Most Important Idioms In Fsc

ABOVE BOARD:
All his business with others is above board.
AT LENGTH
At length they won the match.
A ROLLING STONE:
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
A WHITE ELEPHANT:
This old car is just a white elephant to us.
AT LARGE:
The thief was at large.
ALADIN’S LAMP:
I do not have an Aladdin’s lamp to build a house.
A LAUGHING STOCK:
He is the laughing stock of our school.
A LAME EXCUSE:
Your illness is a lame excuse for leave.
A MAN OF LETTERS.
My teacher is a man of letters.
A RED LETTER DAY:
The 14th of august is a red-letter day for us.
A RAINY DAY:
We should save money for a rainy day.
AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR:
He reached the station at the eleventh hour.
ALL AND SUNDRY:
He invited all and sundry to the party.
AT DAGGERS DRAWN:
The two parties are at daggers drawn.
A WILD GOOSE CHASE.
His search for the car is only wild goose chase.
A MAIDEN SPEECH:
We liked his maiden speech in the assembly.
BY HOOK OR BY CROOK:
He wants to pass the exams by hook or by crook.
BRING UP:
He was brought up in a noble family.
BY FITS AND STARTS:
They fail because they study by fits and starts.
BURNING QUESTION:
Kashmir is a burning question for us.
BETWEEN TWO FIRES:
A wise man always avoids being between two fires.
BY AND LARGE:
By and large, I am happy with my life.
BREAK INTO / IN:
The thieves broke into his house last night.
BREAK WITH:
Do not break with your friends.
BACK UP:
She refused to back up his plan.
BETTER HALF:
His better half is a teacher.
BREAK THE ICE:
He started talking to break the ice.
BAG AND BAGGAGE:
He left the house with bag and baggage.
BURN THE MIDNIGHT OIL:
Many students burn the mid-night oil near the examination.
BREAK THE NEWS:
I break the news of his father’s death to her.
BREAK OUT
Bird’s flue broke out in our city.
BRING IN
My job does not bring in much but I enjoy it.
BED OF ROSES
Life is not a bed of roses.
CARRY THE DAY
Ali carried the day in local election.
CUT A SORRY FIGURE
He cut a sorry figure in the interview.
COME OFF
This label will soon come off.
CUT OFF
He cut a branch off the tree.
HEART AND SOUL
He loves me heart and soul.
KITH AND KIN.
We should love our kith and kin.
TOOTH AND NAIL
He fought tooth and nail.
LOOK FOR
We look for sincere friends everywhere.
PUT DOWN
The revolt was put down with an iron hand.
UNDER A CLOUD
Ali was under a cloud.
UPTO DATE
We like up-to-the date styles of clothes.
PUT ON
He put on new clothes for the party.
HARD AND FAST
These are the hard and fast rules of the games.
PUT OFF
I may put off my visit to Lahore.
FOR GOOD
He left the city for good.
PART AND PARCEL
Religion is a part and parcel of our life.
MAKE UP
He is trying to make up for the loss in the business.
TURN UP
Their guests will turn up soon.
FAIR PLAY
We want to have fair play everywhere.
IN A FIX
He is in a fix about his marriage.
LOOK AFTER
Razia looks after this girl.
OUT AND OUT
He is out and out gentleman.
GET THROUGH
You will get through the examination.
MAKE GOOD
You must make good this loss.
SEND FOR
I have sent for the doctor.
TAKE AFTER
Ali takes after his father.
NIP IN THE BUD
Evil habits must be nipped in the bud.
TO TAKE TO TASK
Father took his son to task.
TO BRING TO BOOK
The government should bring to book all corrupt people.
TO GET WIND OF
She may get wind of your plans from your friends.
GET ABOUT
They get about in their car easily.
TO GET RID OF
I want to get rid of old car.
TURN OVER A NEW LEAF
Let us turn over a new leaf and begin a new life.
SEE OFF
We went to the station to see mother off.
FOR THE SAKE OF
We should work hard for the sake of country.
THROUGH THICK AND THIN
He will be with you through thick and thin.
RED TAPE.
Red tape is a curse in a society
GIVE UP
He did not give up smoking.
GIVE AND TAKE
Life is a matter of give and take.
IN FULL SWING
The summer is in full swing.
TO TAKE A FANCY TO
Everyone will take a fancy to the film
TO CATCH RED HANDED
The thief was caught red- handed.
UP TO THE MARK
Your book is not up to the mark.
ON THE EVE OF
He worked hard on the eve of examination.
END IN SMOKE
All of his efforts ended in smoke.
RUN OVER
The train ran over the bus.
TURN DOWN
He turned down your request.
TURN OVER
Please, turn the page over.
IN BLACK AND WHITE
I have all their planes in black and white.
BAD BLOOD
There is no bad blood between the two brothers.
BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS
We can progress by leaps and bounds if we work hard.
A BLACK SHEEP
He is the black sheep of the family.
A MAN OF PARTS
Allama Iqbal was a man of parts.
CHILD`S PLAY
It is not a child’s play to write a book.
NOW AND THEN
We meet our school friends now and then.
GIVE IN
I will not give in to him.
PUT ASIDE /BY
CALL A SPADE A SPADE
Call a spade a spade, and tell the truth.
AN AXE TO GRIND
Every politician has an axe to grind.
ON THE HORNS OF DILEMMA
I am on the horns of dilemma, to stay in the city.
PUT OUT
Please, put out the candle.
A SNAKE IN THE GRASS
Ali is the snake in the grass.
A BOLT FROM THE BLUE
The loss of his job was a bolt from the blue.
STORM IN A TEA CUP
His protest is only a storm in a tea cup
SET IN
The rainy season has set in.
COME OF
I applied for a job many times but nothing came of my efforts.
WITH OPEN ARM
They welcomed their guests with open arm.
TURN A DEAF EAR TO
The office turned a deaf ear to my request.