In this article, I have given the important idioms for the students of F. A. and B.A. I have given all the important idioms that can be selected in the examination. I have made sentences in very simple language so that all students can remember them easily.
Important Idioms
1. A. B. C (Basic knowledge)
He does not know even the A.B.C of English.
2. Bed of Roses ( joyful)
It is true that life is not a bad of roses.
3. A Bone of contention. ( Reason of Dispute)
This property is a bone of contention between two friends
4. Above board ( without doubt)
His honesty is above board.
5. A Jailbird ( Habitual criminal)
My friend is Jailbird.
6. A near-miss failure
Your previous failure was a near miss, so you should try again.
7. A wild goose chase
It is just a wild goose chase for you to convince that wise man.
8. Add fuel to fire
My friend is in the habit of adding fuel to fire.
9. A casting bote
The chairman used his right of a casting vote.
10. Add insult to injury
If you add insult to injury, he will not bear it.
11. After one's own heart
He married a girl after his own heart.
12. All and sundry
All and sundry came to the village fair.
13. All in all
A principal is all in all in the college.
14. Alladin's lamp
Those who dream of Aladin's lamp do not succeed.
15. Alpha and omega
The alpha and omega of Islam is that Allah is one and Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) is His last Prophet.
16. Apple of discord
This house is the apple of discord between two brothers.
17. Apple's of one's eyes
Being the only son Ali is the apple of his parent's eyes
18. Animal spirit
In annual games, the players showed animal spirit.
19. An axe to grind
he has always an axe to grind in all matters.
20. At a lose end
Many young men are at a lose end in Pakistan.
21. At a stone's throw
He lives at stone's throw from his college.
22. At daggers drawn
Both the friends are at daggers drawn nowadays.
23. At large
Nowadays murder is at large in the city.
24. At the Eleventh hour
The doctor reached at the eleventh hour and saved the patient.
25. Back out
You should not ack out your promise.
26. Bad blood
He tried to create bad blood between two friends.
27. Bad debt
The money which I gave him is a bad debt.
28. Bag and baggage
He has left this country bag and baggage.
29. At sixes and sevens
The books in the room were lying at sixes and sevens.
30. Be done up
Her hair was done up beautifully.
31. Be taken a back
He was taken aback on seeing his wife with some stranger.
32. Beard the lion
My friend is in the habit of bearding the lion.
33. Be taken in
I was taken in by her outer innocence.
34. Beat about the bush
Do not bear about the bush, come to the point.
35. Beat the air
You should not waste your energy by beating the air.
36. Better half
My friend says that his better half is very beautiful.
37. Bird of passage
He will not settle in this city because he is a bird of passage.
38. Bird's eye view
I have had a bird's eye view of this book.
39. Black sheep
In every class, there are black sheep.
40. Birds of feather
Birds of a feather flock together.
41. Blow hot and cold
He often blows hot and cold with his friend.
42. blow one's own trumpet
He is in the habit of blowing his own trumpet always.
43 Blue blood
He belongs to a good family and has blue blood in his viens.
44. Bolt from the blue
His father's death is a bolt from the blue for his family.
45. Bring to book
The culprit will definitely bring to the book.
46. Bring home
I shall bring him home his mistake.
47. Bring to light
All his misdeeds were brought to light in court.
48. Broken reed
I cannot trust him because he is a broken reed.
49. Burn one's fingers
If you oppose me, you will burn your fingers.
50. Burning question
Load shading is a burning question these days.
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