Idioms & Phrases
Are you appearing for SSC CGL 2020 exam? If yes then you need to prepare Idioms & Phrases to score good marks in English section. We have provided you previous year Idioms & Phrases asked in SSC CGL, CHSL, CPO, MTS, etc. SSC asked questions from this topic every year.
Important Idioms and Phrases asked in SSC CGL
1. Bring to light - To make new information known to public; reveal.
2. To take to task - To criticize somebody strongly for something; reprimand.
3. Cut a sorry figure - Make a poor impression.
4. Talk over - To exchange thoughts; to discuss something.
5. Strike several bad patches - To experience a lot of problems in a period of your life.
6. As hard as nails - Very tough; callous, unbending; hard hearted, strict, unrelenting.
7. A laughing stock - Someone or something that seems stupid or silly.
8. Bad blood - Feelings of hate between people because of arguments in the past, hatred.
9. Cut short - To interrupt.
10. Ruffle somebody's feather - To cause someone to be upset, annoy somebody.
11. With might and main - With all one's power or strength, with full force.
12. At a loose end - To have nothing to do, in an uncertain situation.
13. Take up the hatchet - To make or declare war.
14. Turn over a new leaf - Change one's behavior for the better.
15. Over egg the pudding - To spoil something by trying too hard to improve it.
16. From stem to stern - From the front to the back especially of a ship.
17. Up a blind alley - Following a course of action that is certain to lead to an undesirable outcome.
18. Turn a blind eye - Overlook, disregard, pretend not to notice.
19. Saved by the bell - Saved at the last movement.
20. Run out of steam - To lose impetus or enthusiasm.
21. Alive and Kicking - In good health.
22. Every dark cloud has a silver lining - Every unpleasant situation has a positive side.
23. To loose ground - To become less popular or to be given less support.
24. Pass the buck - Refuse to accept responsibility.
25. A man of straw - Someone who has a weak character; a man of no substance.
26. To carry the day - To win a contest or competition; succeed.
27. Turn turtle - Turn up-side down, over turn.
28. Grease the palm - To bribe someone.
29. Pull a fast one - To successfully deceive someone, play a trick.
30. Feather one's own nest - To make yourself rich especially in a way that is unfair or dishonest.
31. To play fast and loose - Behave irresponsibly or immorally, to act in a unreliable way.
32. Held up - Put off; withheld, delayed.
33. Bear in mind - To remember a piece of information when you are making decisions.
34. Under a cloud - Under suspicion.
35. A man of letters - A male scholar or author; a man who knows a lot.
36. Leave no stone unturned - To do everything you can to achieve a good result.
37. Donkey's years - A very long time.
38. Feather in one's cap - An achievement to be proud of.
39. Smell a rat - Begin to suspect trickery or deception.
40. By leaps and bounds - To become larger quickly; rapidly.
41. Capital punishment - Death sentence.
42. A live wire - Lively and energetic; active.
43. Wild goose chase - A foolish and hopeless search; a worthless hunt.
44. Invent cock and bull stories - Absurd and unlikely stories.
45. Button one's lip - To stop talking.
46. Evening of life - Old age.
47. Strain every nerve - Work very hard.
48. In a nutshell - Briefly and concisely.
49. As daft as a brush - Extremely silly.
50. Draw a blank - Find no favor.
