1. Going places – Talented
and successful (SO(Audit), 2003)
Exp:- Parminder is a Talented Writer,he will definately going places.
2. In cold blood – in a planned way and without pity or other emotion. (SO(Audit), 2003)
Exp:- One young lady was shot dead in cold blood inside the premises of shopping complex.
3. Off and on –
Occasionally (SO(Audit), 2003)
Exp:- Ram comes here off and on.
4. Hard and fast – Strict,not to be changed(SO(Audit), 2003)
Exp:- In English you have to focus only hard and fast rule to score maximum in ssc cgl exam.
5. Took to heels – Run away
in fear,(SO(Audit), 2003)
6. To keep up – To keep in
touch (SO(Audit), 2003)
7. Make a clean breast –
Confess without reserve (SO(Audit), 2003)
Exp:- Neeru finally made a clean breast of it and admitted that she had stolen the money.
8. Heads will roll –
Transfers will take place,used for saying that people will be severely punished for something, often by losing their jobs (SO(Audit), 2003)
Exp:- Have you any idea how much money this mistake will cost the company? You can be sure that heads will roll.
9. Make no bones about – Do
not have any hesitation in anything (SO(Audit),
2003)
Exp:- He made no bones about his unhappiness with the restaurant's food.
10. Take after – Resembles (SO(Audit), 2003)
Exp:- Binay took after his uncle and began working as a volunteer for the Red Cross.
11. To starve off – Postpone
(SO(Audit), 2003)
12. To give a piece of mind –
To reprimand, To express one's opinion strongly, (Disagreement) (SO(Audit), 2003)
Exp:- That is the fourth time this week my neighbor's barking dog has woken me up. I'm going to go give her a piece of my mind about it
13. Rest on laurels – To be
complacent (SO(Audit), 2003)
Exp:- Parminder is a Talented Writer,he will definately going places.
14. Pay through nose – Pay
an extremely high price (SO(Audit), 2003)
Exp:- If you bring a car into the city, you have to pay through the nose for parking it.
15. Draw on fancy – Use
imagination (SO(Audit), 2003)
16. Turn an honest living –
Make an legitimate living (SO(Audit), 2005)
17. Give the game away –
Give out the secret (SO(Audit), 2005)
18. Cheek by jowl – Very
near (SO(Audit), 2005)
19. Give in – Yield (SO(Audit), 2005)
20. Run riot – Act without
restraint (SO(Audit), 2005)