List of the idioms and phrases
1 Add feathers in one's cap.
2 A Narrow escape
3 At one's wits end
4 A big gun
5 A Fish out of water
6 A cat and dog life
7 A cock and bull story
8 Above board
9 Add fuel to fire
10 All fire and brimstone
11 An axe to grind
12 An open secret
13 Apple of discord
14 Apple pie order
15 At a glance
16 At daggers drawn.
17 At large
18 At one's beck and call
19 At par
20 At the eleventh hour
21 At the fag end
22 At the mercy of
23 Bad blood
24 Bad debt
25 Bask in the glow
26 Be hand in glove with
27 Bear the burnt
28 Bear the grudge
29 Beat about the bush
30 Bed of roses
31 Bed of thorns
32 Bell the cat
33 Between devil and the deep sea
34 Bits and pieces
35 Black and white
36 Black sheep
37 Blessing in disguise
38 Blow one's own trumpet
39 Bolt from the blue
40 Bone of contention
41 Bread and butter
42 Break the ice
43 Bring to light
44 Bring to book
45 Build castles in the air
46 Burn midnight oil
47 Burn one's finger
48 Burst at seams
49 Burning question
50 Bury the hatchet
51 By and large
52 By hook or by crook
53 By leaps and bounds
54 Call a spade a spade
55 Capital punishment
56 Carry weight
57 Caught in the cross fire.
58 Cat out of the bag
59 Chicken hearted man
60 Cold blooded murder
61 Come down heavily on somebody
62 Come out with flying colors
63 Command a premium
64 Come to a standstill
65 Cost dear
66 Cool one's heels
67 Cross swords
68 Crux of the problem
69 Cry for the moon
70 Cry over spilt milk
71 Curry favour with somebody
72 Cut a sorry figure
73 Cut throat competition
74 Damocles' sword
75 Dance to someone's tune
76 Domino effect
77 Dark horse
78 Deliver the goods
79 Die in harness
80 Do the rounds
81 Die is cast
82 Eat a humble pie
83 Eat one's words
84 Eke out
85 End in fiasco
86 End in smoke
87 Eye wash
88 Emotions run high
89 Face the music
90 Fall out of favour
91 Fall short of
92 Fan the sentiments
93 First and foremost
94 Fish in troubled waters
95 Flex the muscles
96 Fly in the face of something
97 Flying visit
98 Foot the bill
99 Foregone conclusion
100 Fall on the deaf years
101 Foul play
102 From hand to mouth
103 Give a clarion call
104 Gain ground
105 Get on one's nerves
106 Get rid of something
107 Gift of the gab
108 Give in
109 Give vent to
110 Give away
111 Go Scot free
112 Gather steam
113 Go to dogs
114 Go off
115 Go haywire
116 Good for nothing
117 Grease the palm
118 Greek and Latin
119 Gird up one's loins
120 Grope in the dark
121 Hang in balance
122 Hard and fast
123 Hard nut to crack
124 Have an edge over
125 Hell bent on something
126 Herculean task
127 High time
128 Hit below the belt
129 Hit the nail on the head
130 Hobson's choice
131 Hold good
132 Hope against hope
133 Hue and cry
134 Hush money
135 In a jiffy
136 In a nutshell
137 In full swing
138 In good faith
139 In light of
140 In the dark
141 In the good books of somebody
142 In the red
143 In the black
144 Ins and outs
145 Jack of all trades, master of none
146 Jump to the conclusion
147 Keep one's word
148 Keep the fingers crossed
149 Kith and kin
150 Lame excuse
151 Laughing stock
152 Leap in the dark
153 Learn by rote
154 Leave in the lurch
155 Leave no stone unturned
156 Lend an ear to something
157 Let loose
158 Lion's share
159 Live in a fool's paradise
160 Look down upon
161 Loosen the purse string
162 Maiden speech
163 Make both ends meet
164 Make mountain of a mole hill
165 Make up one's mind
166 Much ado about nothing
167 Newtonian approach
168 Necessary evil
169 Nine days wonder
170 Nip in the bud
171 Null and void
172 Olive branch
173 On the cards
174 On the eve of something
175 Out of place
176 Out of question
177 Play out of one's skins
178 Pay back in the same coin
179 Pillar to post
180 Put on a back burner
181 Play down
182 Play truant
183 Pound of flesh
184 Poke one's nose
185 Pour oil on troubled waters
186 Pros and cons
187 Queer fish
188 Quirk of fate
189 Rain or shine
190 Rainy day
191 Read between the lines
192 Red letter day
193 Red tapism
194 Rest assured
195 Right hand man
196 Rise to the occasion
197 Rolling stone
198 Rule out
199 Rule the roost
200 Save one's skin
201 Sea change
202 See eye to eye with each other
203 See things through coloured glasses
204 Set the Thames on fire
205 Shed crocodile's tears
206 Silver lining in a dark cloud
207 Sine die
208 Sit on the fence
209 Slip of tongue
210 Smear campaign
211 Smell a rat
212 Sorry state
213 Speak volumes
214 Spell doom for
215 Spill the beans
216 Start from the scratch
217 Steer clear from
218 Stick to one's gun
219 Stir the hornet's nest
220 Storm in tea cup
221 Strike the balance
222 Strike while the iron is hot
223 Strike a discordant note
224 Sweep under the carpet
225 Swim against the current
226 Take a heavy toll
227 Take a leaf out of others book
228 Take on
229 Take the bull by horns
230 Take stock of the situation
231 Tempers run high
232 Thankless job
233 Tip of the iceberg
234 The length and breadth of something
235 Throw cold water on
236 To be in neck to neck with each other
237 Train the gun on somebody
238 Throw down the gauntlet
239 Throw mud at
240 Throw out of gear
241 To and fro
242 To pass the buck
243 Tom, Dick and Harry
244 Tooth and nail
245 Trump card
246 Turn down
247 Turn turtle
248 Under a cloud
249 Uphill task
250 Ups and downs
251 Vexed question
252 Via media
253 Wear and tear
254 Wet blanket
255 Whims and fancies
256 White elephant
257 Wild goose chase
258 Wolf in the sheep's clothing
259 Word of mouth
260 Worship the rising sun
261 Yeoman's service
