Idioms and Phrases With Meaning

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1. Around/round the clock

Meaning – the whole day and whole night,without stopping

Example
BSF guard our borders round the clock with utmost dedication.

2. Alpha and Omega

Meaning – the first and last

Example
The strategy to control the inflation remains the alpha and omega of the government’s economic policy

3. A dime a dozen

Meaning – anything that is common and is easy to get

Example
In this town, food restaurants are a dime a dozen

4. Hit below the belt

Meaning – To unfairly target another person’s weakness or vulnerability

Example
I know she really wants the promotion, but she really hit me below the belt by telling the boss about my personal problems.

5. All ears

Meaning – attentive, to listen to someone with keen attention

Example
The students were all ears when the motivational speakers started giving speech

6. Under the rose

Meaning – secretly

Example
They used to meet each other under the rose

7. On the cuff

Meaning – on credit

Example
Ramesh couldn’t pay the bill,so he asked the owner to put it on the cuff

8. In the blues

Meaning – sad and depressed

Example
My friend has been in the blues since losing the closely fought final match

9. Go scot free

Meaning – to escape without punishment

Example
There were at least more than a hundred people accused in CWG scam but most of them went scot free due to lack of evidence.

10. To over egg the pudding

Meaning – to spoil something by trying too hard to improve it

Example
I think we’ve over-egged the pudding with the amount of technology we’ve crammed into our daily lives—no one knows how to have a quiet moment anymore.