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    ee IDIOMS AND PHRASES CEs iy ALS c A :2015 CERTIFIED @ 8429288939 | 8429788939 more info : www.https://thecatalysteducation.in BUN 14, 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21 22. roe Wet behind the ears : Inexperienced (aiquaél, @1 @I Heat 1) To miss the bus : To miss an opportunity (al 1 Riel 4 VsMT) Giddy Success : Bewi Idering (geai—aaer He are Herd, Test 4H ste 2) Ginger:bread work (fe@ra are art) : Cheap and showy ornamental work Give tongue : To express something (4a x1) Hand and glove (Bosom friend): Fast friends Go through fire and water : To undertake any trouble or risk Keen as musturd : Extremely eager / avid / earnest/ restless Keep an eye on (frit wz) : Watch : observation/ dog down/track down/see to/escort/remark Keep body and soul together :To maintain life To Kill time : Waste time Kith and kin : near and dear ones/amiable/ friendly/amicable Keep your hair on ‘said to tell someone to stop being so angry and upset / don’t lose your temper / calm and relaxed /cool as cucumber/be at peace with the world /easy come /easy go Herculean labour : Enormous labour / huge (faz) Land of the Leal / loyal / honest : Heaven Lay bare / undressed : Expose French leave : Quitting without permission To pull one’s legs : To deceive Lick the dust : To slain / strike down (qari) Put the lid on it : cover Let sleeping dogs lie : avoid debatable questions Come to light : To be revealed (xexa surrey eT) eee eee Ry eed BUN 23 24 25 26 27 28 29. 30. 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40. 4 42 43. 44, 45, 46. roe Light literature : music Come upon : out do / engulf / beat (fat # aay at urn / Wea) Get past : leave behind (fest #1 de wrest) In a certain condition / with child : pregnent Small change : coins / low value Second childhood : childishness at old age / physical + mental weakness / ageist child’s play : easy / an extremely simple task / bagetelle / trifle / small beer Man of action : A practical man (ar after sit ara at ates & carat wet H fear wea a) By leaps and bounds : very fast Lions Share : major share (42 #1) To cry wolf : To give false alarm Bag and Baggage : with all one’s belongings To end in smoke : To come to nothing Get rid of : Dispase of / To leave (wearer ur) Tie the knot : To get married At daggers drawn : At enmity (gf) Lean and mean : using only what is necessary All and sundry : everybody without distinction A cock and bull story : an absurd / concocted tale A bone of contention : A reason for discord (srs a @R"1) Out of question : Impossible Ahard nut to crack : A difficult problem A black sheep:scoundrel/cheater/disgracefull person (aeifta afr) A turn coat : one who can change one’s opinion or party eee eee Ry eed BUN 47. 48. 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 roe Chicken hearted (opposite of ‘lion hearted):lacking courage/ cowardly (sxthm / rR) Chew the cud : To ponder overy / mediatade (sar ori) Cross swords : To quarrel or fight Cry for the Moon : To desire the unattainable (sa) Cry over spilled milk : Regret in vain for what cannot be undone Cut a sorry figure : To give a poor show Cut both ways : argue in favour of both sides (f= 4% @7 citer) Cut no ice : To fail to make any impression Ared letter day : An important and joyfull occassion in one's life Burn the midnight oil : labouring / studying till late night Burning question : Hot issue By fits and starts : irregularly cost pearls before swine (are ys) : A right thing in a wrong hand Castles (#2) in the air : day dream / A hope or desire unlikely to be Catch a tartar : To grapple with an unexpectedly formidable opponent (zfaasret wg a as) Cat's paw : A person used by anoter as a dupe or tool Blow one’s own trumpet : To praise oneself (ai & arte wet) The blue book : Government report Body and soul : entirely Blot from the blue : unexpected problem Boon / blessing in disguise : hidden blessing Bosom friend : fast friend Break the ice : To start a conversation (quit ais=1) Brown study : A state of deep thought eee eee Ry eed BUN 71. Burn a hole in the pocket : money spent quickly 72, Off and On : never 73. Ins and Outs : details and complexities 74. Feather in the cap : additional success 75. Get away with : To escape (aa fier) 76. Sought after : In great demand 77. Allatsea: Puzzled 78. Scape goats : punished for other middles/mistakes 79. Hen:pecked husband : admirer of one's own wife (site = Jer) 80. High and Dry : in a depreived situation (wa He ela gy af Ew 4 eT) 81. High handed : overbearing (titw art) 82. Hit the nail on the head : To do the right thing at the right time 83. An olive branch : peace request / peace treaty 84. Atstake : at risk and in secured 85. Lame excuse : false excuse or baseless excuse 86. Left handed compliment : an insult disguised as a compliement (#crt) 87. Look off colours : look ill or unhealthy 88. Maiden name : a women's surname before marriage 89. Make a hash : To mess up 90. Lump in throat : A tight or uncomfortablefeeling in throat due to emotions (ren > a) 91. Make a hay while the shines : To take the benefit of an opportunity 92. Man of iron : Aman full of strong will power 93. Man of parts : A man of qualities 94. Black mood : Angry or depressed 95. Black out : Lose consiousness (aes 21) roe eee eee Ry eed BUN 96. Blue around the gills : Look unwell or ill, sick 97. Feel blue : Feel sad 98. Blue in the face : Do something for a long time (ate #11) 99. Once in a blue moon : happens very rarely (g #1

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