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Idioms & Phrases

1. Sweeping Statement – Thoughtless statement (SO(Audit), 1997)
2. All at sea – Puzzled (SO(Audit), 1997)
3. Enough rope – Enough freedom for action (SO(Audit), 1997)
4. By fits and start – Irregularly (SO(Audit), 1997)
5. Fell foul of – Got into trouble with (SO(Audit), 1997)
6. Token strike – Short strike held as warning (SO(Audit), 1997)
7. Face the music – Get reprimanded (SO(Audit), 1997)
8. Look down upon – Hate intensely (SO(Audit), 1997)
9. Flogging a dead horse – Wasting time in useless effort (SO(Audit), 1997)
10. Under a cloud – Under suspicion (SO(Audit), 1997)
11. Green thumb – To have a natural interest (SO(Audit), 2001)
12. Played havoc – Caused destruction (SO(Audit), 2001)
13. No love lost between – Not on good terms (SO(Audit), 2001)
14. Fair and square – Honest (SO(Audit), 2001)
15. A white elephant – Costly or troublesome possession (SO(Audit), 2001)
16. Out and out – Totally (SO(Audit), 2001)
17. On the cuff – On credit (SO(Audit), 2001)
18. Does not hold water – Cannot be believed (SO(Audit), 2001)
19. A wild goose chase – Futile search (SO(Audit), 2001)
20. In a tight corner – In a difficult situation (SO(Audit), 2001)
21. Going places – Talented and successful (SO(Audit), 2003)
22. In cold blood – A murder done without intention (SO(Audit), 2003)
23. Off and on – Occasionally (SO(Audit), 2003)
24. Hard and fast – Strict (SO(Audit), 2003)
25. Took to heels – Run away in fear (SO(Audit), 2003)
26. To keep up – To keep in touch (SO(Audit), 2003)
27. Make a clean breast – Confess without reserve (SO(Audit), 2003)
28. Heads will roll – Transfers will take place (SO(Audit), 2003)
29. Make no bones about – Do not have any hesitation in anything (SO(Audit), 2003)
30. Take after – Resembles (SO(Audit), 2003)
31. To starve off – Postpone (SO(Audit), 2003)
32. To give a piece of mind – To reprimand (SO(Audit), 2003)
33. Rest on laurels – To be complacent (SO(Audit), 2003)
34. Pay through nose – Pay an extremely high price (SO(Audit), 2003)
35. Draw on fancy – Use imagination (SO(Audit), 2003)
36. Turn an honest living – Make an legitimate living (SO(Audit), 2005)
37. Give the game away – Give out the secret (SO(Audit), 2005)
38. Cheek by jowl – Very near (SO(Audit), 2005)
39. Give in – Yield (SO(Audit), 2005)
40. Run riot – Act without restraint (SO(Audit), 2005)
41. Go through fire and water – Undergo any risk (SO(Audit), 2005)
42. Talking through hat – Talking nonsense (SO(Audit), 2005)
43. Put up with – Tolerate (SO(Audit), 2005)
44. By fits and starts – Irregularly (SO(Audit), 2005)
45. Reading between the lines – Understanding the hidden meaning (SO(Audit), 2005)
46. Get the sack – dismissed from (SO(Audit), 2006)
47. Pros and cons – Considering all the facts (SO(Audit), 2006)
48. By leaps and bounds – Very Quickly (SO(Audit), 2006)
49. In the good books –In favour with boss (SO(Audit), 2006)
50. In the long run – Ultimately (SO(Audit), 2006)
51. To be always one’s beck and call – At one’s disposal (ready to serve one’s master) (SO(Audit),
2006)
52. Turn a deaf year – Disregard/ignore/refuse (SO(Audit), 2006)
53. At one’s wit’s end – Puzzled/confused/perplexed (SO(Audit), 2006)
54. To fight tooth and nail – To fight in a determined way for what you want (SO(Audit), 2006)
55. The green-eyed monster – Used as a way of talking about jealousy (SO(Audit), 2006)
56. Set the record straight – Give a correct account (SO(Audit), 2007)
57. Good Samaritan – Helpful person (SO(Audit), 2007)
58. Bad blood – Angry feeling (SO(Audit), 2007)
59. To go to the whole hog – To do it completely (SO(Audit), 2007)
60. Lay out – Spend (SO(Audit), 2007)
61. Laying off – Dismissal from jobs (SO(Audit), 2007)
62. Leaps and bounds – At rapid pace (SO(Audit), 2007)
63. Spilling the beans – Revealing the information indiscreetly (SO(Audit), 2007)
64. Carry out – Execute (SO(Audit), 2007)
65. Went to the winds – Dissipated/ To be utterly lost (SO(Audit), 2008)
66. Ins and outs – Full details (SO(Audit), 2008)
67. A white elephant – A costly but useless possession (SO(Audit), 2008)
68. Fed up – Annoyed (SO(Audit), 2008)
69. In the good books – In favour with (SO(Audit), 2008)
70. Sharp practices – Dishonest means (SO(Audit), 2008)
71. In high spirits – Full of hope and enthusiasm (SO(Audit), 2008)
72. Shake in shoes – Tremble with fear (SO(Audit), 2008)
73. Fits and starts – Not regularly (SO(Audit), 2008)
74. Close shave – Narrow shave (SO(Audit), 2008)
75. Take with a grain of salt – To listen to something with considerable doubt (TA(IT & CE), 2004)

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