Idioms and Phrases for SSC CGL Exam - Part 3

To change the colour	To shift the allegations to
To cut the Gordian knot	to be victorious
To have one’s heart in one’s boots	To be deeply depressed
To strike one’s colours	To surrender
To cry wolf	To raise a false alarm
To give one’s ears	To listen carefully
To hang up one’s hat	To make oneself comfortable in another person’s home
To get the hang of thing	To understand the meaning of it
To make a shot	To make a guess
A man of weight	A man of importance
Pell‐mell	In hurried disorder
To put one on one’s mettle	To rouse one to do one’s best
To ride hell for leather	To ride with furious speed
To speak daggers	To speak to a person with hostility
Be in the mire	Be in difficulties
To give a rap on the knuckles	To rebuke
Sum and substance	Summary
A drug in the market	Commodities no in demand
Mealy‐mouthed	Cunning
Moot point	A debatable point
Give a wide berth	Keep away from
Brought to light	Disclose
Fits and stars	Irregularly
High and low	Everywhere
Intends and purposes	Practically
Rest on my laurels	Be complacent
Clinched the issue	Decided
Call a spade a spade	Be outspoken in language
Point‐blank	Pointedly
Neck out	Invite trouble unnecessarily
Green eyes	Jealous
Bird’s eye view	General view
Goes to dog	Is ruined
Keep a level head	Remain cool and composed
Turned the corner	Passed the crisis
Fishing in trouble water	Talking advantage of troubled conditions for personal profit
In high sprit	Cheerful
To rock the boat	Upset the balance
Tooth and nail	With strength and fury
Wee hours of the day	At dawn
Put the foot down	Not to yield
In the blues	Depressed
On the wane	Growing less
Fair and square	Upright
Hole and corner method	Underhand
Scream blue murder	Make a great deal of noise and object vehemently
Paint the town red	Have a lively time
Keep the finger crossing	Wait expectantly
At odds	In dispute
Make ducks and drakes	Squandered lavishly
No love lost	Intense dislike
Ride the high horse	Puts in airs
Pull a long face	Looks indifferent
Beside the mark	Irrelevant
Fill in	To tell someone the details about someone or something

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