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To be down to earth – To be realistic (CHSL, 2015)
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In the nick of time – Just in time (CHSL, 2015)
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To shun evil company – To avoid or give up bad company (CHSL, 2015)
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Seamy side – Unpleasant and immoral (CHSL, 2015)
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A sacred cow – A person never to be criticised (CHSL, 2015)
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A dog’s breakfast – A total mess / A thing that has been done badly (CHSL, 2015)
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Sail in the same boat – To be in same situation (CHSL, 2015)
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Take the bull by the horns – to face a difficulty courageously (CHSL, 2015)
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Shed crocodile tears – To pretend to be sympathetic (CHSL, 2015)
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To be in a quandary – In a confusing situation (CHSL, 2015)
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Take French leave – Absenting oneself without permission (CHSL, 2015)
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To put in a nutshell – To state something very concisely (CHSL, 2015)
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The genomes of Zurich – A slang term for Swiss bankers (CHSL, 2015)
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To make up one’s mind – To decide what to do (CHSL, 2015)
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To call it a day – Decide to finish working of the day (CHSL, 2015)
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In two minds – To be undecided (CHSL, 2015)
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Put something by – To save money for a particular purpose (CHSL, 2015)
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On cloud nine – Extremely happy (CHSL, 2015)
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The jury is out - No decision has been reached (CHSL, 2015)
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To take after – To resemble an older member of family (CHSL, 2015)
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Flying visit – Very short visit (CHSL, 2015)
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Telling upon – Showing effectively / Having strong effect (Constable, 2015)
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Kith and kin - Relatives (Constable, 2015)
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Part and parcel – Important part (Constable, 2015)
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Beat about the bush – Circumlocution / Does not talk specifically (Constable, 2015)
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Carry out – Complete something (Constable, 2015)
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Take fancy – To attract or please somebody (Constable, 2015)
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Snake in the grass – A hidden enemy (CGL T-1, 2015)
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Make a mountain of a mole hill – Exaggerate a minor problem (CGL T-1, 2015)
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Spill the beans – Reveal the secret information (CGL T-1, 2015)
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Make amends for – Compensate the loss (CGL T-1, 2015)
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Leave high and dry – In a difficult situation without help or money / Leave alone to
work / A boat in a position out of water (CGL T-1, 2015)
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Make believe – To pretend that something is true (CGL T-1, 2015)
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Keep a level head – To remain calm and sensible in a difficult situation (CGL T-1, 2015)
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Under the weather - Sick (CGL T-1, 2015)
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At loggerheads – In strong disagreement (CGL T-1, 2015)
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Go Dutch – Divide the cost (CGL T-1, 2015)
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Alma mater – Institution where one got education (CGL T-1, 2015)
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A closefisted man – A miser (CGL T-1, 2015)
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As draft as a brush – Very silly (CGL T-1, 2015)
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Make a beeline – Rush / To go straight towards something as quick as you can (CGL T-1,2015)
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Wild goose chase – Useless search (CGL T-1, 2015)
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A man of letters – A literary person (CGL T-1,RE 2015)
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Horse sense – Basic common sense (CGL T-1,RE 2015)
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Shot in the arm – Something that gives encouragement (CGL T-1,RE 2015)
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Catch time by the forelock – Seize opportunity (CGL T-1,RE 2015)
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Get on nerves - Annoying (CGL T-1,RE 2015)
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Clean hands – innocent (CPO, 2015)
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A golden mean – Middle course between two extremes (CPO, 2015)
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Vexed question – Controversial issue (CPO, 2015)
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Keep the wolf away from the door – To keep off starvation (CPO, 2015)
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Out of sorts – Ill or sick / Upset (CPO, 2015)
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Red-letter day – An important day (CPO, 2015)
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A close fisted man - Miser (CPO, 2015)
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Eat humble pie – To say sorry for mistakes / Suffer humiliation (CPO, 2015)
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Play ducks and drakes – Spend lavishly / To waste or squander (CPO, 2015)
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Be taken aback – Shocked or surprised (CPO, 2015)
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Bird’s eye view – A overview / A general view from above (CPO, 2015)
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To win laurels – to earn great prestige (CPO, 2015)
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In the soup – To be in trouble (CPO, 2015)
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Draw the line – To set a limit (CPO, 2015)
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A bee hive – A busy place (CPO, 2015)
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To cut the Gordian knot – To perform a difficult task (CPO, 2015)
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Take a French leave – Being absent without permission (CGL T-2, 2015)
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Arm-chair critic – A person who give advice based on theory not on practice (CGL T-2, 2015)
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A chip of the old block – An experienced old man (CGL T-2, 2015)
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Make a beeline – Rush / To go straight towards something as quick as you can (CGL T-1,2015)
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Wild goose chase – Useless search (CGL T-1, 2015)
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A man of letters – A literary person (CGL T-1,RE 2015)
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Horse sense – Basic common sense (CGL T-1,RE 2015)
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Shot in the arm – Something that gives encouragement (CGL T-1,RE 2015)
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Catch time by the forelock – Seize opportunity (CGL T-1,RE 2015)
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Get on nerves - Annoying (CGL T-1,RE 2015)
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Clean hands – innocent (CPO, 2015)
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A golden mean – Middle course between two extremes (CPO, 2015)
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Vexed question – Controversial issue (CPO, 2015)
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Keep the wolf away from the door – To keep off starvation (CPO, 2015)
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Out of sorts – Ill or sick / Upset (CPO, 2015)
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Red-letter day – An important day (CPO, 2015)
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A close fisted man - Miser (CPO, 2015)
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Eat humble pie – To say sorry for mistakes / Suffer humiliation (CPO, 2015)
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Play ducks and drakes – Spend lavishly / To waste or squander (CPO, 2015)
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Be taken aback – Shocked or surprised (CPO, 2015)
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Bird’s eye view – A overview / A general view from above (CPO, 2015)
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To win laurels – to earn great prestige (CPO, 2015)
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In the soup – To be in trouble (CPO, 2015)
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Draw the line – To set a limit (CPO, 2015)
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A bee hive – A busy place (CPO, 2015)
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To cut the Gordian knot – To perform a difficult task (CPO, 2015)
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Take a French leave – Being absent without permission (CGL T-2, 2015)
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Arm-chair critic – A person who give advice based on theory not on practice (CGL T-2, 2015)
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A chip of the old block – An experienced old man (CGL T-2, 2015)
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Hope against hope – Nurture an impossible hope (CGL T-1, 2016)
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For keeps - Forever (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Paled into insignificance – Seemed less important (CGL T-1, 2016)
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With one voice - Unanimously (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Make it light – Treat lightly (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Every inch a gentleman - Entirely (CGL T-1, 2016)
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A rough, violent, troublesome person - Tartar (CGL T-1, 2016)
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To add fuel to the fire – Make thing worse (CGL T-1, 2016)
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To take to heart – TO be greatly affected (CGL T-1, 2016)
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To bring to light – TO reveal (CGL T-1, 2016)
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All moon shine – Far from reality (CGL T-1, 2016)
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At a snail’s pace - Slowly (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Call on – Pay a visit (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Pros and cons – Advantages and disadvantage (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Once in a blue moon – Very rarely (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Fish out of water – An uncomfortable position (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Be down with – Suffering from (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Fair-weather friend – Supports only when easy and convenient (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Pull together – Work harmoniously (CGL T-1, 2016)
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To bury the hatchet – to make peace (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Selling like hot cakes – To have a very good sale (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Scot free - Unpunished (CGL T-1, 2016)
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To give oneself airs – Behave arrogantly (CGL T-1, 2016)
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At a stone’s throw – At short distance (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Bone of contention – Matter of dispute (CGL T-1, 2016)
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To eat humble pie – To yield under humiliating circumstances (CGL T-1, 2016)
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To end in smoke – To fail/ To end without any practical results (CGL T-1, 2016)
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To spill the beans – To reveal a secret (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Drive home - Emphasise (CGL T-1, 2016)
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A left hand compliment – An ambiguous compliment (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Cut a sorry figure – Make a poor impression (CGL T-1, 2016)
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To take to task - Reprimand (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Bad blood - Enmity (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Maiden speech – First speech (CGL T-1, 2016)
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To get cold feet - Fear (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Beside the mark – Not to the point (CGL T-1, 2016)
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On tenterhooks – In suspense and anxiety (CGL T-1, 2016)
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A cuckoo in the nest – An unwelcomed intruder (CGL T-1, 2016)
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A house of cards – An insecure scheme (CGL T-1, 2016)
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To smell a rat – To suspect foul dealings (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Old head on young shoulder – To be wise beyond one’s age (CGL T-1, 2016)
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A wild-goose chase – Pointless search (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Hard of hearing – To be deaf (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Burn your boats – Do something that makes it impossible to return ro the previous
situation (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Dressing-down – To give scolding (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Null and void - Invalid (CGL T-1, 2016)
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A dark horse – Unexpected winner (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Throw cold water - Discourage (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Butt in – Interrupt (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Couch potato – A person who prefers to watch television (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Carry the ball – Be in charge (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Turn down - Reject (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Catch a tartar – to deal with a person who is more than one’s match (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Cap in hand – In a respectful manner (CGL T-1, 2016)
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In the blues – Cheerless and depressed (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Cheek by jowl – Very close together (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Beyond the pale – Unreasonable or unacceptable (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Blow one’s own trumpet – Praise oneself (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Stick to guns – Maintain own opinion (CGL T-1, 2016)
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At sea – At a loss (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Straw in the wind – An indication of what might happen (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Face the music – Be punished (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Curry favours – Seek favourable attention (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Weal and woe – Good times and bad times (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Call in question - Challenge (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Make both ends mean – Live within means (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Put up the shutters – Go out of business (CGL T-1, 2016)
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A drop in a bucket – A very insignificant amount (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Draw a blank – Find no favour (CGL T-1, 2016)
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To keep in abeyance – In a state of suspension (CGL T-1, 2016)
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To be in a fix – In a difficult situation (CGL T-1, 2016)
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To break the ice – Make people comfortable and relaxed / Start conversation (CGL T-1,2016)
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As daft as a brush – Extremely silly (CGL T-1, 2016)
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In a nutshell – Briefly and concisely (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Strain every nerve – Work very hard (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Evening of life – Old age (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Button one’s lips – Stop talking (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Cock and bull stories – Absurd and unlikely stories (CGL T-1, 2016)
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A live wire – Lively and active (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Capital punishment – Death sentence (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Leaps and bounds - Rapidly (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Wet behind the ears – Young and without much experience (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Under a cloud – Under suspicion (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Get the sack – Be dismissed (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Feather in one’s cap – A new and additional distinction (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Donkey’s year – A long time (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Leave no stone unturned – To try every possible way (CGL T-1, 2016)
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A man of letters - Scholar (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Bear in mind - Remember (CGL T-1, 2016)
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To nip in the bud – To stop something in the starting (CGL T-1, 2016)
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To put a spoke in one’s wheel – To hinder (CGL T-1, 2016)
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To clip one’s wings – To deprive one of power (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Hold up – Delay (CGL T-1, 2016)
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To play fast and loose – To act in an unreliable way (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Feather one’s own nest – Make money in an improper way (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Pull a fast one – Play a trick (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Grease the palm – To bribe (CGL T-1, 2016)
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Turn-turtle – Complete over-turn of a situation (CGL T-1, 2016)
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