100 Idioms And Phrases For AFCAT 1 2019

AFCAT exam is the best opportunity for the dedicated IAF aspirant that opens the gates for the candidates to join the IAF in specific fields. The AFCAT exam consists of 100 questions having 4 sections – General Ability, Mathematics, English, and reasoning. All the sections have the questions of different types to check the basic mental ability of the aspirants and selecting the suitable candidates for the next level of the selection procedure.

Talking about English section, the section contains comprehension, synonyms, antonyms etc. From last 2 years, the section contains some question from idioms and phrases, which require precise knowledge. To help the candidates, below are the idioms and phrases asked in the AFCAT exams to get a hint of them.

100 Idioms And Phrases For AFCAT 1 2019

1. In a jiffy – Very soon or suddenly
2. Up to the hilt – Completely fully or entirely
3. Man of letters – A literary person
4. Sangfroid – The ability to remain calm in difficult situations
5. A curtain lecture – A private scolding of a husband by his wife
6. Square peg in round holes – People in the wrong jobs or places
7. In weal and woe – In both good and bad times
8. Globetrotters – Travel around the world
9. Tickled pink – Greatly pleased
10. Split one’s side – To laugh a lot
11. Building castles in the air – Making impossible plans
12. At the drop of the hat – Willingly and immediately
13. Airy – fairy – Not practical
14. Be given the axe – To lose job
15. To go like a bomb – To move fast
16. Bolt from the blue – Unexpected
17. Able to use both hands alike – Ambidextrous
18. A written account of the life of an individual – Autobiography
19. The identification of a disease by its symptoms – Diagnosis
20. Prolongs inability to sleep – Insomnia
21. A style in which a writer makes a display of his knowledge – Pedantic
22. All agog – Full of interest and excitement
23. To the manner born – Place of one’s birth
24. Lose one’s marbles – Lose something dear to you
25. Bolt from the blues – Complete surprise
26. Be like the bear with the sore head – Powerful and Arrogant
27. A snake in the grass – Hidden enemy
28. Rain cats and dogs – Rain heavily
29. A man of straw – Mean person
30. To break the back of – To make anything weaker
31. A mare’s nest – False invention
32. Black and blue – To beat mercilessly
33. Dime a dozen – Very simple
34. Jumped out of my skin – Surprised
35. Turn up one’s nose – To reject
36. To pull off pieces – To rebuke/scold
37. Faux pass – Mistake
38. A gala day – A day of happiness
39. Summer friends – Friend of good days
40. Elbow room – To give freedom
41. To make a fortune – To be rich
42. From pillar to post – To make efforts
43. Jack of all trades – To have knowledge of all areas/ subjects
44. Fire and fury – With full enthusiasm
45. Rat race – Boring task
46. Hang in balance – Undecidable situation
47. Set teeth on edge – To irritate someone
48. Out and out – Totally
49. In a jiffy – Suddenly
50. All geek and Latin – Hard to understand

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51. Narrow circumstances – Days of poverty
52. Break up – Terminate or stop
53. Call off – Suspend
54. Call up – To contact
55. Look on – To see like a spectator
56. Pull down – To demolish any structure
57. See off – To escort
58. Run into – Come across
59. Stand by – To support
60. Take after – Similar or resembling
61. Talk over – To discuss
62. Round up – To arrest
63. Makeover – Convert
64. Outset – Beginning
65. Back stair influence – By unfair means
66. Over head and years – Excessively or heavily
67. Odds and ends – Scattered things
68. Once cup of tea – Thing of one’s liking
69. Live in fool’s paradise – In a false hope
70. Mend one’s fence – To bring peace
71. Pay off old scores – Taking revenge
72. Pell Mell – Big confusion
73. Queer fish – Strange person
74. Rank and file – Common man
75. Red herring – To distract
76. Show white feather – Showing cowardice
77. Shot in the arm – To encourage
78. Up and doing – To be active
79. Writing on the wall – Warning
80. Wear and tear – Damage caused by using something
81. Throw cold water – Discourage
82. Upkeep – Maintenance
83. In a tighter corner – Difficult situation
84. Off and on – Occasionally
85. Fits and starts – Irregular
86. Fall through – To fail
87. Hold up – Delay
88. At sea – In a loss
89. Stick to guns – Stay on own opinion
90. Wind up – To complete or to bring to the end
91. Send for – Summon
92. Put off – To postpone
93. Look into – To investigate
94. Carry by – To lose control
95. Spill the beans –To give information
96. Wary face – Disappointed look
97. Wee hours – Dawn hours
98. Take to heels – To run away
99. Lion’s share – A large part or portion
100. At stone’s throw – Very close

Conclusion – Following the pattern of last 3-4 AFCAT exams, a significant count of idioms and phrases have been asked in the English section to increase the level of the exam. The idioms and phrases are very important and the candidates must commemorate them to get a good score. The above idioms and phrases are very important and will help the aspirants in preparing for this part of the exam.