An expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements or in its grammatically atypical use of words.
In this post I gave you some important idioms below which may ask in the exam of TNTET paper 1 & 2 English part. I am sure you will get correct answer in this section if you learn the following idioms. Free Video class of TNTET Paper 1 & Paper 2 available in my YouTube channel. Free test for TNTET paper 1 & paper 2 available in out website.
List of Idioms:
| S. No: | IDIOMS | MEANINGS |
|---|---|---|
| A penny for your thoughts | Tell me what you are thinking about. | |
| A chance in a million | Either no chance at all or a very slim chance. | |
| Two sides of the same coin | Two contrasting characters in the same category. | |
| A million-dollar question | A question with a much awaited and valuable answer. | |
| As good as gold | Very well behaved. | |
| To cash in on | To take advantage | |
| To face the music | To answer for the consequences of one’s actions | |
| To harp on the same string | To make the same point over and over again | |
| To strike a chord | To remind one of something; a feeling of instant rapport with others. | |
| To sing someone’s praises | To speak very highly of someone | |
| To make a song and dance about | To make an unnecessary fuss about. | |
| To beat the drum | To spread the news, support enthusiastically. | |
| To play second fiddle | To be treated low, hold a position of less importance. | |
| Drag up a child | Bring up a child without proper training | |
| Done to a turn | Extremely well done. | |
| Drop-outs | Those who withdraw. | |
| Drop out | Cease to complete. | |
| Exact from | Demand and get from | |
| Feather in one’s cap | Something one may feel proud of | |
| Follow something up | pursue | |
| Heart and soul | Completely, with utter dedication. | |
| In deep water | In difficulties | |
| Blood is thicket than water | One tends to show more affection towards one’s relations | |
| Fish out of water | A person who does not fit in, out of place. | |
| Keep one’s head above water | To make just enough money to survive, to manage a difficult situation with courage. | |
| In hot water | In serious trouble | |
| Make one’s mouth water | To crave or desire something that one loves to eat. | |
| Still waters run deep | Never judge anything by its appearance. | |
| Child’s play | A simple task for anyone who has the gift or experience to accomplish it. | |
| Child-like | Having the innocent and frank qualities of a child. | |
| A brain child | One’s original ideas | |
| Second childhood | Old age | |
| A dropout | A student who leaves school without finishing his course. | |
| A cuckoo in the nest | An unwelcome intruder. | |
| To chatter like a magpie | To talk incessantly, without interruption. | |
| a crow and bull story | A wildly improbable story, often invented to excuse some wrongful action. | |
| To be chicken-hearted | To be cowardly. | |
| An early bird. | Someone who rises early. | |
| A bird’s eye-view | A view of something from a higher position. | |
| To take someone under one’s a wing | To give a person one’s help and protection. | |
| To be up with the lark | To wake up early in the morning. | |
| A jay -walker | A pedestrian who cross es the road without looking for traffic on either side. | |
| Time out of mind | Time immemorial | |
| To make history | To do something important, for which one will be remembered | |
| Off the beaten track | Isolated | |
| To build castles in the air | To have impossible desires | |
| To tread on unknown waters | To explore |
