Important Idioms and Phrases starting with Alphabet-Y S.No. Idioms/Phrases Meaning 1. Yeoman’s service Excellent work 2. Yellow press Newspaper printing stunning news 3. You Are What You Eat In order to stay healthy you must eat healthy foods 4. You Can’t Judge A Book By Its Cover Decisions shouldn’t be made primarily on appearance 5. … Read more

Important Idioms and Phrases starting with Alphabet-W S.No. Idioms/Phrases Meaning 1. Weather the storm Survive by coming out of difficulties 2. Well-to-do Affluent 3. Wet blanket One who spoils the enjoyment 4. Wheels within wheels A series of intricately connected events 5. White elephant Expensive but of no use 6. White lie A minor lie … Read more

Important Idioms and Phrases starting with Alphabet-U S.No. Idioms/Phrases Meaning 1. Under the nose of Right in front of someone 2. Under the thumb of Under the power or influence of 3. Up and doing Active in work 4. Up one’s sleeves An item kept hidden and used whenever required 5. Uphill task Difficult task … Read more

Important Idioms and Phrases starting with Alphabet-T S.No. Idioms/Phrases Meaning 1. Take away one’s breath To overwhelm with surprise 2. Take by storm To surprise unexpectedly 3. Take into account To consider 4. Take one at one’s word To be convinced of one’s sincerity and act in accordance with his/her statement 5. Take the bull … Read more

Important Idioms and Phrases starting with Alphabet- R S.No. Idioms/Phrases Meaning 1. Rain cats and dogs Rain very heavily 2. Rainy day Future time of need, especially financial need 3. Read between the lines To understand the hidden meaning 4. Red handed Exactly while committing a crime or doing something wrong 5. Red letter day … Read more

Important Idioms and Phrases starting with Alphabet- S S.No. Idioms/Phrases Meaning 1. Sail under false colours To pretend to be something that you are not 2. Save ones’ skin To save oneself 3. See eye-to-eye Showing agreement/ to agree 4. See pink elephants Any visual hallucination arising due to intoxication 5. See red Be very … Read more

Important Idioms and Phrases starting with Alphabet- Q S.No. Idioms/Phrases Meaning 1. Quarrel with one’s bread and butter To fight with the executive or employer, who is providing one’s means of living 2. Queer fish Strange person

Important Idioms and Phrases starting with Alphabet- P S.No. Idioms/Phrases Meaning 1. Palmy days Prosperous/ affluent days 2. Pandora’s box A source of extensive but unforeseen troubles 3. Part and parcel Inseparable part 4. Past master An expert 5. Pay the piper To bear the cost of something/some service rendered 6. Pay through his nose … Read more

Important Idioms and Phrases starting with Alphabet- O S.No. Idioms/Phrases Meaning 1. Oily tongue Flattering words 2. On one’s guard Vigilant 3. On one’s last legs Close to collapsing 4. Once for all For the last time/ Conclusively 5. Open question A question which may have more than one answer

Important Idioms and Phrases starting with Alphabet- N S.No. Idioms/Phrases Meaning 1. Narrow escape/Close Shave To escape by a little margin 2. Nig-nag A noun used to address someone (African-American (with joke or frustation) 3. Nine day’s wonder Something that arouses great interest but for a very short period 4. Nip in the bud To … Read more