Top 200 Idioms & Phrases for SSC GD, CGL,CHSL,CPO 2024 PDF

Top 200 Idioms & Phrases for SSC GD CGL/CHSL/CPO 2024 Topic – Idioms & Phrases S.No Group of Words One word 1 An arm and a leg Was very expensive 2 Through thick and thin In good and bad times 3 To spill the be...

Top 200 Idioms & Phrases for SSC GD CGL/CHSL/CPO 2024 Topic – Idioms & Phrases S.No Group of Words One word 1 An arm and a leg Was very expensive 2 Through thick and thin In good and bad times 3 To spill the beans To give away a secret 4 Piece of cake Something which is very simple 5 To read between the lines To understand something that is not said outright @sscpreparation 6 To Hit the nail on the head To do something exactly right 7 Once in a blue moon Rarely 8 The gift of the gab The ability to speak easily and confidently 9 (To be) under the weather To feel sick 10 To hit the sack/hay To go to sleep 11 A chip off the old block A person who is similar to one’s parents in 12 13 14 15 s At a stone’s throw To smell a rat To let the cat out of the bag A bolt from the blue behavior or looks At a close distance To have reason to suspect To reveal a secret An unexpected event 16 A fish out of water A person out of accustomed environment 17 To get into hot water To get into trouble 18 Playing the devil's advocate One who argues againjust for the sake arguing 19 The lion's share The largest portion 20 A snake in the grass of Hidden enemy 21 To get out of hand To become difficult to control 22 On cloud nine Very happy 24 A dark horse An unexpected winner 25 To miss the boat To miss an opportunity 26 Full of beans Lively/full of energy 27 The last straw The final problem in a series of problems that makes the situation Intolerable 28 To leave no stone unturned To make all possible efforts 29 To bury the hatchet To forget past quarrels 30 To be all ears To listen attentively 31 At the drop of a dime/hat Without hesitation, Immediately 32 To give someone the cold To ignore someone shoulder/cold-shoulder someone 33 To pull someone’s leg To joke with someone 34 To bite off more than you can Take on a project that you cannot finish chew 35 An apple of one’s eye A person of that someone loves very much 36 To bite the bullet To decide to do something difficult unpleasant that one has been putting ysuk off or hesitating over @sscpreparation 37 By leaps and bounds Swiftly 38 To sit on the fence To be not able to take decision 39 To have cold feet To become nervous or frightened 40 A fair-weather friend A selfish friend 41 Donkey’s year A very long time s 43 To do sth by the skin of one’s To only just manage to do sth teeth 44 To beat around the bush To avoid the main point by talking in roundabout way 45 To jump on the bandwagon Follow a trend 47 Blessing in disguise Bad thing that turns out to be good 48 In black and white In writing 49 Caught red-handed Caught at the moment doing of something wron 50 Water under the bridge Something from the past that isn’t significant or important anymore 51 Sea change Major transformation 52 To blaze a trail To be the first to do something new and important 53 To strike while the iron is hot To act promptly 54 *(To hit) below the belt Unfairly and cruelly 55 (To take sth with) a grain of salt Doubt the truth or value of something 56 A wet blanket Someone who ruins other people's fun 57 To pay lip service To publicly support or approve of sth 58 To face the music To accept unpleasant consequences 59 To eat humble pie To apologise humbly fouezrk 60 To hold water To appear to be valid or reasonable 61 Ins and outs Detailed description 62 To break a leg Good luck 63 At the eleventh hour At the last moment 64 To add insult to injury To make a bad situation worse 65 To hang in there Don't give up 66 A fool's paradise A state of imaginary happiness 67 To eat like a horse To eat too much 68 The best of both worlds An advantageous situation from two different things at a time @sscpreparation 69 70 71 A child's play To go the extra mile To cry over spilt milk An easy task To go above and beyond whatever required for the task at hand To feel sorry over a mistake that can't be changed s 72 To be on thin ice To be in a risky situation 73 In high spirits Cheerful 74 To hold one’s horses To tell someone to stop and consider 75 (To have) an axe to grind To have) a personal reason for being involved in something 76 (To pull) yourself together To calm down 77 A change of heart Changed opinion about someone or something 78 To rain cats and dogs To rain very heavily 79 Come rain or shine Whatever happens/Under any circumstances 80 Out of the blue Completely unexpected 81 All Greek to me Incomprehensible 82 To draw a blank To get no results 83 A dime a dozen Common and easily available 84 To make a bee line To stand in a queue 85 In the same boat To be in the same difficult situation as someone else 86 A bed of roses Pleasant condition of life 87 Up in arms In rebellion 79 Come rain or shine Whatever happens/Under any circumstances 80 Out of the blue Completely unexpected 81 All Greek to me Incomprehensible 82 To draw a blank To get no results 83 A dime a dozen Common and easily available 84 To make a bee line To stand in a queue 85 In the same boat To be in the same difficult situation as someone else 86 A bed of roses Pleasant condition of life 87 Up in arms In rebellion 88 To jump the gun To start something too soon or act 89 A square deal A honest and fair transaction or trade 90 A needle in a haystack Something impossible to find @sscpreparation 91 Over one’s head Beyond one’s capability to understand something 92 Hats off to someone hat tip Congratulations to/praise for someone 93 Fly off the handle To lose one's temper suddenly and unexpectedly s 94 A flash in the pan Something that is successful for short 95 A slap on the wrist A mild punishment 96 To play with fire To take a foolish risk 97 To take your eye off the ball To stop paying attention for a moment 98 To burn one’s finger To suffer a loss by acting rashly 99 A shot/of slab in the dark A guess 100 To keep an eye on To watch over closely/attentively 101 Green light To give green To permit something to light/go-ahead proceed 102 A hobson's choice A choice forced upon someone 103 All and sundry Everyone without distinction 104 Have/wear your heart on your To display one's emotions openly sleeve 105 To twiddle one’s thumbs To be idle 106 To be at daggers drawn with To be bitterly hostile towards each other somebody 107 To make one’s mark To attain success/Attain recognition 108 To burn your bridges To eliminate the possibility of return or  retreat 109 To lose one’s head To lose one’s self-control 104 Have/wear your heart on your To display one's emotions openly sleeve 110 Body and soul Wholly and entirely 111 To give cold shoulder Ignore, avoid or be unfriendly towards someone 112 At one's wit’s end Puzzled and didn’t know what to do 113 A French leave An unauthorised leave fcuk 114 Behind one's back In someone's absence 115 To build castles in the air To think of impossible hopes and dreams 116 To throw caution to the wind To take a risk 117 To raise the bar To be better than before/To set higher 118 Under a cloud In disgrace/under suspicion 119 Between the devil and the deep Between two equally @sscpreparation blue sea unacceptable choices 120 To Keep/stay/steer clear of To avoid or keep away from 121 All eyes Watching eagerly/To be attentive 122 A cake walk Easy Task 123 A green horn An Inexperienced person s 124 Fairly and squarely Honestly/According to the rules/fairs sqaure 125 A catch 22 situation A difficult situation in which the solution to a problem is impossible 126 At an arm’s length At a distance 127 To bear the palm To be a winner 128 To cut a poor/Sorry figure To put a bad impression 129 Elbow room Very little freedom 130 An olive branch A gesture of peace 131 To be in full swing To be very active 132 To turn over a new leaf To begin again 133 To break the ice To say or do that makes people more relaxed especially at the beginning of a meeting/to start talking 134 To win laurels To achieve honours and glory 135 To break fresh/new ground To do something that was not done before 136 To blow hot and cold Vacillate/To change your opinion too often 137 A Charley horse A painful, persistent cramp in one’s leg typically from strain 138 Better late than never Better to arrive late than not to come at all 139 Let sleeping dogs lie Stop discussing an issue 140 The elephant in the room A problem that people are avoiding 141 By and by Gradually 142 Between Scylla and Charybdis Choice between two unpleasant alternatives 143 A bad egg Someone who is dishonest and unreliable 144 (To talk) chalk and cheese (To express) difference between two different things or people 145 To burn the midnight oil To work/read late into the night 146 A mare's nest A false invention 147 To cry wolf To raise false alarm of help 148 To feel the pinch To have less money than you used to have before / @sscpreparation 149 150 151 To upset the apple cart A close shave Heart and soul Experience hardship To cause trouble, to spoil someone’s plans A narrow escape from any danger disaster With all effort you can put s 152 To beam/grin/smile from ear to Smiling broadly, to look extremely happy ear 153 At sea Perplexed 154 A bird’s eye view A cursory look 156 A wild goose chase A futile search/effort 157 By hook or by crook Using whatever methods necessary 158 Against the clock In a great hurry to do something 159 To beat a retreat To leave a situation/to run away from difficult situation 160 To fight shy of To try to avoid something 161 To lend an ear To pay attention 162 Forty winks A short nap 163 To lend/give someone a hand To help someone 164 To grease someone’s palm To bribe someone 165 One’s cup of tea One’s chosen or preferred thing 166 (To have) to draw the line To have) to set a limit on something 167 An eye wash A pretence 168 To walk the tight rope To be very cautious  performing risky 169 A feather in one’s cap An achievement to be proud 170 To steal someone’s thunder To get praise for doing something before someone 171 Crocodile tears False tears 172 An iron hand Strict and harsh control 173 To flog a dead horse To waste time on useless things 174 A gut feeling A instinct or intuition feeling 175 Barking up the wrong tree Doing wrong things to achieve something 176 To add fuel to the fire To worsen an already bad situation 177 A pipe dream An illusory plan 178 A bull in a China shop A clumsy person in a delicate situation 179 To kill two birds with one To achieve two things by doing a single 180 Every cloud has a silver lining Every difficult situation has a hopeful @sscpreparation aspect to it 181 To keep one’s head To remain calm 182 Go back to the drawing board To start planning all over again 183 To shed light on To explain a situation 184 To hit a brick wall To encounter an obstacle 185 A hot potato A controversial issue s 186 Full of hot air To talk a lot of rubbish/ talking nonsense 187 On purpose Deliberately 188 To take a toll To harm or damage 189 By and large On the whole 190 A pain in the neck Someone or something that is very annoying 191 A tit for tat Counter attack 192 A storm in a tea cup A lot of anger and worry about trivial things 193 A safe pair of hands A person who can be trusted to do something efficiently 194 A Red letter day A memorable day 195 A kick in the teeth A great disappointment 196 To back out To withdraw from 197 Apples and oranges Unequal Comparison 198 To pull/have a long face To look sad 199 To carry the day To win/get success 200 At a snail’s pace Very slowly