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WHATSAPP USAMA KHALID KAMBOH 0347-2782177 (9TH, 10TH) 0342-1016201(11TH, 12TH)

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12TH ENGLISH
IDIOMS & PHRASES
YOUTH PAID SERVICE
FOR ALL PUNJAB BOARDS
BY USAMA KHALID KAMBOH
CEO YOUTH ACADEMY
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12TH CLASS IDIOMS AND PHRASES


SR.
NO. IDIOMS MEANING SENTENCE
1 Above board ‫کشےسابالرت‬ The honest people do everything above board.

2 A bad debt ‫ڈوابوہارقہض‬ A lot of companies go down because of bad debt.


3 Abide by ‫اپدنبیرکان‬ We should abide by the traffic rules.
4 All in all ‫رکاتدرھات‬ The principal is all in all in this college.
5 All and sundry ‫رہسکوانسک‬ We should help sincerely all and sundry.
6 Alpha and omega ‫اولوآرخ‬ Allah is the alpha and omega of Islam.
7 A rotten egg ‫دنگہاڈنہ‬ The principal has struck off the rotten eggs of the class.
An apple of
8 ‫اسفدیکڑج‬ New business has become an apple of discord between them.
discord
9 Apple of one’s eye ‫وظنمررظن‬ The youngest son was the apple of his father's eye.
10 An eyewash ‫رظناکدوھاک‬ Government’s new scheme is just an eyewash.
Socialists have no political axe to grind; they
11 An axe to grind ‫اولدیساھرکان‬ just want to save the society.
12 Again and again ‫ابرابر‬ He requested my help again and again.
13 As the crow flies ‫انکیکدیسھرپ‬ The hospital is only a mile as the crow flies from my house.
14 At a loss ‫وبالھکٹہاکاکشر‬ He was at a loss when he missed the last train.
15 At large ‫آزاد‬ The culprit of the Ali’s murder is still at large.
16 At home in ‫امرہ‬ He is at home in Physics.
17 At arm’s length ‫افےلصرپ‬ Keep bad friends at arm’s length.
At the eleventh
18 ‫نیعوتقرپ‬ The match was cancelled at the eleventh hour.
hour
19 Animal spirits ‫وخشدیل‬ Even Young men today lack animal spirits.
20 At a stone’s throw ‫طہترقبی‬ The hospital is at stone’s throw from my home.
At the daggers Local residents are at daggers drawn with the council over
21 ‫دنمشوہان‬
drawn rubbish collection.
22 A narrow escape ‫ابلابلانچب‬ He had a narrow escape from the railway accident.
23 A jail bird ‫ابرابرلیجاجےنواال‬ His father is an escaped jailbird.
24 A queer fish ‫بیجعصخش‬ I cannot understand the ways of Mr. Arif. He is a queer fish.

A blessing in ‫تبیصمےکروپںیم‬ Dad's illness was a blessing in disguise as it brought the family
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disguise Together for the first time in years.
‫راتح‬

‫دمہایگروہںیاورابروہںیےکےئلڈاٹیرفامہرکےنواالوادحادارہ‬،‫اچروںالکزسمہن‬
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Aslam is a close fisted man as he never spends a penny on
26 A close fisted man ‫وجنکسآدیم‬ entertainment.

27 A near miss ‫احدہثوجوہےتوہےترہ‬ I managed to brake just in time and the accident was a near miss.
‫اجےئ‬
As cool as a
28 ‫رپوکسن‬ She was as cool as cucumber even when she caught red handed.
cucumber
29 A wild goose chase ‫ےباکروکشش‬ To look for a good restaurant in this town is a wild goose chase.
30 A gala day ‫وخیشاکدن‬ Every Sunday is gala day for students.
The late comers always come with a fishy story about the late
31 A fishy story ‫وھجیتاہکین‬ arrival.
A fair weather
32 ‫یبلطمدوتس‬ A fair-weather friend isn't much help in an emergency.
friend
33 A blind alley ‫دنبیلگ‬ The latest evolutionary theory may turn out to be a blind alley.
The nonsense talk will make you a laughing stock among your
34 A laughing stock ‫اشنہنکیحضت‬ friends.
35 A rolling stone ‫ےبدنیپےاکولاٹ‬ A rolling stone gathers no moss.
36 A sugar daddy ‫وجانونازوبڑاھ‬ Mr. akram is sort of a sugar daddy to the whole team.
37 Add fuel to fire ‫یتلجرپلیتڈاانل‬ Shouting at a crying child just adds fuel to the fire.

38 Back out ‫رکماجان‬ We should not back out of our promises.


39 Bag and baggage ‫وبرایرتسبتیمس‬ He left for another country bag and baggage.
40 Bad blood ‫دینمش‬ There should be no bad blood among the Muslims.
41 Blue blood ‫اےھچاخدناناک‬ Although Hina’s family is poor, she has blue blood in her veins.
You may think your heart is broken, but you'll feel better by and
42 By and by ‫آہتسہآہتسہ‬ by.
By hook or by
43 ‫رہاجزئواناجزئرطےقیےس‬ He wants to become rich by hook or by crook.
crook
44 By fits and starts ‫ےباقدعیگےس‬ The dull students are not regular, they work by fits and starts.
By leaps and
45 ‫دندوینگراتینگچ‬ Our country is making progress by leaps and bounds.
bound
46 Bed of roses ‫وھپولںیکجیس‬ Life is a hard challenge, not a bed of roses.
Beat about the
47 ‫اٹلوٹملرکان‬ Don’t beat about the bush, just come to the point.
bush
48 Beat in the air ‫اناکموکشش‬ If you want to make him a good boy, you are beating the air.
49 Bird’s eye view ‫رسرسیاگنہ‬ We had a bird's eye view of the old town from the top of the hill.
50 Broken reed ‫ریغینیقیاہسرا‬ You cannot rely on Usama’s support as he is a broken reed.
51 Black sheep ‫دبنلچااسنن‬ One black sheep can spoil the whole class.

‫دمہایگروہںیاورابروہںیےکےئلڈاٹیرفامہرکےنواالوادحادارہ‬،‫اچروںالکزسمہن‬
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12TH CLASS IDIOMS AND PHRASES


Amina kept blowing hot and cold about the idea of working abro
52 Blow hot and cold ‫ یھبکاخمفلیھبکوماقف‬ad.
53 Break the news ‫ربخانسان‬ I broke the news of his son’s excellent result in exams.
54 Bread and butter ‫روزیرویٹ‬ Teaching at the local college is his bread and butter.
56 Bring to book ‫وجاببلطرکان‬ The umpire was brought to book for wrong decision.
57 Broad daylight ‫روزرونش‬ The robbers robbed the bank in the broad daylight.
58 Better half (imp) ‫ویبی‬،‫زوہج‬ His better half is an educated lady.
59 Between two fires ‫دووتبیصمںےکدرایمن‬ They decided to retreat lest they would be between two fires.
60 Bosom friends ‫اباامتعددوتس‬ Ali is my bosom friend, and I trust him.
Bone of
61 ‫اسفدیکڑج‬ Kashmir is a bone of contention between Pakistan and India.
contention
62 Bolt from the blue ‫البےئاناہگین‬ His death at the age of 28 is a bolt from the blue for his parents.
There was complete silence in the class and the teacher broke
63 Break the ice ‫وکستوتڑان‬ the ice.
64 Burning question ‫امہرتنیمسلہ‬ Kashmir is burning question between India and Pakistan.

Burn the mid night ‫تخستنحمرکان‬


65 You have to burn midnight oil to pass the exams.
oil
Burn the candle at
66 ‫وضفلرخیچرکان‬ You'll wear out if you keep burning the candle at both ends.
both ends
Both parties have buried the hatchet after 28 years of family
67 Bury the hatchet ‫دینمشرتکرکان‬ enmity.
Call a spade a
68 ‫اصفاصفابترکان‬ The honest people always call a spade a spade.
spade
69 Call in question ‫کشرکان‬ Our religion forbids calling any one’s character in question.
70 Carry one’s point ‫اانپآپونماان‬ We can carry our point by dint of hard work.
Our team didn't play well at
71 Carry the day ‫اکایمیباحلصرکان‬ first, but we carried the day in the end.
72 Cast aside ‫رتسمدرکان‬ I knew you would cast me aside once you became famous.
73 Catch at straw ‫تبیصمںیماہھتاپؤںامران‬ ‫آلہ کار‬A drowning man catches at a straw.

74 cat’s paw ‫آہلاکر‬ Aslam is not the mastermind of this plan; he is just a cat’s paw.
75 Close shave ‫رقیبیاعمہلم‬ The shot missed him, but it a close shave.
76 Cock and bull story ‫نمڑھگتاہکین‬ I cannot believe in his cock and bull story.
77 Call names ‫اگایلںدانی‬ Bad boys call names of others.
Cold blooded
78 ‫افساکہنلتق‬ I condemn the cold blooded murder of the innocent child.
murder
79 Come to light ‫اظرہوہان‬ Four officers have faced charges since the scandal came to light

‫دمہایگروہںیاورابروہںیےکےئلڈاٹیرفامہرکےنواالوادحادارہ‬،‫اچروںالکزسمہن‬
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last month.
In the end, he came to grief because he did not follow
80 Come to grief ‫دصہمانچنہپ‬ instructions.
81 With flying colours ‫اشدناراکایمیباحلصرکان‬ Sidra qualified for the race with flying colours.

82 Crocodile tears ‫وھجٹومٹےکآوسن‬ He shed crocodile tears on the death of his revolting wife.
83 Cheek by jowl ‫تہبرقتبوہان‬ The two families lived cheek by jowl in one house.
84 Chicken-hearted ‫زبدل‬ Chicken-hearted people die before their death.

85 Cut a sorry figure ‫رشدنمیگااھٹان‬ British high commissioner cut a sorry figure on visa scandal.
86 Cut one to quick ‫زجابترجموحرکان‬ Your heartless comments cut me to the quick.
87 Dark horse ‫اپھچرمتس‬ A dark horse player can win if all the others are creeps.
88 Drawn game ‫ریغبےجیتنےک‬ Neither of the teams could win the game; it was a drawn game.

89 Die in harness ‫ یلمعزدنیگےکدورانوافت‬Quad-e-Azam died in harness.


‫اپان‬
The ceasefire agreement is a dead letter between India and
90 Dead letter ‫اکدعلم‬ Pakistan because neither side follows it.
91 Every inch ‫لمکموطررپ‬،‫وپروپر‬ Nobody in politics is every inch a gentleman.

92 Eat one’s words ‫اافلظواسپانیل‬ Look before you leap otherwise you will have to eat your words.
Face the music
93 ‫ایمخزہانتگھب‬ You've been caught cheating now you must face the music.
(imp)
94 Fair and square ‫دایدتنار‬ Fair and square elections are difficult in Pakistan.
95 Fall flat ‫ےبارثوہان‬ My advice fell flat on the naughty boy.
96 Flesh and blood ‫ااسنین‬ This cold weather is more than what flesh and blood can stand.
From hand to
97 ‫لکشمےسزگررسبرکان‬ After she lost her job she was living from hand to mouth.
mouth
98 French leave ‫ریغبیٹھچاالطع‬ He has received a notice for taking a French leave.
99 Fall back on ‫اہسراانیل‬ Ali fell back upon his old complaint.
Few and far
100 ‫یھبکاھبکر‬ He visits me few and far between.
between
101 First and foremost ‫اونیل‬ The first and foremost duty of a student is to work hard.
102 Find fault with ‫ہتکنینیچ‬ Man is apt to find fault with others.
103 For good ‫ہشیمہےکےیل‬ He had a quarrel with his wife and left the house for good.
104 Give vent to ‫ااہظررکان‬ Children give vent to their anger in various ways.
105 Get into hot water ‫لکشمںیمانسنھپ‬ We'll get into hot water if the teacher hears about this.

‫دمہایگروہںیاورابروہںیےکےئلڈاٹیرفامہرکےنواالوادحادارہ‬،‫اچروںالکزسمہن‬
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106 Get wind of ‫ااشرہایربخانلم‬ Our competitors must not be allowed to get wind of our plans.
107 Get rid of ‫اجنتاحلصرکان‬ It is difficult to get rid of insects.
108 Gift of the gab ‫رقتریاکنف‬ Our new English professor has a great gift of grab.
109 Give up the ghost ‫وافتاپاجان‬ He gave up the ghost after a prolonged illness of two months.
110 Go back on ‫دوھےکےساسنھپدانی‬ He went back on me, and joined a rival company in such a way.
111 Go hand in hand ‫دحتمرانہ‬ Wealth and power go hand in hand in most societies.
Go to dogs/go to Owing to the corruption, the economy of our county is going to
112 ‫ابتہوہان‬
wall walls/dogs.
Go through fire Ahmad is always ready to go through fire and water for the sake
113 ‫رہرطخےاکاسانمرکان‬
and water of his friends.
114 Hand in glove with ‫رہگےدوتسوہان‬ The two friends are hand in glove with each other.
Hair breadth
115 ‫لکشماچبؤ‬ She had a hair breadth escape in the bus accident.
escape
The new principal has set some hard and fast rules for the
116 Hard and fast ‫تخس‬ students.
117 Heart and soul ‫دلواجن‬ I will put my heart and soul into this job.
Hit the nail on its Bob doesn't say much, but every now and then he hits the nail ri
118 ‫اکحیحصوتقرپرکان‬
head ght on its head‫۔‬
119 Hope against hope ‫ان ادیمی ںیم یھب ادیم‬ I'm hoping against hope that someone will return my wallet.

‫رانھک‬

120 Hold water ‫دیقنت ربداتش رکان‬ Nothing you’ve said so far holds water.

121 Hue and cry ‫وشرو لغ‬ There was a hue and cry on the bomb blast spot.
122 In a fix ‫انھجل ںیم‬ The surprise attack of China put India in a fix.
123 Ill at ease ‫ذینہ وطر رپ رپاشین‬ He is always ill at ease when facing his step-father.

124 Ins and outs ‫امتل الیصفتت‬ He knows all the ins and outs if this plan.
125 In black and white ‫رحتریی وطر رپ‬ He submitted his explanation in black and white.
126 In a nutshell ‫رصتخم‬ Tell me your new idea in a nutshell.
127 In the air ‫زابن زد اعم‬ His secret affairs were soon in the air.
128 In full swing ‫وپرے وجنب رپ‬ When we arrived the party was already in full swing.
129 In the teeth of ‫اخمتفل ےک ابووجد‬ The new policy was adopted in the teeth of fierce criticism.
The company is struggling to keep pace with changes in the
130 Keep pace with ‫اطمتقب اایتخر رکان‬ market.

‫دمہایگروہںیاورابروہںیےکےئلڈاٹیرفامہرکےنواالوادحادارہ‬،‫اچروںالکزسمہن‬
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131 Kith and kin ‫زعزیو ااقرب‬ He is very kind to his poor kith and kin.
132 Keep an eye on ‫رظن رانھک‬ Keep an eye on the notice boards for forthcoming events .
133 Keep abreast of ‫وافق رانہ‬ Read the papers if you want to keep abreast of current affairs.
134 Keep back ‫ابز رانھک‬ She was unable to keep back her tears, and wept freely.
135 Kick the bucket ‫رم اجان‬ His heirs were greedily waiting for him to kick the bucket.
136 Lame excuse ‫وھجاٹ اہبان‬ She's always got some lame excuse for being late.
137 Lay by ‫اھبنسل رک رانھک‬ He laid his tools by for the next project.

138 Lay down arms ‫ایھتہرڈاک دانی‬ The rebel soldiers laid down their arms and surrendered.
139 Lick the dust ‫تسکش اھکان‬ You will never lick the dust unless you give up!
140 Look down upon ‫اقحرت ےس دانھکی‬ You shouldn't look down upon him just because he is a dustman.
141 Lead by nose ‫لمکم وطر رپ اتمرث رکان‬ He thinks she's perfect, and she leads him around by the nose.
Lead a cat and dog
142 ‫ڑلےت ڑگھجےت رانہ‬ The love married couple soon started to lead a cat and dog life.
life
Let the cat out of I was trying to keep the party a secret, but Amina went and let
143 ‫راز اظرہ رکان‬
the bag the cat out of the bag.
144 lion’s share ‫تہب ڑبا ہصح‬ Boss took the lion’s share of bribed amount.
145 Life and soul ‫روح رواں‬ My parents are life and soul of my aspirations.

146 Long and short ‫بل ابلب‬ Please write the long and short of this essay.
147 Maiden speech ‫یلہپ رقتری‬ His maiden speech was too long and boring.
Make both ends
148 ‫زگر رسب رکان‬ I have to work at two jobs to make both ends meet.
meet
149 Make amends for ‫التیف رکان‬ They must make amends for the harm they've caused you
150 make fun of ‫زماق اڑاان‬ The boys made fun of her short dress at the party.
151 Man of parts ‫اقلب آدیم‬ Men of parts achieve their goals.
152 man of letters ‫اعمل صخش‬ Prof. Anjum is a man of letters.
We visit my parents
153 Now and then ‫ارثک‬ now and then, but we rarely see our other relatives.
154 Null and void ‫اکدعلم‬ The old rules of taxation are null and void now.
Once in a blue
155 ‫اشزو اندر‬ We go out to eat once in a blue moon.
moon
156 On the eve of ‫درںی وصرت‬ He felt sick on the eve of the race.
157 Oily tongue ‫وخاشدمی زابن‬/‫رنل‬ She has an oily tongue but bad heart.
158 Pay lip service ‫رصف زابن ےس انہک‬ The government always pays lip service to women issues.

‫دمہایگروہںیاورابروہںیےکےئلڈاٹیرفامہرکےنواالوادحادارہ‬،‫اچروںالکزسمہن‬
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159 Play truant (imp) ‫وکسل ےس اھبگ اجان‬ Our institute is clamping down on those who often play truant.
160 Part and parcel ‫الزیم زج‬ Breathing is the part and parcel of life.
He did not retaliate and pocketed an insult when his friend called
161 Pocket an insult ‫ےب زعیت ربداتش رکان‬ him by names.
162 Rainy day ‫رضورت اک وتق‬ Wise people save something for the rainy day.

163 Rank and file ‫ ومعمیل‬،‫اعم‬ Most rank and file police officers rejected the new pay offer.
164 Red tape ‫یبمل درتفی اکروایئ‬ It takes months for a case to get through the red tape.
165 Royal road ‫آ اسن راہتس‬ There is no royal road to success.
166 Safe and sound ‫ریخبو اعتیف‬ I reached home safe and sound.
167 Set off ‫رواہن وہان‬ We ate a hearty breakfast before we set off.
168 Sixes and sevens ‫رھکبی وہیئ‬ The books were laying sixes and sevens on the table.
169 Smell a rat ‫کش رکان‬ He could smell a rat in the way the men were talking.
170 Snake in the grass ‫ہیفخ دنمش‬ Beware of your new friend, he is a snake in the grass.
171 Split hairs ‫ابل یک اھکل ااتران‬ Scholars nowadays just split hairs; they never address the basics.
172 Spick and span ‫اصف رھتسا‬ She keeps her room spick and span.

173 Storm in a tea cup ‫ومعمیل ابت رپ اگنہہم‬ His anger was unreasonable, it was just a storm in a teacup.
174 Talk tall ‫یخیش اھگبران‬ Some people talk tall about their achievements.
175 Time and tide ‫زگات وتق‬ Time and tide waits for none.
The sum and
176 ‫بل ابلب‬ Quickly tell me the sum and substance of your proposal.
substance
The apple of one’s He has five kids, but his only daughter is clearly the apple of his e
177 ‫آھکن اک اترہ‬
eye ye.
Through thick and
178 ‫ اےھچ اور ربے وتق ںیم‬Good friends stand by each other through thick and thin.
thin
To be caught red
179 ‫رےگن اہوھتں رگاتفر وہان‬ The thief was caught red handed.
handed
180 To pass on ‫وظنمر رکان‬ The committee passed on the proposal, so work can now begin.
181 To pass away ‫رم اجان‬ I'm sorry to hear that your father passed away last night.
182 To be taken aback ‫اکہ اکب رہ اجان‬ I was taken aback by the news of his death.
183 To nip in the bud ‫رشوع ںیم داب دانی‬ A bad habit in a child should be nipped in the bud.
They must take practical measures to carry out their plan;
184 To end in smoke ‫ےب افدئہ اثتب وہان‬ otherwise it will end in smoke.
185 Turn a deaf ear to ‫اکم ان درھان‬ The boss turned a deaf ear to my explanation.

186 Up to the mark ‫ایعمر ےک اطمقب‬ Her latest batch of work just isn't up to the mark.

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187 Ups and downs ‫بیشن و رفاز‬ There were many ups and downs in his political career.
188 Up to the mark ‫ایعمر ےک اطمقب‬ Her school work is not quite up to the mark.
189 Wet blanket ‫وجش ڈنھٹا رک دےنی واال‬ A selfish person is a wet blanket.
190 White elephant ‫اھگےٹ یک زیچ‬ The old car has now become a white elephant for him.
191 With a view to ‫یک اخرط‬ He's painting the house with a view to selling it.
192 With open arms ‫رپ اپتک‬ Reduction in income tax will be welcomed with open arms.
193 Work wonders ‫تہب زایدہ افدئہ دنم‬ This new medicine works wonders with my headaches

PHRASES
SR.
PHRASES MEANINGS SENTENCES
NO.
Break
1 Break away ‫امسجین ےضبق ےس وھچٹ‬ I tried to break away from him, but he was holding me too tight.

‫اجان‬
2 Break into ‫بقن اگلان‬ Spies have been trying to break into my computer.
3 Break out ‫ااچکن وھپٹ ڑپان‬ A fire broke out in the forest.

Bring
4 Bring down ‫یمک رکان‬ Government brought down the prices of petrol last month.
5 Bring in ‫ یئن زیچ اعتمرف رکواان‬Our new boss has brought in new rules in the company.
6 Bring out ‫اشعئ رکان‬ I hear you have brought out a new edition of your book.
We brought up the puppies carefully and sold them for a good pr
7 Bring up ‫رپورش رکان‬ ofit.
8 Bring about ‫ابثع اننب‬ Floods bring about destruction on large scale.
9 Bear out ‫دصتقی رکان‬ Her theories were not borne out by the research I did.
Give
10 Give away ‫میسقت رک دانی‬ He gave away all his money before his death.
11 Give up ‫رتک رکان‬ If you give up smoking, you will live longer.
12 Give in ‫اہر امانن‬ This government will not give in to terrorism.
Put
13 Put off ‫وتلمی رکان‬ Don’t put off what you can do today till tomorrow
When he put on the wig and false moustache I could not
14 Put on ‫اننہپ‬ recognize him.
15 Put out ‫اھجبان‬ It took two hours to put out the fire.
16 Put in ‫دروخاتس رکان‬ I am writing to boss to put in for a transfer.

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17 Put down ‫ےب زعیت رکان‬ They frequently put down their sister for walking slowly.
Carry
18 Carry out ‫مکح یک لیمعت رکان‬ You must carry out my orders.
19 Carry on ‫اجری رانھک‬ Let's carry on this discussion at some other time.
20 Carry off ‫وچری ےس ااھٹ اجیلان‬ I think someone carried off the lawn chairs last night.
Come
21 Come of ‫قلعت رانھک‬ He comes of a noble family.
The fire is so great that the whole building will have to come
22 Come down ‫ابتہ وہان‬ down.
23 Come by ‫اہھت انگل‬ Cheap organic food is still difficult to come by.
24 Come across ‫اسانم وہان‬ Suddenly I came across my old friends on the road.

‫دمہایگروہںیاورابروہںیےکےئلڈاٹیرفامہرکےنواالوادحادارہ‬،‫اچروںالکزسمہن‬
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