A
Alpha and omega: Allah Almighty is alpha and omega.
A.B.C: Everybody should know the A.B.C of economics.
An open secret: It is an open secret that some political parties have been weakening the country for many years.
After ones own heart: He married after his owns heart.
Apple of ones eyes: He is an apple of his father's eyes.
Apple of discord: Sometimes the property becomes an apple of discord among the brothers.
A bed of roses: Modern day scientific inventions have made our life a bed of roses.
Animal spirit: Students display animal spirit in the recess.
Above board: Her love for me is above board.
A close fisted: Her father being a close fisted man does not give any money to his son.
A fish out of water: He is like a fish out of water
A jail (goal ; alternative) bird: One of the most notorious jail birds El Pacho escaped from the Jail last night.
A man of letter: He is a famous man of letters in our city.
A narrow escape: We had a narrow escape from fatal accident yesterday.
A wild goose chase(fruitless effort): His attempt to win the scholarship proved to be a wild goose chase.
A bird's eye view: We had a bird's eye view of the whole city from the top of the tower.
A red letter day: Eid-ul-Fitr is a red letter day for all of us.
A rainy day: You should put aside some money for a rainy day.
A white elephant: Metro bus project has become a white elephant for the Government.
All and sundry: He invited all and sundry in the party.
Add fuel to fire: His fiery speech added fuel to fire and the mob ignited everything.
Add insult to injury: His remarks added insult to injury and situation became grave.
At arm's length: He always keeps his lazy class fellows at arm's length.
At a stone's throw: My college is at a stone's throw from my house.
A rotten egg: A rotten egg contaiminates the whole flock.
A maiden speech: When he was delivering his maiden speech, he lost his consciousness.
At sixes and seven: The economy of Pakistan is at sixes and sevens.
At the eleventh hour: Pakistani batsmen always deceive at the eleventh hour.
At dagger's down: The leaders of the two political parties are at dagger's down
An axe to grind: He will not help you unless he has an axe to grind.
A snake in the grass: It is the reality that a snake in the grass is more harmful than an open enemy.
A cat and dog life: He and his wife are spending a cat and dog life.
A soft corner: Mr. Chips developed a soft corner for Katherine and married her.
B
Bosom friend: His bosom friend lives in England.
Better half: Her better half is a famous artist.
Bread and butter: He works hard to earn his bread and butter.
Bag and baggage: After a fight with her wife he had left country bag and baggage.
Bad blood: Some hostile countries are creating bad blood between Pakistan and India.
Bear the palm: One of my class-fellow bore the palm in the contest.
Beat about the bush: He is a lazy bluffer who always beats about the bush.
Bird of a feather: Birds of a feather flock together.
Blow hot and cold: Nobody likes to have a friendship with him because he always keeps on blowing hot and cold.
Blow one's own trumpet: His friend keeps him at arm's length because he always blows his own trumpet.
By and large: By and large, the economy of Pakistan is improving.
Broken reed: He proved himself a broken reed.
Burn midnight oil: These days Ali is burning mid night oil to pass the examination.
Burn one's boat: I cannot burn my boat by signing this agreement.
Burn the candle at both ends: He doesn't burn the candle at both ends.
By hook or by crook: India wants to blame Pakistan by hook or by crook.
Burn one's finger: If you dont follow my advice, you will burn your finger.
By leaps and bounds: China is making progress in every field by leaps and bounds.
By fits and starts(Irregularly): those students who work by fits and starts seldom succeed in life.
Bury the hatchet: The leaders of PTI and PML-N are not ready to bury the hatchet.
By and by: Arthur assured Norma that they would get everything by and by.
Bolt from the blue: The present flood in Chitral is a bolt from the blue for the people.
Break the ice: Pakistan and India have decided to break the ice over the Kashmiri issue.
Bear the brunt of: If you don't mend your ways, you will have to bear the brunt of my anger.
C
Call a spade a spade: I always call a spade a spade.
Catch at a straw: A drowning man catches at a straw.
Crocodile tears: He sheds crocodile tears at the loss of his opponents.
Carry the day: One cricket team carried the day in the last T-20 match against Srilanka.
Cast a spell on: Her beauty cast a spell on every college boy.
Cast a slur upon: His involvement in the criminal activity has cast a slur upon the good name of his family.
Carrry weight: His suggestion always carries weight.
Castle in the air: A practical student doesn't build castle in air.
Cheek by the jowl: They sit cheek by jowl in the class.
Come to the grief: Those student who work by fits and starts always come to grief.
Cut a sorry figure: Those student who work by fits and starts always cut a sorry figure.
Cock and bull story: He always relates a cock and bull story.
Cry over a spilt milk: It is useless to cry over split milk.
Cry for the moon: His wish to marry a British girl is only a cry for the moon.
D
Die in harness: Many soldiers died in harness.
Dark horse: Anwar Ali proved himself a dark horse in the last T-20 match.
Do away with: Some college student cannot do away with bad habits.
Day by day: Day by day the economy of the Pakistan is going to the dogs.
Day in and day out: These days he is working day in and day out to pass exams.
Down and out: The Government is doing nothing to change the fate of down and out.
Double face: We should keep a double faced person at arm's length.
Die a dog's death: A traitor always dies a dog's death.
E
End in smoke: His efforts to win the favours of his superiors ended in smoke.
Eye-wash: His help for the flood victims is only an eye-wash
Eat one's cake and have it: You cannot eat your cake and have it.
F
Face the music: If you don't mend your ways, you will have to face the music of my anger.
Fish in the troubled waters: It is highly undesirable to fish in troubled waters.
First and faremost: The first and faremost responsibility of soldiers is to defend the country.
Fall a prey to: Many students in college fall a prey to catchy slogans of the crafty politicians.
From hand to mouth: A big portion of our population lives from hand to mouth.
For good: He is so much dejected that he is leaving his native country for good.
Feather one's nest: Some people are so merciless that always try to feather their nest.
Few and far between: Schools, colleges and hospitals are few and far between in the poor countries.
French leave: He always enjoys french leave.
Flesh and blood: It is flesh and blood to hanker after wealth.
Flog a dead horse: Let by-gones be by-gones because it is useless to flog a dead horse.
G
Get into hot water: He will get into hot water because he always ignores the instructions of his parents.
Get rid of: The writer got rid of his fear of school life when he entered the university.
Get wind of: He burst into the tears when he got wind of his results.
Go a long way(prove useful): His financial support will certainly go a long way in solving my problems.
Gird up one's loin: The final examination is near, so you should gird up your loins.
Give oneself airs: The Americans give themeslves airs on having the strongest military in the history.
Give the cold shoulders: The U.N always gives the cold shoulders to the appeals of Kashmiri issue.
Give the devil his dues: The Prime Minister is in hot water because he doesn't know how to give the devil his due.
Give up the ghost: The patient gave up the ghost.
Go the away of all flesh (die): The patient went the away of all flesh.
Give went to: David Daiches gives went to his emotion in his short stories.
Go hand in hand: All the politicians go hand in hand on the Kashmiri issue.
Go through the fire and water: We are ready to go through the fire and water.
Go to the dogs: The economy of Pakistan is going to the dogs.
Go to the pieces: The economy of Pakistan is going to the pieces.
Go to the seed: The economy of Pakistan is going to the seed.
Go to the wall: The economy of Pakistan is going to the wall.
H
Heart and soul: I put heart and soul in my studies.
Hand in glove with: Samar and Ayesha are hand in glove with each other.
Hard and fast: The Government of Pakistan is planning to make hard and fast rules to eliminate corruption from the country.
Hard nut to crack: To restore peace and stability is a hard nut to crack.
Hold up ones head: He is unable to hold up his head due to financial problems.
Hue and cry: The slave raised much cry when storm hit the ship.
I
In cold blood: Unfortunately many people are killed in cold blood in Karachi on daily basis.
In a jiffy: After killing many people the assaiilant disappeared in a jiffy.
In the twinkling of an eye: After killing many people the assailant disappeared in the twinkling of eye.
In a fix: These days he is in a fix because his parents want him to marry his cousin.
In black and white: All the agreements between Government and traders will be put in black and white.
In the long run: It is a reality that a honest person enjoys victory in the long run.
In the nick of time: He acted in the nick of time and saved child from drowning.
In the teeth of: He is working very hard to achieve his mission in the teeth of many hurdles.
In the offing: The education policy is in the offing.
J
Jack of all trades: He is a jack of all trades but master of none.
K
Keep abreast of: A good leader always tries to keep himself abreast of the problems of his workers.
Keep an eye on: A good teachers always keeps an eye on his students.
Kick the bucket: The patient kicked the bucket last night.
Keep up appearances: Despite his financial loss, he is keeping up appearances.
Kith and kin: He always supports poors kith and kin.
L
Laughing stock: He has become laughing stock due to his funny habbits.
Lame excuse: Some college students are expert in making lame excuses.
Learn by heart: I am learning some poems by heart.
Leave in the lurch: Good books never leave us in the lurch.
Leave no stone unturned: I shall leave no stone unturned to pass the examination.
Lick the dust: Intelligent students lick the dust in the college examinations due to his wrong thinking.
Lion share: The ring leader took a lion's share from the stolen goods.
M
Make up one's mind: He has made up his mind to join the army.
Move heaven and earth: He moved heaven and earth to get the British visa.
Make a clean breast of: The accused made a clean breast of his crime.
Make a mountain of mole-hill: He always makes a mountain of mole-hill. That's why I avoid him.
Make both ends meet: He works very hard to make both ends meet.
Make amends for: I am working regularly to make amend for the loss of time.
Make faces: Children make faces when they are criticized.
Make one's mark: He wishes to make his mark in medicine.
N
Null and void: This National Assembly declared the law of Capital Punishment null and void.
Now and then: Our principal encourages us null and void.
Nip in the blood: We should try to nip the evil in the bud.
O
Off hand: He is such a remarkable orator as can speak on my topic off hands.
On the eve of: On the eve of his wedding, he distributed money among poor.
On the horns of dilemma: After taking admission in the Model College he was on the horns of dilemma
On the spur of moment: He acted on the spur of moment and saved the drowning child.
On the whole: On the whole the economy of Pakistan is improving.
Out and out: His answer is out and out incorrect.
Over head and ears: Mr. Chip was over head and ears in love with Katherine.
Once in a blue moon: I meet Leeza once in a blue moon.
P
Part and parcel: Islam is part and parcel of life of Muslims.
Pay lip service: Instead of paying lip service we should do something substancial for the country.
Pay back in one's own coin: If you will tease him he will pay back in his own coin.
Play ducks and drakes with: After the death of his father, he played ducks and drakes with money.
Poke one's nose: N.G.Os always try to poke their nose in the national affairs.
Play truant: Those students who play truant suffer a lot in their life.
Pull a face(Pull a long face): When his application for leave was rejected, he pulled a long face.
Q
Nill
R
Run amuck: People ran amuck during the earthquake.
Rank and file: The rank and file took an active part in the election.
Read between the lines: If you read my letter between the lines you will find out the reality.
Red-handed: Some of the college students were caught red handed when they were playing truant.
Red tape: The process of red tape has destroyed the trust of government offices in Pakistan.
Rise to the occasion: He always rises to the occasion and helps the people in the distress.
Rolling stone: A rolling stone gathers no moss.
Round up: The Principal rounded up all the naughty boys and scolded them.
Rip up old scores: Let by-gones be by-gones because it is useless to rip up old scores.
S
Safe and sound: I reached home safe and sound.
Show the white feather: Pakistani soldiers never show white feathers when they fight against their enemies.
Set a good example: You can set good example for the posterity(Olad) by donating your money.
See eye to eye with: I shall see eye to eye with you.
Smell the rat: After smeling the rat he ran away quickly.
Small talk: Most of the students love to waste their time in small talk.
Spread like a wild fire: The news of the bomb blast spread like a wild fire.
Stick to one's gum: If you stick your gums, you will win laurels.
T
Take a fancy to: He always takes a fancy to new mobiles.
Take advantage of: It is the responsibility of every college student to take the advantage of college education.
Take by storm: The police took the gamblers by storm.
Take time by the forelock: A student who takes time by the forelock always succeeds.
Take heart: The task was much difficult but he took heart and completed it successfully.
Take to heart: Mr. Hubert took the false allegation to heart and died.
Take the bull by horns: A person who takes bull by the horns doesn't fail in life.
Take to one's heal: As soon as the boys saw the principal, they took to their heals.
Through thick and thin: He has decided to help us through thick and thin.
To be caught napping: The peon was expelled from the job when he was caught napping.
To keep body and soul together: His father has to work very hard to keep body and soul together.
To the back-bone: He is a good muslim to the backbone.
Turn a deaf ear to: Sometimes children turn a deaf ear to the advice of their parents.
Turn over a new leaf: After marriage he will turn over a new leaf.
Turn turtile: He died on the spot when car turned turtile.
Turn the tables: Katherine turned the tables at great gables by helping Chips.
Through and through: He is through and through a gentleman.
Take to task: His father took him to task on showing negligence in studies.
U
Up to the mark: His progress in the studies is up to the mark.
Ups and downs: A brave person is not afraid of ups and downs of
Alpha and omega: Allah Almighty is alpha and omega.
A.B.C: Everybody should know the A.B.C of economics.
An open secret: It is an open secret that some political parties have been weakening the country for many years.
After ones own heart: He married after his owns heart.
Apple of ones eyes: He is an apple of his father's eyes.
Apple of discord: Sometimes the property becomes an apple of discord among the brothers.
A bed of roses: Modern day scientific inventions have made our life a bed of roses.
Animal spirit: Students display animal spirit in the recess.
Above board: Her love for me is above board.
A close fisted: Her father being a close fisted man does not give any money to his son.
A fish out of water: He is like a fish out of water
A jail (goal ; alternative) bird: One of the most notorious jail birds El Pacho escaped from the Jail last night.
A man of letter: He is a famous man of letters in our city.
A narrow escape: We had a narrow escape from fatal accident yesterday.
A wild goose chase(fruitless effort): His attempt to win the scholarship proved to be a wild goose chase.
A bird's eye view: We had a bird's eye view of the whole city from the top of the tower.
A red letter day: Eid-ul-Fitr is a red letter day for all of us.
A rainy day: You should put aside some money for a rainy day.
A white elephant: Metro bus project has become a white elephant for the Government.
All and sundry: He invited all and sundry in the party.
Add fuel to fire: His fiery speech added fuel to fire and the mob ignited everything.
Add insult to injury: His remarks added insult to injury and situation became grave.
At arm's length: He always keeps his lazy class fellows at arm's length.
At a stone's throw: My college is at a stone's throw from my house.
A rotten egg: A rotten egg contaiminates the whole flock.
A maiden speech: When he was delivering his maiden speech, he lost his consciousness.
At sixes and seven: The economy of Pakistan is at sixes and sevens.
At the eleventh hour: Pakistani batsmen always deceive at the eleventh hour.
At dagger's down: The leaders of the two political parties are at dagger's down
An axe to grind: He will not help you unless he has an axe to grind.
A snake in the grass: It is the reality that a snake in the grass is more harmful than an open enemy.
A cat and dog life: He and his wife are spending a cat and dog life.
A soft corner: Mr. Chips developed a soft corner for Katherine and married her.
B
Bosom friend: His bosom friend lives in England.
Better half: Her better half is a famous artist.
Bread and butter: He works hard to earn his bread and butter.
Bag and baggage: After a fight with her wife he had left country bag and baggage.
Bad blood: Some hostile countries are creating bad blood between Pakistan and India.
Bear the palm: One of my class-fellow bore the palm in the contest.
Beat about the bush: He is a lazy bluffer who always beats about the bush.
Bird of a feather: Birds of a feather flock together.
Blow hot and cold: Nobody likes to have a friendship with him because he always keeps on blowing hot and cold.
Blow one's own trumpet: His friend keeps him at arm's length because he always blows his own trumpet.
By and large: By and large, the economy of Pakistan is improving.
Broken reed: He proved himself a broken reed.
Burn midnight oil: These days Ali is burning mid night oil to pass the examination.
Burn one's boat: I cannot burn my boat by signing this agreement.
Burn the candle at both ends: He doesn't burn the candle at both ends.
By hook or by crook: India wants to blame Pakistan by hook or by crook.
Burn one's finger: If you dont follow my advice, you will burn your finger.
By leaps and bounds: China is making progress in every field by leaps and bounds.
By fits and starts(Irregularly): those students who work by fits and starts seldom succeed in life.
Bury the hatchet: The leaders of PTI and PML-N are not ready to bury the hatchet.
By and by: Arthur assured Norma that they would get everything by and by.
Bolt from the blue: The present flood in Chitral is a bolt from the blue for the people.
Break the ice: Pakistan and India have decided to break the ice over the Kashmiri issue.
Bear the brunt of: If you don't mend your ways, you will have to bear the brunt of my anger.
C
Call a spade a spade: I always call a spade a spade.
Catch at a straw: A drowning man catches at a straw.
Crocodile tears: He sheds crocodile tears at the loss of his opponents.
Carry the day: One cricket team carried the day in the last T-20 match against Srilanka.
Cast a spell on: Her beauty cast a spell on every college boy.
Cast a slur upon: His involvement in the criminal activity has cast a slur upon the good name of his family.
Carrry weight: His suggestion always carries weight.
Castle in the air: A practical student doesn't build castle in air.
Cheek by the jowl: They sit cheek by jowl in the class.
Come to the grief: Those student who work by fits and starts always come to grief.
Cut a sorry figure: Those student who work by fits and starts always cut a sorry figure.
Cock and bull story: He always relates a cock and bull story.
Cry over a spilt milk: It is useless to cry over split milk.
Cry for the moon: His wish to marry a British girl is only a cry for the moon.
D
Die in harness: Many soldiers died in harness.
Dark horse: Anwar Ali proved himself a dark horse in the last T-20 match.
Do away with: Some college student cannot do away with bad habits.
Day by day: Day by day the economy of the Pakistan is going to the dogs.
Day in and day out: These days he is working day in and day out to pass exams.
Down and out: The Government is doing nothing to change the fate of down and out.
Double face: We should keep a double faced person at arm's length.
Die a dog's death: A traitor always dies a dog's death.
E
End in smoke: His efforts to win the favours of his superiors ended in smoke.
Eye-wash: His help for the flood victims is only an eye-wash
Eat one's cake and have it: You cannot eat your cake and have it.
F
Face the music: If you don't mend your ways, you will have to face the music of my anger.
Fish in the troubled waters: It is highly undesirable to fish in troubled waters.
First and faremost: The first and faremost responsibility of soldiers is to defend the country.
Fall a prey to: Many students in college fall a prey to catchy slogans of the crafty politicians.
From hand to mouth: A big portion of our population lives from hand to mouth.
For good: He is so much dejected that he is leaving his native country for good.
Feather one's nest: Some people are so merciless that always try to feather their nest.
Few and far between: Schools, colleges and hospitals are few and far between in the poor countries.
French leave: He always enjoys french leave.
Flesh and blood: It is flesh and blood to hanker after wealth.
Flog a dead horse: Let by-gones be by-gones because it is useless to flog a dead horse.
G
Get into hot water: He will get into hot water because he always ignores the instructions of his parents.
Get rid of: The writer got rid of his fear of school life when he entered the university.
Get wind of: He burst into the tears when he got wind of his results.
Go a long way(prove useful): His financial support will certainly go a long way in solving my problems.
Gird up one's loin: The final examination is near, so you should gird up your loins.
Give oneself airs: The Americans give themeslves airs on having the strongest military in the history.
Give the cold shoulders: The U.N always gives the cold shoulders to the appeals of Kashmiri issue.
Give the devil his dues: The Prime Minister is in hot water because he doesn't know how to give the devil his due.
Give up the ghost: The patient gave up the ghost.
Go the away of all flesh (die): The patient went the away of all flesh.
Give went to: David Daiches gives went to his emotion in his short stories.
Go hand in hand: All the politicians go hand in hand on the Kashmiri issue.
Go through the fire and water: We are ready to go through the fire and water.
Go to the dogs: The economy of Pakistan is going to the dogs.
Go to the pieces: The economy of Pakistan is going to the pieces.
Go to the seed: The economy of Pakistan is going to the seed.
Go to the wall: The economy of Pakistan is going to the wall.
H
Heart and soul: I put heart and soul in my studies.
Hand in glove with: Samar and Ayesha are hand in glove with each other.
Hard and fast: The Government of Pakistan is planning to make hard and fast rules to eliminate corruption from the country.
Hard nut to crack: To restore peace and stability is a hard nut to crack.
Hold up ones head: He is unable to hold up his head due to financial problems.
Hue and cry: The slave raised much cry when storm hit the ship.
I
In cold blood: Unfortunately many people are killed in cold blood in Karachi on daily basis.
In a jiffy: After killing many people the assaiilant disappeared in a jiffy.
In the twinkling of an eye: After killing many people the assailant disappeared in the twinkling of eye.
In a fix: These days he is in a fix because his parents want him to marry his cousin.
In black and white: All the agreements between Government and traders will be put in black and white.
In the long run: It is a reality that a honest person enjoys victory in the long run.
In the nick of time: He acted in the nick of time and saved child from drowning.
In the teeth of: He is working very hard to achieve his mission in the teeth of many hurdles.
In the offing: The education policy is in the offing.
J
Jack of all trades: He is a jack of all trades but master of none.
K
Keep abreast of: A good leader always tries to keep himself abreast of the problems of his workers.
Keep an eye on: A good teachers always keeps an eye on his students.
Kick the bucket: The patient kicked the bucket last night.
Keep up appearances: Despite his financial loss, he is keeping up appearances.
Kith and kin: He always supports poors kith and kin.
L
Laughing stock: He has become laughing stock due to his funny habbits.
Lame excuse: Some college students are expert in making lame excuses.
Learn by heart: I am learning some poems by heart.
Leave in the lurch: Good books never leave us in the lurch.
Leave no stone unturned: I shall leave no stone unturned to pass the examination.
Lick the dust: Intelligent students lick the dust in the college examinations due to his wrong thinking.
Lion share: The ring leader took a lion's share from the stolen goods.
M
Make up one's mind: He has made up his mind to join the army.
Move heaven and earth: He moved heaven and earth to get the British visa.
Make a clean breast of: The accused made a clean breast of his crime.
Make a mountain of mole-hill: He always makes a mountain of mole-hill. That's why I avoid him.
Make both ends meet: He works very hard to make both ends meet.
Make amends for: I am working regularly to make amend for the loss of time.
Make faces: Children make faces when they are criticized.
Make one's mark: He wishes to make his mark in medicine.
N
Null and void: This National Assembly declared the law of Capital Punishment null and void.
Now and then: Our principal encourages us null and void.
Nip in the blood: We should try to nip the evil in the bud.
O
Off hand: He is such a remarkable orator as can speak on my topic off hands.
On the eve of: On the eve of his wedding, he distributed money among poor.
On the horns of dilemma: After taking admission in the Model College he was on the horns of dilemma
On the spur of moment: He acted on the spur of moment and saved the drowning child.
On the whole: On the whole the economy of Pakistan is improving.
Out and out: His answer is out and out incorrect.
Over head and ears: Mr. Chip was over head and ears in love with Katherine.
Once in a blue moon: I meet Leeza once in a blue moon.
P
Part and parcel: Islam is part and parcel of life of Muslims.
Pay lip service: Instead of paying lip service we should do something substancial for the country.
Pay back in one's own coin: If you will tease him he will pay back in his own coin.
Play ducks and drakes with: After the death of his father, he played ducks and drakes with money.
Poke one's nose: N.G.Os always try to poke their nose in the national affairs.
Play truant: Those students who play truant suffer a lot in their life.
Pull a face(Pull a long face): When his application for leave was rejected, he pulled a long face.
Q
Nill
R
Run amuck: People ran amuck during the earthquake.
Rank and file: The rank and file took an active part in the election.
Read between the lines: If you read my letter between the lines you will find out the reality.
Red-handed: Some of the college students were caught red handed when they were playing truant.
Red tape: The process of red tape has destroyed the trust of government offices in Pakistan.
Rise to the occasion: He always rises to the occasion and helps the people in the distress.
Rolling stone: A rolling stone gathers no moss.
Round up: The Principal rounded up all the naughty boys and scolded them.
Rip up old scores: Let by-gones be by-gones because it is useless to rip up old scores.
S
Safe and sound: I reached home safe and sound.
Show the white feather: Pakistani soldiers never show white feathers when they fight against their enemies.
Set a good example: You can set good example for the posterity(Olad) by donating your money.
See eye to eye with: I shall see eye to eye with you.
Smell the rat: After smeling the rat he ran away quickly.
Small talk: Most of the students love to waste their time in small talk.
Spread like a wild fire: The news of the bomb blast spread like a wild fire.
Stick to one's gum: If you stick your gums, you will win laurels.
T
Take a fancy to: He always takes a fancy to new mobiles.
Take advantage of: It is the responsibility of every college student to take the advantage of college education.
Take by storm: The police took the gamblers by storm.
Take time by the forelock: A student who takes time by the forelock always succeeds.
Take heart: The task was much difficult but he took heart and completed it successfully.
Take to heart: Mr. Hubert took the false allegation to heart and died.
Take the bull by horns: A person who takes bull by the horns doesn't fail in life.
Take to one's heal: As soon as the boys saw the principal, they took to their heals.
Through thick and thin: He has decided to help us through thick and thin.
To be caught napping: The peon was expelled from the job when he was caught napping.
To keep body and soul together: His father has to work very hard to keep body and soul together.
To the back-bone: He is a good muslim to the backbone.
Turn a deaf ear to: Sometimes children turn a deaf ear to the advice of their parents.
Turn over a new leaf: After marriage he will turn over a new leaf.
Turn turtile: He died on the spot when car turned turtile.
Turn the tables: Katherine turned the tables at great gables by helping Chips.
Through and through: He is through and through a gentleman.
Take to task: His father took him to task on showing negligence in studies.
U
Up to the mark: His progress in the studies is up to the mark.
Ups and downs: A brave person is not afraid of ups and downs of
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