Idioms and phrasal verbs

1.         A bone of contention = cause of dispute	2.         To nip in the bud = to suppress in the beginning
3.         A cock and bull story = an absurd talk	4.         To face the music = to face the consequences
5.         To go through = to read	6.         With a high hand = sharply and excessively
7.         All in all = in power	8.         All of sudden = unexpected
9.         In black and white = in writing	10.      To beat about the bush = irrelevant talk
11.      To break the ice = to begin after a pause	12.      By fits and starts = without steadiness/irregularity
13.      To get rid of = to dispose of	14.      To take to task = to haul over the coals and scold
15.      To turn a deaf ear = to pay no head	16.      To end in smoke = to go wasted
17.      To poke one’s nose = to interfere	18.      To pull a long face = to look sad
19.      To be in a fix = in trouble	20.      To make hay = to take advantage of the time
21.      To bury the hatchet = to cease fighting	22.      At snail’s pace = to move very slowly
23.      With open arms = to receive warmly	24.      To turn the tables = to cause change in position
25.      Once in a blue moon = to happen rarely	26.      To bring to books = to call an account
27.      To put up with = to bear	28.      To cry over spilt milk = to spend time in useless thing
29.      An apple of one’s eye = a lovely one	30.      To look down upon = to disgrace/hate
31.      A fair weather friend = an opportunist	32.      By leaps and bounds = an enormous progress
33.      To take ones heel = to run off	34.      A black sheep = a bad character person
35.      To stand by = to support	36.      Through thick and thin = both in good and bad time
37.      A big fish = important person	38.      Part and parcel = to be necessary a feature
39.      A burning question=a haughty discussion	40.      To cut a sorry figure = to give bad impression
41.      To see eye to eye = agree entirely	42.      To burn Midnight oil = to work very hard
43.      To call names = to abuse	44.      To be in hot waters = in difficult situation
45.      Kith and kin = family and friends	46.      To die in harness = to continue serving till death
47.      In full swing = highest level of activity	48.      From hand to mouth = very poor and needs money
49.      A red letter day = important and lucky day	50.      A bolt from blue = something happened suddenly
51.      A close shave = nearly get into trouble	52.      A feather in a the cap = something to be proud of
53.      At daggers drawn = extremely bitter enmity	54.      To play second fiddle = to be in a lower condition
55.      At sixes and sevens = to be in disorder	56.      To keep in the dark = knowing nothing about  something
57.      To break out = spread quickly	58.      To read between lines = to look for hidden meaning
59.      To bring out = to produce	60.      Pros and cons = arguments for or against of any issue
61.      French leave = leave without informing	62.      A fish out of water = a person who feels uncomfortable
63.      To call off = to cancel	64.      To pick holes in others = to criticize an idea
65.      In camera = secretly	66.      To turn over a new leaf = to start a fresh
67.      To break down = to fail	68.      To cry for the moon = desire for impossible things
69.      To win laurels = to win honors	70.      To come across = to meet/find/ by chance
71.      For good = forever	72.      To keep body and soul together = to sustain life
73.      A bosom friend = close friend	74.      At eleventh hour = the very last moment
75.      An uphill task = hard target to attain	76.      Black sheep = one having a bad reputation
77.      To run after = chase	78.      Harp on the same string = repeated action
79.      Null and void = invalid	80.      Under one’s nose = very near or close
81.      To get through = contact