IDIOMS/PHRASES
882. (1) Extremely silly Look at the sentence : 899. (3) Remember
As daft as a brush = to be very When w e saw you in the Bear in mind = to remember a
silly; lacking commonsense. starlight club you were a real live piece of information when you
Look at the sentence : wire. are making decisions
He is a nice enough boy but he is 891. (1) Death sentence Look at the sentence :
as daft as a brush. Capital Punishment = death Bearing in mind that she has had
883. (4) Briefly and concisely penal t y i s a gove rnment so little experience, I thought
sanctioned practice where by a she did very well.
In a nutshell = in a few words;
person is put to death by the 900. (2) Delayed
concisely.
state as a punishment for a Held up = put off; withheld.
Look at the sentence :
crime. Look at the sentence :
Just give me the facts in a
892. (2) Rapidly We were held up for two hours
nutshell.
By leaps and bounds = to on account of an accident.
884. (2) Work very hard become larger quickly; by large 901. (3) To act in an unreliable way
Strain every nerve = make every movements forward. To play fast and loose = behave
possible effort. Look at the sentence : irresponsibly or immorally.
Look at the sentence : The profits of my company are Look at the sentence :
He strained every nerve to get a increasing by leaps and bounds. I am not someone who plays fast
job for his wife. 893. (1) Suspect something wrong and loose with other people’s
885. (1) Evening of life = old age Smell a rat = begin to suspect lives.
Look at the sentence : trickery or deception. 902. (4) make money in an improper
The residents of this rest home Look at the sentence : way
are all in the evening of life. When she died, investigators Feather one’s own nest = to
886. (2) to stop talking were called in who soon smelt a make yourself rich especially in
Button one’s lip = to be quiet; rat. a way that is unfair or dishonest.
to stop talking; to say nothing. 894. (2) A new and add itional Look at the sentence :
distinction You always try to feather your
Look at the sentence :
Feather in one’s cap = an own nest first.
She did not want to get into a
achievement to be proud of. 903. (2) play a trick
fight, so she decided to button
Look at the sentence : Pull a fast one = to successfully
her lip.
It is a feather in your cap when deceive someone.
887. (3) Absurd and unlikely stories
you are asked to be captain. Look at the sentence :
Invent cock and bull stories = 895. (2) A long time
an absurd, improbable story You paid too much-I think he
Donkey’s years = a very long pulled a fast one on you.
presented as the truth; a fanciful
time
and unbelievable tale. 904. (4) bribe
Look at the sentence :
Look at the sentence : Grease the palm = to bribe
We have been close friends for
She told me some cock and bull someone.
donkey’s years.
story about her car breaking Look at the sentence :
896. (1) Try every possible way
down. If you want to get something done
Leave no stone unturned = to
888. (3) A fool ish, unprofitable around here, you have to grease
do everything you can to achieve
adventure someone’s palm.
a good result.
Wild goose chase = a foolish 905. (3) over-turn
Look at the sentence :
and hopeless search for or in Turn turtle = turn upsidedown.
He left no stone unturned in his
pu rsui t of somethi ng Look at the sentence :
search for his natural mother.
unattainable; a worthless hunt. But en route at Chavara the
897. (4) Scholar
Look at the sentence : ambulance met with an accident
A man of letters = a male
John was angry because he was and turned turtle.
scholar or author; a man who
sent out on a wild goose chase. 906. (3) To win a victory
knows a lot.
889. (2) suspect a trick or deceit To carry the day = to win a
Look at the sentence :
Smell a rat = to suspect that contest or competition; succeed;
He wished to fashion for himself
something is wrong; suspect a gain victory.
a career as a man of letters.
deceit. Look at the sentence :
898. (2) Sad
Look at the sentence : It was the prosecutor’s closing
Un der a c loud = un der arguments that carried the day
I don’t thi nk thi s was an suspicion or discredited; in with the jury.
accident. I smell a rat. trouble. 907. (1) A wea k man, wi tho ut
890. (2) Lively and active Look at the sentence : substance
A live wire = an energetic and He left under something of a A man of straw = someone who
unpredictable person; high cloud accused of has a weak character; a man of
spirited. misappropriating funds. no substance.
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