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