Last nail in the coffin in a sentence
Example- Second world war proved to be a last nail in the coffin of British imperialism.
🔸Lead up the garden path
Meaning- to cheat
Use Lead up the garden path in a sentence
Example- The traders lead the credulous customers up the garden path by assuring them of warranty.
🔸Leaps and bounds
Meaning- rapidly
Use Leaps and bounds in a sentence
Example- In comparison to India, China has progressed by leaps and bounds in every field.
🔸Last straw
Meaning- the final trial of patience
Use Last straw in a sentence
Example- The Rowlet Act was the last straw on the Camel's back and the whole India rose in protest against the British rule.
🔸Let the grass grow under feet
Meaning- to delay the matters
Use Let the grass grow under feet in a sentence
Example- We are bound to suffer if we let the grass grow under feet by postponing action.
🔸Make both ends meet
Meaning- to live within one's means
Use Make both ends meet in a sentence
Example- As Ramesh has to bring up five children, he finds it difficult to make both ends meet.
🔸Mend one's fences
Meaning- to make peace
Use Mend one's fences in a sentence
Example- It is high time for the two brothers to bury the hatchet and mend their fences.
🔸Make a clean breast
Meaning- to confess
Use Make a clean breast in a sentence
Example- When asked by the Magistrate sternly, the thief made a clean breast of the whole crime.
🔸Make amends
Meaning- to give compensation
Use Make amends in a sentence
Example- The government made amends to the family for the loss of their earning member in the war.
🔸Make the most of
Meaning- to utilize time
Use Make the most of in a sentence
Example- Students should make the most of their time if they want to get an administrative job.
🔸Move heaven and earth
Meaning- to try utmost
Use Move heaven and earth in a sentence
Example- Rohan moved heaven and earth to gain his end but failed.
🔸Make neither head nor tail
Meaning- not to understand
Use Make neither head nor tail in a sentence
Example- The students can make neither head nor tail of what Mr. Verma teaches them.
🔸Moot point
Meaning- a debatable point, undecided
Use Moot point in a sentence
Example- The question of abolition of child marriage is a moot point as far as Indians are concerned.
🔸Meet one's Waterloo
Meaning- to face final defeat
Use Meet one's Waterloo in a sentence
Example- Tipu Sultan met his Waterloo in the fourth battle of Mysore.
🔸Man of letters
Meaning- literary person
Use Man of letters in a sentence
Example- Dr. Radhakrishnan was a man of letters.
🔸Make light of
Meaning- not to care
Use Make light of in a sentence
Example- Ram is in the habit of making light of the advice of his parents.
🔸Midas touch
Meaning- a touch which turns anything into gold
Use Midas touch in a sentence
Example- Our manager seems to be gifted with Midas touch because he is capable of selling every product.
🔸Mealy mouthed
Meaning- soft spoken
Use Mealy mouthed in a sentence
Example- A mealy mouthed shopkeeper is always successful.
🔸Mince matters
Meaning- hide the truth and pretend
Use Mince matters in a sentence
Example- Tell the truth to your parents because it doesn't pay to mince matters.
🔸Mare's nest
Meaning- a false invention
Use Mare's nest in a sentence
Example- The involvement of teachers in the scheme proved to be a mare's nest.
🔸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 4 of the compilation of most important IDIOMS AND PHRASES for SSC exams (with its usage in a sentence)
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