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Sl No. Idioms Application in sentences

1. apple of my eye Little Johnny is the apple of the eye of his
mother.
2. apple pie order They made sure the house was in apple
pie order before their parents returned.
3. at sea He was at sea when he could not find his
admit card in the exam hall.
4. axe to grind She has an axe to grind with him since he
misbehaved with her.
5. back to square one He was back to square one after he
slipped off just when he was about to
climb the cliff.
6. be in the same boat As we are in the same boat, we should
stop blaming each other and find a
solution to this problem.
7. be on cloud nine She was on cloud nine when her mother
gave her the permission to go on a picnic
with her friends.
8. blue-eyed boy He is the management’s blue-eyed boy in
his company.
9. call a spade a spade Some people avoid Nancy and her sister
for they call a spade a spade.
10. carry the day If we play according to our plan
tomorrow, we would surely carry the day.
11. close shave I had a close shave this morning when a
truck unexpectedly swerved into our lane.
12. deer in the headlights Surprised by the interviewer’s question,
the leader looked like a deer in the
 headlights.
13. eat humble pie He had to eat humble pie for his bitter
criticism when he found no one in his
support.
14. get cold feet He practised hard for the competition but
at the last moment he got cold feet.
15. green-eyed monster Prat is a green-eyed monster who is never
happy with others’ success.
16. hold the purse strings If you do not hold the purse strings, you
will surely run into severe financial crisis.
17. in black and white He wants everything in black and white as
he does not believe in verbal
commitment.
18. in the nick of time He started late from home but managed
to reach office though in the nick of time.
19. once in a blue moon As she remains too busy in her profession,
she contacts her school friends once in a
blue moon.
20. out of the blue His decision to retire from cricket came
out of the blue to his team.
21. pay through the nose He had to pay through the nose to buy
this expensive gift.
22. push comes to shove You can stay with us, but if push comes to
shove you might have to shift somewhere
else.
23. put a spoke in the He is disliked by all as he has a habit
wheels always to put a spoke in the wheels.
24. put in a nutshell To put in a nutshell, I do not agree to your
proposal.
25. puts me in mind Your style of painting puts me in mind of
the famous Dutch artist Rembrandt.
26. rain cats and dogs Today’s weather forecast is that it would
rain cats and dogs from late evening.
27. rub salt in a wound His sarcastic remarks would rub salt in a
wound he is bearing for the humiliation
he received.
28. see eye to eye I am glad we see eye to eye on the choice
of the picture for the cover page of our
magazine.
29. take the bull by the When the argument turned into a fight,
horns he was left with no choice but to take the
bull by the horns and call the police.