1. Like a fish out of water: In a
strange situation
2. Smell a rat: Suspect something
foul
3. Read between the lines:
Understand the hidden meaning
4. Tooth and Nail: With all of one’s
power
5. Spread like wild fire: Spread
quickly
6. Hit the nail on the head: Do or
say the exact thing
7. Burn the midnight Oil: Work or
study hard
8. Under his thumb: Under his
control
9. With a high hand: Oppressively
10. Gain ground: Become popular
11. By leaps and bounds: Rapidly
12. Make off with: To run away with
13. Pass away: to die
14. To cry for the moon: Ask for the
impossible
15. To make a pig of oneself: To
over-eat
16. Donkey’s years: Very long time
17. To pull one’s leg: to joke;
tease
18. To keep one’s fingers crossed:
to hope fervently
19. To eat humble pie: To apologize
in a humble manner
20. To fight a losing battle:
Struggle without hope of success
21. A deadlock: A position when no
progress can be made
22. A daredevil: A person who does
not care for any consequences
23. Once in a blue moon: Very rarely
24. At a premium: Difficult to get
or obtain
25. To play the game: To act
honestly
26. Be in a tight corner: In a very
difficult situation
27. Cock and bull story: Made up
story that one should not believe
28. Cat and dog life: Life full of
quarrels
29. Like a cat on hot bricks: Very
nervous
30. Have a card up one’s sleeve:
Have a secret plan in reserve
31. Tell against: To prove adverse to;
to go against
32. Run through: To squander or
waste
33. Run over: to drive over
34. Alive and kicking: Active and
healthy
35. To bell the cat: To face the
risk
36. To break the ice: To break the
silence
37. To call a spade a spade: To be
frank and truthful
38. Behind one’s back: In the
absence of
39. At sea: Confused or lost
40. To burn one’s fingers: To lose
on account of foolish behavior
41. A cold fish: A person devoid of
emotions
42. To cross the Rubicon: To take a
decisive step
43. Double-dealing: Deceiving
44. To die hard: Change with great
difficulty
45. To die in harness: To work till
the last day of one’s life
46. To plough a lonely furrow: To
work without help or support
47. Lock stock and barrel:
Completely
48. The long and the short: the main
point
49. Bring to light: Disclose
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