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Post Idioms In Dawn Newspaper

I encountered two new idioms in today's Dawn Newspaper while I was going through articles.
It's requested to all members kindly do share any idiom that you happen to read in any newspaper.

1. Get toes wet (starting to gain experience)
2. cave in (to give in, accept defeat)
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1. Milling about (to wander or move around in small area)
2. At the helm (in control or incharge of organization)
3. cut dead/leave out in cold (to exclude from society, to reject, restrain from doing something or entering into)
4. Cast a Pall (smoke or fog or dust in air that makes the sky dark, to make things impossible to see clearly) in roman urdu, Aankho me dhool jhonkna!

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1. egg smear on the face: To be embarrassed after being caught doing something wrong
2. draw the ire: to bring toward oneself or itself by inherent force
3. falling on sword: committing suicide by allowing one's body drop onto the point of one's sword. (In urdu, Apne paoun pe Kulhaari maarna)
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Idioms:

1. Done away with: to remove it completely or put to an end
2. heap on: Give someone too much of something

Phrasal Words

1. Reined in: restraining it
2. Trumped up: invented as an excuse or false accusation.
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I read Dawn daily, but didn't find idioms everyday. I will post after every week all idioms that I happen to find in paper.

Idioms:

1. A peek into murky: excessive speculations about something
2. eyes off the ball: not to give attention. fail to notice
3. slow off the mark: slow in starting or reacting
4. bring lump to throat: make you feel such strong emotion that you want to cry

Phrasal words

1. clamp down: Suppress or prevent something in harsh or oppressive manner
2. break out: develop or emerge with suddenness
3. hinged on: depend upon, turn on
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April 24-27, 2017.

passing on the buck: to pass the blame to make other responsible of something that you should deal with

drag into the fray/ join the fray: to join the fight, jump into an argument

rap over the knuckles: act of speaking to someone severely or angrily because they have done or failed to do something

bury the hatchet: to make peace or settlement

chill to the bones: to make someone feel very frightened

show a clean pair of heels: run faster than them, run quickly or elope from someone

when chips are down: when situation is serious, dangerous or difficult

to heal the rifts: make friends again, heal the breach between two parties

give teeth to: make something powerful or give strength to someone or something

raised eyebrows: react with surprise, suspicion or mild disapproval

ramp up: meet increasing demands

fritter away; throw away, waste something such as money on someone or something foolishly

stir the hornet's nest: a dangerous complicated situation that produces angry reactions

hedging your bets: protecting yourself against the loss or from making a wrong choice to be on safe side in future

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like a bolt from the blue: suddenly and unexpectedly.
Rip someone off = cheat someone, especially financially.
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Idioms In Use by Cambridge is the best 60 days drill to get command on idioms.
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Idioms In Use by Cambridge is the best 60 days drill to get command on idioms.
You are right but lots of people believe in smart study, and prefer idioms either from past papers or idioms which happen to be used in newspapers. this thread is to help them in case they do not have 60 days.
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tread a fine line: acting carefully to avoid making a serious mistake, especially in a situation where they have to deal with two opposing demands. tread=walk

step into fray: join the fight or argument.

punch above your weight: thrive, prosper, a country or organization that is punching above its weight has more influence internationally than its size would suggest

btw what does it mean "core of this spat"?
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