English Grammar: Idioms Part 2
English Grammar: Idioms Part 2
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- A bolt from the blue : Unexpected incident
- A chip on your shoulder : Being upset for something that happened in past
- A slap on the wrist : Very mild punishment
- A stone through : Short distance
- A wolf in sheep clothing : A person who cannot be trusted
- Add fuel to the fire : To worsen a situation
- Against the clock : As fast as possible before a deadline
- All Greek to me : Something which cannot be understood
- An arm and a leg : Very expensive
- An axe to grind : To have dispute with someone
- At one's wit's end : Not knowing what to do
- At sixes and sevens : In utter disorder
- At the drop a hat : Showing readiness
- At the eleventh hour : At the last moment
- Baker's dozen : Thirteen
- Beat a dead horse : To force an issue that has already ended
- Beating around the bush : Avoiding the main topic
- Bite your tongue : To avoid talking
- Blue moon : A rare event
- Burn one's fingers : Get oneself into trouble
- Burn the candle at both ends : Exhaust ones physical or mental resources by over work
- Call a spade a spade : Speak frankly
- Cock and bull story : Unbelievable story
- Come off with flying colors : Highly successful
- Cry over split milk : Regret over past action
- Dark horse : Unexpected winner
- Dutch courage : Courage shown after become drunk
- Eat humble pie : Become humble after ill luck
- Fish in trouble water : Make profit when others in trouble
- Flesh and blood : To refer someone's family
- Get your walking papers : To be fired
- Good Samaritan : Person helping others without any expectation
- Greasing the palm : Bribing
- Head over heals : With great joy
- Hold your horse : Be patient
- In high spirit : Very happy
- Keep body and soul together : Money in order to live comfortably
- Keep the wolf from the door : Avoid starvation
- Kick the bucket : Die
- Leave no stone upturned : Do everything one can
- Lend an ear to : Listen patiently
- Let sleeping dogs lie : Not to restart a dispute
- Let the cat out of the bag : Make something public
- Like a chicken with its head cut off : To act madly
- Make both ends meet : Struggle to live with limited income
- Mum's the word : Close one's mouth and utter no word
- Nip in the bud : To prevent something from developing
- On the fence : Something yet to be decided
- Over the top : Exorbitant
- Pick up your ears : Pay attention
- Pipe down : To shut up or be quiet
- Queer fish : Strange person
- Queer the pitch : Ruin a plan
- Sell for a song : At a very low price
- Smell a rat : To sense a danger in advance
- Southpaw : Left handed person
- Storm in tea cup : Unimportant event
- Swan song : Last performance
- Tie the knot : To get married
- Till the cows come home : Very late
- To keep one's eyes : To be extremely watchful
- To steal someone's thunder : Claim someone's achievement
- Tongue in cheek : A harmless joke
- Use your loaf : Act sensibly
- Wet blanket : Useless person
Cities And Their Nicknames are given below.
അഞ്ചു നദികളുടെ നാട് പഞ്ചാബ് .
അറബിക്കടലിന്റെ റാണി കൊച്ചി .
ആപ്പിൾ സംസ്ഥാനം ഹിമാചൽ പ്രദേശ് .
ഇന്ത്യയിലെ ഓക്സ്ഫോർഡ് പൂനെ .
ഇന്ത്യയുടെ കവാടം മുംബെ .
ഇന്ത്യയുടെ കോഹിനൂർ ആന്ധ്രാപ്രദേശ് .
ഇന്ത്യയുടെ തേയിലത്തോട്ടം അസ്സം .
ഇന്ത്യയുടെ പാൽത്തൊട്ടി ഹരിയാന .
ഇന്ത്യയുടെ പൂന്തോട്ടം ബംഗളൂരു .
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