*സ്ഥിരമായി ചോദിച്ച ചില English Idioms*

® A bolt from the blue : Unexpected incident

® A chip on your shoulder : Being upset for something that happened in past

® A slap on the wrist : Very mild punishment

® A stone through : Short distance

® A wolf in sheep clothing : A person who cannot be trusted

® Add fuel to the fire : To worsen a situation

® Against the clock : As fast as possible before a deadline

® All Greek to me : Something which cannot be understood

⭕ An arm and a leg : Very expensive

⭕ An axe to grind : To have dispute with someone

⭕ At one's wit's end : Not knowing what to do

⭕ At sixes and sevens : In utter disorder

⭕ At the drop a hat : Showing readiness

⭕ At the eleventh hour : At the last moment

⭕ Baker's dozen : Thirteen

⭕ Beat a dead horse : To force an issue that has already ended

⭕ Beating around the bush : Avoiding the main topic

⭕ Bite your tongue : To avoid talking

® Blue moon : A rare event

® Burn one's fingers : Get oneself into trouble

® Burn the candle at both ends : Exhaust ones physical or mental
resources by over work

® Call a spade a spade : Speak frankly

® Cock and bull story : Unbelievable story

® Come off with flying colors : Highly successful

® Cry over split milk : Regret over past action

® Dark horse : Unexpected winner

⭕ Dutch courage : Courage shown after become drunk

⭕ Eat humble pie : Become humble after ill luck

⭕ Fish in trouble water : Make profit when others in trouble

⭕ Flesh and blood : To refer someone's family

⭕ Get your walking papers : To be fired

⭕ Good Samaritan : Person helping others without any expectation

⭕ Greasing the palm : Bribing

⭕ Head over heals : With great joy

⭕ Hold your horse : Be patient

⭕ In high spirit : Very happy

⭕ Keep body and soul together : Money in order to live comfortably

⭕ Keep the wolf from the door : Avoid starvation

⭕ Kick the bucket : Die

⭕ Leave no stone upturned : Do everything one can

® Lend an ear to : Listen patiently

® Let sleeping dogs lie : Not to restart a dispute

® Let the cat out of the bag : Make something public

® Like a chicken with its head cut off : To act madly

® Make both ends meet : Struggle to live with limited income

® Mum's the word : Close one's mouth and utter no word

® Nip in the bud : To prevent something from developing

® On the fence : Something yet to be decided

® Over the top : Exorbitant

⭕ Pick up your ears : Pay attention

⭕ Pipe down : To shut up or be quiet

⭕ Queer fish : Strange person

⭕ Queer the pitch : Ruin a plan

⭕ Sell for a song : At a very low price

⭕ Smell a rat : To sense a danger in advance

⭕ Southpaw : Left handed person

⭕ Storm in tea cup : Unimportant event

⭕ Swan song : Last performance

⭕ Tie the knot : To get married

⭕ Till the cows come home : Very late

⭕ To keep one's eyes : To be extremely watchful

⭕ To steal someone's thunder : Claim someone's achievement

⭕ Tongue in cheek : A harmless joke

⭕ Use your loaf : Act sensibly

⭕ Wet blanket : Useless person