HomeBlogs

Common Idioms And Phrases For LSAT

AP
Aparna Shukla
27 September 20211 min read
Given below are the common idioms and phrases for LSAT (Law School Admission Test) and other law entrance examinations. This is not an exhaustive list but includes important idioms. It is advised that Idioms or vocabulary cannot be developed in one day and requires consistent efforts. You should try to learn at least 5 new idioms daily and use them in sentences.
Happy Reading!

Idioms and Meanings

  1. Ruffle Feathers: Annoy someone
  2. To get cold feet: to get Afraid
  3. No stone unturned: Using all available means
  4. In a nutshell: Simple and Brief
  5. Knit the brow: To frown
  6. to pour oil on troubled water: to rectify the matter
  7. Hitting below the belt: unfair strike
First published on November 18, 2020. 
Subscribe for updates
Join 10,000+ subscribers.
AP
Aparna Shukla
Contributing author
Have a doubt about this?Ask Doubts
On this page
Idioms and Meanings
Related reading
BlogsSupreme Court Eases 3 Year Practice Rule To 1 Year: Judiciary Aspirants Get Major Relief BlogsCan Police Upload Photos of Accused Persons on Social Media? BlogsSupreme Court Eases 3 Year Practice Rule To 1 Year: Judiciary Aspirants Get Major Relief
AP
Written by
Aparna Shukla
  • Hand in glove: close collusion
  • Beating the air: Making useless efforts
  • A dime a dozen: Very common
  • Hit the road: Begin the journey
  • Stand to one’s guns: Refuse to change something
  • Playing fast and loose: Behaving irresponsibly
  • To kill two birds with one stone’– to solve two problems at once
  • Break a leg’ – good luck
  • Flying pigs: Impossible to happen
  • The elephant in the room: The main/ obvious problem
  • Piece of cake: Something very easy
  • Hit the books: to study
  • Break-even: No gain No Loss
  • Butter up: Flattering someone
  • Once in a blue moon: Very rarely
  • Nip in the bud: Destroy at the initial stage
  • Settling the dust: Calming the situation
  • Being as cold as stone: Being rude or unemotional
  • Castle in the sky: Impossible/ Daydream
  • Wry face: Disappointed look
  • The tough nut to crack: A difficult problem
  • To burn the midnight oil: To work up to late hours
  • Flash in the pan.: One that promises great success but fails
  • Chicken hearted: Cowardly
  • Good wine needs no bush: Advertising is not needed for good things.
  • Red-letter day: a pleasantly noteworthy or memorable day
  • Raining cats and dogs: raining very heavily
  • To have feet of clay: full of faults
  • Rhyme or reason: Rational cause
  • Cock and bull story: the untrue story
  • A bolt from the blue: Unexpected
  • Whole nine yards: All of it
  • Tight Spot: Difficult situation
  • CLATalogue
    Notes
    PYQs
    Case Law Updates
    Mocks
    Ask a Doubt
    Blogs
    CLATAILETLegal UpdatesLawctopus Law School
    Life at Law School
    Contribute
    Sign in
    MahindraPrism AI
    CLATalogue
    For submitting a Postshruti.chauhan@lawctopus.com
    For banner ads & admission campaignsrohit.bhutani@lawctopus.com
    Office hours: 10.30 AM – 7 PM
    Useful LinksAbout UsAdvertiseContact UsAsk a QuestionMoot Suite
    We are Hiring
    Lawctopus Law School

    The law school you always wanted! Learn practical legal skills.

    For LLS Coursescourses@lawctopus.comVisit site
    Connect
    © 2026 CLATalogue. All rights reserved.|Privacy Policy|Terms of Service
    Subscribe to our newsletter