Q.1
To give up the ghost
Q.2
Do no trust a man who blows his own trumpet
Q.3
He is out and out a reactionary.
Q.4
Although he has failed in the written examination, he is using backstairs influence to get the job.
Q.5
To catch a tartar
Q.6
Companies producing goods play to the gallery to boost their sales.
Q.7
To smell a rat
Q.8
Since he knew what would happen, he should be left to stew in his own juice.
Q.9
The project did not appear to hold out bright prospects.
Q.10
Don't lose patience, things will improve by and by
Q.11
To leave someone in the lurch
Q.12
To play second fiddle
Q.13
To cry wolf
Q.14
To end in smoke
Q.15
I felt like afish out of water among all those business tycoons.
Q.16
The case was held over due to the great opposition to it.
Q.17
The robber took to his heels when the police arrived.
Q.18
How long will the people put up with the increasing economic hardships?
Q.19
The teacher warned the student once for all that no mischief shall be tolerated in the class.
Q.20
The party stalwarts have advised the President to take it lying down for a while.
Q.21
The rebels held out for about a month
Q.22
The new economic policy is likely to run into rough weather.
Q.23
The old father brought home the moral of unity by asking each of his sons to break the bundle of sticks
Q.24
To be above board
Q.25
I did not mind what he was saying, he was only through his hat.
Q.26
To fight to the bitter end
Q.27
I hope it will not put you out If I am late.
Q.28
Govind has left his country for good.
Q.29
If you give John all your money, you are likely to burn your fingers.
Q.30
Sanjay was the real power behind the throne and all politicians were aware of this.
Q.31
His friends let him down.
Q.32
Some people now wonder whether we just pay lip service or genuinely subscribe to democracy.
Q.33
Don't thrust your nose into my affairs.
Q.34
He visits the doctor off and on.
Q.35
The recent film "Secular India" has tried to keep the pot boiling for Muslim women's.
Q.36
The thief took to his heels when he saw a policeman on the beat.
Q.37
He struck several bad patches before he made good.
Q.38
The accounts of the murder made her flesh creep.
Q.39
He is an interesting speaker but tends to go off at a tangent.
Q.40
He sold his house for a song.
Q.41
Despite the trust bestowed on the minister he turned out to be a snake in the grass during the revolution.
Q.42
Women should be paid the same as men when they do the same job, for, surely what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
Q.43
You cannot have your cake and eat it too.
Q.44
To hit the nail right on the head
Q.45
To put one's hand to plough
Q.46
To pick holes
Q.47
This matter has been hanging fire for the last many months and must therefore be decided one way or the other.
Q.48
In the armed forces, it is considered a great privilege to die in harness.
Q.49
To drive home
Q.50
To have an axe to grind
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