20 Idioms and Phrases in English – Idioms, Phrases, Meanings and Examples;
| Meaning | Examples | |
| All walks of life | In all aspects of life | Gandhi had disciples from all walks of life. |
| to consist of | to contains | Our class consists of 55 students. |
| To be one in essence | to the same | Men and women are one in essence. |
| To be a part of | To belong to something | Non-violence is a part of Indian tradition. |
| To be fit for | To be suitable | She is fit for the post of a typist. |
| To find out | To discover | The police found out the thief. |
| To serve the purpose | To meet the requirement | Scholorship alone will not serve the purpose. |
| To come across | To meet | Everyday we come across processions in our roads. |
| Thanks to | Due to (because of) | Thanks to the bold knocks of Sachin, India won the match. |
| To be gifted with | To be blessed with | Man is gifted with reasoning power. |
| Meaning | Examples | |
| To bring about | To effect | Marriage brought about great changes in his behaviour. |
| To lie dormant | Unused | We should now allow our skills lie dormant in ourselves. |
| To wake up | To rise and act | Whenthe opportunity knocks at our door, we should wake up. |
| In the largest measure | In great quantities | Arnold helped the Tsunami victims in the largest measure. |
| By nature | Naturally | She is very sensitive by nature. |
| To bestow on | To give as a gift | Nature has bestowed many riches on us. |
| In term of | In relation of | The politicians should undertake projects in term of their necessity for the people. |
| To take the lead | To go forward | India should take the lead …. |
| A far cry | Something difficult to achieve | A casteless society has come a far cry. |
| Come to a halt | Come to sudden end | The car came to a halt as the railway gate was closed. |
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