24 February 2026

SSC Idioms and Phrases 20+with Hindi Meaning | Important English Idioms for Competitive Exams

 Complete list ofuptet, supertet, SSC idioms and phrases 20 with Hindi and English meanings. Improve your vocabulary for competitive exams with easy explanations and examples. Perfect for SSC, Banking, Railway uptet,supertet,and other exams.


1. Cut the mustard

English Meaning: To perform well / To succeed

Hindi Meaning: अच्छा प्रदर्शन करना / सफल होना

2. Draw a line

English Meaning: To fix a limit / To stop before something becomes unacceptable

Hindi Meaning: सीमा निर्धारित करना

3. Feather one’s own nest

English Meaning: To make money in an improper or dishonest way

Hindi Meaning: बेईमानी करके धन कमाना

4. Get a taste of your own medicine

English Meaning: To receive the same treatment that you give to others

Hindi Meaning: जैसा को तैसा / जैसा व्यवहार किया वैसा ही पाना

5. Have bigger/other fish to fry

English Meaning: To have more important work to do

Hindi Meaning: अन्य महत्वपूर्ण काम होना

6. Herculean task

English Meaning: Very difficult task

Hindi Meaning: बहुत कठिन कार्य

7. Kick the bucket

English Meaning: To die

Hindi Meaning: मर जाना

8. Kill two birds with one stone

English Meaning: To achieve two results with one effort

Hindi Meaning: एक तीर से दो शिकार करना

9. Nip in the bud

English Meaning: To stop something at the beginning

Hindi Meaning: शुरुआत में ही रोक देना

10. Selling like hot cakes

English Meaning: To sell very quickly

Hindi Meaning: बहुत तेजी से बिकना

11. Shed crocodile tears

English Meaning: To pretend to be sympathetic / False tears

Hindi Meaning: मगरमच्छ के आँसू बहाना

12. Take the bull by the horns

English Meaning: To handle a difficult situation confidently

Hindi Meaning: साहसपूर्वक कठिनाई का सामना करना

13. The last straw

English Meaning: The final problem that makes a situation unbearable

Hindi Meaning: आखिरी सीमा / अंतिम समस्या

14. To call a spade a spade

English Meaning: To speak frankly / To tell the truth directly

Hindi Meaning: स्पष्ट और सच्ची बात कहना

15. To keep an eye on

English Meaning: To watch carefully

Hindi Meaning: नजर रखना / ध्यान रखना

16. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

English Meaning: Something certain is better than something uncertain

Hindi Meaning: जो हाथ में है वह ज्यादा अच्छा है

17. A bone of contention

English Meaning: Cause of dispute or argument

Hindi Meaning: झगड़े का कारण

18. A green horn

English Meaning: An inexperienced person

Hindi Meaning: अनुभवहीन व्यक्ति

19. A mare’s nest

English Meaning: A complicated or imaginary problem

Hindi Meaning: झूठी या जटिल कल्पना

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