English Grammar: Idioms And Phrases (“Set-A”) | for CSS, PMS, PCS, NTS
A Bed of Roses:
(An altogether agreeable position or situation) – A parochial life is not a bed of roses, Mrs. Mann. – Dickens
A bed of thorns: (Full of difficulties and troubles) – Shelley cried that his life was a bed of thorns.
A bird’s eye view: (A general account) – Maria had a bird’s eye view of the grand city from his apartment.
A black sheep: (An ill-conducted person; a member of society who is not considered respectable) I’m forbidden the house. I’m looked upon as a black sheep – a pest, a contamination.
A blank cheque: (Permission to do what one feels necessary with complete freedom) – He’s given me a blank cheque to carry out my plan.
A blue stocking: (A woman who prides herself on her learning) – Lucy Hutchinson was evidently a very superior young lady, and is known as a blue stocking by her colleagues
A bone of contention: (A cause of dispute) – Kashmir is still a bone of contention between India and Pakistan.
A bosom friend: (A very intimate friend) – “So I have heard; but he is not quite bosom friend enough with me to have told me all the particulars.”
A breathing-space: (A short time in which one can have a rest) – I’ve only a breathing-space of ten minutes before my next appointment.