Idioms and phrases are very important in SSC exams. There are nearly 2-3 questions are framed in every SSC exams. These questions are very easy in nature and do not require much efforts. It only demands your skills to identify the meaning. These are phrases containing more than two words carrying the same meaning every time, wherever these are used.
In this article, we have shared a couplet of 50 phrases in below. Go through and memorize them-
SSC English Free Questions: Idioms & Phrases
01) Chip on his shoulder- Angry today about something that occurred in the past
02) Chow down- To eat
03) Clear- cut- Clearly stated, definite, apparent
04) Close but no cigar- To be near and almost accomplish a goal, but fall short
05) Close call- A situation involving a narrow escape from danger
06) Cock and bull story- An unbelievable tale, untrue story
07) Come hell or high water- Any difficult situation or obstacle
08) Crack someone up- To make someone laugh
09) Cross your fingers- To hope that something happens the way you want it to
10) Cry wolf- Intentionally raise a false alarm
11) Cup of joe- A cup of coffee
12) Curtain lecture- A reproof by wife to her husband
13) Cut and dried- Ready made form
14) Cut to the chase- Leave out all the unnecessary details and just get to the point
15) Dark horse- One who was previously unknown and is now prominent
16) Day in and day out- Continuously, constantly
17) Dead Ringer- 100 % identical, a duplicate
18) Devil’s advocate- Someone who takes a position for the sake of argument without believing in that
19) Dog days of summer- The hottest day of the summer season
20) Don’t count your chickens before they hatch- Don’t rely on it until you sure of it
21) Don’t look a gift horse in the month- When someone gives you a gift, don’t be ungrateful
22) Don’t pull all your eggs in one basket- Do not pull all your resources in one possibility
23) Doozy- Something outstanding
24) Down to the wire- Something that ends at the last minute or last few seconds
25) Drastic times call for drastic measures- When you are extremely desperate you need to take extremely desperate actions
26) Drink like a fish- To drink very heavily, drinking anything
27) Dry run- Rehearsal
28) Egg on- To urge somebody
29) Eighty six- A certain item is no longer available. Or this idiom can also mean, to throw away
30) Elvis has left the building- The show has come to an end. It’s all over
31) Ethnic cleansing- Killing of a certain ethnic or religious group on a massive scale
32) Ever and anon- Now and then
33) Every cloud has a silver lining- Be optimistic, even difficult times will lead to better days
34) Every other (one)- Every second (one), alternate (ones)
35) Everything but the kitchen sink- Almost everything and anything has been included
36) Excuse my French- Please forgive me for cussing
37) Fabian policy- Policy of delaying decisions
38) Face-to-face- Direct, personal; directly, personally (written without hyphens)
39) Fair and wide- Equal opportunity to all
40) Far and wide- Every where
41) Few and far between- Not frequent, unusual, rare
42) Field day- An enjoyable day or circumstance
43) Fifty- fifty- Divided into two equal parts
44) Finding your feet- To become more comfortable in whatever you are doing
45) Finger licking good- To become more comfortable in whatever you are doing
46) Fire and brimstone- A very tasty food or meal
47) Fire and fury- Fearful penalties
48) First and foremost- Extreme enthusiasm
49) Fishy: doubtful- Highest priority
50) Fixed in your ways- Not willing or wanting to change from your normal way of doing something
