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1) A Bit Much
Meaning: A bit too much
Use: These shoes costs a bit much.
2) A Bite at The Cherry
Meaning: An opportunity that is not available to everyone
Use: After a long struggle, finally he got a bite at the cherry.
3) A Cat Nap
Meaning: A short time sleep during day time
Use: I am tired, I need a cat nap.
4) A Cold Day In July
Meaning: Something which never going to happen
Use: It like a cold day in July.
5) A Cold Fish
Meaning: Someone who is hard, unfeeling or emotionless
Use: My boss is a cold fish.
6) A Cut Above
Meaning: Something which is slightly better than other thing
Use: This pizza is a cut above other one.
7) A Cut Below
Meaning: Inferior to someone
Use: This movie is really a cut below what I expected.
8) A Few Sandwiches Short Of A Picnic
Meaning: Something which is stupid
Use: This lunch is really a few sandwiches short of a picnic.
9) A Guinea Pig
Meaning: Someone who become part of an experiment
Use: The vaccine manufacturer is searching some guinea pigs for experiment.
10) A Hair’s Breadth
Meaning: Very small amount or distance
Use: My house is at a hair’s breadth from here.
11) A Home Bird
Meaning: Someone who spend his time at home
Use: Don’t be a home bird.
12) A Lame Duck
Meaning: An unsuccessful person or enterprise
Use: The director of the company became a lame duck.
13) A Life Of Its Own
Meaning: An independent existence
Use: He is living a life of its own.
14) A Lone Wolf
Meaning: A person who is not social with people
Use: Because of so much pressure, he became a lone wolf.
15) A Notch Above
Meaning: Higher quality
Use: This mobile brand is a notch above the other brand.
16) A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words
Meaning: A visual presentation conveys information better than words
Use: A picture is always a worth of thousand words.
17) A Plum Job
Meaning: An easy work that pays well
Use: I am looking for a plum job.
18) A Rare Bird
Meaning: Someone or something which is rarely found
Use: He is a rare bird in our team.
19) A Second Bite At The Cherry
Meaning: A second change to do something
Use: He got a second bite at the
20) A Sight for Sore Eyes
Meaning: Someone or something that we pleased to see
Use: Her presence is a sight for sore eyes for me.
21) A Sitting Duck
Meaning: Someone or something in a vulnerable position & easy to damage
Use: I don’t want to be a sitting duck any more.
22) A Stitch in Time Saves Nine
Meaning: Fix a problem early to avoid further problems
Use: You should stitch in time saves nine.
23) A Stone’s Throw
Meaning: Very short distance
Use: My friend is living at a stone’s throw from my house.
24) A Storm in a Teacup
Meaning: Unnecessary worry or anger about minor matter
Use: She always has a storm in a teacup.
25) A Tall Order
Meaning: difficult job or work
Use: It’s very easy and not a tall order.
26) Above And Beyond
Meaning: Something more than expected
Use: I got everything above and beyond in my life.
27) Above Board
Meaning: without deceit, honestly
Use: Be open and above board with me.
28) Above The Law
Meaning: Exempted from a law that is applied to everyone
Use: Nobody is above the law in our office.
29) Accident Of Birth
Meaning: Having a good luck due to family
Use: His wealth is an accident of birth because of his father.
30) Accident Waiting To Happen
Meaning: Dangerous way of organizing something
Use: His stunts with bike are like accident waiting to happen.
31) Ace In The Hole
Meaning: A hidden advantage or benefit
Use: He always has an ace in the hole.
32) Acid Test
Meaning: A severe or crucial test
Use: I have to go through an acid test in the interview.
33) Acknowledge The Corn
Meaning: Admit to a mistake
Use: You should acknowledge the corn.
34) Across The Board
Meaning: affecting all classes
Use: The corona virus is affecting across the board.
35) Actions Speak Louder Than Words
Meaning: Character is shown more accurately by actions than by words
Use: Your actions will speak louder than words.
36) Add Fuel To The Fire
Meaning: Aggravate an existing tension
Use: Don’t add fuel to the fire.
37) Add Insult To Injury
Meaning: Humiliate someone after his defeat or damage
Use: They added insult to his injury.
38) After The Fact
Meaning: After something is completed
Use: Such decisions after the fact can be dangerous.
39) Against The Clock
Meaning: In a hurry to meet a deadline
Use: I am against the clock in this project.
40) Agree To Disagree
Meaning: To agree not to argue anymore
Use: You have every rights to agree to disagree.
41) Aha Moment
Meaning: Sudden realization about something
Use: Finally his aha moment came after one year.
42) Airy Fairy
Meaning: impractical or idiotic
Use: I don’t want to do friendship with airy fairy people.
43) Alive and Kicking
Meaning: Healthy and active despite problems
Use: Casteizm is still alive and kicking.
44) All Along
Meaning: From the very beginning
Use: I knew the truth all along.
45) All And Sundry
Meaning: Each one
Use: I help all and sundry at the office.
46) All Bets Are Off
Meaning: Seemed certain is now it is unclear
Use: When he get lonely all bets are off.
47) All Ears
Meaning: Listen carefully
Use: I am listening the news with all ears.
48) All Eyes And Ears
Meaning: Attentive
Use: We should now be all eyes and ears.
49) All Eyes Are On
Meaning: Watching something attentively
Use: All eyes are on the final match.
50) All Hands on Deck
Meaning: Collective help
Use: I need all Hands on Deck in this work.
51) All Hat And No Cattle
Meaning: Pretentious
Use: He is all hat and no cattle.
52) All In Good Time
Meaning: At a more favorable time
Use: You will hear the result all in good time.
53) All in One Piece
Meaning: Without damaged
Use: I got the glass door all in one piece.
54) All Mouth And No Trousers
Meaning: To talk about doing something but never do it
Use: His promises are all mouth and no trousers.
55) All Over The Board
Meaning: Everywhere
Use: You can get cars all over the board in the city.
56) All Over The Map
Meaning: In different locations
Use: I love cricketers from all over the map.
57) All Over The Place
Meaning: In different locations
Use: Please clean your room, your shoes are all over the place.
58) All Rights Reserved
Meaning: All reproduction rights are asserted by the copyright holder
Use: We have all rights reserved.
59) All Set
Meaning: Ready
Use: We are all set for the game.
60) All Sizzle And No Steak
Meaning: Failing to live up to reputation
Use: After seeing the movie, I think it’s all sizzle and no steak.
61) All Told
Meaning: With everything taken into consideration
Use: They all told me to save his brother.
62) All That Jazz
Meaning: Similar things or qualities
Use: The mangoes and all that jazz.
63) All The Marbles
Meaning: The entire reward, winnings, power
Use: Both the teams are fighting for all the marbles.
64) All The Rage
Meaning: Very fashionable
Use: Beard is all the rage now.
65) All The Same
Meaning: Anyway or nevertheless
Use: All the same, the truth will come.
66) All Very Well
Meaning: True to a certain extent
Use: You project is all very well, but not so practical.
67) All Wet
Meaning: Completely mistaken
Use: He is all wet in this matter.
68) Amateur Hour
Meaning: A display of inability, something done badly
e: Don’t show your amateur hour now.
69) An Early Bird
Meaning: Someone who gets up early in the morning
Use: I am an early bird who always exercise in the morning.
70) An Eye for an Eye
Meaning: The thought that a person who causes another person to suffer should suffer in an equal amount
Use: He always believe in an eye for an eye.
71) An Offer One Can’t Refuse
Meaning: Very attractive offer
Use: That is an offer I can’t
72) And All That
Meaning: So on
Use: He like politics and all that.
73) And Counting
Meaning: The mentioned number is increasing or decreasing
Use: He got a donation of 50,000 rupees and counting.
74) And So Forth
Meaning: The list continues in a similar manner and similar things
Use: We remove them from the team ‘at our risk’, and so forth.
75) And So On
Meaning: The list continues in a similar manner and similar things
Use: I spend my day doing works, eating, sleeping, and so on.
76) Ants In Your Pants
Meaning: Restlessness
Use: Don’t have ants in your pants.
77) Any Tom, Dick or Harry
Meaning: Any ordinary person
Use: I don’t want to work with any tom, dick or harry.
78) Angel’s Advocate
Meaning: Taking a positive outlook on an idea
Use: I will be angel’s advocate for you.
79) Apple of One’s Eye
Meaning: One that is highly cherished
Use: My son is just the apple of my eye.
80) Apples and Oranges
Meaning: Not comparable
Use: These are like apples and oranges, don’t compare them.
81) Armed to the Teeth
Meaning: Carrying many weapons
Use: The Indian army is armed to the teeth.
82) Around the Clock
Meaning: At all times
Use: I am here for you around the clock.
83) As Fit as A Fiddle
Meaning: To be physically fit
Use: He is as fit as a
84) As Poor as a Church Mouse
Meaning: Very poor
Use: Don’t be as poor as a church mouse.
85) At Death’s Door
Meaning: Very near to death
Use: His grandfather is at death’s door.
86) At Each Other’s Throats
Meaning: Constantly arguing
Use: They are at each other’s throats.
87) At Sixes and Sevens
Meaning: In a state of confusion
Use: We are at sixes and sevens in the office today.
88) At the Drop of a Hat
Meaning: Suddenly
Use: I will go at the drop of a hat today.
89) At the End of the Day
Meaning: In the final analysis or in the end
Use: At the end of the day, we won that game.
90) Babe In The Woods
Meaning: A Naive person
Use: My friend is a babe in the woods.
91) Babe Magnet
Meaning: Someone who is very attractive to women
Use: My friend is a babe magnet.
92) Back And Forth
Meaning: Negotiations; backward and forward
Use: He paced slowly back and forth.
93) Back in the Day
Meaning: In earlier times
Use: He was a strong guy back in the day.
94) Back Of Beyond
Meaning: A remote place
Use: My friend lives somewhere at the back of beyond.
94)Back to Square One
Meaning: Begin something again
Use: We will back to square
95) Back the Wrong Horse
Meaning: Supporting the losing side
Use: He always back the wrong
97) Backseat Driver
Meaning: Someone who gives unwanted advice
Use: Don’t try to be my backseat driver.
98) Bad Apple
Meaning: Dishonest person
Use: He is a bad apple in our office.
99) Bad Blood
Meaning: Feelings of hate between people because of arguments before
Use: There is bad blood between us.
100) Bad Egg
Meaning: Someone who is not trustworthy
Use: I don’t believe him because he is a bad egg.