20 Important Idioms and Phrases for Government and Bank Exam
Published on Aug 23, 2020
The Idioms and Phrases are the important part of The English Language section in all government, banking and Railway exams. You are surely going to get questions from this topic. As Idioms and Phrases have very huge syllabus, no one can cover all the idioms and phrases. Here are some of the important Idioms that can be very beneficial for you.
Important Idioms and their Meanings
S.no.
|
Idioms
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Meaning
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1
|
A wee bit
|
A little
|
2
|
Rank and life
|
Ordinary people
|
3
|
Hoping against hope
|
Without hope
|
4
|
To get rid of
|
Dispose of
|
5
|
No avail
|
Without any result
|
6
|
Like a cat on hot bricks
|
Very nervous
|
7
|
Out of the question
|
Impossible
|
8
|
Out of the way
|
Strange
|
9
|
Show a clean pair of heals
|
Run away
|
10
|
The gift of the gab
|
Talent for speaking
|
11
|
Die in harness
|
Die while in a service
|
12
|
At once Beck and call
|
Under his control
|
13
|
To all names
|
To abuse
|
14
|
To bell the cat
|
To face the risk
|
15
|
Take one to task
|
Rebuke
|
16
|
A brown study
|
Dreaming
|
17
|
A close shave
|
Narrow escape
|
18
|
Make up one's mind
|
Decide
|
19
|
At the eleventh hour
|
At the last movement
|
20
|
With a high hand
|
Oppressively
|