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🔷Part 1 of the compilation of most important IDIOMS AND PHRASES for SSC exams (with its usage in a sentence)
Links of the part 2 , 3 and 4 are at the bottom of the page
🔸At one's wits end
Meaning - perplexed
Use at one's wits end in a sentence
Example- Sunil was at his wit's end to find that his younger brother has taken poison.
🔸At one's fingertips
Meaning - complete knowledge
Use at one's fingertips in a sentence
Example- All the rules of synthesis are at his fingertips.
🔸At the spur of the moment
Meaning - without delay
Use at the spur of the moment in a sentence
Example- In an interview we must reply at the spur of the moment.
🔸All in all
Meaning - most important
Use all in all in a sentence
Example- As he was the only son in a big family, he was all in all in his home.
🔸At Close quarters
Meaning - close examinations
Use at Close quarters in a sentence
Example- Many of Reena's friends proved selfish at Close quarters.
🔸Above board
Meaning - honest and straightforward
Use above board in a sentence
Example- Meera is known for her above board conduct.
🔸Above all
Meaning - before everything else
Use above all in a sentence
Example- Above all, he is blunt and dare devil.
🔸As fit as a fiddle
Meaning - strong and healthy
Use as fit as a fiddle in a sentence
Example- Shila has recovered from illness and now she is as fit as a fiddle.
🔸At random
Meaning - aimlessly
Use at random in a sentence
Example- The militants fired at random killing a lot of innocent persons.
🔸At a loose end
Meaning -unoccupied, idle
Use at a loose end in a sentence
Example- Now-a-days Sohan is at a loose end because he has wound up his business.
🔸At logger heads
Meaning - to be at strife
Use at logger heads in a sentence
Example- The partners of our firm are at logger heads these days.
🔸At odds
Meaning - in dispute
Use at odds in a sentence
Example- The members of the group were at odds over the selection procedure.
🔸At cross purposes
Meaning - have conflicting intentions
Use at cross purposes in a sentence
Example- How can there be peace in their family when husband and wife are at cross purposes.
🔸After one's own heart
Meaning - to one's liking
Use after one's own heart in a sentence
Example- When Sona met a man after her own heart, she got married to him.
🔸At the bottom of
Meaning - to be mainly responsible for
Use at the bottom of in a sentence
Example- It was found later that Somu was at the bottom of the whole trouble.
🔸At a loss
Meaning - to be unable to decide
Use at a loss in a sentence
Example- I am at a loss to know what to do.
🔸At dagger's drawn
Meaning - to have bitter enmity
Use at dagger's drawn in a sentence
Example- The quarrel between the two brothers has grown more bitter now and they are at dagger's drawn.
🔸At large
Meaning - abscond, to keep unchained
Use at large in a sentence
Example- People keep their dogs at large at night.
🔸At sea
Meaning - applied to a person confused
Use at sea in a sentence
Example- I am quite at sea in Maths; I cannot solve a single problem.
🔸At sixes and sevens
Meaning - in disorder
Use at sixes and sevens in a sentence
Example- There was a robbery in our neighborhood last night and when I entered the house to enquire, everything was at sixes and sevens.
🔹Assume airs
Meaning - to pretend superiority
Use assume airs in a sentence
Example- The rich are in the habit of assuming airs in the presence of their poor relations.
🔹Argus eyed
Meaning - careful, observant
Use argus eyed in a sentence
Example- As a politician, Modi G argus eyed and never overlooks even a small matter.
🔹At a stone's throw
Meaning - very close
Use at a stone's throw in a sentence
Example- Shahnaz's house is at a stone's throw from mine.
🔸By hook or by crook
Meaning - by one means or another
Use by hook or by crook in a sentence
Example- I am determined to obtain first division in my class by hook or by crook.
🔸Bear the brunt of
Meaning - to bear the main shock of
Use bear the brunt of in a sentence
Example- The poor have to bear the brunt of increasing prices.
🔸Bell the cat
Meaning - to take first step at personal risk
Use bell the cat in a sentence
Example- Many people can boast of their bravery, but very few can bell the cat.
🔸Bid defiance
Meaning - to ignore
Use bid defiance in a sentence
Example- Mohan bade defiance to his father's wish of becoming a doctor and instead became an engineer.
🔸Break the news
Meaning -to give bad news
Use break the news in a sentence
Example- Ram broke the news of her husband's death very gently so as to lessen the intensity of the shock.
🔸Bury the hatchet
Meaning - to make peace
Use bury the hatchet in a sentence
Example- India and Pakistan must bury the hatchet to bring about peace to the region.
🔸Beside oneself
Meaning - to feel excessively
Use beside oneself in a sentence
Example- Due to the accidental death of his wife he was beside himself with grief.
🔸Black and blue
Meaning -to beat mercilessly
Use black and blue in a sentence
Example- The thief was bitten black and blue by the police.
🔸Beat about the bush
Meaning - to talk in a round about manner
Use beat about the bush in a sentence
Example- we should always come to the point and should not beat about the bush.
🔸Beat the air
Meaning - to make useless efforts
Use beat the air in a sentence
Example- Some speakers merely beat the air in speech while preaching.
🔸Break the ice
Meaning - to speak first after prolonged silence
Use break the ice in a sentence
Example- In the meeting Rahul broke the ice and suggested the plan to solve the problem.
🔸Bring to book
Meaning - to punish, to call to account
Use bring to book in a sentence
Example- The manager was bought to book for his negligence.
🔸Breathe one's last
Meaning - to die
Use breathe one's last in a sentence
Example- Shyam breathed his last in the prime of his life.
🔸Back stairs influence
Meaning - by unfair means
Use back stairs influence in a sentence
Example- These days many persons are given good posts through back stairs influence.
🔸Bird's eye view
Meaning - concise view
Use bird's eye view in a sentence
Example- We had a bird's eye view of the whole fair from the top of the giant wheel.
🔸Bolt from the blue
Meaning - sudden or unexpected shock
Use bolt from the blue in a sentence
Example- The news of her husband's death in the air crash came to her as a bolt from the blue.
🔸Burn one's boats
Meaning - point of no return
Use burn one's boats in a sentence
Example- We had burnt our boats by declaring that we were not going to sign C.T.B.T.
🔸By the by
Meaning - by the way
Use by the by in a sentence
Example- By the by, what is your name?
🔸Be up to
Meaning - to be equal to
Use be up to in a sentence
Example- He is up to all the tricks of the trade to grind his own axe.
🔸Bated breath
Meaning - in anxiety, expectancy
Use bated breath in a sentence
Example- The fate of the match hung in balance and every body waited for the result with bated breath.
🔸Bandy words
Meaning - to wrangle, to argue
Use bandy words in a sentence
Example- Obedient children don't bandy words with their parents when they are advised.
🔸Bee in one's bonnet
Meaning - to be fussy
Use bee in one's bonnet in a sentence
Example- Suhana seems to have a bee in her bonnet because she is always finding faults with others.
🔸Bite the dust
Meaning - to be defeated
Use bite the dust in a sentence
Example- Pakistan had to bite the dust in the final of the world cup.
🔸Blue stocking
Meaning - educated but pedantic lad
Use blue stocking in a sentence
Example- No body likes to mix with Charlie because she is a blue stocking.
🔸Book worm
Meaning - a person in the habit of pouring over books
Use book worm in a sentence
Example- Meera has no time for social activities because She is a book worm.
🔸Bring down the house
Meaning -receive applause
Use bring down the house in a sentence
Example- Though it was his maiden speech, he brought down the house because of his oratory skill.
🔸Brow beat
Meaning - to bully
Use brow beat in a sentence
Example- The President of the college union always tries to brow beat the students opposed to him.
🔸Bad egg
Meaning - a worthless
Use bad egg in a sentence
Example- Supriya comes of a noble family but she herself is a bad egg.
🔸Beside the mark
Meaning - irrelevant
Use beside the mark in a sentence
Example- No body agreed with him because his arguments were beside the mark.
🔸Brown study
Meaning - reverie, day dreaming
Use brown study in a sentence
Example- Rahul could not follow the significance of my offer. He was in brown study.
🔸Bank on
Meaning - depend on, count on
Use bank on in a sentence
Example- The rich always bank on money to get things done.
🔸Blaze the trail
Meaning - to start a movement
Use blaze the trail in a sentence
Example- Surinder Nath Banarjee blazed the trail of Indian National Movement.
🔸By the rule of thumb
Meaning - according to practical experience
Use by the rule of thumb in a sentence
Example- In older times business was run by the rule of thumb.
🔸Big draw
Meaning - a huge attraction
Use big draw in a sentence
Example- The match between India and Pakistan is always a big draw.
🔸Broken reed
Meaning - support that failed
Use broken reed in a sentence
Example- When Ram needed help, his friend proved a broken reed.
🔸By the skin of the teeth
Meaning - narrowly
Use by the skin of the teeth in a sentence
Example- Raju escaped death in the accident by the skin of the teeth.
🔸Bit/piece of one's mind
Meaning - to scold
Use bit/piece of one's mind in a sentence
Example- My father wrote to my brother giving a piece of his mind about his insulting conduct.
🔸By fits and starts
Meaning - irregularly
Use by fits and starts in a sentence
Example- If we study by fits and starts we can never be successful in our exams.
🔸By dint of
Meaning - by force of
Use by dint of in a sentence
Example- Monica achieved success in life by dint of hard work.
🔸Blow hot and cold
Meaning - to speak in favour and against at the same time
Use blow hot and cold in a sentence
Example- Do not trust those who blow hot and cold in the same breath.
🔸By and by
Meaning - gradually
Use by and by in a sentence
Example- He is recovering by and by after long illness.
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🔘As we all know how important role "IDIOMS AND PHRASES " play when it comes to SSC (CGL, CPO, CHSL, MTS) exams. Memorizing and retaining them in our mind is still a challenge.To fix this,EnglishKendra.com has come up with an idea of providing relatable and awesome examples that will stick to your mind as soon as you read it."EnglishKendra team" is dedicated to provide you "the best study materials for English" for SSC, BANK exams, prepared by the experts. Do check out other posts as well.
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🔷Part 1 of the compilation of most important IDIOMS AND PHRASES for SSC exams (with its usage in a sentence)
Links of the part 2 , 3 and 4 are at the bottom of the page
🔸At one's wits end
Meaning - perplexed
Use at one's wits end in a sentence
Example- Sunil was at his wit's end to find that his younger brother has taken poison.
🔸At one's fingertips
Meaning - complete knowledge
Use at one's fingertips in a sentence
🔸At the spur of the moment
Meaning - without delay
Use at the spur of the moment in a sentence
Example- In an interview we must reply at the spur of the moment.
🔸All in all
Meaning - most important
Use all in all in a sentence
Example- As he was the only son in a big family, he was all in all in his home.
🔸At Close quarters
Meaning - close examinations
Use at Close quarters in a sentence
Example- Many of Reena's friends proved selfish at Close quarters.
🔸Above board
Meaning - honest and straightforward
Use above board in a sentence
Example- Meera is known for her above board conduct.
🔸Above all
Meaning - before everything else
Use above all in a sentence
Example- Above all, he is blunt and dare devil.
🔸As fit as a fiddle
Meaning - strong and healthy
Use as fit as a fiddle in a sentence
Example- Shila has recovered from illness and now she is as fit as a fiddle.
🔸At random
Meaning - aimlessly
Use at random in a sentence
Example- The militants fired at random killing a lot of innocent persons.
🔸At a loose end
Meaning -unoccupied, idle
Use at a loose end in a sentence
Example- Now-a-days Sohan is at a loose end because he has wound up his business.
🔸At logger heads
Meaning - to be at strife
Use at logger heads in a sentence
Example- The partners of our firm are at logger heads these days.
🔸At odds
Meaning - in dispute
Use at odds in a sentence
Example- The members of the group were at odds over the selection procedure.
🔸At cross purposes
Meaning - have conflicting intentions
Use at cross purposes in a sentence
Example- How can there be peace in their family when husband and wife are at cross purposes.
🔸After one's own heart
Meaning - to one's liking
Use after one's own heart in a sentence
Example- When Sona met a man after her own heart, she got married to him.
🔸At the bottom of
Meaning - to be mainly responsible for
Use at the bottom of in a sentence
Example- It was found later that Somu was at the bottom of the whole trouble.
🔸At a loss
Meaning - to be unable to decide
Use at a loss in a sentence
Example- I am at a loss to know what to do.
🔸At dagger's drawn
Meaning - to have bitter enmity
Use at dagger's drawn in a sentence
Example- The quarrel between the two brothers has grown more bitter now and they are at dagger's drawn.
🔸At large
Meaning - abscond, to keep unchained
Use at large in a sentence
Example- People keep their dogs at large at night.
🔸At sea
Meaning - applied to a person confused
Use at sea in a sentence
Example- I am quite at sea in Maths; I cannot solve a single problem.
🔸At sixes and sevens
Meaning - in disorder
Use at sixes and sevens in a sentence
Example- There was a robbery in our neighborhood last night and when I entered the house to enquire, everything was at sixes and sevens.
🔹Assume airs
Meaning - to pretend superiority
Use assume airs in a sentence
Example- The rich are in the habit of assuming airs in the presence of their poor relations.
🔹Argus eyed
Meaning - careful, observant
Use argus eyed in a sentence
Example- As a politician, Modi G argus eyed and never overlooks even a small matter.
🔹At a stone's throw
Meaning - very close
Use at a stone's throw in a sentence
Example- Shahnaz's house is at a stone's throw from mine.
🔸By hook or by crook
Meaning - by one means or another
Use by hook or by crook in a sentence
Example- I am determined to obtain first division in my class by hook or by crook.
🔸Bear the brunt of
Meaning - to bear the main shock of
Use bear the brunt of in a sentence
Example- The poor have to bear the brunt of increasing prices.
🔸Bell the cat
Meaning - to take first step at personal risk
Use bell the cat in a sentence
Example- Many people can boast of their bravery, but very few can bell the cat.
🔸Bid defiance
Meaning - to ignore
Use bid defiance in a sentence
Example- Mohan bade defiance to his father's wish of becoming a doctor and instead became an engineer.
🔸Break the news
Meaning -to give bad news
Use break the news in a sentence
Example- Ram broke the news of her husband's death very gently so as to lessen the intensity of the shock.
🔸Bury the hatchet
Meaning - to make peace
Use bury the hatchet in a sentence
Example- India and Pakistan must bury the hatchet to bring about peace to the region.
🔸Beside oneself
Meaning - to feel excessively
Use beside oneself in a sentence
Example- Due to the accidental death of his wife he was beside himself with grief.
🔸Black and blue
Meaning -to beat mercilessly
Use black and blue in a sentence
Example- The thief was bitten black and blue by the police.
🔸Beat about the bush
Meaning - to talk in a round about manner
Use beat about the bush in a sentence
Example- we should always come to the point and should not beat about the bush.
🔸Beat the air
Meaning - to make useless efforts
Use beat the air in a sentence
Example- Some speakers merely beat the air in speech while preaching.
🔸Break the ice
Meaning - to speak first after prolonged silence
Use break the ice in a sentence
Example- In the meeting Rahul broke the ice and suggested the plan to solve the problem.
🔸Bring to book
Meaning - to punish, to call to account
Use bring to book in a sentence
Example- The manager was bought to book for his negligence.
🔸Breathe one's last
Meaning - to die
Use breathe one's last in a sentence
Example- Shyam breathed his last in the prime of his life.
🔸Back stairs influence
Meaning - by unfair means
Use back stairs influence in a sentence
Example- These days many persons are given good posts through back stairs influence.
🔸Bird's eye view
Meaning - concise view
Use bird's eye view in a sentence
Example- We had a bird's eye view of the whole fair from the top of the giant wheel.
🔸Bolt from the blue
Meaning - sudden or unexpected shock
Use bolt from the blue in a sentence
Example- The news of her husband's death in the air crash came to her as a bolt from the blue.
🔸Burn one's boats
Meaning - point of no return
Use burn one's boats in a sentence
Example- We had burnt our boats by declaring that we were not going to sign C.T.B.T.
🔸By the by
Meaning - by the way
Use by the by in a sentence
Example- By the by, what is your name?
🔸Be up to
Meaning - to be equal to
Use be up to in a sentence
Example- He is up to all the tricks of the trade to grind his own axe.
🔸Bated breath
Meaning - in anxiety, expectancy
Use bated breath in a sentence
Example- The fate of the match hung in balance and every body waited for the result with bated breath.
🔸Bandy words
Meaning - to wrangle, to argue
Use bandy words in a sentence
Example- Obedient children don't bandy words with their parents when they are advised.
🔸Bee in one's bonnet
Meaning - to be fussy
Use bee in one's bonnet in a sentence
Example- Suhana seems to have a bee in her bonnet because she is always finding faults with others.
🔸Bite the dust
Meaning - to be defeated
Use bite the dust in a sentence
Example- Pakistan had to bite the dust in the final of the world cup.
🔸Blue stocking
Meaning - educated but pedantic lad
Use blue stocking in a sentence
🔸Book worm
Meaning - a person in the habit of pouring over books
Use book worm in a sentence
Example- Meera has no time for social activities because She is a book worm.
🔸Bring down the house
Meaning -receive applause
Use bring down the house in a sentence
Example- Though it was his maiden speech, he brought down the house because of his oratory skill.
🔸Brow beat
Meaning - to bully
Use brow beat in a sentence
Example- The President of the college union always tries to brow beat the students opposed to him.
🔸Bad egg
Meaning - a worthless
Use bad egg in a sentence
Example- Supriya comes of a noble family but she herself is a bad egg.
🔸Beside the mark
Meaning - irrelevant
Use beside the mark in a sentence
Example- No body agreed with him because his arguments were beside the mark.
🔸Brown study
Meaning - reverie, day dreaming
Use brown study in a sentence
Example- Rahul could not follow the significance of my offer. He was in brown study.
🔸Bank on
Meaning - depend on, count on
Use bank on in a sentence
Example- The rich always bank on money to get things done.
🔸Blaze the trail
Meaning - to start a movement
Use blaze the trail in a sentence
Example- Surinder Nath Banarjee blazed the trail of Indian National Movement.
🔸By the rule of thumb
Meaning - according to practical experience
Use by the rule of thumb in a sentence
Example- In older times business was run by the rule of thumb.
🔸Big draw
Meaning - a huge attraction
Use big draw in a sentence
Example- The match between India and Pakistan is always a big draw.
🔸Broken reed
Meaning - support that failed
Use broken reed in a sentence
Example- When Ram needed help, his friend proved a broken reed.
🔸By the skin of the teeth
Meaning - narrowly
Use by the skin of the teeth in a sentence
Example- Raju escaped death in the accident by the skin of the teeth.
🔸Bit/piece of one's mind
Meaning - to scold
Use bit/piece of one's mind in a sentence
Example- My father wrote to my brother giving a piece of his mind about his insulting conduct.
🔸By fits and starts
Meaning - irregularly
Use by fits and starts in a sentence
Example- If we study by fits and starts we can never be successful in our exams.
🔸By dint of
Meaning - by force of
Use by dint of in a sentence
Example- Monica achieved success in life by dint of hard work.
🔸Blow hot and cold
Meaning - to speak in favour and against at the same time
Use blow hot and cold in a sentence
Example- Do not trust those who blow hot and cold in the same breath.
🔸By and by
Meaning - gradually
Use by and by in a sentence
Example- He is recovering by and by after long illness.
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