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Most important and repeated idioms.
What is An Idiom?
An idiom is a group of words that have a different meaning from actual words. The idiom has a figurative meaning, not a literal meaning. Ten Most important idioms for Competitive exams. 1. Apple of discord : Meaning; Anything causing trouble, discord or jealousy. Sentence; The piece of Land is the apple of discord between two brothers. 2. Between the devil and the deep sea: Meaning; A difficult choice. Sentence; Maria was between the devil and the deep sea when she has to choose Medical and fine art in college. 3. Spade a spade: Meaning: Speak fluently without hesitation the truth. Sentence: Teacher calls a spade a spade to students for their non-serious attitude in class. 4. Bear out: Meaning; Confirm Sentence; Aslam bears out the real situation. 5. Come Off: Meaning; Happen, Occur Sentence; His hair to begin to come off. 6. A cock and a bull story: Meaning; An unbelievable story. Sentence; No one believes the cock and a bull story of his success. 7. To read between the lines: Meaning; Real message you are reading Sentence; When reading the article, read between the lines. 8. In a nutshell: Meaning; Brierley, in short words. Sentence: Just tell me your problem in nutshell. 9. Blow one's top: Meaning; be very angry. Sentence; Wife bad behaviour caused blow his top. 10. Leave in the lurch : Meaning; leave someone alone in a difficult situation Sentence; She never forgives Simon because he leaves in the lurch on the road. Link below : https://www.newpakweb.com/2018/11/10...s-for.html?m=1 |
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