Idioms for upcoming competitive exams:
1. a red letter day – an important day
2.To end in a smoke – end without any practical result.
3. Gift of the gab – ability to speak eloquently.
4. To flag a dead horse – waste energy on an alterable situation.
5. Hard nut to crack – difficult task.
6.A dark horse – an Unexpected winner.
7. A wild goose chase – unprofitable adventure.
7.Full of beans – full of energy.
9. Once in a blue moon – rarely.
10.Give a face of once mind – speaking very sharply.
11. To be under the weather – not feel good.
12. In a nutshell – express a very briefly.
13. To smell a rat – suspect a trick .
14. To break the ice – to eliminate shyness.
15. A bolt from the blue – unexpected disaster.
16. Call it a day – decide.
17. Beat around the bush – avoiding the main topic.
18. Fish out of water –uncomfortable situation .
19. To turn a deaf ear – neglected
20. A piece of cake – a very easy task
21. Bring to once knees – to force to submit.
22. At the 11th hour – a very last moment.
23.Give it a shot – try something.
24. To break the ice – to start a conversation.
25 .A hard nut to crack – a difficult problem.
26. See eye to eye – agree with each other.
27.Fool’s Paradise – deceptive happiness.
28.Spill the beans – to leak the secret.
29. Cutting corners – saving money.
30. A fish out of water – uncomfortable position.
31. To keep an eye on – to be cautions.
32. A snake in the grass – a secret enemy.
33. Piece of cake – something very easy
34. A stone’s throw away – at a short distance.
35. At once wit’s end – to be puzzled.
36. Cost an arm and a leg – very expensive.
37. Cry over spilt milk – feeling sorry over a mistake.
38. Spick and span – clean and Tidy.
39. Man of straw – useless.
40. Hit a bad patch – experienced difficulty.
41. Under the gun – under pressure.
42. Catch red handed – to catch someone doing something illegal work.
43. To take to task – punished.
44. Under a Cloud – under suspicion.
45. A close shave – narrow escape from danger.
46. Add insult to injury – make a bad situation even worse.
47. at snail pace – do something very slowly.
48. Chicken hearted – Cowardly.
49. For good – permanently.
50. Maiden speech – first speech.
Very important Antonyms for previous year and upcoming compitative Exams SSC MTS, CHSL ,CGL ,UPSC, NDA MANY more exams.
