Solved Idioms

hellowahab · #1 Friday, June 08, 2007

2007

1) To put a lid on (something) to stop something from increasing.

The mayor wants to put a lid on spending.
Diplomats hope to put a lid on rising tensions between the two countries.
Usage notes: sometimes used in the form, put a lid on it, stop complaining:
Put a lid on it, Jeff, would you please?

2) Flavour of the month someone or something that has suddenly become very popular, but may not remain popular for long.

Role-playing games are suddenly the flavour of the month

3) Zero hours the exact time when an attack or other military action will start, the time when an important decision or change is supposed to come

The air force planes waited until zero hour in order to start out on their bombing mission.
We waited for zero hour and the time when the new computer system was supposed to begin operating.

4) Gloom and doom the feeling that a situation is bad and is not likely to improve.

There's been so much gloom and doom here, I think we should try to provide a smile.

5) To pig out to eat a lot.

Our kids dream of staying up late and pigging out on junk food.

6) Bag people Homeless people

Historically, the bag people appeared in response to economic and political collapse that ended organized delivery and distribution of food in the cities

7) Compassion fatigue A jaded attitude on the part of a contributor toward appeals for donations or charitable aid.

"More people are hungry today than ever before. Many rich people have compassion fatigue - tired out with all the repeated calls to do good."

hellowahab · #2 Friday, June 08, 2007

2006
(1) Twiddle with

(2) Vamp up - make up; make up something artificial or untrue; piece (something old) with a new part

Vamp up an excuse for not attending the meeting"
Vamp up an old speech

(3) Whittle away - cut away in small pieces

(4) Winkle out - force from a place or position; remove or displace from a position

"The committee winkled out the unqualified candidates"

(5) Give someone the bum's rush - the action of getting rid of someone who is not wanted.

The photographer was given the bum's rush by two policemen guarding the office.
Why do I feel I'm getting the bum's rush? Where are you off to?

(6) Loom large if a subject looms large, it causes people to think or worry a lot; to be important; often said of something that causes worry

The threat of unemployment looms large in these people's lives.
Car trips loom large in my family's history.
The threat of tragic events loomed large over a whaling voyage.

(7) Besetting sin

(8) hang/hold fire to delay doing something, especially making a decision, because you are waiting to see what will happen.

It would have been good to settle the matter now, but I think we should hang fire until the general situation becomes clearer.
The chancellor has said he will continue to hold fire on a further reduction in interest rates.

hellowahab · #3 Friday, June 08, 2007

2005

1). Keep ones nose to the grindstone - work doggedly or persistently; Stay hard at work

"She keeps plugging away at her dissertation"
We expect Raheel to get good grades again, since he really keeps his nose to the grindstone.

2). Throw someone for a loop to upset someone unexpectedly and severely.
Seeing an accident on the road always throws me for a loop.

3). Letter perfect Correct to the last detail, especially being in or following the exact words.

She was word-perfect in her part

4). Off the wall Extremely unconventional; Without foundation; ridiculous: an accusation that is really off the wall

Something that is off the wall is unconventional
That idea of opening a 100-seat theater is off the wall.

5). Out to lunch If someone's out to lunch, they are crazy or out of touch.

1. not giving your attention to what you are doing.

Their team is so good, they'd have to be totally out to lunch for us to win a game.

2. lacking good mental judgment.

She's clearly an idiot, and even a five year old should be able to tell she's out to lunch.

6). Salt something away to save something, esp. money, for use at a later time.

It's not easy paying a mortgage, raising a young child, and salting away enough money for your retirement.

7). Take someone to the cleaners
1. to get a lot of money from someone, usually by cheating them.

He got into a game of poker with two professional gamblers and, of course, they took him to the cleaner's.

2. to defeat someone by a very large amount.

They don't like playing us because we took them to the cleaner's last year and the year before.

8). Wear the pants in the family to be the person in charge in a marriage or family.

She has the best-paid job and she also wears the pants in the family.

FM 83 · #4 Friday, September 28, 2007

PLZ tell me the name of book u considered for these idioms esp idioms of 2007