Rich Idioms and Phrases
SN
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Idioms and Phrases
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Meanings
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571
|
grasp the nettle
|
to deal with a difficult problem
with courage
|
572
|
be no great shakes
|
is not very good, efficient,
suitable
|
573
|
give up the ghost
|
to die, to breakdown, go out of
work
|
574
|
on the ground
|
amongst common people
|
575
|
make sb’s hackles rise/raise sb’s
hackles
|
to enrage somebody
|
576
|
hand over fist
|
very fast & in a large
quantities
|
577
|
uphill and down dale
|
everywhere
|
578
|
on the horizon
|
likely to happen
|
579
|
cut no ice
|
have no effect of sth on sb/sth
|
580
|
the joker in the pack
|
sb in a team who might
change/betray the team work
|
581
|
beyond one’s ken
|
beyond one’s knowledge
|
582
|
every last
|
all the final
|
583
|
last but not the least
|
final but equally important
|
584
|
of late
|
recently, lately
|
585
|
take leave of one’s senses
|
to go absolutely/sheer mad
|
586
|
beard the lion in his den
|
to challenge sb/win sb's heart by
foul means for a favour
|
587
|
live in sin
|
live together with a woman as if
married
|
588
|
pop the question
|
to propose for marriage
|
589
|
go to pot
|
to be spoilt, ruin
|
590
|
a pregnant pause/silence
|
silence/pause in the speech with a
serious meaning but unexpressed
|
591
|
pull one’s socks up
|
to improve one’s behaviour/attitude
|
592
|
pure and simple
|
(just that’s /and that’s why;
simple as that
|
593
|
rags to riches
|
from poverty to prosperity
|
594
|
raise the roof
|
to make a lot of noise
|
595
|
read sb like a book
|
to understand one’s attitude
clearly
|
596
|
dead mute
|
one who is very introvert and
barely speaks
|
597
|
deaden sb to sth
|
Her own unhappiness has deadened
her to the sufferings of others. (example only)
|
598
|
write sb out of sth
|
to dismiss sb from a list
|
599
|
if the worst comes to the worst
|
at the most difficult or worst
situation
|
600
|
way back
|
a long time ago
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Having learnt all these rich idioms and phrases, the brevity of your expression will certainly create an indelible impression upon the listeners and the readers who follow your speech or writing.
All the Best!
JNB2019
