Common English Idioms and Phrases Part-3

common english idioms and phrases part-3

Idioms and phrases  with Proper Examples here we will discuss in this blog common english idioms and phrases part-3

1: A big cheese
Meaning: an important and powerful person

• My father is a big cheese of our family.
• Boss is a big cheese in each and every organization.
• Let’s see who is a big cheese between us .you or me.

2:At the crack of the dawn
Meaning: very early in morning

• Mom, now time is 5 am .why you call me at the crack of the dawn.
• Go for morning walk at the crack of the dawn.
• Take rest .don’t awake up at the crack of the dawn.

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3:All system go
Meaning: everything is ready

• Let’s go to party all system go.
• Let’s start recording all system go.
• Do not panic all system go.

4:an arm and a leg
Meaning: a large amount of money.

• Don’t give your child an arm and a leg as expenses.
• To go outside by taking an arm and a leg may dangerous in sometimes.
• If you do job in TCS then you will get an arm and a leg as salary.

5:apple of someone’s eye
Meaning: someone loved very much

• Every child is apple of someone’s eye of their parents.
• I am the one and only child of my parent so my parent apple of someone’s eye for me.
• My friend’s apple of someone’s eye to me.

6:a house of cards
Meaning: a poor plan

• It is a house of cards so we should not implement in my business.
• What are the ideas you have given yet, all are a house of cards.
• Do give anyone this type of a house of cards .it may drag them to loss.

7:A red letter day
Meaning: an important day

• My birthday is a red letter day for me.
• Independence Day is a red letter day for our nation.

Do not do any criminal activity in a red letter day.

8:a nine days wonder
Meaning: pleasure for a short time

• Don’t waste your time for a nine days wonder.
• To get a private sector job is a nine days wonder for me.
• Try to achieve something big .why are you running behind a nine day wonder.

9: bad blood
Meaning: felling of hate between two families/people

• They are quarreling with each other always. The relation between two families is bad blood.
• Don’t say anything about them they are in bad blood.
• Be aware from bad blood or else you can spoil your relation.

10: black and blue
Meaning: full of bruises

• Due to hues of loss in business roy is in black and blue.
• He failed in exam which makes him black and blue.
• My friend is unable to get a job so now a day he is in black and blue.

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