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marriam Tuesday, February 19, 2008 07:59 PM

idioms meanings
 
AOA
can anyone make use of these idioms or is there any site on the this forum which has all the idoms solved of past papers...othervose please solve it for me

time and tide
over head and ears
play truant
turn turtle
play down
turn the corner
under a cloud
horse trading
to beat the air
to cap it all
to clip ore's wings
to cross the rubicon
to feel the pulse
to fly in the face of
to rise like a phoenix from its ashes
to beggar description
to beat the air
a mug's game
a feather in his cap
the rank file
fly in the ointment
close fisted
steal a march to someone
the ruling passion
a left handed compliment
a cock and bull story
find one's feet
the tip of the iceberg
turn someone in.

thank you if soemone could solve it for me.

Princess Royal Tuesday, February 19, 2008 09:48 PM

[quote=marriam]AOA
can anyone make use of these idioms or is there any site on the this forum which has all the idoms solved of past papers...othervose please solve it for me
[/quote]
Walikum Assalam,

The following two links will provide you with thousands of idioms and there use in sentence:
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