PHRASE AND IDIOMS FOR COMPETITIVE EXAM
A bed of roses : Comfortable position
A burning question : An important question
Add up : To be reasonable
A bold from the blue : An unexpected calamity
An early bird : An early riser
A fall guy : silly person
A green horn : An inexperienced person
A host in oneself : Alone person worth of many
A man of parts : Expert
A stone’s throw : At a short distance
A sleeping partner : A partner in business who takes no
active part in the management
A wolf in sheep’s clothing : A hypocrite
Above all : chiefly / More than anything else
According to : just
as / in somebody’s opinion
Add fuel to the flame : Aggressive something
Ahead of time : Beforehand / before the announced time
A la mode : According to the current fashion
All in : Tired
All and sundry : Every one / one and all
All at once : Suddenly
All along : Always
All at sea : Completely confused
All but : All most/ nearly
All in all : All powerful
All in one piece : Safely
All over : Everywhere
All the same : Unchanged
Apple of one’s eye : One’s favourite person thing
Anathema : Detested person or thing
As for : About
As usual : As it commonly happens
At a discount : Not encouraged
At any cost : By any means
At a deadlock : Completely stopped condition
At all events : In an case
At any rate : Whatever happens
At the best : Maximum returnes or opportunity
At bottom : In essential character
At ease : In peace
At every steps : Every place
At first glance : At an early stage
At least : At the lower estimate
At a stake : In danger
At the latest : Not later than
At the point of : Very near
At the verge of : Near
At times : Occasionally
A verbose speech : A speech full of too many words
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