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Part 2 of the compilation of most important IDIOMS AND PHRASES  for SSC exams (with its usage in a sentence) 

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🔷Part 2 of the compilation of most important IDIOMS AND PHRASES  for SSC exams (with  its usage in a sentence)



🔸Carry matters with a high hand 
Meaning  -  to deal with a person strictly

Use 
Carry matters with a high hand in a sentence 

Example-  The owner of the industry carried matters with a  high hand and  expelled two workers who were caught doing mischief in the office. 


🔸Clip one's wings  

Meaning  -   to weaken the power

Use 
Clip one's wings   in a sentence 

Example-   My elder sister is very ambitious but my mother will surely clip her wings. 



🔸Come home to 

Meaning  -   to understand

Use Come home to  in a sentence 


Example-   Neelu wanted to be a teacher in the college but soon it came home to her that she was not fit for the job as she was only a graduate. 



🔸Come to a standstill  

Meaning  -   come to a sudden stop

Use Come to a standstill   in a sentence


Example-   When we were going to Mussourie yesterday, our car came to a standstill right in the middle of the journey. 



🔸Come off with flying colours

Meaning  -   to come out successfully

Use Come off with flying colours in a sentence 


Example-   The final football match was very crucial  but finally we won and came off with flying colours. 



🔸Cross one's mind 

 Meaning  -    to occur to oneself

Use Cross one's mind  in a sentence 


Example-   In the examination hall it crossed my mind that I had left my pen outside on the table. 



🔸Cry for the moon  

Meaning  -   to wish for something impossible

Use Cry for the moon   in a sentence


Example-   The hope of winning the lottery amounting to lakhs of rupees is simply crying for the moon.



🔸Curry favour with 

Meaning  -  win favour of somebody

Use Curry favour with  in a sentence 


Example-   Seema gave a lot of costly presents to her science teacher to curry favour with him.



🔸Call a spade a spade 

Meaning  -  to speak plainly

Use Call a spade a spade  in a sentence 


Example-  People often get angry when one calls a spade a spade.



🔸Carry the day

Meaning  -  to win a victory

Use Carry the day in a sentence 


Example-   After initial setback India carried the day in the Test match. 



🔸Cut a sorry figure 

Meaning  -   to give a poor show

Use Cut a sorry figure  in a sentence


Example-   The speaker cut a sorry figure in the meeting. 



🔸Curtain lecture  
Meaning  -   a reproof by wife to her husband

Use Curtain lecture   in a sentence


Example-  My brother never pays any attention to hos wife's curtain lecture and does what he thinks. 



🔸Chip of the old block 

Meaning  -   resembling one's parents in habits

Use Chip of the old block in a sentence 


Example-  My friend is quite helpful like her father, so  she is a chip of the old block. 



🔸Cave in 
 
Meaning  -   to yield to something

Use Cave in   in a sentence 


Example-  Although our team fought bravely, yet had to cave in before the superior power play of the opposite team. 



🔸Cloven hoof  

Meaning  -   the evil intention

Use Cloven hoof   in a sentence 


Example-  The Chinese showed the cloven hoof in 1962.



🔸Cut throat 

Meaning  -   tough

Use Cut throat  in a sentence 


Example-  It is very difficult for Indian Industry to survive in the teeth of international cut throat competition. 



🔸Call in question

Meaning  -    doubt

Use Call in question in a sentence 


Example-  Sneha should not call in question my honesty. 



🔸Cheek by jowl 

Meaning  -  Close together

Use Cheek by jowl  in a sentence 


Example-  In metropolitan cities it is common that affluence and poverty exists cheek by jowl. 



🔸Come to a pass

 Meaning  -     a difficult situation

Use Come to a pass in a sentence 


Example-  The things have come to such a pretty pass that he is financially ruined. 



🔸Cut and dried 

Meaning  -     readymade form

Use Cut and dried  in a sentence 


Example-  There is no cut and dried formula for success in life. 



🔸Clinch the issue  

Meaning  -    decide the matter

Use Clinch the issue   in a sentence


Example-  When he agreed to leave the house for good, it clinched the issue in favour of his wife. 



🔸Carry one's point  
 
Meaning  -    win approval

Use Carry one's point    in a sentence 


Example-  After heated discussion he was able to carry his point. 



🔸Chequered/Checkered career 

Meaning  -    full of ups and downs

Use Chequered/Checkered career  in a sentence 


Example-  Politicians have generally chequered career all long. 



🔸Cut both ends  

Meaning  -    argue in favour of both sides

Use Cut both ends  in a sentence 


Example-  Ram is ambiguous because he always cuts both ends. 



🔸Cock sure  

 Meaning  -    very sure and certain

Use Cock sure   in a sentence 


Example-  Shyam was so cock sure of his success that he applied for the job be
fore the declaration of the result. 



🔸Cock a snook 

Meaning  -    to show impudent contempt

Use Cock a snook  in a sentence 


Example-  Shila is so proud of her wealth that she always cocks a snook at the acts of her husband. 



🔸Chapter and verse

Meaning  -    in full detail, to give proof

Use Chapter and verse in a sentence 


Example-  Sohan has such a sharp memory that he can narrate the story chapter and verse. 



🔸Cool one's heels  

Meaning  -    to be kept waiting

Use Cool one's heels   in a sentence 


Example-  sona had to cool his heels before she could meet the President of the party. 



🔸Carrot and stick policy

 Meaning  -  reward and punishment

Use Carrot and stick policy in a sentence 


Example-  A successful businessman follows the carrot and stick policy towards his employee.



🔸Come in handy 

Meaning  -    to be useful

Use Come in handy  in a sentence 


Example-  Take some woollen clothes. They may come in handy in Shimla.



🔸Dig the grave  
Meaning -   to tarnish, to destroy

Use dig the grave   in a sentence 

Example-  By taking side of the culprit Rahul dug the grave of his reputation.



🔸Draw the long bow 

Meaning -    exaggerate

Use draw the long bow  in a sentence 

Example-  In calling him the best politician of the world, his followers draw the long bow. 



🔸Die in harness  

Meaning -    die while working

Use die in harness   in a sentence 

Example-  My Principal died in harness. 



🔸Dutch courage 

Meaning -    bravery under alcoholic influence

Use dutch courage  in a sentence 

Example-  Drunkards often indulge in dutch courage and boast of their imaginary qualities. 



🔸Dare devil  

Meaning -    fearless person

Use dare devil in a sentence 

Example-  Only a dare devil can face a land mafia. 



🔸Dead broke 

Meaning -     penniless

Use dead broke  in a sentence 

Example-  On account of reckless spending Sohan is dead broke these days. 



🔸Down and out 

Meaning -    poor and ruined

Use down and out  in a sentence 

Example-  After a slump in share market he is down and out these days. 



🔸Die-hard  

Meaning -    persistent in struggle

Use die-hard   in a sentence 

Example-  Suresh is a die-hard person and will not easily surrender. 



🔸Days of reckoning 

Meaning -    time to answer for one's actions

Use days of reckoning  in a sentence 

Example-  You may commit crime after crime but days of reckoning are never far off.



🔸Down in the mouth

Meaning -    out of elements

Use down in the mouth in a sentence 

Example-  Now-a-days Aman is down in the mouth because he has suffered heavy loss in business. 



🔸Dog in the manger

Meaning -     a person who prevents others from enjoying what he himself cannot

Use dog in the manger in a sentence 

Example-  By disrupting Parliament Session the Congress is following a dog in a manger policy. 


🔸Damp squib  

Meaning -    complete failure

Use damp squib  in a sentence 

Example-  The visit of our foreign minister to China proved a damp squib on border issue. 



🔸Eat humble pie 

Meaning -    to apologize

Use eat humble pie in a sentence 

Example-  Inspite of  his constant bragging he lost the match and had to eat humble pie. 



🔸Eat one's words  

Meaning -    take a statement back

Use eat one's words   in a sentence 

Example-  Sohan warned his friends to be very careful in her speech otherwise she would have to eat her own words. 



🔸End in smoke/fiasco 

 Meaning -     Come to nothing

Use end in smoke/fiasco  in a sentence 

Example-  Suhana spoke a lot about her new film but it all ended in smoke and it flopped on box office. 



🔸Egg on 

Meaning -    to urge somebody

Use egg on  in a sentence 

Example-  The Captain egged the players on to continue to play foul till the end of the match. 



🔸Eke out 

Meaning -    supplement income

Use eke out  in a sentence 

Example-  To eke out his income he also works as a part time accountant in the evening. 



🔸Ever and Anon

Meaning -   now and then, sometimes

Use ever and Anon in a sentence 

Example-  He visits his parents ever and anon.

Most Important idioms for ssc cgl



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