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🔘PART 3 of the MOST IMPORTANT (A-Z) IDIOMS and PHRASES(with its usage in a sentence) for SSC ,bank(SBI, IBPS, RBI) and other exams.
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🔸Carry matters with a high hand
Meaning - to deal with a person strictly
Use Carry matters with a high hand in a sentence
🔸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.
🔸Cry over spilt milk
Meaning - repent
Use Cry over spilt milk in a sentence
Example- Careless students often have to cry over spilt milk during the exams.
🔸Cut one's coat according to one's cloth
Meaning - to live within one's means
Use Cut one's coat according to one's cloth in a sentence
Example- A wise man always cuts his coat according to his cloth if he wants to be successful in his life.
🔸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 before 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.
PART 3 of the MOST IMPORTANT (A-Z) IDIOMS and PHRASES(with its usage in a sentence) for SSC ,bank(SBI, IBPS, RBI) and other exams.
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