Most important english idioms for B.A
: Idioms. 1 Carry on: Please carry on your studies. 2.Face the music: He
committed mistakes,and later on he had to face the music.3.Few and far
between: His visits here are few and far between. 4.Get rid of: We
should get rid of corruption .5Hue and cry: People are raising hue and
cry against the new taxes .6.To have a gift of the gab: He can impress
the audience as he has the gift of the gab.7.In a fix: He is in a fix as
he can not decide what subjects he should choose for his B.A.8 Inspite
of: Inspite of his efforts ,he could not get his job.9.Off an on: He
visits his relatives off and on . 10. For the sake of : He spoke the
truth for the sake of his conscience.
11.Above all.He is hardworking ,able and above all honest. 12.A bird,s eye view: We had a bird,s eye view of the city from the aeroplane. 13:Blue Stocking:She is considered a blue stocking among literary circles. 14. A busy bee: He has no time to chat as he is a busy bee. 15.A Wet blanket: He is a wet blanket as he is spoils the fun at parties. 16. Blue blood: He is noble as he has blue blood in his veins. 17.Bolt from the blue: His father,s sudden death was a bolt from the blue for him.18.Bring to book: The criminals should be brought to book . 19.A brain drain: (educated logu ka contry chor k chlay jana)Unemployment is cuasing a brain drain in the country.20 .Buffs eye:
: 21. A turn coat: You cannot depend upon his help as he is a turn coat. 22. A smooth sailing: Passing the B.A examination is not a smooth sailing. 23. To bring round : The teacher tried to bring me round the point. 24. Fair and square: He is fair and square in his dealings. 25. To get over: He got over the difficulties. 26. To hold back: We should hold back nothing from our friends. 27. In a fix.He is in a fix as he cannot decide what profession he should adopt. 28. To the bitter end: He faced the odds to the bitter end. 29.To turn tail: As a brave soldier, he would not turn tail. 30 .Under a cloud: He is not in the good books of his officer,as he is under a cloud.
: 31.A friend at court: I can get the work done as I have a friend at a court.32.A rulling passion: Love is a ruling passion in youth. 33. To do away with: we can not do away with newspapers. 34.To cast down: He is cast down because of his failure.35. To move heaven and hearth: He moved heaven and earth to marry his beloved. 36 . On the eve of: He was happy on the eve of his marriage. 37. Out of pockets: He is out of pockets these days. 38.Pros and cons: Let us discuss the pros and cons of this issue. 39.To work up: The staff worked up three patients for surgery that morning. 40. Adapt to: We must adapt to the changing circumstances.
41: A bird of passage: He is a bird of passage so he can not stay here. 42.Bosom friend : He is my bosom friend as he knows my secrets. 43.Behave oneself: Be serious and behave yourself. 44 Send for: send for the doctor as he is ill. 45.Give in: We should not give in to difficulties.46.Set Out: He set out on a long journey. 47.Break away. Hold the horse tightly otherwise it may break away. 48.Blue eyed boy: He may get promotion as he is the blue eyed boy of the boss. 49.Blessing in disguise: Missing the bus proved a blessing in disguise as it later met with an accident. 50 .A gala day: Eid is a gala day for the Muslims.
: 51. To give vent to . He gave vent to his feelings of anger. 52. Bear out: Who will bear out your statement? 53: to call in: Please call in the doctor. 54. To vie with: Girls vie with boys in studies. 55.To keep at arms length: He is a gambler ,keep him at arms length. 56.To end in smoke: All his efforts to go abroad ended in smoke. 57. Yellow press: Yellow press spreads panic in the society.58 . A thorn in flesh: His drunkard son is a thorn in his flesh. 59. To hold water: His arguments do not hold water in this case. 60.In the teeth of: He won the elections in the teeth of bitter opposition.
: 61.To die in harness: Quid.e.Azam died in harness. 62.A royal road: There is no royal road to success. 63. To turn up: Suddenly a bear turned up in the forest. 64. To cut down: We should cut down our expenses.65. To take down. Take down what I dictate. 66.To ,make a racket: They were making such a racket outside that i could not sleep well. 67.An eye wash: The lover promised to marry her ,but it was all an eye wash .68. A maiden speech. He impressed the audience in his maiden speech. 69. For good: She left the city for good. 70.All and sundry: he invited all and sundry to his marriage party.
11.Above all.He is hardworking ,able and above all honest. 12.A bird,s eye view: We had a bird,s eye view of the city from the aeroplane. 13:Blue Stocking:She is considered a blue stocking among literary circles. 14. A busy bee: He has no time to chat as he is a busy bee. 15.A Wet blanket: He is a wet blanket as he is spoils the fun at parties. 16. Blue blood: He is noble as he has blue blood in his veins. 17.Bolt from the blue: His father,s sudden death was a bolt from the blue for him.18.Bring to book: The criminals should be brought to book . 19.A brain drain: (educated logu ka contry chor k chlay jana)Unemployment is cuasing a brain drain in the country.20 .Buffs eye:
: 21. A turn coat: You cannot depend upon his help as he is a turn coat. 22. A smooth sailing: Passing the B.A examination is not a smooth sailing. 23. To bring round : The teacher tried to bring me round the point. 24. Fair and square: He is fair and square in his dealings. 25. To get over: He got over the difficulties. 26. To hold back: We should hold back nothing from our friends. 27. In a fix.He is in a fix as he cannot decide what profession he should adopt. 28. To the bitter end: He faced the odds to the bitter end. 29.To turn tail: As a brave soldier, he would not turn tail. 30 .Under a cloud: He is not in the good books of his officer,as he is under a cloud.
: 31.A friend at court: I can get the work done as I have a friend at a court.32.A rulling passion: Love is a ruling passion in youth. 33. To do away with: we can not do away with newspapers. 34.To cast down: He is cast down because of his failure.35. To move heaven and hearth: He moved heaven and earth to marry his beloved. 36 . On the eve of: He was happy on the eve of his marriage. 37. Out of pockets: He is out of pockets these days. 38.Pros and cons: Let us discuss the pros and cons of this issue. 39.To work up: The staff worked up three patients for surgery that morning. 40. Adapt to: We must adapt to the changing circumstances.
41: A bird of passage: He is a bird of passage so he can not stay here. 42.Bosom friend : He is my bosom friend as he knows my secrets. 43.Behave oneself: Be serious and behave yourself. 44 Send for: send for the doctor as he is ill. 45.Give in: We should not give in to difficulties.46.Set Out: He set out on a long journey. 47.Break away. Hold the horse tightly otherwise it may break away. 48.Blue eyed boy: He may get promotion as he is the blue eyed boy of the boss. 49.Blessing in disguise: Missing the bus proved a blessing in disguise as it later met with an accident. 50 .A gala day: Eid is a gala day for the Muslims.
: 51. To give vent to . He gave vent to his feelings of anger. 52. Bear out: Who will bear out your statement? 53: to call in: Please call in the doctor. 54. To vie with: Girls vie with boys in studies. 55.To keep at arms length: He is a gambler ,keep him at arms length. 56.To end in smoke: All his efforts to go abroad ended in smoke. 57. Yellow press: Yellow press spreads panic in the society.58 . A thorn in flesh: His drunkard son is a thorn in his flesh. 59. To hold water: His arguments do not hold water in this case. 60.In the teeth of: He won the elections in the teeth of bitter opposition.
: 61.To die in harness: Quid.e.Azam died in harness. 62.A royal road: There is no royal road to success. 63. To turn up: Suddenly a bear turned up in the forest. 64. To cut down: We should cut down our expenses.65. To take down. Take down what I dictate. 66.To ,make a racket: They were making such a racket outside that i could not sleep well. 67.An eye wash: The lover promised to marry her ,but it was all an eye wash .68. A maiden speech. He impressed the audience in his maiden speech. 69. For good: She left the city for good. 70.All and sundry: he invited all and sundry to his marriage party.
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