Top 20 Idioms & Phrases for SSC & Other Govt Exams

By Neha Uppal|Updated : October 21st, 2021

Top 20 Idioms & Phrases for SSC & other Govt. Exams. Idioms and Phrases is one of the sections which is not only interesting but also difficult at the same time. Yes, difficult things can also be interesting. There are thousands of idioms but only a few form the part of the daily vocabulary. In today's article, we will discuss some of these idioms and Phrases which are expected to be asked in your impending exams such as SSC CGL Tier 1 and 2, SSC GD Constable, SSC CHSL, SSC CPO, SSC MTS, SSC Steno, etc. So, without much ado, let us move ahead and discuss some of the expected idioms and phrases.

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Top 20 Idioms & Phrases for SSC Exams

S.No	List of Idioms	Meanings
1.	To vote with your feet	To show opinion by not supporting or leaving
2.	A double entendre	A word having two possible meanings
3.	To cut your own throat	Do something bad for oneself
4.	On the fly	Do something quickly without much thinking involved
5.	Follow suit	to do the same thing
6.	At a loose end	Have nothing to do
7.	Thick as two short planks	Very stupid
8.	Blow hot and cold	to vacillate between opinions or emotions
9.	Blank cheque	to give someone the freedom to do what is best for that particular situation
10.	By word of mouth	By speaking rather than writing
11.	Come to light	Make known or uncover
12.	Cut corners	Do something easiest or cheapest way in order to save time and money
13.	Double dutch	Language or speech that is difficult to understand.
14.	Eager beaver	An enthusiastic person
15.	A wee bit	by a small amount or degree
16.	Rank and file	Ordinary people
17.	Hear it on grapevine.	to hear rumors about something
18.	Let sleeping dogs lie	to leave the situation if it harms you
19.	One swallow does not make a summer	It is not good to base one's opinions on a single incident.
20.	Good wine needs no bush	Good things do not need advertising