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Idioms – New Books

8th Standard
Idioms Meaning
Bad Egg A dishonest or ill-behaved person
A piece of cake A task that can be accomplished very easily
The ball is in your court It is your turn to make decision
Saved by the bell Saved by a last-minute intervention
On cloud nine Blissfully happy
At sixes and sevens Confused or in a state of disorder
Caught red-handed To catch someone in the act of doing something
Kick the bucket To die
A Couch potato An idle person
A smart Cookie A clever person
Bread and Butter The necessities
Big Cheese An important person
To strike out To fail at something
On the ball Fully aware and in control of a situation
Jump for joy happy
Front runner Expected to win or succeed
One-horse town Very small town or village
Take five Take a short break
Seventh heaven Very happy about something
Perfect ten Completely perfect
Black sheep To be the outcast, odd one out, unlike the others
Out of the blue Randomly, surprisingly
Gray area Unclear, undefined
Once in a blue moon Very rarely
A golden opportunity A good chance to get something valuable
At a snail’s pace Moving very slowly
Let the cat out of the bag Reveal a secret
The lion’s share The biggest part
Fish out of water Very uncomfortable
Watch like a hawk Watching carefully
Mad as a hornet Extremely angry
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Apple of my eye Completely perfect

Idioms
Blood runs thicker than water
To be fish out of water
Dull as dishwater
As a duck takes to water
Come hell or high water
You never miss the water till the People are not grateful for what they have until it is
well runs dry
Pour cold water on something
Tread water
Be (like) water off a duck’s back Criticism to someone that has no effect on them at all
To be in deep water
Hungry as a bear
Gruff as a bear
Take the bear by the tooth
As busy as a hibernating bear
A bear hug
A bear market
9th Standard
Meaning
Family members have stronger obligations with each
other than with people outside the family
To be in difficult situation
Boring, uninteresting
Naturally with ease
No matter what happens
gone
To criticize or stop something that some people are
enthusiastic about
To be active but without making progress or failing
farther behind
To be uncomfortable in a particular situation
Being very hungry
Being unsociable, speaking in a very abrupt, rude way
Put oneself in a dangerous position
Remaining idle
Put one’s arms around someone and hug them
affectionately
A period of time when investors are more likely to sell
rather than buy shares

10th Standard
Idioms Meaning
Find one’s voice To begin speaking
Lend an ear Listen to them sympathetically and clearly
Sharp as a track Mentally acute
Over the moon Extremely happy and delighted
On the ball Alert and aware of what is happening
Drew level with To move to a lower level
Whoop with glee Shout with enthusiasm and happiness
Jammed on the brakes Quickly press on vehicles brakes to stop
Clung for dear life Do something with much effort to avoid danger

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Charged up the road To excite or rouse
Beat a hasty retreat Withdraw quickly to avoid something unpleasant

11th Standard

Idioms Meaning
Throw in the Towel To quit in defeat
In our corner Lending support and encouragement
On the ropes On the verge of defeat or collapse
Below the belt To say something that is often too personal, usually irrelevant and
always unfair
Square off Preparing to fight or oppose someone in a competition
Right up one’s alley Well suited to one’s tastes, interests or abilities
Drive one up the wall To make someone irritated, angry or crazy
Hit the road Set out on a journey
Take (one) for a ride To cheat or trick
In panic mode In an anxious or afraid situation

12th Standard

Idioms Meaning
Save one’s skin To Protect oneself from difficulty
Make both ends meet Manage one’s expenses with one’s income
A bolt out of a clear sky A sudden unexpected event or news
Go to grave To exit the world
Have the whip hand To be the most powerful
Under a cloud Viewed with suspicion or distrust
Wait for the dust to settle To wait for a situation to become clear or certain
Get/have all your ducks in To have made all the preparations needed to do something/ to be
a row well-organized
Fetch and carry (for To do a lot of little jobs for somebody as if you were their
somebody) servant
To do the math To think carefully about something before doing it, so that you
know all the relevant facts or figures
Round the corner Very near
The icing on the cake Something extra and not essential, but is added to make it even
better
Break the ice To make people more relaxed, especially at the beginning of the
meeting

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