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🔷Part 3 of the compilation of most important IDIOMS AND PHRASES  for SSC exams (with  its usage in a sentence)




🔸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. 


🔸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.




🔸Hold water 
Meaning- sound,  tenable

Use hold water  in a sentence 

Example- His statement will not hold water as it is not based on facts. 



🔸Hang together 

Meaning-   support one another

Use Hang together  in a sentence 

Example-  The two statements delivered by the leader of the party do not hang together. 



🔸Hope against hope 

Meaning-   hope inspite of disappointment

Use Hope against hope  in a sentence 

Example-  Mr. Mehta's case is very weak and everybody knows that finally he will lose, but he is still hoping against hope. 



🔸Have an axe to grind 

Meaning-   to  have a selfish interest

Use Have an axe to grind  in a sentence 

Example-  Sneha is very selfish but the way she is being polite with everyone gives the impression that she has an axe to grind. 



🔸Have the gift of the gab

Meaning-   art of speaking

Use Have the gift of the gab in a sentence 

Example-  Meera is not highly qualified but she has the gift of the gab.



🔸Hit below the belt 

Meaning-   to  strike unfairly

Use Hit below the belt  in a sentence 

Example-  We should always face the enemy boldly and never hit him below the belt. 


🔸Hold one's tongue 

Meaning-   to  keep quiet

Use Hold one's tongue  in a sentence 

Example-  We should always hold our tongue before our elders.



🔸Herculean task 

Meaning-  very difficult

Use Herculean task  in a sentence 

Example-  It is Herculean task to root out corruption in India. 



🔸Haul over the coals 

Meaning-   to take to task

Use Haul over the coals  in a sentence 

Example-  Shila was hauled over the coals by her parents for her misconduct. 



🔸Have one's finger in everyone's pie 
Meaning-   to  partake of something

Use Have one's finger in everyone's pie  in a sentence 

Example-  My best friend likes to have her finger in everyone's pie as she is in the habit of meddling with the affairs of others. 



🔸Halcyon days 

Meaning-  peaceful days

Use Halcyon days  in a sentence 

Example-  The days we spend in our school life are the halcyon days of our life. 



🔸Hold out an olive branch 

Meaning-  offer of peace

Use Hold out an olive branch  in a sentence 

Example-  The terrorists are not prepared to hold out an olive branch to the Government of India. 



🔸Hanky panky 

Meaning-  jugglery

Use Hanky panky  in a sentence 

Example-  None of this hanky panky, tell me the truth. 



🔸Have feet of clay 

Meaning-   full of faults

Use Have feet of clay  in a sentence 

Example-  The C.B.I inquiry revealed that many ministers have feet of clay. 



🔸Heart and soul 

Meaning-  devoted

Use Heart and soul  in a sentence 

Example-  Mahesh took part in the annual function heart and soul. 


🔸Hard and fast 

Meaning-  strict

Use Hard and fast  in a sentence 

Example-  No hard and fast rule is laid down about being regular in the college. 



🔸Hang fire 

Meaning-  remain unsolved

Use Hang fire  in a sentence 

Example- Kashmir problem has been hanging fire for many years. 


🔸High and dry 

Meaning-   a difficult situation

Use High and dry  in a sentence 

Example-  Ramesh was left high and dry by his business partners. 



🔸Hit the nail on the head 

Meaning-  to do the right thing at the right time

Use Hit the nail on the head  in a sentence 

Example-  Samira hit the nail on the head by resigning her job. 



🔸Hobson's choice 

Meaning-   no alternative

Use Hobson's choice  in a sentence 

Example-  The employees in the private sector have Hobson's choice because they are forced to accept what they are ordered to do. 



🔸Have too many irons in the fire 

Meaning-   doing many things at a time

Use Have too many irons in the fire  in a sentence 

Example-  Rajkumar is fickle minded and has too many irons in the fire. 



🔸Hold in abeyance

Meaning-  postpone

Use Hold in abeyance in a sentence 

Example-  For lack of funds the district administration has held the construction of road in abeyance. 



🔸High and mighty 

Meaning-  proud persons

Use High and mighty  in a sentence 

Example-  The high and mighty forget that everything in the world is transient. 



🔸Hard nosed attitude 

Meaning-   aggressive

Use Hard nosed attitude  in a sentence 

Example-  I don't know why my teacher always has a hard nosed attitude towards me. 



🔸Hold in leash

Meaning-   to restrain

Use Hold in leash in a sentence 

Example- As a responsible leader of a party you must hold criticism of party workers in leash. 



🔸Head and shoulders 

Meaning-  superior

Use Head and shoulders  in a sentence 

Example- Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee was head and shoulders above his predecessors. 



🔸Hold a brief

Meaning-  to defend someone

Use Hold a brief in a sentence 

Example- It is very improper for parents to hold a brief for their children who are in the wrong. 



🔸Hush money 

Meaning-  a bribe

Use Hush money  in a sentence 

Example- Suresh managed to escape punishment by paying hush money. 



🔸Hold at bay 

Meaning-  to  prevent enemy from coming

Use Hold at bay in a sentence 

Example-  Maharana Pratap could not hold the Mughal army at bay for long. 



🔸Helter skelter 

Meaning-  here and there

Use Helter skelter  in a sentence 

Example- When the police arrived the rioters ran helter skelter. 



🔸Have a brush with 

Meaning-   to  have encounter

Use Have a brush with  in a sentence 

Example- Our Principal had a brush with the Vice Chancellor over the appointment of a lecturer. 



🔸Hornet's nest 

Meaning-  raise controversy

Use Hornet's nest  in a sentence 

Example- The speaker stirred up hornet's nest by referring to impending changes in the rules. 


🔸Hold somebody to ransom 

Meaning-  to  demand concession by making someone captive

Use Hold somebody to ransom  in a sentence 

Example- It is a pity that a handful of militants are holding the nation to ransom. 


🔸Hole and corner 

Meaning-   secret

Use Hole and corner  in a sentence 

Example- She has come to know of your hole and corner method of dealing with people. 





Most Important idioms for ssc cgl


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