Idioms and Phrases -Test 3

He works by fits and starts.

Sumit had to look high and low before he could find his scooter key.

To all intents and purposes he is a good man.

I am ambitious and never want to rest on my laurels.

The casting vote of the chairman clinched the issue.

He has come up during the last five years.

After tolerating a lot of exploitation at the hands of the authorities they finally decided to stand up for their rights.

The boss should not have called Arun names in front of others.

Last evening I was held up at the meeting.

I have a problem to square up with the manager.

If you pass this difficult examination, it will be a feather in your cap.

It is clear that the ideas of both reformers ran in the same groove.

He is a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

He is in the habit of chewing the cuds.

He felt ill at ease after receiving the letter from his son.

With regard to licensing policy, it is advisable for every state to cut corners.

If you rub him the wrong way, he is bound to react.

He is in the habit of responding at the drop of a hat.

You cannot throw dust into my eyes.

There was opposition to the new policy by the rank and file of the Government.

Tell me plainly who broke the mirror, do not beat about the bush.

He is disliked because of his habit of making a mountain of a molehill.

The point you have raised has no bearing on the issue we are discussing.

In life, we have to take the rough with the smooth.

The dispute regarding the granting of bonus to workers came to a head this week.