Page 1 : i i lan ‘, The command of Idiomatic qupreseiane a, Pre-requisite for expressive writing and compre e . rbs, , idiomatic pairs of no, ‘di ; nati noun phrases and i f 49, idiomatic adjective, and Pp a vast portion of idiomati, , 3. To be born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth — (to be born ina tm, family)., , My friend does not nave to worry about spending any amount of mon, , as she is born with a silver spoon in her -overng :, , 4 To be up and doing —(active) _ ; :, :” afplabonres should be up and doing daily if he has to earn his living:, es vat Se anes to — (match for, equal in quality), el amous writer but he is not fit to hold a candle to hi, 6... Tobe under a cloud — (to be under suspicion), , His secret connections wi, with the smugglers have brought him under, , % To be at daggers drawn — (to ha, , 7 bitte i, The quarrel between the two ve bitter enmity), , and they are at daggers same brothers has grown more bitter nO“, sii keep their dogs at large at night ained), , jecti verbs comprise such : :, , sigan gn a nearly aces to deal with fan comprehensive N, , in such a short space. However, this chapter contains the most Bi an ff, , usages that are indispensable for any competitive examination. tuder 1, , would do well to consult the dictionary for further improvement in f. ., field., , 6. T, , 1 Tobe lost in the clouds — (confused) A, , - My psychology teacher is often lost in the clouds as she sometimes is§y),, , unable to explain the questions clearly. I, , 2. Tobe ill at ease — (uncomfortable) 1, , A student is often ill at ease when he has to see the Principal after h ], , has done something wrong., , 9.

Page 2 : yor?, , 4., , {0, , 1h., , 2., , 13., , 14., , 15., 16., 17., , 18., , 19., , 20., , “21,, , 24,, , . Tobe on the carpet, , and phrases ; ; x, 441, , peat cae pie— (to apologize), gpite of MIS constant bragging h, , i «so Bing he lost the match and had to eat humqo ben? ne's salt — (not deserving), We ae fh ne the persons who are ash worth their salt., fo make 3 aa bo bette — (to live within one’s means) ,, , my uncle has to bring up five children, he finds it difficult to make, b oth ends meet., To lose ground ge to keep position), The belief in prop’ ecies and horoscopes is losi 5, With open arms — (cordially, sanity nats Sree, When my cousin came back from England after ten years he was welcomed with open arms by all the relatives., To play fast and loose — (repeatedly change one’s attitude), Noone can trust Rohan as he is used to playing fast and loose with his, friends., To take to task — (punish, ask for explanation, to scold), [took my younger sister to task for not obeying her elders., To turn a deaf ear — (not to pay attention to, refuse to listen), All the party members turned a deaf ear to their leader., , Hold water — (sound, tenable), , His statement will not hold water as it is not based on facts., By hook or by crook — (by one means or another), , He is'determined to obtain first division in his class by hook or by, crook., , Hang together —, The two statemen|, together., , Flesh and blood — (human nature) ;, , People in some villages are so poor that their sufferings are more than, aflesh and blood can endure., , To be at sea — (applied to a person confused) :, , My sister is quite at sea “i Maths ; she cannot solve a single problem., Ina fai — (hopelu, , En a fa way a paint i a fH 08 TEST, , (support one another), ts delivered by the leader of the party do not hang, , ! re ce ale ‘edna, 23. Tobe in afix— On" a a fix about the threatening letters, , The whole police department is in, , m1 en oy parece ath to be in favour with a person), , Bani plant success in her final examination fas led Hei*¥6 boty, moon ee here unde consideration), , et these days jg in the news Papers., , What is on the carp’, Ms

Page 3 : yor, , 9., , 10., , th, , 12., , 13., , 14., , 15., , 16., , 17., , 18., , 19., . 20., , 21., , , a ful) ‘, 22. Ina fair way (hope cont is itt 4 fal, , 23, To be ina fix, - The whole po, , 24., , and Phrases, To eat humble pie — (toa . 441, inspite of his constant bias, ple pie: ee, , io be not worth one’s salt —, we should not help the pers, , ons, qo make both ends meet — (to en are not worth their sat., Asmy uncle has to.bring up five ebay one's means), poth ends meet. \ dren, he finds it difficult to make, To lose ground — (fail to keep posit, belief in Shae, He oa 7a and horoscopes is losin, se pen arms — (cordially, warmly) grant beter, en my cousin came back fr, vimed with open arms by al ee after ten years he was welte ae ah — (repeatedly change one's attitude), ol i ;, , i ohan as he is used to playing fast and loose with his, To take to task — (punish, ask for explanation, to scold), [took my younger sister fo task for not obeying her elders., , To turn a deaf ear — (not to pay attention to, refuse to listen), , All the party members turned a deaf ear to their leader., , Hold water — (sound, tenable), His statement will not hold water as it is not based on facts., By hook or by crook — (by one means or another), , He is determined to obtain first division in his class, , crook., Hang together —, The two statements, , together. vate), = (human nature, Flesh and blood fn that their sufferings are Mo:, , People in some villages are 5° poor, , can endure., cio and blood can a person confused), ‘o be at sea — not solve a single problem., , My sister is quite 4, , lo, st the match and had to eat hum, (not deserving), , by hook or by, , another), , (support one, the leader of the party do not hang, , delivered by, , re than, , way on to recovery., , jp that patient, , a dilemm™, ina fix about the threatening letters, , The doctor fee, ie ; ers: ith, rane ta “ee, Sunita’s b ae het teach net consideration), , . the news PaPers, — ( ‘ein

Page 4 : 44s, , 26., , 27., 28., , 29., 30., , sl,, 22,, , 33., , 3:, , 36., , 37., , 39., , - India and Pakistan must bury the hatchet to bring about peace t the, , expel, . To pour oil on troubled waters — (to pacify the matter), The two good friends exchanged hot words but the intervention of, , , , , , , , , ment back), , To eat one’s words — (take a state, Lin her speech otherwise she wil], , I warned my friend to be very carefu, have to eat her own words., To gain ground — (to succeed slowly & steadily), , The belief in the abolition of dowry system is gaining ground., , To be in tune — (ina mood), , The teacher asked the students if they were in tune for study., , To be on its last legs — (about to collapse), , In many sections of Indian society the system of child marriage is om, , its last legs., , To be out of sorts — (to be unwell), Sohan had been out of sorts the whole day and could not do his office, work properly., , To be at loggerheads — (to be hostile), , Seema & Meena, the two best friends, are now, To bear the brunt of — (to bear the main shock of)’, , The poor have to bear the brunt of increasing prices, , To bell the cat — (to take first step at personal risk), , Many people can boast of their bravery, but very few can bell the cat., Bid defiance — (to ignore) ‘, , Rohan bade defiance to his father’s wish of becoming a doctor and, instead became an engineer., , To blow one’s trumpet — (to praise oneself), , No one likes to talk to those who are always blowing their own trumpet., To break the news — (to give bad news) |, He broke the news of her husband's death very genaly so as to lessen, the intensity of the shock., , To burn candle at both ends — (squander), , ‘After the death of his father he is burning the candle at both ends., To burn a hole in one’s pocket — (money spent quickly), , Money given to a spendthrift only burns a hole in his pocket., , To bury the hatchet — (to make peace), , at ldggerheads., , region., , To carry matters with a high hand — (to deal with a person strictly), , The owner of the industry carried matters with a high hand and, ed two workers who were caught doing mischief in the office:, , their teacher poured oil on troubled waters., , To clip one’s wings — (to weaken the power), , My elder sister 1s very ambitious but my mother will surely cli? her, wings. mara eubast gti) £1

Page 5 : gion?, , #, , g. 2, , 46., , 47., 48., , 49., , 50., 51., 52., 83,, 54,, s, 56,, , 57,, , and’ Phrases, ~ 443, , come home to — (to understand), , ema wanted to be a teacher j, per that she was not fit for the job ps but soon it came home to, qo come to a standstill — (come to a ales only a graduate,, , hen we were going to Mussourie eile soy, vjandstill right in the middle ofthe oaal ee, ‘o come off with flying colours — (to eat out, e final football match was very crucial but fin a sa, ve with flying co lours. ally we won and came, Jo cross one’s mind — (to occur fo“oneself), ie ie oc hall it crossed my mind that had left my pen outside, To cry for the moon — (to wish for some thing impossible), The hope of winning the lottery amounting to lakhs of rupees is simply, crying for the moon., To curry favour with — (win favour of somebody), Neena gave a lot of costly presents to her science teacher to curry, favour, with him., To dig the grave — (to tarnish, to destroy), By taking a side of the culprit he dug the grave of his reputation., , Off hand — (without preparation or delay), Iam very poor in English grammar & can’t answer all the questions, , off hand. ‘, To draw the long bow — (exaggerate), , Incallinghim the best politician ofthe worl, , bow., , To end in smoke/ fiasco — (, , Hespoke a lot about his new, , To ee f (t ke matter worse), oad flame or fire — (to ma, , The ees the agitation of the strikers only added fuel to, , me flame. ‘ ), _ e revenge,, P pay AE old ait fier makes it quite obvious that, , ite way he is tréating his younger Lay, e is paying off old scores. 5, Tosi ee not to commit oneself) er, ne ke peace), s — (to make pea *, It high tne for the ha prothers to bury the hatchet and mend their, , fences, ively), : ve :, Beside oneself— (to feel excess , s beside himself with, , Due to the accidental death of his wife he wa, Btief when I saw him last., , d,his followers draw the long, , ‘come to nothing), , film but itall ended in smoke andit flopped