Some important Idioms & Phrases

Some important Idioms & Phrases

Idioms & Phrases	Meaning
ABC	Primary knowledge	31th BCS Written
All in	Very tried/Hard working	17th BCS Written
A round dozen	A full dozen	14th BCS Written
An apple discord	An object of quarrel	32th BCS Written
As though	Similar to, likened to	29th BCS Written
At a loss	Totally perplexed.	28th BCS Written
A castle in the air	A daydream, A hope or wish	11th BCS Written
A man of letters	A scholar or writer.	32th BCS Written
A man of straw	A weak person	11th BCS Written
A square pig in a round whole	Unnecessary	18th BCS Written
After one’s own heart	Like mind	25th BCS Written
An axe to grind	A complaint or dispute that one feels compelled to discuss	24th BCS Written
At arm’s length		21th BCS Written
Benefit of the doubt		15th BCS Written
Burning Question	Question that requires an answer.	28th BCS Written
By dint of	Due to something	17th BCS Written
By fits and starts		31th BCS Written
Bring to pass		27th BCS Written
Blot from the blue	Something unexpected or surprising.	29th BCS Written
Bottom line		15th BCS Written
Black and blue
Black sheep		32nd BCS Written
Cry in the wilderness		22nd BCS Written
Call in mind		33rd BCS Written
Come to terms		31th BCS Written
Cast aside		24th BCS Written
Draw the line		21st BCS Written
Dilly dally		20th BCS Written
Dog days		14th BCS Written
Day after day		32th BCS Written
Eat humble pie		18th BCS Written
End in smoke		31st BCS Written
Fool’s paradise		28th BCS Written
Fresh blood		29th BCS Written
Gift of the gab		27th BCS Written
Get along		27th BCS Written
Give in		13th BCS Written
Half a chance		21st BCS Written
Hand in glove		23rd BCS Written
To get along with	To adjust	28th