Some Noun and Adjective Phrases In Common Use.

1.Jack of all trades:-one who knows something of everything.

(I am jack of all trades but master of none.)

2.Cock-and-bull story:-false story.

3.A slip of the pen:-a slight mistake in writing.

(This is not a slip of pen but slip of keyboard.)

4.Beside oneself with:-over powered by some powerful emotion.

5.Hue and cry:-Noise.

(The politicians raised a hue and cry at the proposed bill.)

6.A dead certainty:-that which is sure to happen.

7.At sixes and seven:-in a disorderly manner.

(The film story goes at sixes and seven.)

8.chicken-hearted:-timid,easily frightened.

9.Through thick and thin:-trough difficult and easy obstacles.

10.Cut and dried:-well prepared.

(I have a cut and dried scheme for the success of my website.)

11.Hole-and-corner:-secret.

12.Open secret:-secret but known to all.

13.King of terrors:-death.

14.Dead ahead:-directly in front.

15.Birds of feathers:-men of same nature.

16.Crocodile tears:-showy tears.

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