PART 1 of the complete (A-Z) IDIOMS and PHRASES(with its usage in a sentence) for SSC ,bank(SBI, IBPS, RBI) and other exams

🔘PART 1 of the complete (A-Z) IDIOMS and PHRASES(with its usage in a sentence)  for SSC ,bank(SBI, IBPS, RBI)  and other  exams


🔸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. 


🔸Apple- pie order  
Meaning  - in perfect order


Use apple- pie order  in a sentence

Example- On the eve of inspection everything was kept in apple-pie order. 


🔸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. 


🔸An apple of discord 
 Meaning  - cause of quarrel


Use an apple of discord  in a sentence 

Example-  Ancestral property is an apple of discord between two sisters. 


🔸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. 


🔸Add fuel to the flame or fire 
Meaning  -   to make the matter worse


Use add fuel to the flame or fire  in a sentence 

Example-  The attempt to suppress the agitation of the strikers only added fuel to the flame. 


🔸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.