He retired at the peak of his

1. Rest/ Sit on to be satisfied with

career and is resting on his
ones laurels one's achievements
laurels.
2. Rise to the to be able to do what We should be ready to rise to
occasion is required in a crisis every occasion.
There is no royal road to
3. Royal road an easy way
success.
to be in insufficient
4. Run short of We are running short of fuel.
supply
5. Safe and without suffering any They reached home safe
sound loss and sound.
6. Save
something save something for a Wise persons save something
for a rainy time of crisis for a rainy day.
day
free from harm or The court let him off scot-
7. Scot-free
penalty free.
Both the husband and the
8. See eye to
agree fully wife see eye to eye in this
eye
matter.
9. See how the to find out about a Let me see how the land lies
land lies situation before we do anything.
Her anger set in motion the
10. Set / Put in
to start a process events that led to her
motion
downfall.
He opened the cage and
11. Set free to let someone free
set the birds free.
Her father set his face
12. Set one's
to oppose Against her becoming an
face against
actress.
well-arranged, neat and
13. Shipshape in good order
clean)
The brave never show the
14. Show the
show cowardice white feather in the
white feather
battlefield.
15. Sit / Be on The judge should always sit
to be neutral
the fence on the fence.
polite talk about very I do not like to indulge in
16. Small talk
unimportant matters small talk.
to have the feeling
The thief smell a rat and ran
17. Smell a rat that something is bad
away.
or wrong
18. So far a long way At is so far to go.
 Try to avoid him, so far as I
19. So far as as far as know him, he is not a good
boy.
fake dislike for The poor man said that he
20. Sour grapes something one did not need money, but that
cannot have was just sour grapes.

express one's views,

Everyone should be
21. Speak one's mind feelings and
free to speak his mind
thoughts
to convey a great She said nothing but
22. Speak volumes deal of meaning her face spoke
without using words volumes.
neat and clean, She always keeps her
23. Spick and span
brand new house spick and span.
Let us do not split
to make trivial
24. Split hairs hairs, I will do it as your
distinctions
wish.
The news of his
25. Spread like wild fire spread rapidly success spread like
wild fire.
Please sit down and
make yourself
to behave in a
26. Stand on ceremony comfortable, do not
formal way
stand on ceremony
here.
Do not let him steal a
27. Steal a march on to gain advantage
march on you.
Do not worry about
a big clash on a the two ladies
28. Storm in a teacup
small matter quarreling, it is just a
storm in a teacup.
Wise people always
29. Strike while the iron is to do something at
strike while the iron is
hot a proper moment
hot.
We need a male
to fit well into
30. Suit somebody's book teacher, he suits our
someone's plans
book.
He has taken a fancy
31. Take a fancy to begin to love
to that beautiful girl.
 Our country should
32. Take a leaf from/out to imitate, to follow
take a leaf from
of somebody's book someone's example
Japan's book.
To start such a big
to do something
33. Take a leap in the business without
without worrying
dark experience is like to
about the results
take leap in the dark.
We took full
34. Take advantage of to make use of
advantage of the
something/somebody something well
hotel facilities.
I take good care of
35. Take care of to look after
my car.
to take time away
Her boss was angry at
from your job
36. Take French leave her taking French
without asking for
leave.
permission
Do not get
discouraged, just take
37. Take heart gather courage
heart to face the
music.
She will take it ill, if you
38. Take it ill get offended refuse to lend her
problem.
to use as much time The judge took his
39. Take one's time as you need time to decide the
without hurrying case.

40. Take pains to do

make a special
something/Take Elina takes great pains
effort to do
pains with/over to do his work.
something
something
to be very successful
41. Take something / in a particular place This book has taken
somebody by storm or with a group of the students by storm.
people
42. Take something into to consider The government
account / take particular facts while should take into
account of making a decision account the pitiable
something about something condition of the poor.
Brave people always
43. Take the bull 'by the to tackle the
take the bull by the
horns difficulties boldly
horns.
 He took the death of
44. Take to heart feel sad
his mother to heart.
45. Take to one's heels / Brave warriors never
show a clean pair of run away take to their heels from
heels the battle field.
The principal took the
46. Take to task rebuke peon to task for his
laziness.
Take his story with a
47. Take with a to receive with a grain of salt as he is a
grain/pinch of salt little doubt liar through and
through.
His habit of talking
to talk about your
48. Talk shop shop is boring for
work
others.
The man in the street
49. The man in the street an ordinary man takes no interest in
politics.
The minister was given
a great respect and
50. The red carpet red carpet welcome
honor given to the
treatment/welcome when he visited the
guests
city.