Tips And Tricks And Shortcuts For Idioms and Phrases

1. Continuous reading :

The only way to get expertise in solving such type of questions is reading as many books as we can. Since reading not only entertains us but it is also a great way to exercise our brain.

2. Understand the meaning of each idioms and phrases:

The next important thing is to not only learn new idioms and phrases but also to understand their meaning, exploring their origin and context in which they are generally used.

Meaning of some idioms:

• Make a long story short – Tell something in brief
• Wrap your head around something – Understand something that is complicated

Meaning of some phrases:

• Keep texting me from time to time on your way back home – be in contact.
• She gets off of work at 6 – works till 6.
  

3. Jot down the ready reckoners (Most commonly used Idioms and words) for revision:

Another easy trick to achieve expertise in appearing such questions is to just note down the widely used idioms or words or phrases with their respective meaning and revise them regularly.

Some commonly used idioms are:

• To make matters worse
• Time flies when you’re having fun
• Better late than never

Some commonly used phrases are:

• I beg to differ
• I have zero tolerance for this untidiness
• My sixth sense says that it’ll rain today.

4. Avoid cramming:

Here the main focus should be on understanding the basic concept behind that particular Idiom or a word, avoid learning too many idioms at one go.

One should fix the number to 6-7 phrases per day. However one can also categorize the idioms having similar meaning/or themes, and accordingly memorize them section or theme wise.

5. Using visual imaginary:

And the last and final tip is to use our visual imagination. Since most of the idioms have a fascinating history behind their origin. One should, not only explore the story behind their origin, but also relate them to certain images and link them to those stores. This is the best trick to memorize a wide range of idioms and phrases.

Below mentioned is an example for a better understanding of the tips and tricks to solve idioms and phrases: