Idioms

 

1.      Above board: Being a student he must keep him board.

2.      Ad Lib: She delievered her lines ad lib.

3.      After all: After all, he lost everything.

4.      Against the grain: It is against the grain for me to tackle the situation.

5.      All along: I have been fooling myself all along.

6.      All ears: Kids in my class were all ears while I was telling them a story.

7.      All of a sudden : I am sorry, I feel really tired all of a sudden

8.      All thumbs : I am all thumbs with arts and crafts

9.      Apple of one’s eye : Omair’s daughter is apple of his eye

10.  Apple of discord : This piece of land is an apple of discord between umer and ali

11.  As a rule : As a rule, the bus picks me up at 7:30 at every morning

12.  As far as I know : As far as I know, the work is still in progress

13.  As far as: We need to go as far as we can.

14.  As for me: 

15.  As well as: Hardwork as well smartwork leads to success.

16.  At first sight: I don’t believe in love at first sight.

17.  At odds with: He was at odds with his prime minister.

18.  At random: You were assigned at random in one of the two groups.

19.  Backseat driver:  Back seat driver told me the way.

20.  Ballpark figure:   50% population is literate ballpark figure.

21.  Bark at the moon: Good luck talking to the principal, but I think you will be        barking at the moon.

22.  Bark up the wrong tree: He barked up the wrong tree for misconduct.

23.  Be about to: He is about to play the match.

24.  Be all in: I am being all with his work.

25.  Be back on one’s feet: he should be back on one’s fee.

26.  Beat around the bush: she’s beating around the bush to give the answer of my purpose.

27.  Be behind the times: her grandfather should not be behind the times.

28.  Be beside oneself: you should not be beside oneself.

29.  Be better off: Soon, I will be better off.

30.  Be broke: I’m not going to be broke.

31.  Be hard on something: His behavior was very hard with his employers

32.  Be high on one’s list: Getting the car fixed is high on my list.

33.  Be in charge on something: The teacher put me in charge of the orginazing project

34.  Be in good  health: I pray for your good health

35.  Be in poor health: Fast food is responsible for poor health

36.  Be in good shape: After joining gym’ he has a good body shapes

37.  Be in bad condition: Nowadays the economy of Pakistan is in bad condition.

38.  Be in the red: I have so many cricket match ticket I well be in the red If I pay them all at once.

39.  Be close to doing something:  Ali is close to achieve his goals.

40.  Out of date: The manufacturing method of Peshawar metro is hopelessly out of date.

41.  Bad tempered: you cannot quarrel with Nasir, he is quite a bad tempered boy.

42.  Not enough time: I don’t have enough time to play cricket because of my studies.

43.  Be to blame: He opposed every hint that he might be to blame.

44.  Be touch and go: His condition was touch and go for a time after the accident, but they think he will recover.

45.  Be up and around: He likes to be up and about, moving from one place, to another, doing things.

46.  Be up to one’s ears in work: I only meant to be peripherally involved in David's business venture, but before I knew it I was in up to my ears!

47.  Beat around the bush: Don’t beat around the bush and tell me frankly what you think of my proposition.

48.  Beat one’s brains out: Joe's beating his brains out to finish this puzzle.

49.  Before Long: I hope to see to you again before long.

50.  Big Shot: His father is a big shot in steel industry.

51.  Bite off more than one can chew: By accepting two part-time jobs , he is Clearly biting off more than he can chew.

52.  Bite the bullet: All soldiers have to bite the bullet when they get their drafting letter.

53.  Bite the dust: My uncle only stopped working when he bit the dust.

54.  Bite the hand that feeds one: I would never bite the hand that feeds me, sir. My morals are not so low.   

55.  Black sheep: My elder brother is a black sheep in our family.

56.  Blind date: John and Emily did not know that they were in a blind date.

57.  Blow it: I got the chance passing the exam but blowed it.

58.  Bottom line: The bottom line of the meeting was very impressive.

59.  Break someone^’s heart: It is a very bad thing to break someone^,s heart.

60.  Break the ice: I told Ahmad to break the ice or be quiet.

61.  Break the news:                     He broke the news of her father’s death.

62.  BRING HOME THE BACON:  He brings home the bacon for his poor family.

63.  By all means:                          He is a struggler by all means.

64.  By heart:                                 He learnt the poems by heart.

65.  By hook or by crooks:           He had to complete his work by hook and by crook.

66.  By oneself:                        I did the work myself.

67.  By the way:  By the way, how is Hamza?

68.  Call a halt to some thing: The chairman called a halt to the discussion.

69.  Call a spade a spade: Why don't you just call a spade a spade and say that he is a liar?

70.  Call it a day: worked another couple of hours and then called it a day.

71.  Call the shots: The teacher called the shots and everybody obeyed her order.

72.  Call the tune: Muzammil is the leader and he could call the tune anytime.

73.  Carry weight:- He spoke calmly, but every sentence carried weight.

74.  Castle in air: Don’t build castle in air, find some work to earn money.

75.  Catch someone’s eye: I tried to catch the waiter’s eye, so we order.

76.  Catch one’s breath: He caught his breath, surprised by the suddenness of the question.

77.  Catch someone off guard:-The news caught her completely off guard.

78.  Catch someone red-handed: Thief was stealing my car when the police caught him red handed.

79.  A close call: The winner was not announced in the game so it was a close call.

80.  Come to ones senses: When will you come to your senses

81.  Come true: Their prediction seems to be coming true.

82.  Cross one’s mind: You never crossed my mind, you were always in my mind.

83.  Do one’s best: She did her level best to pass the course.

84.  Do one’s bit: When survival is a critical issue, everyone has to do one’s bit.

85.  Do someone good: If you do someone good it will pay off one day.

86.  Do something behind someone’s back:  Doing something behind someone’s back is not fair and is sinful.

87.  Down to earth: His down to earth nature makes him a better person than others.

88.  Draw the line: I am going to draw the line at working 35 hours a week.

89.  Duty calls: The pilot will be back on field when the duty calls.

90.  Eat one’s word: You should not trust her she is in habit of eating her own words.

91.  Every now and then: I like to do charity every now and then.

92.  Every other: We have assignments every other day.

93.  Fall in love (with): I have a pet, but I fall in love with every other animal.

94.  Fall out of love: I know I would fall out of love if she betrayed me again.

95.  False alarm: People ran out of a building but it was a false alarm.

96.  A far cry from something: My apartment is a far cry from my house I had before.

97.  Feel it in one’s bones: It’s going to be a good summer-I can feel it in my bones.

98.  Feel like doing something: I feel like going to get ice cream.

99.  Few and far between: Warm weekends have been few and far between this summer.

100.                      Find fault with someone or something: He could always find fault with something, either in my writing or in my personality.