English Vocabulary : Idioms and Phrases-10
1) Plough a lonely furrow = Work without help or support.
She has not made progress because he ploughs a lonely furrow.
2) Lock,stock and barrel = Completely.
The British left India lock,stock and barrel in 1947.
3) In the pipeline = Certain to happen.
Mr Ravi's promotion is in the pipeline.It only approved has to be approved by the Chairman.
4) The long and the short = The main point.
The long and the short of the report is that the manager is at fault.
5) On the cards = Probable.
Mr Teja's promotion is on the cards.His boss is very pleased with him.
6) Die in hardness = Work till the last day of one's life.
Abdul kalam died in harness.He attended to his work till the last moment grabbed him.
7) Pocket and insult = Bear an insult quietly.
No self-respecting person can pocket an insult.He must retaliate.
8) A laughing stock = An object of ridicule.
Rahul makes foolish remarks and has become the laughing stock of the office.
9) Once in a blue moon = Very rarely.
Salman comes to see us once in a blue moon.
10) On tenterhooks = In a state of anxious suspense or uncertainty.
We did not want to be on tenterhooks on the issue of the winner of the match.