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In a jiffy – Very soon or suddenly

2. Up to the hilt – Completely fully or entirely

3. Man of letters – A literary person

4. Sangfroid – The ability to remain calm in difficult situations

5. A curtain lecture – A private scolding of a husband by his wife

6. Square peg in round holes – People in the wrong jobs or places

7. In weal and woe – In both good and bad times

8. Globetrotters – Travel around the world

9. Tickled pink – Greatly pleased

10. Split one’s side – To laugh a lot

11. Building castles in the air – Making impossible plans

12. At the drop of the hat – Willingly and immediately

13. Airy – fairy – Not practical

14. Be given the axe – To lose job

15. To go like a bomb – To move fast

16. Bolt from the blue – Unexpected

17. Able to use both hands alike – Ambidextrous

18. A written account of the life of an individual – Autobiography

19. The identification of a disease by its symptoms – Diagnosis

20. Prolongs inability to sleep – Insomnia

21. A style in which a writer makes a display of his knowledge – Pedantic

22. All agog – Full of interest and excitement

23. To the manner born – Place of one’s birth

24. Lose one’s marbles – Lose something dear to you

25. Bolt from the blues – Complete surprise

26. Be like the bear with the sore head – Powerful and Arrogant

27. A snake in the grass – Hidden enemy

28. Rain cats and dogs – Rain heavily

29. A man of straw – Mean person

30. To break the back of – To make anything weaker

31. A mare’s nest – False invention

32. Black and blue – To beat mercilessly

33. Dime a dozen – Very simple

34. Jumped out of my skin – Surprised

35. Turn up one’s nose – To reject

36. To pull off pieces – To rebuke/scold

37. Faux pass – Mistake

38. A gala day – A day of happiness

39. Summer friends – Friend of good days

40. Elbow room – To give freedom

41. To make a fortune – To be rich

42. From pillar to post – To make efforts

43. Jack of all trades – To have knowledge of all areas/ subjects

44. Fire and fury – With full enthusiasm

45. Rat race – Boring task

46. Hang in balance – Undecidable situation

47. Set teeth on edge – To irritate someone

48. Out and out – Totally

49. In a jiffy – Suddenly

50. All geek and Latin – Hard to understand

51. Narrow circumstances – Days of poverty

52. Break up – Terminate or stop

53. Call off – Suspend

54. Call up – To contact

55. Look on – To see like a spectator

56. Pull down – To demolish any structure

57. See off – To escort

58. Run into – Come across

59. Stand by – To support

60. Take after – Similar or resembling

61. Talk over – To discuss

62. Round up – To arrest

63. Makeover – Convert

64. Outset – Beginning

65. Back stair influence – By unfair means

66. Over head and years – Excessively or heavily

67. Odds and ends – Scattered things

68. Once cup of tea – Thing of one’s liking

69. Live in fool’s paradise – In a false hope

70. Mend one’s fence – To bring peace

71. Pay off old scores – Taking revenge

72. Pell Mell – Big confusion

73. Queer fish – Strange person

74. Rank and file – Common man

75. Red herring – To distract

76. Show white feather – Showing cowardice

77. Shot in the arm – To encourage

78. Up and doing – To be active

79. Writing on the wall – Warning

80. Wear and tear – Damage caused by using something

81. Throw cold water – Discourage

82. Upkeep – Maintenance

83. In a tighter corner – Difficult situation

84. Off and on – Occasionally

85. Fits and starts – Irregular

86. Fall through – To fail

87. Hold up – Delay

88. At sea – In a loss

89. Stick to guns – Stay on own opinion

90. Wind up – To complete or to bring to the end

91. Send for – Summon

92. Put off – To postpone

93. Look into – To investigate

94. Carry by – To lose control

95. Spill the beans –To give information

96. Wary face – Disappointed look

97. Wee hours – Dawn hours

98. Take to heels – To run away

99. Lion’s share – A large part or portion

100. At stone’s throw – Very close