Today we start a series of ‘English Idioms and Phrases for bank exams‘. Today we are sharing the important idioms and phrases which start with the letter ‘A’. English Idioms & Phrases is very important in all competitive Exams.
English Important Idioms & Phrases
1. A Bad Egg
Meaning – A dishonest or ill-behaved person / एक बेईमान या खराब व्यवहार वाला व्यक्ति
Example – He’s been in prison several times for all sorts of crimes; he’s a bad egg.
2. A Bee in one’s bonnet
Meaning – An obsession, often with something that is strange or a source of agitation/ to keep talking about something again and again / किसी चीज़ के बारे में लगातार बात करते रहना
Example – She never stops talking about dieting – she’s got a real bee in her bonnet about it.
3. A bolt from the blue
Meaning – a sudden and unexpected event/something important or unusual that happens suddenly or unexpectedly / अचानक और अप्रत्याशित घटना
Example – The resignation of the chairman came like a bolt from the blue.
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4. A chicken-hearted Person
Meaning – Coward Person / कायर व्यक्ति
Example – He is a chicken-hearted man; he cannot go with you in the dark room.
5. A close-fisted man
Meaning – to be very reluctant to give or spend money, miser / पैसे देने या ख़र्च करने के लिए बहुत ही अनिच्छुक रहना
Example – In fighting terrorism, the Government gives the lion’s share of the budget to the military while being close-fisted in diplomacy, said a report on Sunday.
6. A cold shoulder
Meaning – A display or appearance of disinterest / उदासीनता का प्रदर्शन
Example – I tried to be pleasant to her but she gave me the cold shoulder.
7. A Dark Horse
Meaning – Unexpected winner, a candidate or competitor about whom little is known but who unexpectedly wins or succeeds / अप्रत्याशित विजेता
Example – Nobody thought Cheri could win the race after breaking her leg last year, but she turned out to be a dark horse and took first place.
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