Absolute gem 44 Absorbed in his own thoughts 87 Abysmal 61 Accept the change 6 Accord turned to him for consensus 56 A damper 25 A fortune out of it 59 A front 9 Agent of change 6 Agog 92 Agony 88 Air of dignity 88 Air out of his balloon 31 Albatross around his neck 68 Alcoholic tantrums 37 A leaf out of his book 27 A little elbow room 32 Allergic 91 Allies falling in line 62 All the efforts had been for naught 54 All the false messiahs fell 86 A long silence of digestion followed 56 A lot better for you 41 Alter of principals 64 An irreversible 35 Antiquated system 62 Any disaster now will be on your head 12 Any of her plan 63 Appears 63 Approach 63 Are you itching for a thrashing? 11 Arms length 27 Arose the interests 19 Art buff 99 Assert your individuality 21 Astute 73 Astute character 100 Atrocities 69 At sea 35 At your own peril 19 Aversion 37 Awestruck 81 Awkward 92 Axe to grind 78 B. Back into shape 34 Back off or 33 Back to haunt you 87 Badly smitten 89 Bag of rocks 63 Ball now lies firmly in his court 59 Bang on target 73 Bearing on the subject 78 Be covered in mud 8 Belly-up 99 Be my first choice 99 Be on guard 6 Be patient, the apple will fall in your lap. 8 Berated 86 Besides himself with rage 81 Better of him 78 Between the lines 78 Be wary of him 12 Be wary of him 95 Big booty 37 Big break 23 Big jolt 85 Big splash 74 Bite off 23 Bit up 54 Blabbermouth 100 Black sheep 95 Blazingly clear 58 Bled profusely 47 Blew his top 81 Blinked in disbelief 85 Bloodsucker 78 Bloody mess 66 Blow his fuse off 89 Blow hot blow cold 90 Blown all his chances 69 Blurted out 92 Bonkers 69 Boogie-woogie 50 Boost his morale 73 Born looser 96 Born with a silver spoon 103 Bottom of things 55 Brazen 100 Breach in our defense perimeter 65 Breaking even 63 Breathe a word 8 Broke into laughter 55 Broken pieces 77 Botch up 100 Brought to light 78 Buck out of it 38 Buck passing 9 Bugged 76 Building castles in the air 93 Bull frenzy 39 Burnt his fingers 35 Burdens were running ahead of her efficiency 37 Bursting with goodwill 102 Bury the hatchet with 23 Butterflies in his stomach 85 Button your lip 10 Building a relationship 7 Buzz off! 33 C. Calm demeanour was a facade 86 Calls for attention 96 Call the shots 99 Candour 92 Canny and clever lot 40 Canny and clever lot 97 Can of worms 51 Cardinal rule 26 Carriage 94 Carried away 19 Carries the torch 89 Carries weight 94 Carved a tidy niche 96 Casting his lot 77 Cast magic 54 Catch-22 74 Cat on the prowl 103 Caught in a time warp 96 Chanced your luck once too often 45 Changed hands 35 Cheating comes in various packages 34 Cheesed 14 Chill 65 Chill out 49 Chip of the old block 95 Choose your word 20 Chuck him out 51 Cried out 88 Click 74 Clear picture 18 Cliff hanger 75 Closer look 17 Close your eyes 52 Cloud nine 85 Clumsy and uncouth 101 Cocksure 95 Cocky 78 Cold feet 31 Cold shoulder 89 Come clean 33 Come down 79 Come into being 37 Come to terms 11 Complexed person 91 Con man 103 Constantly on edge 81 Consumed with madness 79 Convergence of different pressures eventually break him 88 Cooked my goose 42 Cool your heels 32 Coordinate it 54 Couch potato 32 Cover their tracks 57 Cracked up 40 Cramp his style 51 Crashed on me 56 Crashing to earth 80 Crisis ridden 72 Crisis will come dressed as something else 34 Cropper 68 Crossed his face 86 Cross his face 83 crows feet 98 Curtain raiser 67 Cut an attractive figure 94 Cut corners 10 Cut down 20 Cut down 22 Cut him loose 12 Cut no ice 90 Cut out oa another mould 98 Cut up 90 Cutting edge of technology 67 D. Daggers drawn 93 Daily grind 91 Dark horse 95 Damage is done 34 Dead end 61 Dead in his tracks 53 Deadpan 90 Debauched 101 Detrimental 77 Devoid of emotional warmth 87 Diamond in the rough 13 Different light on everything 77 Dig up 50 Dim bulb 32 Dire straits 9 Discussion is still wide open 68 Disdainful 85 Dish it out 32 Dismissed 79 Do chip in 33 Dog-tired 92 Do keep in touch with me 21 Done for 36 Dont act like the Gestapo 10 Dont allow it to linger on 24 Dont answer back or you will suffer 22 Dont ask me to be rational in this situation. 11 Dont be a doormat 32 Dont beat a dead horse 9 Dont be daft 8 Dont be lulled by his smooth talk 26 Dont besmirch her reputation 21 Dont be overawed by his personality 23 Dont bottle up your grief 21 Dont buckle under 14 Dont confide your secrets to her 51 Dont dabble around here 17 Dont get miffed with me 15 Dont get physical 90 Dont get under my skin or you will repent 25 Dont give me this crap 9 Dont get rattled by his rude behaviour 48 Dont harbour bad feelings against her. 7 Dont hedge the issue 9 Dont indulge in procrastination 23 Dont leap on the back of a shaky horse 9 Dont make a big deal out of it. 8 Dont mess around with me 14 Dont play games with me 14 Dont pursue bottomed-out hopes 13 Dont show your hands 28 Dont sink into self-pity 21 Dont sit on your butt but do something 24 Dont spill the beans 50 Dont stick your neck out 25 Dont succumb to desperate gambits 21 Dont treat them as if they are cattle 13 Dont try to piggyback on me 24 Dont use too much slang 22 Double-check 10 Down the road 25 Down under 12 Do you want to get him on your side or make him and enemy 20 Drastic surgery 62 Dreams faded 56 Drams fading 83 Drew a blank 59 Drew up 40 Drifted into 54 Drive his guilt away 81 Drizzling 46 Drown his grief 86 Drummed his fingers 57 Duck it 15 Dug in its spurs 46 Dying art 71 E. Early bird 97 Eat dirt 32 Eat your words 20 Edge 81 Enough of this bullshit 52 Embezzled a lot 38 Epidemic proportions 71 Euphoric 85 Even in anguish there was pride 86
Every inch 102
Exorbitant labour 37 Eyeball to eyeball 16 Eye-opener 67 Eyes settled on a familiar face 57 Eyewash 74 F. Face dropped 92 Face out of the muck 55 Face-saving 76 Facts point to the contrary 70 Faint stuff 55 Fallen flat 36 Fallen for 89 Fallen out 36 Fallout was dished out 35 False accusations 81 Far too many 41 Fate was sealed 68 Faux pass 67 Feel miffed 80 Fell in 64 Feeling groggy 91 Fenced 58 Few takers 41 Fight your war 9 Fine art 72 Fine-tuning 62 Finicky 102 Fishy 72 Fizzle out 68 Foggiest idea 69 Flat as a pancake 100 Fleeting movement 92 Flicker of hope 92 Flip side 75 Floating on air 90 Flooded 92 Flowering career went bust 59 Flowery 65 Flummoxed 84 Former self 80 Forthcoming 65 Fox 94 Fragile 103 Framework 36 Frantic to salvage 38 Freak out 84 Frill or exaggeration 65 Fritter away 50 Frosty 81 Fruitful 72 Full swing 93 Funk 40 Fury for fury and passion for passion 92 G. Game is far from over yet 64 Generous to a fault 101 Get along 102 Get consumed 6 Get down to the basics 22 Get if off your chest 15 Get into the groove 25 Get to the bottom 65 Get your act together 16 Get your act together and 30 Gift of the gab 95 Give ear 28 Give it our best shot 30 Give my right arm 84 Glib talker 103 Go ahead 38 Go along with the crowd 101 Go back on her words 98 Gobbled up by the system 65 Go by his/her whims 94 Goes back 79 Go for the jugular 22 Going around in circles 68 Goldfish bowl 47 Good books 77 Good deal 63 Go on the mat 50 Gone heavily on 96 Gone too far 44 Gone to pieces 67 Go the extra mile 31 Go with the flow 6 Go with the flow 64 Grabbed by the collar and hurled in 56 Greek to me 77 Gremlins 39 Grin and bear it 15 Groping for words 89 Grow on 76 Guard his flanks 80 Guess we could 42 Guilt trip 45 Gung-ho 79 H. Half-jumped 40 Halves 100 Hand in glove 70 Hand in this plot 70 Handsome dude 100 Hands went clammy 79 Hand to mouth 35 Hanging out 23 Hang in there and you will get your dues 30 Hankers 97 Hanky- panky 73 Happy days are here again 84 Hara-kiri 45 Harried 102 Have a word 13 Have the vision 6 Head on his shoulder 102 Head count 49 Head on his shoulder 101 Headwind 63 Heart in the right place 102 Heart is not in it 70 Heart of 11 Heart of the matter 54 Heart of the technique 63 He has made a hash of the complete work 38 He is a real whacko 43 He is taking things easy and it will have repercussions 27 He may be angling for your post, so be careful 20 Here each one is on his/her own. 5 Herein lies the danger 72 He set himself the task of learning 58 He knew his position was impossible from the beginning 55 He was as welcomed as a leaper 55 He was empathetic towards her proposal 38 He was good but for now he is dust 40 Hidden pattern 17 Hideous 95 High gear 31 High spirits 103 His stars are in the ascendant 36 Hit the ceiling 89 Hit the mark 55 Hit the nail 78 Hit the sack 83 Holds good 36 Hold your tongue 5 Hold water 29 Home ground 64 Honeymoon period 74 Hooked a few trout 54 Hook or by crook 36 Hoped against hope 57 Horsing around 24 How come you got mixed up with that rogue? 12 Hung on 60 Hurts the most 7 Hush-hush 46 I. I am prepared to meet you halfway 18 Iceberg 42 I chill all over with fright 54 Idea began to form in his mind If I do this I will get nailed badly by the boss 9 I felt the madness coming over him 54 If you are in the mood for a scrap, go ahead 21 If you dont improve, you may regret it 7 I got fleeced in Delhi 38 I had better be on my way. 5 Ill at ease 42 Improvement of his father 41 Impaired his health 70 Incoherent 96 Incorrigible 76 Infinite value 99 In his/her own way 94 In hot water 74 In it 40 In knots 81 Ins and outs 70 Insurmountable 75 In the thick of things 44 In the end it was a dampener 61 In the making 43 in- thing 69 Into full stride 97 Intrigues me 69 Invaluable 66 Inviolate principal 64 Into a brawl 25 Iron out the kinks 31 Irresistible 72 Is arguable 42 I seemed to make things worse 45 I suggest you send out a feeler to him 24 I suggest you take a recess 48 It all ended up in zilch 43 I thought I would never live to grow a beard 56 It is none of your business 10 It is too soon to give up the game 10 Its a far cry 19 Its all there, but you must have the vision to see it 18 Its a skill that you will have to master 20 Its at your discretion 28 It should remain between you and me 30 It stands to reason to listen to him 29 It suited him well to remain anonymous 43 its top flight 67 It was imprudent of him to say this 24 It will not be prudent on my part 22 I was a fluke 43 J. Jacked up 38 Jilted by 91 Just elbow him out 32 Just gate-crash 31 Just keep a normal friendship going 13 K. Keep out of his way for a few days 14 Keep tabs on him 16 Keep the lid on and it will show results 23 Keep your cool 16 Keep your trap shut or Ill rearrange your teeth 8 Kept to himself 83 Kicking it around 53 Killed the engine 53 Kind of deceit 63 kings ransom 66 Knock it down 32 Knock off your whiskers? 48 Knock the bottom out of him 52 Knows his marbles 100 L. Laid back 101 Laid my eyes upon 99 Lame excuse 50 Last nights hangover 91 Latch on 13 Lax at her job 42 Lay bare 19 Lay off! 31 Leading edge of technology 30 Leading to catastrophe 34 Learn the ropes 85 Led by the nose 102 Legs turned to jelly 79 Lend a helping hand 51 Let him off 52 Lets anyone in of his secrets 97 Lets carry the argument a little further 18 Lets get cracking 16 Lets have a brainstorming session 25 Lets start from the top 32 Let off steam 31 Letter of the law 5 Level-headed 68 Light of combat 81 Lions share 67 Little by little she divorced herself from grief 87 Little shaky 44 Live in harmony 5 Livid with rage 92 living on different planets 77 Loathe him 91 Long and short 35 Long run 28 Long shot 43 Long shot 65 Look beneath the surface 17 Look into your collar 7 Look see 52 Lopsided 72 Lose the deal 62 Lost his touch 99 Lost in the woods 80 Lost the will to combat 61 Loves his own voice 43 Lull before the storm 69 M. Mad as a hornet 83 Made a mark 55 Made his mark 101 Made no bones 86 Made of sterner stuff 99 Made the most 35 Made the most 70 Major dent 70 Make sense 29 Make both ends meet 36 Malicious character 91 Man of substance 103 Map out 26 Mark my words 26 Mauled 68 May not be all he seems 41 Mean bone 98 Mediocrity 37 Mellowed 75 Mental agony 88 Middle of the road 67 Mind your blood pressure 12 Mint money 101 Missed it by a mile 68 Missing link 61 Modicum of respect 94 Mollify 49 Monkey business 14 Moral rigidity 45 Morbid affair 67 Mortified 90 Mood darkened 81 Moon trip 40 More ardent your practice, the more the reward 20 More painstaking the effort, the more rewarding the result 28 Mull over 23 Murderous frenzy 91 Mushroomed 34 Mushy 89 My patience is at an end 10 My offer did little to stir her 55 N. Narcissistic 7 Never felt better 81 Nightmarish situation 87 Nip this evil in the bud 27 Nitty-gritty 25 No fool either 41 No-go situation 73 No love lost between them 88 No matter how seemingly unimportant he is, he will be needed 29 Nonchalantly 75 No reasoning 99 Nose-dived 38 Nose out 24 No signs 58 Nostalgic 84 No stomach 95 No stopping 97 No such thing 42 Not a drop 97 No x-ray 35 No-win situation 73 Numero uno 100 Nurturing grievances 7 Nuts and bolts 51 O. Obsessed 101 Odds 98 Offence 44 Off line 41 Off the hook 8 Off the record 73 Old buddy 52 On-again off-again affair 54 One more crack 13 On fire 81 On hold 23 Only on the surface 63 On your toes 15 Open and shut case 76 Opinionated 75 Out of hand 72 Out of line 14 Out of my sight 42 Out of this world 44 Outrageous 84 Outside chance 73 Outside the box 6 Overboard 86 Overlooked 72 Overplayed his cards 64 Overt display of emotions 97 P. Pain in the neck 43 Pain in the neck 94 Pale hint of 29 Pale with shock 80 Panic button as 49 Passing time 70 Patch up 15 Pat on his back 16 Peeved 89 Penchant 90 Petrified and stood still 84 Pay him back in his own coin 28 Penny wise and pound foolish 41 Pep talk 85 Perplexed 84 Philandering behavior 66 Phony 73 Picked up steam 78 Pieces in place 49 Pilfered 39 Pin your hopes 18 plans like a surgeon 98 Play ball with him 30 Play it cool 14 Play their own games 81 Please button your lips 33 Pleased as punch 81 Please dont shut me out 9 Please park yourself here 48 Please take stock of the situation 27 Pleasure 63 Plunged into the job with much fervour 37 Polygraph test 52 Poppycock 73 Pop your question 52 Predicament 90 Pregnant pause 59 Prejudiced 74 Problem on one side 58 Profound effect 39 Proved to be his undoing 64 Psyched out 84 Publicity hound 97 Pussyfoot 24 Put my finger 93 Pulled down a notch 95 Pulled some ranks 58 Pull it off 44 Pull up your socks 15 Pumped up 85 Pure gold 43 Pulverised 72 Push the ball into the goal 19 Put all the blame on him 17 Put on a front all 87 Put the arm-lock on him 16 Put the heat on him 31 Put the squeeze on him 49 Put your heads together 22 Put your shoulder to the wheel 10 Q. Quandary 74 Queer twist of fate 47 Quench your thirst 49 Quick-fix solution 66 Quick on the draw 73 Quite a jolly 59 R. Rained down 87 Raked up 22 Rampage 83 Randy 89 Ransack 47 Rap his knuckles 15 Raring to go 80 Rattle his cage 31 Ravaged 46 Raw deal 75 Read between the lines 27 Real doll 102 Real scoop 65 Rebuffed 79 Rebuffed badly 46 Recluse 88 Recuperating 46 Recognise the malady before it becomes chronic 21 Red 79 Red-letter day 72 Refine you 63 Refuse to be vanquished 87 Reprimanded 46 Reputation no end of good 64 Resilience 66 Reticent 83 Revelation 66 Rich are more covetous of money than the poor 69 Ridiculous 66 Right track 30 Repugnant 77 Rise and shine! 15 Rise to the challenge 56 Rise to the occasion 22 Rock of salvation 36 Rocks on this fulcrum 34 Rocky road ahead 43 Rote 102 Rough state 45 Roundly 92 Round the clock 39 Rub him the wrong way 24 Rude awakening 87 Rudimentary 66 Run-down of events 48 Run him down 25 Run into 39 Run into large debts 36 Running-out 8 Running out 53 Runs in his blood 103 Run up 36 Run you 71 Ruse 76 Rush me 26 S. Scion of the royal family 98 Sacrifice 64 Sagacious fellow 46 Sanctimonious attitude 46 Saw stars 53 Scorn 85 Scruff of his neck 81 See-saw 34 See the light 76 Seething with anger 83 Self-explanatory 70 Send the instructions in black and white 29 Sensing defeat 57 Sensitive to criticism 87 Set in 71 Set into motion 34 Set the ball rolling 51 Settle the matter out of court 37 Set up 45 Set up 81 Seventh heaven 90 Shadows grew longer in his mind 59 Shaken my confidence 88 Shaking in boots 85
Share good vibes 90
shell out 50 Shenanigans 49 Shine out 50 Shook off 53 Shoot the moon 8 Short fuse 44 Shot 75 Shot in the dark 76 Shot of adrenalin 88 Since you made this great proclamation 52 Sink in 80 Siphoned off 35 Sitting on the fence 103 Sizing me up 55 Skeletons will tumble 38 Skin and bones 96 Skulduggery 48 Slip him a buck and get your job done 16 Slough of despond 86 Smart alec 100 Smell a rat 71 Smoke-screen 65 Snappy 11 Sniff in the wind 71 Sob story 48 So impertinent 25 Soiled money 80 Solving his problem 64 Soul-Searching 7 So unnerving 42 Speaks volumes 18 Spell bound 58 Spent force 101 Spirits zoomed 81 Spooky 75 Spreads like wildfire 78 Spur of the moment 80 Stacked against him 98 Stared at me blankly 57 Start a fight in an empty house 96 Start from scratch 17 Stationed in 98 Steer the ship 99 Sticks like a leech 30 Sticks out like a sore thumb 97 Stick to your guns 52 Stiff as a board 96 Still a toddler 100 Stir him 69 Stir up 17 Stomach 79 Stop and ponder over the issue 49 Stop badmouthing her 15 Stop nit-picking 14 Stop these silly pranks 23 Storm in a teacup 56 Straight face 81 Stress is telling upon his health 71 Sure things 58 Sustained fire 47 Swanky 75 Swell 44 Swept away 57 Swimming upstream 5 Swollen-head 77 Squirming 42 T. Tactician of rare acumen 98 Take a shot 49 Take it or lump it 31 Take it with a pinch of salt 27 Take on the job 57 Take the bait 53 Take the bull by the horns 15 Take the plunge 49 Tap into your conscience 7 Tapped into a minefield 59 Tear away your blinkers 17 Teeny-bopper 30 Tension pervaded the room 84 Testing the waters 62 Thames on fire 71 That way 41 The backdrop against which 34 The battle will be protracted 22 The convergence of different pressures will eventually break him 88 The die was cast and there was no going back 59 The door that shunned him opened again 56 The going since morning has been very sedate 45 The hots 44 The ladies placed themselves in evidence 56 The light touch works well rather than being angry 28 Theory into practice 61 The party pulsated on his arrival 55 There is virtue in speaking the truth 20 The results are nil 43 The results could be utterly disastrous. 5 The river had various degrees of rapids 47 The Queen cant hold candle for you 13 Think it serves you right 18 Thin line 61 This belief will harden into dogma 29 This end 40 This is awfully out of date 18 This is one way to get out of the muck 27 This study is meaningless unless it helps people 29 This venture is not financially viable 28 This will help you extend your reach immensely 29 This will pave your way for success in life 19 Throbbing core 37 Through the nose 39 Through the root 53 Throw in the towel 16 Tied up 17 Tiger by tail 74 Tight-lipped 74 Till the cows come home 51 Time hung heavily 58 Time have taken a turn 54 Time for action has come 62 To chart your own course 6 To create a framework 6 To cut a long story short 53 Tolerate 66 Tone up 24 Took this to heart and suffered a stroke 88 Too little and too late 69 Too wise to be failed like this 77 Top of the heap 48 To reassert 6 Toss a few crumbs to him 52 Total chaos 93 Totally isolated 83 Totally stoned 98 Total wreak 95 Torn apart 88 Touch-and-go 45 Tread her ground 5 Trickle will become a steady stream 61 Trick of the trade 37 Troops to task 72 Throw a wet blanket 46 Truncated 60 Try to unfold your mind 13 Try to wangle out of this situation 24 Turned a new leaf 103 Turned heads 94 Turned it around 62 Turned the tables 37 Turned up 59 Turn green with envy 91 Turning disaster into triumph 60 Turning point 71 Turning out to be a glorious year 62 Turn your back 26 Two and two together 18 Two-timing 76 U. Unbelievable 66 Uncommonly fast 61 Under your thumb 67 Under your wings 19 Unfathomable mystery 71 Unfounded rumors 65 Unnerving 83 Unscrupulous 94 Upbeat 85 Uphill task 76 Up to the mark 28 Up to the mark 102 Utter defeat 92 V. Various situations you encounter in war will make you a tough man 19 Very heavy stuff 67 W. Walking into a minefield 7 War 79 Wash off your hands 51 Wade through 20 Well in hand 71 Well off 102 Went Dry 87 Wept in happiness 80 We will first test the waters 12 We will have to rush or someone will beat us to it 12 White collar 75 White elephant 68 White-faced 79 White with anger 81 Will bamboozle you 33 Will be led 14 Will end in tears 62 Will you recapitulate all that happened 48 Wind of it 65 Wired up 84 Wilted under pressure 86 Without your support it will languish 26 With that kind of drinking I wonder if you have any liver left 26 Wits end 54 What an eventful day it was 41 What he sees in her 44 What hope is there? 11 What hope is there? 42 What kind of stakes are we playing for? 11 What made you say yes? 10 What is eating you 50 Whats all the fuss about? 25 When will you bring it to daylight? 50 Where does that get you? 11 Where do you think this road will carry you? 5 Word was out 57 Workaholic 97 Wormed 57 Worth a pound 45 Worth its weight in gold 41 Wrap men around her little finger 96 Wrap up 16 Y. Yearning for freedom 88 Yeoman 70 You are in the cockpit 6 You are not going to make decisions that are mine. 12 You are not worth your salt if you dont keep your word 18 You better believe it 51 You cant impose your will on children 17 You cant leave me in the lurch 28 You had this coming because of your lifestyle 26 You have a tremendous responsibility up the road. 13 You have done more than your share to prevent it 11 You have to acclimatise yourself to the life of a married man 30 You have to bail her out of this situation 21 You have to fit in the frame of politics 17 You have to rough it out 27 You have to take the hard road to satisfy your desire 26 You have to work against time 27 You must be snappy as I have little time 21 You must learn to say please 10 You must stand up and be counted 30 Your efforts will not be in vain 26 Your head seems to be out there in the stars when there is enough trouble here 12 You seem to be in a state of plaque 10 You should cast your eyes onto the future 29 You should have dropped a hint. 11 You simply mind the store 14 You take the cake! 50 You will be ostracised if you dont improve 23 You will come to grief if you invest in the share market 18 You will see him in different light once you know more details. 8 Z. Zombie 97 Zonked 81