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Please help me in solving idioms
I have searched the net & books for the following idioms, but I haven't been able to find them. Please can anyone solve these idioms:
1. All cars
2. To carry the cross
3. Teaming meaning
4. On the sky
5. To monkey with
6. Pocket the affront
7. To strike one's colours
8. Hilarious detract from
9. Got up to kill
10. On right earnest
11. Meaningful dialogue
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Its "All ears":(very attentive) When someone speaks to you, be all ears.
2. To carry the cross:(an unpleasant situation or responsibility that you must accept because you cannot change it) Someone has to look after mother and because I live the closest it's a cross I have to carry.
3. Teaming meaning: (packed meaning) The teeming meaning of 'Splash' is to make a liquid fall on a surface and break into many drops.
4. On the sky: (On the rise) His reputation for being a good schemer is on the sky now-a-days.
5. To monkey with: (to adjust something) It seems like any time they monkey with taxes, wealthy people benefit the most.
6. Pocket the affront: (to receive an affront without open resentment, or without seeking redress.) The remark was a rude one but the man chose to pocket the affront.
7. To strike one's colours: (keep strongly to one’s opinion, decisions etc) Even when they know that they are wrong, they stick to their colours in discussion.
8. Hilarious: (extremely funny)
9. Got up to kill:
10. On right earnest:(seriously) Concerned authorities should take up the matter of modernization and up-gradation of the facilities in Museum on right earnest.
11. Meaningful dialogue: (useful discussion) The global summit will encourage meaningful dialogue on the issue.
12. detract from: (to make something seem less good) One mistake is not going to detract from your achievement.
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Its "All ears":(very attentive) When someone speaks to you, be all ears.
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11. Meaningful dialogue: (useful discussion) The global summit will encourage meaningful dialogue on the issue.
12. detract from: (to make something seem less good) One mistake is not going to detract from your achievement.
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AOA.
Thanks for this post. Will u plz tell tht which dictionary or book u use for idioms and proverbs.
waiting for ur reply.
Regards.
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- Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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