Idioms and Phrases selected for competitive exam Group B

1.Cock and bull story (मनगढन्त कहानी→A fantastic story)

You know that wings and fan can be said quite similar.A Cock has fan(wings) and someone who eat the chicken its tasty.So its a fan-tastic. Now, you have to suppose that a cock cannot fight with a bull. So its an imagination and if you imagine that cock is fighting with a bull then cock will be trodden and you know if cock is trodden then you will take his taste while cooking it.So, its a fantastic story.

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2.To face the music (परिणाम भुगतना→to bear the consequences)

Suppose you are listening a sound with your headphone wire and you go to wash your face. When you give droplets of water over your face then suddenly the sound of bear comes
from wire and when you saw your face into the mirror where you washing your face, you are bearing now the face of a bear.You never forget that while listening music and washing face what was the result or consequence happened.

3.To be born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth. (समृद्ध परिवार में जन्म लेना→To be born in a rich family)

Its quite simple to understand that if one is having spoon of silver just after birth means the child belongs from rich family.So,needless to say that any assumption is required here.

4.A dark horse (अचानक ही प्रसिद्धि पाने वाला व्यक्ति→A person suddenly coming into prominence.)

Let me ask you here,When any person become famous? When he do some awesome work or he is being advertised. Ok, So you need to suppose here that you are advertising your photo on the body of a horse and you are applying a dark colour on the horse that it will be visible to all only why,because you want to famous right?So a dark pain on horse make you famous.

5.By fits and starts (किसी काम को रूक-रूक कर करना→Something done irregularly)

Suppose you have bought a nice fitting nightwear suit for a the star and star was trying to wear it lots of time and getting hindrance because of its different five angles shapes,now what going on?See the light of star is not coming properly and the light of star is appearing and disappearing and coming irregular way because the star is trying to wear it and there is irregular light of the star on the earth and people getting the irregular light of the stars.

6.To curry favor (खुशामद करके कृपापात्र बनना→To win favor by flattery)

Suppose your mom is cooking food and she is cooking “Curry” because she likes it most but on the other hand you don’t like “Curry”. So, when you came to know that you will have to eat it then randomly you started flattering of your mom going to kitchen that she would make one of your favorite dish and your flattering saying her that she cooks food “Gazar ka halwa” very well and so on.She impressed your flattering and she stopped making “Curry”.And you win your favor by flattering your mom.

7.An apple of discord (झगडे की जड→Cause of quarrel)

Discord will help you here to understand.Cord means a sting.You must had seen fight or quarrels so, you hear harsh sound or different sound of them they sought and you know that it’s not a rhythm.So here the cause of quarrel is an apple.Everyone want to have it but it makes disorder.

8.To turn a deaf ear (साधारण या उदासीन होना→To be indifferent)

We all know that we have sense organs and if anyone of them will not work then our life will become like a hell.When someone becomes deaf then he becomes indifferent.Whereas if one can hear it means he is able to hear sounds and melodies.Turning ears is common,it can be bend by anyone that can harm ear but not turning is a natural one and your ear is as usual it was before.

9.Cold Reception (दिखावटी स्वागत→No hearty welcome)

In the winter season ever one try to cover oneself.You get an invitation and go for the party or reception.But going there what you did see? Everyone escaping from the field of reception and wearing woolen wears to cover their heart,everyone feeling cold and they not welcoming you form heart and you were facing trouble,Now you knew that it was not your hearty welcome.

10.At one’s fingers’ ends (पूर्ण तत्पर ज्ञान→To have full and ready knowledge)

At once means quick and ready in no time.Finger means your finger.End means,when something is ended it means it is totally ready or completed.

Now suppose you are writing something with your index finger you know that your finger is faster enough to write anything because of your knowledge and it ends every line of a single page.Because you write with the help of your finger which is vary knowledgeable and ready to meet every ends.