LEARN IMPORTANT IDIOMS AND PHRASES

A White Elephant Costly but useless possession

With this poor income, this Mercedes has become a white elephant for me.

A fools paradise in a state of happiness based on vain hopes

If Rudra thinks, he can defeat Kinjal in the game, he is living in a fools

paradise.

Cut a sorry figure Make a poor show

Work hard otherwise you will have to cut a sorry figure in the exam.

Turn over a new leaf to make a reformed beginning

After his release from the jail, Peter has turned a new leaf by getting a new
job.

Poke Ones nose in to to interfere

Dont poke your nose in to my affairs.

In the arms of Morpheus Sound Sleep

After doing work for the whole day, I found myself in the arms of Morpheus.

A Jail Bird A criminal who is jailed quite often

John is a jail bird. He is not worried of being arrested.

Bolt from the blue A sudden crisis

The sudden death of his wife came to him as a bolt from the blue.

Bone of contention Any thing that causes quarrel

The ancestral property has become a bone of contention for the brothers.

Birds of a feather People of same nature

Birds of a feather flock together.

Capital Punishment Death Sentence

The traitors must be served with Capital Punishment.

Fair sex Women

Fair Sex is always dealt in unfair way in this man-dominated world.

Bated Breath In anxiety

People saw India vs West Indies match with bated breath.

Bandy words To wrangle

Good children dont bandy words with their parents on any of the issues.

Brown study Reverie / In a day dream

He is always in brown study. He cant do hard work.

By the skin of the teeth Narrow Escape

They escaped death in the accident by the skin of the teeth.

Chequered career Full of ups and downs

Most of the people dont like chequered career.

Carrot and Stick policy Reward and Punishment

Carrot and stick policy is always beneficial for a good democracy.

Helter Skelter Here and there

Seeing the police, the agitators started running helter and skelter.

Hornets Nest To raise controversy

The leader stirred up hornets nest by criticizing the Govt policies.

Hush money a bribe

Hush money hastens the official work.