Some important IDIOMS &PHRASES -2

For the time being- Temporarily 

Bite the dust-to be defeated

Free and easy- Natural and simple

French kiss- An open mouth kiss where tongues touch

Black sheep-a person who is regarded as disgrace for his family

From now on- From this time into the future

Blind Alley- a situation in which no further progress can be made

From rags to riches- To go from very poor to being very wealthy
 
Ivory tower- Imaginary world

Blow one's own trumpet- to praise oneself

Blue blood-Royal are aristocratic descent

Joshing me- Tricking me

Keep an eye on him- You should carefully watch him. Keep an eye on

Blue book-government report

Body and soul- entirely

Keep body and soul together- To earn a sufficient amount of money in order to keep yourself alive

Keep your chin up- To remain joyful in a tough situation

Bolt from the blue-unexpected problem

Kick the bucket- Die

Kith and kin- Blood relatives

Bone of contention-subject of a dispute

Kitty-corner- Diagonally across.

Sometimescalled Catty- Corner 

Fuddy- duddy- An old-fashioned and foolish type of person.

Blessing in disguise-hidden blessings

Funny farm- A mental institutional facility.

Gall and wormwood- Source of irritation.

Get down to brass tacks- To become serious about something.

Bossam friend-fast friend

Had better- Should, ought to, be advisable to.

Hand a gloves- Very intimate friends

Hard and fast- Certain

Hard of hearing- Partially deaf, not able to hear well.

Break the ice - to start a conversation

Haste makes waste- Quickly doing things results in a poor ending.

Hat Trick- When one player scores three goals in the same hockey game.

 Get over it- To move beyond something that is bothering you.

Get up on the wrong side of the bed- Someone who is having a horrible day.

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