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plz tell meaning of these idioms
salam to all , plz seniors tell the meaning of the following idioms and also use in sentences:
1. To give a good dressing down 2. All over the show 3. To swallow the camel and strain at the gnat 4. To take for a ride 5. To be taken in 6. To get into one's stride 7. Up to the mark 8. The gift of the gab 9. A raw deal 10. A tall order 11. To get in the neck 12. To be in the doldrums 13. To rip up old scores 14. off the mark 14. Pierce through 16. pull together 17. A straight fight 18. To egg on 19. To fall through 20. To fight shy of 21 To come to grief 22. To drop a brick 23. To pull one's socks up 24. to mind one's own business 25. to clinch the matter 26. to read between the lines 27. to swallow an insult 28. time and again 29. catch the fancy of 30.to fish in troubled waters 31. to let sleeping dogs lie 32. a bolt from the blue 33. to grease the palm of 34. to take by storm 35. a sword of damocles |
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Dress someone down
Meaning: To bawl someone out; to give someone a good scolding. Sentence: The drill sergeant dressed down the entire squadron for failing inspection. All over the show Meaning: If something is all over the show, it's in a complete mess. Sentence: Pakistani intelligence is all over the show after Abbotabad operation. To swallow the camel and strain at the gnat Meaning: argue about all sorts of trivialities (but fail to question serious matters) Sentence: There wasn’t much point straining at procedural gnats, having swallowed the substantial camel of signing a no-strike agreement. To take for a ride Meaning: to deceive someone. Sentence: You really took those people for a ride. They really believed you. I was taken fora ride on this matter. To get into one's stride Meaning: to reach one's most efficient and productive rate of doing something. Sentence: When I get into my stride, I'll be more efficient. Amy will be more efficient when she gets into her stride. The gift of the gab Meaning: an ability to speak easily and confidently and to persuade people to do what you want Sentence: An Irishman, he had the gift of the gab. You might hate what he said but you had to listen. A raw deal Meaning: an instance of unfair or bad treatment. Sentence: I bought a used TV that worked for two days and then quit. I sure got a raw deal. A tall order Meaning: a request that is difficult to fulfill. Sentence: Well, it's a tall order, but I'll do it. To get in the neck Meaning (sl): to receive trouble or punishment. Sentence: You are going to get it in the neck if you are not home on time. To be in the doldrums Meaning: not very successful and nothing new is happening in it (The doldrums was the name for an area of sea where ships were not able to move because there was no wind.) Sentence: High-street spending remains in the doldrums and retailers do not expect an imminent recovery. off the mark Meaning: not quite exactly right. Sentence: Her answer was a little off the mark. Pierce through Meaning: to poke through something; to penetrate something. Sentence: He pierced through the meat with a fork and then put it in a spicy marinade. pull together Meaning: to organize something; to arrange something. Sentence: How about a party? I'll see if I can pull something together for Friday night. To egg on Meaning: to encourage, urge, or dare someone to continue doing something, usually something unwise. Sentence: The two boys kept throwing stones because the other children were egging them on. To fall through Meaning: to fail. Sentence: I hope our plans don't fall through. To fight shy of Meaning: to try to avoid something Sentence: Ellen fights shy of parties - she hates crowds. To come to grief Meaning: to experience something unpleasant or damaging. Sentence: In the end, he came to grief because he did not follow instructions. To drop a brick Meaning: to announce shocking or startling news. Sentence: They really dropped a brick when they told her the cause of her illness. To pull one's socks up Meaning: to make an effort to improve your work or behaviour because it is not good enough Sentence: He's going to have to pull his socks up if he wants to stay in the team to mind one's own business Meaning: Stop prying into my affairs. Sentence: This is none of your affair. Mind your own business. to read between the lines Meaning: to infer something (from something else); to try to understand what is meant by something that is not written explicitly or openly. Sentence: Don't believe every thing you read literally. Learn to read between the lines. time and again Meaning: very often Sentence: Time and again I have had to remind my son to study before going out with his friends. to fish in troubled waters Meaning: to involve oneself in a difficult, confused, or dangerous situation, especially with a view to gaining an advantage. Sentence: The company could make more money by selling armaments abroad, but they would be fishing in troubled waters. to let sleeping dogs lie Meaning: Do not instigate trouble.; Leave something alone if it might cause trouble. Sentence: I thought I would ask Aslam if he wanted me to pay her back right away, but then I decided to let sleeping dogs lie. a bolt from the blue Meaning: something that you do not expect to happen and that surprises you very much Sentence: The news that they had got married was a bolt from the blue. to grease the palm of Meaning: to bribe someone. Sentence: If you want to get something done around here, you have to grease someone's palm. to take by storm Meaning: to conquer someone or something in a fury. Sentence: The army took city after city by storm. a sword of Damocles Meaning: Constant threat; imminent peril: Sentence: The Latin American debt, overhanging American banks like the sword of Damocles.
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plz dear solve idioms, meaning also use in sentences
Dear plz solve these idioms , their meaning and also use in sentences
A skeleton in the cupboard To monkey with to talk through one's hat bag of bones hotchpotch out and out figure head underhand honourable mention topsy-turvy old bird zig-zag small fry a chip on the shoulder rub shoulders with immanent a good samaritan look askance (at) between scylla and charybdis to swallow the camel and strain at the gnat to sound the alarm to beat the drum it never rains but it pours penny wise, pound foolish waste not, want not to put up with to be taken in to get into one's stride to get in the neck to be in the doldrums to rip up old scores pretensions off the mark to set forth pull together streamline a straight fight to lose one's head to make headway to clinch the matter to read between the lines to swallow an insult on the threshold catch the fancy of in a nutshell to fish in troubled waters to let sleeping dogs lie a bolt from the blue to grease the palm of to take by storm to rest on one's larurels an oily tongue a sword of damocles a sad dog a rope of sand a broken reed to end in smoke red tape yeomen's service to turn over a new leaf a brown study to run in the blood a crown of wild olive out of character, to be in the one's elements in good time ab initio alter ego mala fide to iron something out neck or nothing behind the scenes turn away no laughing matter more or less an open mind a matter of opinion rattle through patch up swan song part company with fluctuate vibrate impatient modest moderate a whitle elephant fight tooth and nail at a stone's throw a lion's share beat about the bush carry the day a rolling stone make both ends meet beat black and blue pocket an insult give away put down put off out of character collect call in common with in toto ex-parte to run through in good time the olive branch to keep one's weather eye open the weather vane shallow to make amends to be in a rut the sixth sense an uphill task to build castles in the air to swim against the current a bolt from the blue a thorn in the flesh of no avail to fall flat against one's grain behind the scenes a blind alley to make away with to call off in good time to be at cross purposes viva voce on the horns of dilemma the loaves and fishes of office a laconic speech a broken reed go give one the sack to give up the ghost to keep the wolf from the door to pull a long face an oily tongue jaundiced eye |
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1- A skeleton in the cupboard:
Meaning: a past event or fact which is kept secret ( usually something embarrassing or shameful) Sentence: An ideal leader must have an immaculate past record, but most people have a skeleton in the cupboard somewhere .. 2- To monkey with: Meaning: to bother or interfere with someone or something Sentence: Come on, don't monkey with my new camera. Don't mess with me unless you want trouble. 3- To talk through one's hat Meaning: talk foolishly or ignorantly Sentence: What he said was nonsense. He was talking through his hat again .. 4- Bag of bones Meaning: an extremely skinny person or animal with bones showing. Sentence: She has lost so much weight that she's turning into a bag of bones .. 5- Hotchpotch Meaning: A jumbled or confused mixture, a motley assortment of things Sentence: A badly written essay contains hotchpotch errors .. 6- Out and out Meaning: Complete, thoroughgoing Sentence: To claim that one doesn't lie at all is an out and out lie .. 7- Figure head Meaning: A person given a position of nominal leadership but having no actual authority. Sentence: Ban Ki Moon is no more than a figurehead in the UNO .. 8- Underhand Meaning: Marked by or done in a deceptive, secret, or sly manner; dishonest and sneaky. Sentence: India claims that Pakistan is sponsoring terrorists with an underhand movement .. 9- Honourable mention Meaning: A citation to one who has performed well in a competition but has not been awarded a prize. Sentence: The top most student gained much popularity, while the other position holders remained honourable mentions .. 10- Topsy-turvy Meaning: With the top downward and the bottom up; upside-down. Sentence: The fight against terrorism has turned the ordered lives of our people topsy-turvy .. 11- Zig-zag Meaning: Having short sharp turns or angles, not straight or aligned. Sentence: Its hard to drive on a zig zag road. 12- Small fry Meaning: Persons or things regarded as unimportant. Sentence: Government regards family business as small fry, no matter how significant they are for economy .. 13- Rub shoulders with Meaning: to meet or be with someone socially Sentence: The conference offered a chance for business people to rub shoulders with business people from other countries. 14- Immanent Meaning: Existing or remaining within; inherent Sentence: Belief in God is immanent in humans. 15- A good samaritan Meaning: someone who tries to help people who have problems Sentence: He's such a good samaritan. He used to help others in finding idioms .. 16- Look askance (at) Meaning: To be surprised or shocked at someone or something. Sentence: The teacher looked askance at the student who had acted so rudely. 17- Between scylla and charybdis Meaning: In a position where avoidance of one danger exposes one to another danger. Sentence: Pakistan is between scylla and charybdis in the war against terrorism. If the U.S leaves Afghanistan, Pakistan will have to fight alone. 18- To sound the alarm Meaning: To notify or let someone know about something Sentence: The recent petrol price hike clearly sounds the alarm of higher inflation. 19- To put up with Meaning: To tolerate Sentence: I can't put up with my neighbour's noise any longer, its driving me mad. 20- To strain at the gnat and swallow a camel Meaning: make a big to-do out of the little things and let the big things escape. Sentence: Often social injustice is done when the people strain at the gnat and swallow a camel. Enough for now .. Will find others as well InshaAllah .. Corrections will be appreciated .. Regards ..
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thanks dear very much but this a 50% answer
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A White elephant: (too costly to be worth maintaining)
This old car ia a white elephant for a poor man. A brown study: (state of mental absorption) He did not make an answer to me, as he was engaged in a brown study. An oily Tongue: Beware of the oily tongue of your new friend. The Swan Song: (last work of person) This poem was the swan song of Iqbal. Red Tape: (official delay) I could not get the new job because there is too much red tape involved in it. At a stone’s throw: (small distance) Our college is situated at a stone’s throw from the bus stop. A bolt from the blue: (sudden calamity) The news of his son’s death in the car accident was a bolt from the blue for him. At cross Purposes: (different opinion) He is at cross purposes with his father on the issue of his marriage. In one’s elements: (to be in agreeable circumstances) Our players of cricket team were in their elements in this world cup. Ended in Smoke: (to fail) All his efforts to start a business ended in smoke. To fight tooth and nail: (to fight persistently) We should fight tooth and nail for our rights. Rest on one’s Laurels: Quaid-e-Azam never rested on his own laurels but always struggled hard for the welfare of the Muslims. To Carry the day: (to win) Our cricket team carried the day in West Indies. To fall flat: (to produce no effect) My advice fall flat on his ears. To give one the sack: (to dismiss) The boss gave his manager the sack on his poor performance. To make headway: (to make progress) Pakistan is making headway in the field of information technology. To turn over a new leaf: (better change) I am glad that you have turned over a new leaf after the death of your father. To pull a long face: (to look serious) He pulled a long face at his insult in the meeting. To take by storm: Her beautiful song took the audience by storm. To pocket an insult: (to bear insult) His friend abused him and he pocketed the insult. To be in the doldrums: (to be in low spirits) He was in the doldrums at his failure when she refused to marry him. The sword of Damocles: (in dangerous situtaion) The sword of Damocles has been hanging over me since I discovered that I have cancer. A jaundiced eye: (prejudiced eye) Every thing appears yellow to the jaundiced eye. Behind the scenes: (Secret influence) Do not feel happy at your success because you do not know what is going on behind the scenes. A broken reed: (support which is sure to fail) Your new friend is a broken reed. You should not depend much upon him. To iron out the difficulties: (to remove difficulties by friendly discussion) Let Pakistan and India iron out their difficulties over the Kashmir problem. To grease the palms of a person: He greased the palms of a policeman and got his work done. To give up the ghost: (to die) His father gave up the ghost in the hospital. In good time: Rains came in good time and we had good crops last year. Be taken in: (to be deceived) The poor villager was taken in by the person who promised to double his money. Black and blue: Those days are gone when teachers used to beat their pupils black and blue.
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Salam to all friends , can any one tell me these idioms Waiting for your reply.
their meaning in urdu or english and use in sentences:
i think no any senior member is ready to answer my question. waiting Last edited by Chauhdary12; Saturday, June 11, 2011 at 09:12 PM. Reason: Merged |
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a chip on the shoulder: (A perceived grievance or sense of inferiority.) "He was a man with a chip on his shoulder. Everyone seemed in a conspiracy to slight or injure him."
to sound the alarm (If you raise the alarm or sound the alarm, you warn people of danger. ) His family raised the alarm when he had not come home by 9pm. to beat the drum (: to proclaim as meritorious or significant : publicize vigorously ) a raw deal (an instance of unfair or bad treatment) Mary got a raw deal on her traffic ticket. She was innocent, but she had to pay a big fine. a tall order (a request that is difficult to fulfill.)That's a tall order. Do you think anyone can do it? Well, it's a tall order, but I'll do it. I've collected these idioms from Google. You can get most of the idioms from Google easily :-)
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what is the meaning of "going to have to"
like in this sentence "You're going to have to pull your socks up."
going to & have to are used separately and have definite meanings but what does it mean when we say "going to have to"? can anyone plz help |
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i think kisi ko yeh Idioms nahi aty hain, kiya CSSforum par koi b aisa nhi jis ko yeh idioms aty hon????
ya phir Seniors are not ready for help me?????
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