Dear seniors Plz solve these idioms
 

Salam All seniors:bow

I have not yet found the meanings & sentence of following idioms on net and text book:confused: Plz help

1.To put out of Countenance
2.Got up to kill
3.Trudge along
4.Hilarious detract from
5.To raise coin
6.To strike one's colour
7.To monkey with
8.petticoat Government
9.Pocket the Affront
10.The onlookers sees most of the game
11.To pocket an insult
12.To win laurels
13.on the sky
14.over head and ears
15.sting in the tail

Thanking you in anticipation:))

8 - Patticoat government

A country ruled by the women

11- To pocket an insult

To bear the insult silently

12- to win lauerls

To get an acheivement for one's institution

Thanxxxxxxxxx brother
 

Baqi idioms ka kia ho ga:sad

i have taken these from papers since 1971 to date

1.To put out of Countenance
to say something that is not related to the subject you are speaking...to say wrong or to take wrong meaning of.....

3- Trudge along to plod along on foot. It seemed as if we trudged along for miles. As we trudged along, we forgot how cold it was

4-Hilarious: (extremely funny)

5- raise Cain to make a lot of trouble; to raise hell. Fred was really raising Cain about the whole matter. Let's stop raising Cain.

6- 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.

7- To monkey with: (to adjust something) It seems like any time they monkey with taxes, wealthy people benefit the most.

8-Petticoat government, government by women, whether in politics or domestic affairs.

9- 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.

10.The onlookers sees most of the game
The stander by sees more than he who plays.

11-Pocket an Insult: To bear the disgrace; He could not hit back and thus had to pocket the insult

12- Win Laurels: to get accolades; Dr Abdul Qadir win laurels in the field of science.

13-On the sky: (On the rise) His reputation for being a good schemer is on the sky now-a-days.

14-Over head and ears; Deeply; He is in debt over head and ears, or he is love head and ears.

15- a sting in the tail ;an unpleasant end to something that began pleasantly, especially a story or suggestion
At the start, it's humorous and light but like most of her short stories, there's a sting in the tail.

Source: internet & css forum(post by LI)

Another not found idiom of 1972 paper
 

Plz tell me the meaning and sentence of idioms of 1972 paper

1[B]On right earnest[/B].....
2 [B]Got up to kill[/B]

On right earnest:seriously; Concerned authorities should take up the matter of modernization and up-gradation of the facilities in Museum on right earnest.

please check previous posts by seniors...

How????????
 

[QUOTE=mitariq;233551]On right earnest:seriously; Concerned authorities should take up the matter of modernization and up-gradation of the facilities in Museum on right earnest.

please check previous posts by seniors...[/QUOTE]


Thx Brother for Co-operration:))

Can you give here the link of previous posts about idioms by all seniors??????:oooo

please check section [B]English (Precis & Composition)[/B]

[URL="http://www.cssforum.com.pk/css-compulsory-subjects/english-precis-composition/29862-solved-idioms-1971-2009-a.html"]Click here[/URL]

Mitariq.............
 

[QUOTE=mitariq;233554]please check section [B]English (Precis & Composition)[/B]

[URL="http://www.cssforum.com.pk/css-compulsory-subjects/english-precis-composition/29862-solved-idioms-1971-2009-a.html"]Click here[/URL][/QUOTE]


Brorher infact I have taken the printout of the idioms posted by soulreader43 at the link which is given by you here.............:)

I Started the preparation of idioms from that printouts and exploring the world of english but the idioms mentioned at the start of this thread were jumped out without meaning and sentence:( .......so due to that reason i requested all seniors.........:)

Thnxxx again brother

All Brothers and sister................
 

Plz make the sentences of following idioms at your convenience.

1.At one's beck and call
2.The acid test
3.A bad hat
4.To call a spade a spade
5.To cry over the split milk
6.Got up to kill
7.Taken down at peg
8.To be on the carpet
9.it never rains but it pour
10.To turn a deaf ear
11.To sail in the same boat