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WORD / PHRASE Add insult to injury = to make a situation worse All ears = listening eagerly At the eleventh hour

= at the last moment At the top of ones voice = very loudly Around the corner = coming very soon Break the ice = to make friends with Be taken aback = to be surprised or shocked Be in hot water = to be in a lot of trouble By word of mouth = orally Black and blue 10 = having plenty of bruises as a (Id.) result of being hit 1 (Id.) 2 (Id.) 3 (Id.) 4 (Id.) 5 (Id.) 6 (Id.) 7. (Id.) 8 (Id.) 9 (Id.)

EXAMPLE First, he stole my pen. Then, to add insult to injury, he claimed that I owed him some money. Tell us what happened. We are all ears. Do your homework as soon as possible. Do not do it at the eleventh hour. Mr. Ravi scolded us at the top of his voice when he found out that we had not done his work. The examination is just around the corner Mila and Nini are not on good terms. To get them to work together, you have to break the ice between them. Pn Ruhil was taken aback by the students rudeness. Azrul was absent from hockey practice yesterday, so he is going to be in hot water today. People come to know his products by word of mouth. The thief beat up my sister before snatching her bag. That is why she is all black and blue today.

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