This article treats the meaning of idiomatic/figurative expressions as well as phrases realized by verbs with prepositions, known as phrasal verbs. Here are some phrasal verbs and idiomatic expression you should know.
1. Leave out – Omit
2. Drop off – decline gradually
3. Drop our – cease from participating
4. Run off (documents) – to copy from machine
5. Catch on – understand
6. Leave no stone unturned – do everything possible
7. Round off – to conclude
8. Round up – to arrest
9. Take in – to deceive
10. Take after – to resemble or look like
11. Fall through – to fail
12. Write off – to cancel
13. A leader in a newspaper – an editor
14. A dark horse – an unexpected winner
15. Small fry – an unimportant person
16. To be insolvent – to be bankrupt, to be cash-strapped
17. A plaintiff – a complainant
18. Perjury – to tell a lie in the court
19. To buckle down – to be hardworking or serious
20. Give in – to accept defeat
21. Jaundiced view – partial or bias view
22. Ostracize – to reject or send away
23. To cross the Rubicon – not going back on a decision
24. To leave for good – no coming back
25. White elephant – high cost, little value
26. To lead a dog's life – to live a life of misery, suffering
27. To be under a weather – to be ill
28. To be in the black – to have money in one's account
29. To make an appearance – to show up in a party for a short-time
30. To clear the air – to eliminate tension, confusion, anger
31. The bird has flown – a wanted person has escaped
32. To come off – to live above board, to be above suspicion
33. Laissez faire attitude – careless, care-free
34. To go with a chip on one's shoulder – to prepare for a quarrel
35. To have one's head in one's mouth – to be frightened or afraid
36. To break even – no loss no gain
37. To present a bold front – to be brave
38. To exhume a body – to dig up
39. To be gullible – to be easily deceived
40. To loathe – having a strong hatred, aversion, dislike towards somebody or something.
In the next article we are going to be writing about Words Commonly Misused.
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