IDIOMATIC USES OF SOME VERBS

- The coulds rolled away.

- pen through(strike off) the first line.
- His name has been struck off.
- Time hangs heavy on me.
- The could will disappear soon.
- A man has been run over by a train.
- His books are selling well.
- Worms have eaten in to all the books.
- He is having a very hard time.

- Almost all his hair has fallen off.

- The shop has been abolished.
- He has not been promoted this year.
- The fire has blazed up.
- This custom is now out of fashion.

- Just have a cup of tea.

- He does not smoke cigarettes.
- He has got a good scolding.
- Take this medicine twice daily.

- I am so so.
? Where do you put up?
- I have got something to say on this subject.
- Opinions differ on this subject.

- Put this book on the table.

- Keep the money with you.
- Leave (set aside) the proposal now.
- I have left no stone unturned.
- He wears a beard.

- Catch me if you can.

- This pot cannot hold more.
-Flowers have come up in this tree.
- The tree has borne fruit.
- I have a bad headache.
- His joy knows no bounds.

 - This room can accommodate 20 men.

- Give up bad habits.

- Shun (give up) evil company.
- Let the dog loose.
- He has put off his clothes.
- The train leaves at 10.00 a.m.

- Time fleets.
- Time slips by quickly.