1-100 Flashcards
A bad patch
Periods of difficulty
A beast of burden
Animal that carries luggage
A bee hive
A busy place
A big draw
Huge attraction
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
Having something for certain is better than the possibility of getting something better
A bird’s eye view
A general view from above
A bite at the cherry
An attempt or opportunity to do something
A blessing/boon in disguise
An apparent misfortune that eventually has a good results
A blue eyed boy
One who is favorite
A bolt from the blue
A complete surprise / sudden calamity
A bone of contention
Cause of quarrel
A bull in a china shop
A clumsy person in a delicate situation
A bull market
A period of rising prices
A cake walk
An easy achievement
A can of worms
A complicated situation
A carrot and stick approach
Reward and punishment to influence someone’s behaviour
A change of heart
A change of one’s opinion
A clean slate
Situation in which you can start again
A closed book
A mystery
A close fisted person
A miser (kanjoos)
A cog in machine
Very small part of a big organization
A cold fish
Unfriendly / who does not share his feelings
A cuckoo in nest
An unwelcome intruder
A cut above something
Superior to
A damp squib
A disappointing results
(Uchi dukaan fikaa pakwan)
Damp - moist
Squib - firecracker
A damsel in distress
A helpless women
A dark horse
Unexpected winner
A dead letter
A law or agreement that is no longer enforced
A dead loss
Completely useless
A diamond in the rough
Someone with potential or talent but lacking training or polish
A dime a dozen
Very common and of no particular value
(Kodi k bhav)
A dog’s breakfast
A total mess
A dog’s life
A miserable/ unpleasant life
A drop in the bucket/ocean
A very small part of something big
A dry run
Rehearsal/ practice
A fine state of affairs
An unpleasant situation
A fire in someone’s belly
One who is energetic and enthusiastic about something
A fish out of water
An uncomfortable situation
A fly on the wall
An unperceived observer
A flying visit
Short visit
A fool’s paradise
Being happy for foolish reasons
A gentleman at large
A man with no job
A golden mean
Middle course between two extremes
A good Samaritan
A helpful person
A green horn
An inexperienced man
A grey area
An unclear situation
A hair in the butter
A challenging situation
A hair’s breadth
Smallest possible amount/degree of something
A hairbreadth escape
A narrow escape
A hard nut to crack
Difficult task
A hornet’s nest
An unpleasant situation
A hot potato
A topic that can raise controversy
A house of cards
A unstable situation
A kick in the teeth
Great disappointment
A lame excuse
Unsatisfactory explanation
A laughing stock
An object of laughter
A lean patch
A period of poor performance
A left handed compliment
Insulting remark appearing as praise
A leopard can’t change its spots
It is impossible for one to change one’s character
A little bird told me
To keep identity of informant secret
A little gush of gratitude
Friendly feeling
A live wire
A person who is full of energy
A long shot
Little chance of success
A lot on your plate
To have a large number of problems/ responsibilities
A man of letters
A well educated and a wise person
A man of means
A wealthy man with lots of money and assets
A man of spirit
A courageous man
A man of straw
A weak or cowardly person
A mare’s nest
A difficult situation
A month of Sundays
A long time
A moot point
Disputed
A needle in haystack
Something which is very difficult to locate
Attempting something impossible
A night owl
A person who prefers to be awake at night
A nig nog
A fool
A pain in the neck
Someone that is annoying/irritating
A penelope’s web
An endless job
A penny for your thoughts
A way of asking what someone is thinking
A perfect storm
Worse situation
A picture paints a thousand words
An image conveys it’s meaning more effectively than the description does
A piece of cake
A very easy task
A piece of the pie
A share in the money
A plum job
An easy job that also pays well
A queer fish
A unusual/strange person
A rainy day
Times of difficulty
A ray of hope
Something that provides a small amount of optimism in difficult situation
A red letter day
An important day
A red rag to a bull
An act to provoke someone
A rolling stone gathers no moss
A person who does not settle in one place for long time, does not gain wealth/fame
A rotten apple
A single bad person/ting in a group
A sacred cow
A person never to be criticised
A safe pairs of hand
A reliable person
A sea change
Complete transformation
A shot in the arm
An encouraging stimulus
A sight for sore eyes
A person or thing that one is extremely pleased to see
A skeleton in the cupboard
An embarassing fact to be kept secret
A snowball effect
An accelerating growth of magnitude
A sore point with
Something which hurts
A square deal
A fair and honest agreement
A stick in the mud
A person who resist change
A stiff necked person
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