IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS

1. Above Board: The inspector had to make sure that everything was open and aboveboard.

2. Cut and dried: There is no cut and dried policy of the organization to evaluate the performance of

its employees.

3. Dog in the manager policy: Ankit neither does his work properly, nor he let others to work, we can

call it a dog in the manager policy.

4. Dogs of war: When the enemy army started making disturbing movements at the border, the

general ordered his soldiers to cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war.

5. Eyewash: The interview is an eye-wash; the candidates have already been selected by the

company.

6. Fair-deal: It would be a fair deal if you get back your hard earned money with interest in time.

7. Fair-weather friend: A fair-weather friend isn't much help in an emergency.

8. Far cry : A present situation the dream of a peaceful world is still far cry.

9. Fish out of water: After living in Hong Kong for most of his life, John was a fish out of water in Los

Angeles.

10. From hand to mouth: My father earned very little and there were four of us kids so we lived from

hand to mouth.

11. Give and take: We should always follow give-and-take policy to achieve our goals.

12. Good offices: He got the job through the good offices of his uncle.

13. Good Samaritan: one of my neighbors proved to be a good Samaritan and helped me a lot at the

time of my father’s death.

14. Good turn: My friend did me a good turn by lending me his car.

15. Green eyed monster: Rohit is someone who pretends to be my friend but in reality he is a Green

Eyed monster

16. Hard Up: My family is so hard up right now, we can’t afford our vacation.
17. High time: You have got a job. It's high time you start thinking about saving for your old age .

18. Hue and cry: Local people raised a terrible hue and cry about the plan to close the village school.

19. In a nutshell: My friend told me the story of the horror movie in a nutshell.

20. In face of : The captain of Indian cricket team Mahendra singh Dhoni always remain cool, calm and

composed in face of difficult situation in the field.

21. In high spirits: The children were in high spirits at the prospect of a trip to the circus.

22. In the nick of time: The doctor arrived in the nick of time; the patient's life was saved.

23. In Vogue :Loose fitting dresses are in vogue again among the young generation of our country.

24. Off and on : I have to go to the library off and on to collect important information from reference

books.

25. Out of order : My computer being out of order, I could not do my computer practical work.

26. Over and above: He was given a daily allowance of Rs.500/- over and above his travel expenses.

27. Over head and ears :He is over head and ears in debts of State Bank of India due to the loan,

which has taken from the bank.

28. Point blank : After getting the news of his dismissal, Atul locked himself in the bathroom and

refused point blank to come out.

29. Red letter day: The day Suman graduated from university was a red-letter day for his whole family.

He was the first person in the family's history to get a university degree.

30. Sum and substance: In trying to explain the sum and substance of the story, Ravi failed to mention

the name of the hero.

31. Weal and Woe : Weal and woe comes in every body’s life. One should learn to live with them.

32. With open arms: When the new head master arrived at school, he was received with open arms by

the students and teachers.