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2 You've got to be kidding This cannot be the truth. Surely you are kidding me!
3 Miss the boat to be too late to get something that you want
4 Call it a day to quit work and go home; to say that a day's work has been completed.
5 Get on one's nerves to annoy someone, especially by doing something again and again
6 Take the bull by the horns to confront a problem head-on and deal with it openly.
9 Ahead of the game being early; having an advantage in a competitive situation; having done more than necessary.
11 Cut to the chase to focus on what is important; to abandon the preliminaries and deal with the major points.
12 Give somebody a hard to treat someone severely or to cause difficulties for them
time
13 Make up one's mind to become very certain that you want to do something
15 Goose bumps a prickly feeling related to having bumps on one's skin due to fear, excitement, or cold.
Section 2
Nom Idioms Meaning
1 Sweeten the Deal To give an attractive offer to the other party during a negotiation process.
3 Give and take A lot of two-way discussion ; a lot of negotiating and bargaining
4 Rain or Shine If you say you will do something come rain or shine, you mean you will do it whatever happens
6 Easier said than done Something that you say when something seems like a good idea but it would be difficult to do
7 It's about time It is almost too late!; I've been waiting a long time! (Said with impatience.)
8 Jump to conclusions To guess the facts about a situation without having enough information
14 Go Back to Square One To start everything all over again, signaling that the initial efforts were not enough and that
something had to be restarted.
15 On the dot At exactly the right time.
Section 3
SNom Idioms Meaning
1 Grab a bite To get something to eat; to get food that can be eaten quickly.
3 Go with the flow To do what other people are doing or to agree with other people because it is the easiest thing to do
4 Twenty-four seven Twenty-four seven or 24/7 means all the time, coming from 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
5 On the right track To be doing something in a way that will bring good results
6 Don't sweat it Something that you say in order to tell someone not to worry
7 Ahead of the curve If you want to agree strongly with what someone has said
9 Beats Me Something that you say when you cannot understand something
12 Out of Sorts If you are feeling a bit upset and depressed, you are out of sorts.
13 Good For You A complimentary expression of encouragement for something that someone has done or received.
3 What a Small World When you discover that someone knows a person that you know
4 What's going on? What is happening in this place?; What is the explanation for the strange things that are happening
here?
5 Now You're Talking You finally have a good idea
6 Over My Dead Body I will never let this happen; you mean that you will do everything you can to prevent it '
7 Coming Right Up Around the corner ; you will bring what someone has asked for very soon
8 Good Thinking ; think on To think and react quickly, especially in a situation where things are happening very fast
one’s feet
9 Blow you away To overwhelm a person; to excite a person very much ; to be carried away by the wind.
10 All or nothing Time to choose to do something or not to do it. Completely or not at all
13 If You Insist A vague phrase answering yes to a question that asks whether one should do something.
15 Better than Nothing Having something that is not satisfactory is better than having nothing at all.
Section 5
Nom Idioms Meaning
2 Fair Enough Alright ; Something that you say in order to show that you understand why someone has said or
done something.
3 Cat out of the Bag The secret has been made known.
5 It Totally Slipped My Mind If something slips your mind, you forget about it.
6 Give It to Me Straight Something that you say when you want someone to tell you something unpleasant
directly and honestly.
7 It's written all over your If an emotion is written all over someone's face, it is clearly shown in their face.
face
8 Go For It To do anything you have to in order to get something.
10 Don't Be a Stranger Keep in touch, let's keep in contact even though we're parting.
11 Let's Go Fifty- Fifty Even or equal ; if something is divided fifty-fifty, it is divided equally between two people.
12 Good for Nothing A person, usually a man, who is lazy and does not do anything useful.
13 You're Telling Me I know all too well the truth of what you are saying.
2 Hand in hand To be present together ; exist together ; connected with each other
3 Above the call of duty Great degree of courage or effort displayed by a person than which is usually required or
expected in their job.
4 Work your fingers to the Extremely hardworking.
bone
5 The cream of the crop Best people or things in a particular group.
7 Tricks of the trade Clever methods that help you to do a job better or faster
10 I Owe You One Thank you, now I owe you a favor.; I owe you something similar in return.
15 It's a Long Story Something that you say when someone has asked you about something that happened and you
do not want to explain it to them because it would take too long
Section 7
nom Idioms Meaning
1 Stay on top of things To keep watch /well informed over someone or something.
5 At Face value From outward appearance; from what something first appears to be.
6 It Figures It makes sense.; It confirms what one might have guessed.; I'm not surprised
7 Fair play People obey the rules and do not cheat ; a way of treating people that is fair and equal
10 Crunch numbers Perform numerous calculations or process a large amount of numerical data.
12 I Beg to Differ A polite way of saying that you disagree with something that someone has said
15 A calculated risk A chance taken after careful estimation of the probable outcome
Section 8
Nom Idioms Meaning
8 Write-off To drop someone or something from consideration ; to give up on someone or something as a dead
loss, waste of time, hopeless case, etc.
9 Tight spot In a difficult situation /Tough Spot
11 Glass ceiling A metaphor for a barrier that prevents people, typically women or minorities, from ascending to
high positions.
12 Breathe down the neck To make someone feel uncomfortable by watching them very closely
13 The ball is in your court YOU now have control of the situation
15 Call it a day To stop doing something, especially working /to quit work and go home;
Section 9
Sl.No Idioms Meaning
1 Safe bet Someone or something that you are certain will win or succeed
2 I Can't Wait To be very eager, as if to be unable to endure the wait until it is possible to do something.
4 Think outside the box To think imaginatively using new ideas instead of traditional or expected ideas
5 Sky's the limit There is no limit to what something or someone can achieve
6 Run/go around in To use a lot of time and effort trying to do something, without making any progress
circles
7 Hop In To jump into something; to get into something.
8 I Told You So something bad happens , after you warned someone that it would happen.
9 You Know Better To be wise enough to know that , you should not believe someone or something
Than That
10 Second nature Easy and natural for someone.
11 Keep Me in the Loop To furnish someone with sufficient relevant information and include them in the decision -making
process.
12 Play hardball To be so determined to get what you want, especially in business, that you use methods that are
unfair or harm other people
13 Get to the Point To arrive at a discussion or explanation of the purpose of something.
14 Down to Earth A person who is approachable, unpretentious, authentic, genuine, not snobby and not arrogant. ;
"Down to Earth" means realistic, practical, everyday.
15 In a nutshell Very briefly