Recent intrusion by Chinese army in the Indian borders is the drop of a hat.

96. To kick one’s heels : Waste time.

Some students kick their heals unnecessary.
97. To get away with :To escape.
Present govt, tried to get away with the controversy of Coalgate.
98. Adam’s ale : Ordinary water.
Some water containers have Adam’s ale in delhi.
99. In a further : [In a state of nervous excitement.
He was in a futher regarding to his interview.
100. A bull in the china shop : An awkward, tactless or clumsy person.
Mr. Sinha is a bull in the china shop as he does not have any work.

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101. Out of tune: Not having the same pitch as other instruments or voices.
Harmonium is out of tune with the modem music instruments.

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102. To put one’s foot down : To reject with determination.
When everybody else had agreed to the proposed agreement, the CMD put his foot
down. S
103. At sixes and sevens : In disorder I entered his drawing room, everything there
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was lying at sixes and sevens
ee

104. Through thick and thin: Under all circumstances the old soldier stood by his
master through thick and thin.
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105. To put something up : To present Please put up the case file immediately.
106. Turn down : To reject
Ja

The boss turned down my request for promotion.

107. Get over : Surmount
y

He soon got over all his difficulties.

B

108. Take off : Growing

The project is at the take off stage at present.
h

109. Put out : Extinguish

lis

He puts out the fire before retiring for the night.

110. Stand up to : Meet face to face
ng

He was able to stand up all the criticism from his adversaries.

111. Come about : To arise
E

With the rejection of Government proposal by the President a new situation has
come about in Indian polity.
112. Hang up : Informal emotional or psychological problems
While introducing liberalisation, the Government has no ideological hang-ups from
the past policy.
113. Hang on : To continue clinging to somebody
Ticket seekers are hanging on to the political bosses to curry favour with them.
114. Look up to : Expecting help
Whenever we are in difficulty we look up to our parents.
115. Look down upon : Treat contemptuously
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116. To fall flat : To have no effect
My advice fell flat on him.
117. In the teeth of : In the face of
She won the elections in the teeth of stiff opposition from the sitting member.
118. A fish out of water : In an uncomfortable position
When his children are away, he is like a fish out of water.
119. To bury the hatchet : To forget a quarrel
The old enemies have since buried the hatchet and become friends.
120. In full swing : In great progress
The election compaign is in full swing these days.
121. Hue and cry : A great stir

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When the thieves entered her house, she raised a hue and cry.
122. By and large : Generally

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By and large India is now an industrialised country.
123. Below the mark : Sub-standard
The quality of three guns is much below the mark. S
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124. A black sheep : A disgraceful person
ee

Beware of him, being a foreign agent, he is nothing short of a black sheep.

125. At hand : Very near
id

The final examination is at hand.

126. To have a flying start : To meet success from the very beginning
Ja

Indira Gandhi had a flying start in her political career.

127. To turn the table on : To frustrate the plans of one’s adversary
The rival candidate had made thorough preparation, but our nominee turned the
y

tables on him.
B

128. A queer fish : A strange fellow

h

He is a queer fish, nobody can anticipate his reaction to this issue.

lis

129. To lock horns with : To give a tough fight

The wrestler locked horns with his rival and won the bout.
ng

130. To read between the lines (to read carefully): to understand the hidden
meaning
The spy had written the message very carefully to avoid detection, but our
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intelligence people were able to read between the lines. If you read the statement
between the lines you will understand its meaning.
131. Give rise to : Create
Her letter to the young man has given rise to wild rumours.
132. Hang fire : Linger on
Delhi Rent Control Act has been hanging fire for many years now.
133. Pass away : To die
The old king passed away peacefully last night.
134. Put up with : To tolerate

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135. Tone down : To reduce in harshness
The reporting officer had recorded certain adverse remarks about him but the
reviewing officer toned these down considerably.
136. Give way : To break
The bridge gave way under the weight of heavy traffic.
137. All being well : If everything remains in order
All being well, we shall go to Mussoorie next month.
138. Get cold feet : To hesitate
In the beginning he was enthusiastic about reaching the summit, but when he
reached the base he got cold feet.
139. As of now : Presently

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As of now, there is no information about the where about of my friend.
140. Face the music : To face trouble

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The robber, who robbed me, is now facing the music in jail.
141. Against one’s grain : Against one’s nature
He will never apologise, as it is against his grain. S
p
142. Drop names : Show acquaintance with big people
ee

When the policeman insisted on taking him to the police station, he started
drop-ping names.
143. After all : Nevertheless
id

After all, he is my first cousin and he will surely help me.

Ja

144. Work wonders : To have a magical effect

His election speech worked wonders and won the hearts of the electorate.
144. Flare up : To erupt
y

The minor altercation between the two youngsters flared up into a big communal
B

riot.
145. Carry conviction : to have the force to convince
h

He is not a trustworthy person and his words do not carry conviction with the
lis

electorate.
146. Draw a blank : Cut a sorry figure
ng

He had done very well at the written test, but drew a blank before the interview
board.
E

147. Set at naught : Made meaningless

Our counter-attacks set at naught the initial gains of the army.
148. Put up with : Tolerate
He resigned his job on the ground that he could not put up with the humiliation any
more.
149. Look into : Examine in detail
The boss has kindly agreed to look into our grievances.
150. See through : To understand the real intention
He tried to hoodwink me, but I was able to see through his game and did not fall
into his trap.
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151. Get over : Surmount or master something
He was disappointed at not getting the job, but he will get over it.
152. Make a mess : Create a confusion
He was appointed General Manager of the company to streamline the working, but
he has made a mess of the whole thing.
153. Break out : To appear all of a sudden
In September 1994, plague broke out in Surat.
154. Call off : To withdraw
Municipal Corporation employees have called off their strike.
154. Come by : To get
He will never tell you how he came by such huge wealth.
155. Fall out : Repercussion

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The scandal is bound to create a serious fall out for the politicians.
156. Go in for : To bury

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If I get good money for this car, I shall go in for a Maruti Van.
157. Give away : To distribute
Prizes were given away by the President. S
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158. Let off : Let go without punishment
ee

The kind-hearted judge let him off with a simple warning.

159. Make out : Understand
id

I could not make out anything from his talk.

160. Make off with : Take away
Ja

The thieves made off with the booty.

161. Run down : To enfeeble
The battery of my car has run down; it needs recharging.
y

162. Send for : To call

B

Send for the doctor at once.

h

163. Set up : To start a business; to establish

lis

He has set up a printing press in Delhi.

164. Take to : To become addicted to
ng

He took to opium-eating in his old age.

165. Turnout : To expel
E

He was turned out of the house unceremoniously.

166. Turn up : To reappear
He has turned up in the class after a very long time.
167. Wear out : To depreciate by wear and tear
The machinery of the factory is completely worn out. It has to be replaced.
168. Wind up : To close
He wounded up his business and left Delhi for good.
169. Work out : To prepair details etc.
Let us work out the scheme.
170. Write off : To delete

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171. Write out : To reduce to writing
We should write out the claims and counter-claims of the two parties.
172. To live in an ivory tower : To be unaware of the realities
He lives in an ivory tower unmindful of the harsh realities of the world.
173. A white -collar job : Clerical work
There is a widespread unemployment among our educated youth today because
young persons are only after white collar jobs.
174. To lose heart : To give up courage
Napolean was not the man to lose heart after facing the defeat.
175. To break out : To spread as an epidemic
Gastroenteritis has broken out in the old city.

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176. To differ with : Not to agree
I beg to differ with you on this issue.

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177. To bring in : To yield
My books bring in a good profit.
178. To take after : Resemble S
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The young child takes after his grandfather.
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179. To draw up : To prepare a draft of a document

He has drawn up a very good draft of friendship treaty with China.
id

180. To make for : To move towards

He is making for the Parliament.
Ja

181. Out of question : Impossible

My father told me that giving me permission to marry the girl of my choice is out of
question.
y

182. Bad blood : Enmity

B

The division of property after the rich man’s death created bad blood between the
two brothers.
h

183. Cat’s paw : To make somebody a tool

lis

The foreigners were held as cat’s paw in the Middle East conflict.
184. To bring up : To care for and train a child
ng

To bring up a child properly is a very difficult job.

185. To run down : To become weak in health
E

The death of his father has given him such a rude shock that he is very much run
down.
186. To break into : To enter a house etc. illegally
Some thieves broke into his house last night.
187. To run about : To move busily from place to place
Yesterday, It was a very busy day for me. I had to do a lot of running about.
188. To go in for : To enter as a competitor or contestant
I have decided to go in for the IAS Examination.
189. Blow up : To explode or cause to explode

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190. To come round : To accept one’s opinion.
After some persuasion he came round to my views.
191. Sit down : To assume sitting position
The farmers sat down for dinner at the Boat Club.
192. To speak out : To state one’s beliefs, objections etc.
After some initial hesitation, he stood up and spoke out his mind.
193. In deep water : Faced with problems
In spite of his best efforts to overcome his difficulties, he is still in deep water.
194. By fair means or foul : By all means
He will certainly get his work done by fair means or foul.
195. Get away with : To escape

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After having done this you cannot get away without punishment.
196. Split hair : To go into minute details

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Pleaders and philosophers are in the habit of splitting hair.
197. By all means :Certainly
You can take my pen by all means. S
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198. In cold blood : Cruelly
ee

Yesterday, a money lender was murdered in cold blood.

199. Let the cat out of the bag : To leak out the secrets
id

The three friends hatched a conspiracy to kill Hemu. But one of them let the cat out
of the bag.
Ja

200. To make both ends meet : To live within one’s income

Today, the cost of living is so high that people find it difficult to make both ends
meet.
y

201. To cry over the spilt milk : to waste time in vain; regret
B

It is no use crying over the spilt milk.

h

202. Put out : To extinguish

lis

Please, put out your light.

203. Put up : To stay
ng

We put up at clark’s hotel in Shimla.

204. Set out : To start on a travel
When do you intend to set out on your journey abroad.
E

205. Set in : To begin

The winter season has set in.
206 Done with : Discurded
Now-a-days many old customs have been done away with.
207. Done for : Served the purpose
This box has done for a table.
208. Hold up : Delay
We should reach home in half an hour, barring hold ups.
209. Hold on : To continue; to proceed in

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