All Idioms and Phrases asked in SSC CGL Tier 1 2019 Exam

All Idioms and Phrases asked in SSC CGL Tier 1 2019 Exam 


1. To take French leave: Leave without any intimation 
 
2. A hard nut to crack: A difficult problem 
 
3. A snake in the grass: A secret enemy 
 
4. On shank's mare: On foot 
 
5. Blow one's own trumpet: Praise oneself 
 
6. Spill the beans: Give away a secret
 
7. Back to square one: Come to the original point
 
8. Dead heat: Close contest that ends in a tie 
 
9. The bee's knees: Extraordinary 
 
10. To throw a fit: Express extreme anger
 
11. Bring to light: Reveal clearly
  
12. Hold water: To be valid
 
13. A bed of roses: An easy and happy situation
 
14. A close-fisted person: A miserly person 
 
15. To take the bull by the horns: To handle difficulties 
 
16. To flog a dead horse: To waste the efforts 
 
17. To add fuel to the fire: To make a bad situation worse 
 
18. Hobson's Choice: An apparently free choice where there is no real alternative
 
19. Chicken-hearted: Cowardly
  
20. By and By: Gradually
 
21. Pull a fast one: Trick someone
 
22. See eye to eye: Agree with someone
 
23. To paddle one's own canoe: Depend on oneself
 
24. Like a dying duck in a thunder: Dejected
 
25. Look down upon: To consider someone inferior
 
26. Keep abreast of: Keep oneself updated
 
27. Come to the point: To speak plainly about the real issue
 
28. Give a piece of one's mind: To rebuke someone strongly
 
29. Cut and dried: Already decided
 
30. At large: Not caught
 
31. Kill two birds with one stone: To achieve two results with a single effort
 
32. Make off with: To run away
 
33. Blind alley: A situation in which no further progress can be made
 
34. The acid test: A fact, event or situation that proves something
 
35. To take a back seat: To become less important or to give up control over things
 
36. To bark up the wrong tree: To do something that will not get the result you want

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