Idioms and Phrases

1.  All in all - Whole and sole (सर्वेसर्वा ) : The District Magistrate is all in all in the district.
2.  At sixes and sevens - In disorder (बेतरतीब) : Your children came into my room and left all my books at sixes and sevens.
3. Add fuel to fire - To make the matter worse (अग्नि में घी का कार्य करना) : The officer was already very angry but the discourteous answer of Rihana added fuel to fire.
4. All and sundry - Everyone without distinction (प्रत्येक बिना किसी भेदभाव के ) : My father invited all and sundry of the locality to the marriage party.
5. At one's wits' end - Totally confused (चकरा जाना ) : The theives were at their wits' end when they saw the police coming.
6. Above board - Honest and frank (ईमानदार तथा स्पष्ट ) : He is always above board in his dealing with his customers.
7. An apple of discord or a bone of contention - Cause of quarrel (झगड़े की जड़ ) : Kashmir is the apple of discrd or a bone of contention between India and Pakistan.
8. At daggers drawn - Open enmity, bitter enemies (घोर शत्रुता ) - Rana Pratap and Akbar were at daggers drawn with each other.
9. An apple of one's eye - Very dear (अति प्रिय होना ) : Hemant, the only son of his parents is an apple of his mother's eye.
10. Against the rainy day - For hard days (बुरे दिनों के लिए) : Every person should save something against the rainy day.


11. At an arm's length - At a distance (दूर) : The father advised his son to keep himself at an arm's length from bad boys.
12. An axe to grind - Personal end to survive (अपना स्वार्थ सिद्ध करना) : People do not trust those who have an axe to grind.
13. At the eleventh hour - At the last moment (अंतिम समय पर) : He requested to accept his help at the eleventh hour.
14. At a stone's throw - Near (पास) : Your uncle lives at a stone's throw from my house.
15. At large - Free (स्वतंत्र) : The prisoner is at large after tipping the jailor.
16. At hand - Near (पास) : My college is just at hand from my house.
17. At random - Without any aim (बिना किसी उद्देश्य के) : The soldiers fired their guns at random.
18.  A bed of roses - Quite comfortable (फूलों की सेज) : The post of Pesident is not a bed of roses.
19. Apple-pie order - In perfect orderly arrangement (सुव्यवस्थित रूप में) : He keeps his clothes in apple-pie order.
20. All Greek and Latin - Very difficult to understand (समझने में बहुत कठिन) : His literary speech was all Greek and Latin to most of us.
21. A laughing stock - An object of ridicule (हसी का पात्र) : His foolish argument has made him a laughing stock of all.
22. At home in - Well-versed in, Perfect (दक्ष, निपुण) : Alok is at home in mathematics.
23. Account for - to be responsible (उत्तरदायी होना) : You must account for your loss.
24. A far cry - Very distant (दूर की) : For India to control increasing population is a far cry.
25. A good deal of - Very much (अत्यधिक) : You must finish a good deal of your course well before the examination.
26. According to - Consistent with (के अनुसार) : According to your medical report, you cannot survive.
27. As far as - So far as (जहाँ तक) : As far as I know, you are not going anywhere.
28. A bottle neck - Obstacle (बाधा ) : In spite of all the bottle necks created by his opponents, he got success in his mission. 
29. Bag and Baggage - with all belongings (बिस्तर बोरिये के साथ ) : The English left India bag and baggage in 1947.
30. Beat about the bush - To come to the point in a round about way (घुमा फिरा कर बात करना) : Come to the main point, do not beat about the bush.
31. Birds of a feather - People of the same nature (एक ही स्वभाव के व्यक्ति) : Birds of a feather flock together.
32. By hook or by crook - By any means (उचित या अनुचित तरह से) : He wants to get success in the life by hook or by crook.
33. By and by - Gradually (धीरे-धीरे) : By and by, he will become a perfect saint.
34. By fits and starts - Irregularly (अनियमित रूप से) : Kumar failed in the examination because he studied by fits and starts.
35. Bread and butter - Livelihood (जीविका) : Every person is busy in his bread and butter problem due to dearness.
36. Breathe one's last - To die (अंतिम साँस लेना) : His father breathed his last leaving behind him four children.
37. Break the ice - To break the silence (मौन का वातावरण तोडना) : When all were silent for a long time I decided to break the ice.
38. Bolt from the blue - A great shock (बड़ा सदमा) :  His father's untimely death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
39. Bear the brunt of - To bear main attack (मुख्य आक्रमण सहना) : Front soldiers always bear the brunt of the battle.
40. Bird's eye view - A general study at a glance (सरसरी नज़र से देखना) : We had bird's eye view of the government report on profiteering.
41. By all means - Certainly (निश्चय ही) : By all means he will be passed all subjects in exam.
42. Block-head - Fool (बेवकूफ) : I can not work with him as he is a block-head.
43. Beside the mark - Unsuitable (अनुपयुक्त) : I lost the case because my lawyer's arguments were beside the mark.
44. By leaps and bounds - Very rapidly ( दिन दूनी रात चौगुनी) : My country is making progress by leaps and bounds in manufacturing field. 
45. Bury the hatchet - To forget the past enmity (पुरानी शत्रुता भुला देना) : It is wise for Ram and Mahesh to bury the hatchet and be friends again.
46. Beggars description - To be indescribable (वर्णन से बाहर) : The beauty of the Taj Mahal beggars description.
47. Bring to book - To punish (सजा देना) :The naughty boy was brought to book by the Principal.
48.  Beat the air - Making useless efforts (हवा में हाथ पैर मारना) : When the lion was shot dead, it began to beat the air with its paws.
49. Black sheep - An undesirable member of a group (बुरा या अवांछनीय व्यक्ति) : He is the black sheep of my family.
50. Black and white - In writing (लिखित रूप में) : I can forgive you if you apologize in black and white.

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