Important Idioms:

Idiom	Meaning	Sentence
1. Bring to Light	Reveal or disclose something previously hidden or secret	The murderer was brought to light by the police.
2. Dark Horse	someone of hidden abilities/skills	1. Ali is a dark horse as he secured first position in our class. 2. Ayesha is a dark horse. I did not know that she had written a novel.
3. Child’s Play	Easy task	Playing with the fire is not a child’s play.
4. A man of letters	Scholar, intellectual	1. Allama Iqbal was a man of letters. 2. Ali is a well learned man. He is a man of letters
5. Blessing in Disguise	A misfortune turns to be a blessing	Failing in his exams was a blessing in disguise for him as he realized the importance of education.
6. Break the ice	Relieve tension, usually use to start conversation	I talked to him because I wanted to break the ice.
7. A fish out of water	a person in a completely unsuitable environment/ situation.	1. A Muslim without Iman is just like a fish out of water. 2. Ahmad feels like fish out of water in mathematics class.
8. A wild goose chase	a foolish and hopeless search	Praying for money without hard-work is a wild goose chase.
9. A rainy day	A time of need or trouble	A wise man always saves money for a rainy day.
10. Narrow escape	Barely escaped from an accident	Ali narrowly escaped by an accident on his car on the road.
11. An eye wash	Fabrication, trickery, deceit	The interview is an eye-wash; the candidates has already been selected.
12. At the eleventh hour	At the very last minute	1. I reached the railway station at the eleventh hour. 2. Just minutes before the deadline, he submitted his assignment at the eleventh hour.
13. Around the clock	all day and all night.	He studied hard around the clock to secure first position in his class.
14. Burn mid night oil	To stay awake late at night to work or study:	Ahmed burned the mid night oil to pass the CSS examination.
15. At length	in detail; fully.	He told me at length about his new job.