Phrases and Meanings
| SN | Phrases | Meanings |
| 1 | Cooled head | Calm minded |
| 2 | A black sheep | A person of bad reputation |
| 3 | A bosom friend | Very dear friend |
| 4 | A chicken hearted fellow | Coward |
| 5 | A bed of roses | Comfortable life |
| 6 | A bed of thorns | Challenging |
| 7 | A fair – weather friend | A friend who is with us in good condition |
| 8 | A jail bird | A person who has been to jail many times |
| 9 | A bird of prey | A bird that lives by killing other birds |
| 10 | To be born under a lucky star | To be lucky in life |
| 11 | To be in fix | To be confused |
| 12 | A bird’s eye view | A General view |
| 13 | A cat’s paw | To use a person in need |
| 14 | A child’s play | An easy thing |
| 15 | A cock and bull story | Unbelievable story |
| 16 | A drug in the market | A thing not in demand in the market |
| 17 | A laughing stock | An object of ridicule |
| 18 | A dead letter | A law no longer in use |
| 19 | A rainy day | Bad day |
| 20 | A man of letters | A man of literature |
| 21 | A man of parts | A person of ability |
| 22 | A man of straw | A person of no importance |
| 23 | A promising youth man | A young person who bids fair to be a great |
| 24 | A feather in one’s cap | A great honour |
| 25 | A burning question | A matter hotly discussed in public |
| 26 | A capital punishment | A crime for which death sentence is awarded |
| 27 | A red – letter day | An important day |
| 28 | A close – fisted man | A miser |
| 29 | A cold – blooded murder | An provoked murder |
| 30 | A white lie | A plain lie |
| 31 | A warm reception | A hearty welcome |
| 32 | A herculean task | A very difficult task |
| 33 | A wild goose chase | A useless enterprise |
| 34 | A bolt from the blue | An unexpected calamity |
| 35 | At length | At last |
| 36 | A hen – pecked husband | A husband under his wife’s impression |
| 37 | A fatal disease | A disease that ends in death |
| 38 | A maiden speech | First speech |
| 39 | A casting vote | A deciding vote |
| 40 | A nine day’s wonder time | Anything that creates interest for a short |
| 41 | A queer fish | A strange person |
| 42 | A snake in the grass | A very dangerous person |
| 43 | Chip of the old (same) block | A person possessing the characteristics of his father |
| 44 | An open secret | A secret known to everybody |
| 45 | A Square deal | A fair treatment |
| 46 | All in all | All powerful |
| 47 | By fits and starts | Irregularly |
| 48 | Bad blood | Enmity |
| 49 | By hook and by crook | By all means |
| 50 | Body and soul | Entirely |
| 51 | By leaps and bounds | Rapidly |
| 52 | Bread and butter | Bare means of living |
| 53 | Between the devil and the | To be in a difficult position |
| 54 | Crocodile tears | Pretended sorrow |
| 55 | Flesh and blood | Human nature |
| 56 | Hand in hand | In unison |
| 57 | Ins and outs | Full details |
| 58 | In black and white | In writing |
| 59 | Kith and kin | Relatives |
| 60 | Odds and ends | Every bits |
| 61 | Part and parcel | Essential part |
| 62 | Safe and sound | Safely |
| 63 | Through thick and thin | Through all difficulties |
| 64 | The three R’s | Reading, writing and arithmetic |
| 65 | To hit below the belt | To act unfairly |
| 66 | Under the rose | Secretly |
| 67 | Under one’s nose | Before the very eyes of |
(Visited 923 times, 1 visits today)
