Forty winks – A short sleep
Go like a bomb – To move fast
An arm and a leg – Very expensive
At the drop of a hat –Without any hesitation (ഒരു മടിയുമില്ലാതെ)
See eye to eye -Agree
Shift one’s ground – Change one’s position
Salt in the earth -Finest type of humanity
An acid test – Rigorous test
A bee in one’s bonnet – Irritating problem
Hobson choice – No choice
Dim a dozen – Easy to get
At stones through – At a short distance
Burnt his fingers – Got himself in to trouble
Sold for a song – At a very low price
Greasing the palm – Bribing
Tooth and nail – With all the power
In cold blood – Cruelly, without feeling
An apple of discord – A cause of dispute
A slap on the wrist – Avery mild punishment
Against the clock – Rushed and on short time
Call a spade a spade – Speak frankly and directly
Dead ringer – 100% identical, duplicate
Cock and bull story – An unbelievable story
Finger lick in good – Avery tasty meal
Take to heart, took to heart – Was deeply affected
A red-letter day – A memorable day
Maiden speech – First speech
Once in a blue moon – Seldom, very rare
Stand one’s ground, stood his/her ground – Maintained his position
Once in a while – Occasionally
Out of the blue – Unexpectedly
Till the cow come home – For a long time
You may go further and for worse – Maintain till held
A bolt from the blue – Unexpectedly
Fan the flame – To make more angry
In a nut shell – In brief
To cry for the moon – To ask for something which is impossible
To and fro – in opposite direction
To weather the storm – successfully face the difficulties
The lions share – major portion
In no time – Very quickly
Lock stock and barrel – Completely
Mother wit – Natural commonsense
Carpe diem – Enjoy the present day
Hot under the collar – Angry
Get the better of – to win
A hot potato – an awkward problem
A best thing since sliced bread – The best invention
Devil’s advocate – To present a counter argument (ജനസമ്മതിയിലാതെ തീരുമാനമെടുക്കുന്നയാള്)
Not a spark of decency – No manners
Yards and yards – Plenty
Red tape – Official delay
Hush money – Bribe
To get in to hot water- to get in to trouble
To be rolling in money – Very rich
To read between lines – To understand the hidden meaning
To spill the beans – To reveal a secret
To give up the ghost – to die
A close shave – Narrow escape
A pipe dream – Impracticable plan
To get cold feet – To be afraid
In a trice -Without causing much delay, In a short period of time
In deep water – In trouble
In good books – Good opinion
Bringing to book – Punish
On and off – Very often
Over and above – Besides (കൂടാതെ)
To break the ice – To start the conversation
To get a windfall – To get an unexpected fortune
Rags to riches – From poverty to wealth
On the first rank – The best
On the first water – Highest quality
Break a leg – To wish good luck
Clear as bell – Understand clearly
Cold turkey -To quit some thing
A gordian knot – A difficult problem
Herculean task – A tough task
Burn the midnight oil – Work or study late in to night
In black and white – In written
Call it a day – Stop work
Sit on the bench – Wait for a chance
Like a sword of Damocles – A permanent threat
Snake in the garden – A hidden enemy
Between devil and deep sea – Between two dangerous things that are equally harmful
Between fire and water – Between two dangerous things that are equally harmful
Between Tweedledum and tweedled bee – Between two dangerous things that are equally harmful
Between Scylla and Charybdis – Between two dangerous things that are equally harmful
Pet aversion – What one most hate
As dead as dodo – Destroy itself
An apple in one’s eye – One who most like
A chip on your shoulder – Being upset for something that happened in past
To show the white feather – To show fear
Nip in the bud -മുളയിലെ നുള്ളിക്കളയുക
Kick the bucket – മരിച്ചു പോവുക
At sixes and seven – വിഷമത്തിലാക്കുക
Bone of contention – തര്ക്കവിഷയം
To die in harness – ജോലിയിലിരിക്കെ മരിച്ചു പോവുക
Ivory tower – Place out of touch of reality
An olive branch – An offer of peace
To bury the hatchet – To make peace
A swan song – A statement made just before death
A wild goose chase – Foolish and useless enterprise
The heels of Achilles – The weak point in a person
Fair and square – Just and honest
Kith and kin – Friends and relatives
Apple pie order – Perfect order
High and dry – Isolated
Null and void – Legally invalid
Alpha and omega – The beginning and end
Rack and ruin – destruction
Argus eyed – Vigilant
Birds eye view – Overall but cursory view
- Black sheep – A worthless member of a family / group
