IDIOMS & PHRASES-4

                  SSC IDIOMS AND PHRASES-3

Hold the enemy at bay	Prevented the enemy from coming near
To keep the pot boiling	Keep the controversy alive
Far cry	A long way off
Bolt from the blue	Sudden Sock
Win Hands down	Win easily
On and off	At intervals
With a high hand	Oppressively
Make no bone	Do without hesitation
Get hold of the wrong end ofthe stick	Misjudge the situation
On the wan	Declining
Cool as cucumber	Calm and composed
Catch 22	Absurd , a dilemma or difficult circumstance form  whichthere is no escape because of mutually conflicting of dependentconditions
Pell‐mell	In a disorderedly manner
Plough a lonely furrow	Do without the help of others
Great hand	Expert at
Heap coals on someone’s t head	Make someone feel sorry
Cocksure	Perfectly confident
Cuts both ends	Argument in support of both sides of the issue
Feather own nest	Act for won future benefits
Throw down the gauntlet	Challenge someone, Behaved as very great and importantperson
On tenterhooks	An anxious suspense
Ride rough shod over	Treat harshly
Do a good turn by	Do a favour
On its last leg	About to perish/expire
Heart out	Suffer silently
Have the mind	Have the willingness
Cushy job	Financial comfortable job
Now and then	Occasionally
Midas touch	Ability to success in all projects
Paint with bright colour	Exaggerated
To set the Thames on fire	A heroic deed
On the wrong side of fifty	Over fifty years old
Out of question	Unthinkable
Brought matters to a head	Create an atmosphere of confrontation
In a jiffy	In a hurry
Double dealing	Deception
Blow own trumpet	To tell other people how good and successful you are
Let the grass grow under thefeet	Stayed out
Cut someone dead	To ignore someone totally
Make both end meet	Earn enough
Make light	Treat lightly
Wear the trousers	Dominant
Hole and corner	Secret
Steal someone’s thunder	To lessen someone’s force
Yeoman service	Free, generous help
To the backbone	Completely
Lynch law	Law of the mob
Bitten of more than chew	Trying do to too much
Stalking horse	Trick , something that is used to hide someone’s real purpose
Make hay while the sun rises	Make the best use of a favourable situation
On the wane	Growing less
Lying down	Show no reaction
Cut out	Suitable