IDIOMS and PHRASAL VERBS of 2nd Year

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IDIOMS 

1.                   Above Board: All his dealings are above board.

2.                   Add fuel to fire/flames: He is already angry; do not add fuel to fire by calling him a liar.

3.                   Bad Blood: There is no bad blood between the two brothers.

4.                   Bad debt: He will not pay you back; it is a bad debt.

5.                   Bag and Baggage: He threw her out of the house , bag and baggage.

6.                   Better Half:  His better half is a teacher.

7.                   A bird’s eye view:  We got a bird’s eye view of the city from the top of the tower.

8.                   Black sheep:  As his brother is a gambler, he is considered the black sheep of the family.

9.                   Bread and Butter:  Teaching is his bread and butter.

10.               Break the news to somebody: He broke the news of her father’s death to her.

11.               Burn the midnight oil: He burnt the midnight oil to pass the examination.

12.               By heart: She has learnt the poem by heart.

13.               Come to light: At last the truth of the matter came to light.

14.               Drawn match: A cricket test match usually proves to be a drawn match.

15.               Eat one’s words: I said that he would be late but I had to eat my words when he came in time.

16.               At the eleventh hour: He called of his plan at the eleventh hour.

17.               Fair play: He has no sense of fair play.

18.               Few and far between: He calls on me few and far between.

19.               Heart and soul: She loves her son hear and soul.

20.               Hope against hope: Saleem waited all day, hoping against hope that Ali would come to him.

21.               In cold blood: He killed the child in cold blood.

22.               In black and white: Saleem makes every agreement in black and white.

23.               In the air: Change in the government is in the air.

24.               Kith and Kin: We should love our kith and kin.

25.               At lenght: At length, Saleem won her love.

26.               Maiden speech: She impressed us with her maiden speech.

27.               A near miss: He managed to brake just in time but it was a near miss.

28.               Null and void: This contract is null and void.

29.               A white Elephant: Telephone costs much, it is just a white elephant for the common people.

30.               A wolf in sheep’s clothing: You should not rely on this man as he is a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

31.               A bed of roses: Life is not a bed of roses.

32.               A blessing in disguise: A misfortune is sometimes a blessing in disguise.

33.               Blow hot and cold: He blows hot and cold about going abroad.

34.               By hook or by crook: He wants to pass the exams by hook or by crook.

35.               A cat’s paw: Do not be a cat’s paw for your boss.

36.               A close fisted man: He does not spend any money as he is a close-fisted man.

37.               Come to blows: From hot words, they came to blows.

38.               Be at daggers drawn: She is at daggers drawn with her husband.

39.               End up in smoke: When he crashed his car, all his travel plans ended in smoke.

40.               Face the music: I did her wrong but I am ready to face the music.

41.               Few and far between: He calls on me few and far between.

42.               For a rainy day: Saleem saves money for the rainy days of old age.

48.                 Go to the dogs: After the death of his father, his business is really going to dogs.

49.                 Be hard up: Saleem often helps the hard up students.



50.                 Heart and soul: She loves her son heart and soul.

51.                 In a fix: Don’t put me in a fix.

52.                 In a nutshell: To put in a nutshell, the show was very exciting.

53.                 Kick the bucket: Everyone has to kick the bucket one day.

54.                 Lead someone by the nose: She leads her husband by the nose.

55.                 Make both ends meet: It is very difficult for the poor to make both ends meet.

56.                 A narrow escape: Abid fell into the river but had a narrow escape from drowing.

57.                 Be part and parcel of: To work in the field is part and parcel of a farmer’s life.

58.                 Pay through the nose: She had to pay through the nose for this job.

59.                 Rank and file: The rank and file are hard up due to the rise in prices.

60.                 Smell a rat: The thief smell a rat and ran away.

61.                 A snake in the grass: Beware of him, he is a real snake in the grass.

62.                 Take something into account: The government should take into account the pitiable condition  of the poor.

63.                 Be taken aback: The teacher was taken aback by his disrespect.

64.                 Up to the mark: This book is really up to the mark.

65.                 A wild goose chase: Your attempt to pass the examination without hard work would be a wild  goose chase.

66.                 With a view to: He went there with a view to seeing her.

67.                 French leave: French leave is a fashion in Pakistani Offices.
68.                 Through thick and thin: ALLAH will help you through thick and thin.

69.                 Break the Ice: Let us break the ice and be friends.

70.                 Nip in the bud: Nip the evil in the bud.

71.                 Blind Alley: The government policy proved a blind alley.

72.                 Cheek by Jowl: The husband and wife were sitting cheek by jowl.

73.                 A red letter day/A gala day: 14th August is a red letter day for the Pakistanis.

74.                 Few and Far Between: Buses in this area are few and far between.

75.                 Build castles in the air: It is useless to build castles in the air.

76.                 Call a spade a spade: We should always call a spade a spade.

77.                 A fishy story: Asim always tells me a fishy story.

78.                 A wet blanket: Don’t invite Asim, he is a wet blanket.

79.                 A broken reed: Don’t give him your car, he is a broken reed.

80.                 Cut a sorry figure: She cut a sorry figure in her maiden speech.

81.                 Cool as a cucumber: He remains cool as a cucumber in all circumstances.

82.                 A bee in the cap/bonnet: He has a bee in his cap of becoming rich over night.

83.                 Storm in a tea cup: He is in the habit of creating storm in a tea cup.

84.                 Spick and span: She keeps herself spick and span.

85.                 Turned turtle:  The sailboat turned turtle, but the sailors only got wet.

86.                 Freudian slip:  It was the speaker’s freudian slip.



PHRASAL VERBS


1.                   Break down: My car broke down on the way and I walked home.

2.                   Break in: Never break in when the elders are talking.

3.                   Break into: Someone broke into my car and stole my laptop.

4.                   Break up: The plane broke up in the air.

5.                   Break with: You should break with your bad habits.
6.                   Break away: The prisoner broke away from the police officer.

7.                   Break out: Fire broke out in the building.

8.                   Cut off: He cut a branch off the tree.

9.                   Make off: The thief had made off before the police came.

10.               Make up: She could not maje up a story about her rudeness.

11.               Pass on: The mother passed on her skills to her daughter.

12.               Put up with: I cannot put up with his rude remarks.

13.               Work out: He will work out the total cost of the trip.

14.               Cut down: Please cut down this article to 200 words.

15.               Look down: She looks down on the poor.

16.               Look for: She was looking for her lost child.

17.               Pass away: Every one will have to pass away one day.

18.               Run out: He had to come home because his money had run out.

19.               See off: She went to the airport to see her sister off.

20.               Come off: Come off your bicycle.

21.               Put out: Put out the light.

22.               Put down/Take down/Jot down: put down my telephone number.

23.               Call at: He called at my office.

24.               Call on: He called on me.

25.               Give up: Give up bad habits.

26.               Give in: The opponent gave in.

27.               Take to: He is taken to drink.

28.               Turn down: Don’t turn down my request.

29.               Fix up: Fix up the house.

30.               Cry wolf: Don’t cry wolf, people will not believe you.

31.               Egg on: I will not go there, Don’t egg me on.

32.               Look into:Please look into the facts closely and prepare a detailed report.

33.               Run over:The child was run over by a car.

34.               Abide by: Players must abide by the rules of the game.

35.               Deal in: Ali deals in different variety of cars.

36.               Set in: Despair seems to have set in among the team.



37.          Go by: Don’t go by my watch; it’s usually a bit slow. 

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