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Idioms by Priyanka Bhardwaj
The document explains idioms as informal expressions with meanings differing from their literal words and emphasizes their proper usage to enrich speech. It provides various idiomatic expressions along with their meanings and examples, such as 'bring the house down' meaning to amuse an audience, or 'elephant in the room' referring to an obvious issue being ignored. Additionally, the document includes a quiz to test understanding of idioms through multiple-choice questions.
Idioms by Priyanka Bhardwaj
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- 2. What is Idiom? •Idiomatic expressions are a type of informal English that have a meaning different from the meaning of the words in the expression. • Idioms should be used in proper situations. They enrich our speech and increase our vocabulary. The grammar and the vocabulary of the idioms are fixed, and if we change them, we lose the meaning of the idiom Prepared by: Priyanka Bhardwaj
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- 4. What will you doif your friend told you to ‘bring the house down’? Prepared by Priyanka Bhardwaj Ans: Make an audience laugh or applaud very enthusiastically.
- 5. You heard thejudge of a reality show, say that the contestant showed ‘crocodile tears’. Prepared by Priyanka Bhardwaj Ans: Fake crying, tears or expressions of sorrow that are insincere.
- 6. You don’t knowhow to dance, but your romantic partner told you that ‘It takes two to tango’. Ans: Both people involved in a bad situation are responsible for it Prepared by Priyanka Bhardwaj
- 7. Prepared by PriyankaBhardwaj Ans: An excessively high price
- 8. Bread and Butter Preparedby Priyanka Bhardwaj Job or activity that provides you with money you need to live
- 9. Burning the candleatbothends Prepared by Priyanka Bhardwaj Ans: To work long hours without rest.
- 10. Button your lip Preparedby Priyanka Bhardwaj Ans: To keep quiet and don’t speak
- 11. Lose your head Preparedby Priyanka Bhardwaj Ans: Loose self control; Panic
- 12. Drive someoneupthe wall Preparedby Priyanka Bhardwaj Ans: To make someone very angry or very bored.
- 13. Elephantinthe room Prepared byPriyanka Bhardwaj Ans: An obvious truth that is either being ignored or going unaddressed.
- 14. It’s Raining Catsand Dogs!!!! Prepared by Priyanka Bhardwaj Ans: Raining very heavily
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- 17. Prepared by PriyankaBhardwaj Ans: To do something too soon!!!
- 18. Prepared by PriyankaBhardwaj Ans: 'Stay calm and show good judgment!'
- 19. Livingon theedge Prepared byPriyanka Bhardwaj Ans: To have a type of life in which you are often involved in exciting or dangerous activities.
- 20. Madas ahatter Prepared byPriyanka Bhardwaj Ans: Someone who behaves strangely.
- 21. Putting life onthe line Prepared by Priyanka Bhardwaj Ans: Risking life
- 22. Raise the roof Preparedby Priyanka Bhardwaj Ans: To make a loud noise by shouting, clapping or singing.
- 23. Prepared by PriyankaBhardwaj Ans: Make a start, rouse oneself
- 24. Sittingduck Prepared by PriyankaBhardwaj Ans: A helpless or easy target or victim.
- 25. Sittingon the fence Preparedby Priyanka Bhardwaj Ans: Not to take sides in a dispute; not to make a clear choice between two possibilities.
- 26. Storm ina teacup Preparedby Priyanka Bhardwaj Ans: A small event that has been exaggerated out of proportion.
- 27. Thebigpicture Prepared by PriyankaBhardwaj Ans: The most important facts about a situation.
- 28. Thegrass is greeneronthe otherside Prepared by Priyanka Bhardwaj Ans: People always think they would be happier in a different set of circumstances.
- 29. Thesky is thelimit Preparedby Priyanka Bhardwaj Ans: There is no upper limit
- 30. Timeflies Prepared by PriyankaBhardwaj Ans: Time moves quickly and often unnoticed.
- 31. Prepared by PriyankaBhardwaj Ans: Feeling unwell, sad or lacking energy
- 32. Prepared by PriyankaBhardwaj Ans: An expensive item that is costly to maintain
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- 44. Choose the appropriateidiomatic expressions: 1. The teacher asked us to talk about the _____________ of industrial development. a) A piece of cake b) Odds and Ends c) Pros and Cons d) Up’s and Down 2.He has the gift of the gab: _____________ a) He is gifted b) He is a chatterbox c) He is a good conservationist Prepared by Priyanka Bhardwaj 1) C 2) C
- 45. 3. Parental propertyhas become a bone of contention between the siblings. a) unifying factor b) something that causes a quarrel c) a firm view d) none of these 4. He has been jobless for several months, and it is his wife who keeps the pot boiling. a) avoids starvation b) keeps the fire burning c) is angry d) keeps firing Prepared by Priyanka Bhardwaj 3) B 4) A
- 46. 5. In theend he had to eat the humble pie. a) apologize humbly b) defend himself vigorously c) adopt an aggressive attitude d) none of these 6. To be a good orator, you don’t have to play to the galleries. a) offend audiences b) to be prepared c) appease select audience d) to appeal to the lower taste Prepared by Priyanka Bhardwaj 5) A 6) D
- 47. 7. The officertook him to task. a) rebuked him b) dismissed him c) promoted him d) praised him 8. It’s raining cats and dogs means: a) Cats and dogs are falling from the sky. b) It’s raining very hard. c) It’s not raining much at all. d) The weather is horrible. Prepared by Priyanka Bhardwaj 7) A 8) B
- 48. 9.When his brotherreturned from the factory, he looked like a duck in a thunder storm. a) Very handsome. b) Very tired. c) Very enthusiastic d) Distressed. 10. I found his father having a cold feet in starting a new business. a) Very confident about b) Too much interested c) reluctant d) Over enthusiastic. Prepared by Priyanka Bhardwaj 9) D 10) C
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Editor's Notes
- #5 Usage: Karen's act brought the house down. She really brought down the house with her comedy.
- #6 Usage: "they weep crocodile tears for the poor and disadvantaged, but are basically happy with things as they are"
- #7 Usage: She may want to argue but it takes two to tango and I won't stoop to her level.
- #8 Usage: a cruise that cost an arm and a leg.
- #9 Usage: Teaching at the local college is his bread and butter.
- #10 Usage: No wonder Mary is ill. She has been burning the candle at both ends for a long time.
- #11 Usage: He didn't want to get into a fight, so he decided to button his lip.
- #12 Usage: He usually stays quite calm in meetings but this time he just lost his head.
- #13 Usage: I was being driven up the wall by their silly chatter. Working in a factory would have driven me up the wall.
- #14 Usage: Increasing poverty in the world is the western politicians’ elephant in the room.
- #15 Usage : It was raining cats and dogs so all flights were cancelled and I could not reach in time to my native town to join the marriage ceremony of my brother.
- #16 Usage Jump at your own shadow: She's always having panic attacks, she's the kind of person who's afraid of her own shadow. Jump off the page: If someone jumps off the page, he or she stands out or is extraordinarily intelligent or talented.
- #17 Usage: I spent the weekend pounding the books. I got to go home and hit the books. I have finals next week.
- #18 Usage: We all had to start the race again because Jane jumped the gun.
- #19 Usage: It’s not easy to keep a level head when you’re under strong emotion.
- #20 Usage: If you were always living on the edge like that I'm sure you wouldn't live past the age of sixty.
- #21 Usage: All these screaming children are driving him mad as a hatter.
- #22 Usage: Why would a man with a wife and three children put his life on the line for one of his co-workers?
- #23 Usage: The whole college is ready to raise the roof at next weekend's home coming celebrations.
- #24 usage: Let’s shake a leg, you guys. We got to be there in twenty minutes.
- #25 usage: The senator was a sitting duck because of his unpopular position on school reform.
- #26 Usage: You can't sit on the fence any longer - you have to decide whose side you're on.
- #27 Usage: I think it's all a storm in a teacup, there's probably no danger to public health at all.
- #28 Usage: Melissa's opinions don't take the big picture into account.
- #29 Usage: Don't compare your talents with others. The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. Just do your best.
- #30 Usage: You can do anything you set your mind to, Billy. The sky's the limit.
- #31 Usage: I can't believe your daughter is old enough to be in college already ! How time flies!
- #32 Usage: Whatever I ate for lunch is making me feel a bit under the weather.
- #33 Bob's father-in-law has given him a Rolls Royce, it's a real white elephant.
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- #49 9) D 10) C