Idioms and Phrases for SSC CGL Exam - Part 9

To keep the ball rolling	To maintain progress
To knock the bottom out	To make a scheme
To bear a grudge	To have a better felling
By virtue of	On account of
To beat hollow	To defeat completely
To the backbone	Thoroughly /in detail
A cat’s paw	To make somebody a tool
To come of age	To be major
To cry over a spilt milk	To reach a crisis
Fits and stars	Irregularly
Damocles’ sword	An impending danger
Cast down	Depressed
To go without saying	Clear
In the nick of time	Just in the time
Jack of all trades	A person supposed to know everything but master of none
To leas astray	To misguide
To leap in the dark	Careless action
A man of means	A rich man
Off hand	Without preparation
Neck or nothing	With the use of everything
To pay the piper	To bear the cost
A rolling stone	One who is never constant to one’s work
To stir a finger	To make the best effort
To sow the dragon’s teeth	To do something
Street Arabs	Homeless and parentless children
To turn one’s head	To be proud
To and fro	Backwards and forwards
To while away	To pass in amusement
To win the palm	To win the prize
To wild up	To bring to an end
Wait upon	To serve
Wear and tear	Decrease in value due to constant use
Judas kiss	False love
Black ox	Misfortune
Donkey’s year	After a long time
An old flame	Sweat heart
To see pink elephants	To show courage
Blind alley	Unprofitable action
The heels of Achilles	The weak point in a person
Kangaroo court	Unofficial court
Lump in the throat	A highly emotional state
Fabien policy	Policy of  cautions persistence
A fly in the ointment	A problem in a situation
Mother wit	Common sense
A grass widow	A women whose husband is temporarily away from her
To make a pile	To make a fortune
A nig‐nog	A fool
Kiss the rod	Accept the punishment
Itsy bitsy	Very small
In the nick of time	Just in time
In lieu of	In place of
In embryo	In under developing stage
A damsel in distress	A helpless woman
At case	Easily
Acquainted with	To meet someone

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