Most important idioms for compitive Exams

1).Decked up – put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive

2).Doing the rounds – to be passed from one person to another

3).Between the cup and the lips – On the point of achievement

4).A damp squib – Complete failure

5).Put off – an evasive reply, to delay

 doing something, especially because you do not want to do it

6).A dime a dozen – Anything that is common and easy to get

7).Cast iron stomach– Someone who has no problems, complications or ill effects with eating anything

8).A mare’s nest– A false invention

9).Takes a beating – to be damaged because of performing badly or being criticized

10).A chip on your shoulder – Being upset for something that happened in the past

11).A toss-up – A result that is still unclear and can go either way

12).An iron hand – By force

13).A taste of your own medicine – When you are mistreated the same way you mistreat others

14).At the drop of a hat – Willing to do something immediately

15).A man of straw – A weak person

16).Bite your tongue – To avoid talking

17).An eyewash – A pretence

18).At sixes and seven– Persons who are having different opinions

19).Bite off more than you can chew – To take on a task that is way too big to handle

20).Can’t cut the mustard– Someone who isn’t adequate enough to compete or participate

21).Call a spade a spade– Straight talks

22).Don’t count your chickens before they hatch– Don’t rely on it until you sure of it

23).Dog days of summer– The hottest day of the summer season

24).Ever and anon– Now and then, occasionally

25).Field day– An enjoyable day or circumstance

26).Bits and Pieces– small things of different types

 27).Kick the bucket– Die

28).Know the ropes– To understand the details

29).Latin and Greek– Unable to understand

30).Like a chicken with its head cut off– To act in a frenzied manner, crazily

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