Use idioms into sentences
 

Let's practice out using idioms into sentences and correct each other.

I am confused about some of the followings, if somebody can help me, I would be glad.

[COLOR="Purple"][B]1. Be no skin off someone's nose (not adversely affect someone)
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[COLOR="Magenta"][B]2. Turn one's nose up something (reject something because one feels its not good)
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[B][COLOR="DarkOrange"]3. Look down one's nose at something (show disrespect to someone/something)[/COLOR][/B]
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[QUOTE]1. Be no skin off someone's nose (not adversely affect someone)[/QUOTE]
[B]It will be no skin off my nose if the meeting is not held.[/B]

[QUOTE]2. Turn one's nose up something (reject something because one feels its not good)[/QUOTE]

[B]He turned his nose up at Irum, and that hurt her feelings.[/B]

[QUOTE]3. Look down one's nose at something (show disrespect to someone/something)[/QUOTE]

[B]They rather looked down their noses at anyone who couldn't speak Enslish.[/B]

Today's idioms:

[B]By the skin of one's teeth (narrowly)
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Mayra has passed the examination by the skin of her teeth.

[B]Get under someone's skin (irritate someone)
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You are getting under my skin and not letting me do my work.

[B]Jump out of one's skin (make a sudden uncontrollable movement because of fear etc)

Toe the line (do as someone tells)

Tongue in cheek (meant to be ironic)

Set tongues wagging (encourage people to gossip)

cut one's teeth on something (make one's first attempt at learning something)

Have a field day (be happy by a special occasion)

At some unearthly hour (at an inconvenient hour; too early or too late)

A night cap (a drink taken before going to bed)

A night on the town (a night of fun with people in restaurants etc)

Bide one's time (wait patiently for a favourable opportunity)

Have the time of one's life (have a very pleasant or enjoyable experience)

Play for time (use delaying tactics)

As large as life (in person, in flesh)

As right as rain (in one's bet emotional and physical condition)

As sharp as a razor/needle (intelligent and quick-witty)

As warm as toast (pleasantly warm and cozy)

Like a bear with a sore head (Very angry in a bad temper)

Like a cat that stole the cream (Look very pleased or proud of yourself)
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[B]Jump out of one's skin (make a sudden uncontrollable movement because of fear etc) [/B]
I nearly jumped out of my skin due to the loud sound bomb blast

[B]Toe the line (do as someone tells)[/B]
Aslam might not like the rules but he'll toe the line just to avoid trouble with his boss.

[B]Tongue in cheek (meant to be ironic)[/B]
The critic's remarks of praise were uttered strictly tongue-in-cheek

[B]Set tongues wagging (encourage people to gossip)[/B]
The affair between the boss and her accountant set tongues a wagging.

[B]cut one's teeth on something (make one's first attempt at learning something)[/B]
I cut my teeth on this kind of job

[B]Have a field day (be happy by a special occasion)[/B]
The boss was gone and we had a field day today

[B]At some unearthly hour (at an inconvenient hour; too early or too late)[/B]
He telephoned me at the unearthly hour of night

[B]A night cap (a drink taken before going to bed)[/B]
He is addicted to a nightcap

[B]A night on the town (a night of fun with people in restaurants etc)[/B]
After the declaration of result, the students celebrated with a night on the town.

[B]Bide one's time (wait patiently for a favourable opportunity)[/B]
She was biding her time until she could get her revenge.

[B]Have the time of one's life (have a very pleasant or enjoyable experience)[/B]
We had the time of our lives at the beach

[B]Play for time (use delaying tactics)[/B]
They are playing for time and do not want to sign the agreement.

[B]Like a bear with a sore head (Very angry in a bad temper)[/B]
If his newspaper doesn't arrive by breakfast time he is like a bear with a sore head.

[B]Like a cat that stole the cream (Look very pleased or proud of yourself)[/B]
He did his paper very well so he was sitting there like the cat that stole the cream.

[B][COLOR="Sienna"]If there is any mistake then please correct it.[/COLOR][/B]

Today's dose:)
 

[B]Be off like the clappers (be off with the great energy)

Be off like water off a duck a back (make no impression on someone)

To keep at bay (to keep something under control like excess, crime etc)

Blow the gaff (to disclose a secret)

Curry favour (to flatter somebody in order to get a favour)

within an ace of (within reach or access)

to eat a humble pie (to meet a humiliating defeat)[/B]

[B]As large as life (surprised to see)[/B]
I was walking down the street, and when I turned round the corner, I saw my old friend, as large as life.

I saw an American as large as life wandering in this poor society.

[B]As right as rain (in one's bet emotional and physical condition)[/B]
The patient will be as right as rain as soon as he take medicine.

[B]As sharp as a razor/needle (intelligent and quick-witty)[/B]
Aslam is silly but his wife is as sharp as a razor

[B]As warm as toast (pleasantly warm and cozy)[/B]
We were as warm as toast by the side of the fire in this severe cold.

[B]Go like the clappers (be off with the great energy)[/B]
Pilots go like the clappers when at full speed

[B]Be off like water off a duck’s back (make no impression on someone)[/B]
He will be all right soon because any criticism is usually like water off a duck's back to him

[B]To keep at bay (to keep something under control like excess, crime etc)[/B]
Nowadays, parents are not fulfilling their responsibility to keep their children at bay.

[B]Blow the gaff (to disclose a secret)[/B]
Minister killed his secretary because she was about to blow the gaff on his illegal activities.

[B]Curry favor (to flatter somebody in order to get a favor)[/B]
The clerk is currying favor with his boss for promotion.

[B]Within an ace of (within reach or access)[/B]
I came within an ace of getting into an accident.

[B]To eat a humble pie (to meet a humiliating defeat)[/B]
U.S. ate a humble pie in Vietnam.

Today's dose
 

[B]To palm off something (to give someone something inferior after showing him a superior one)

To rub shoulders (with) (to come in social contact with someone)

To rise like a phoenix (to get success out of some destruction)

To blue pencil (to edit or censor something)
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[B]To palm off something (to give someone something inferior after showing him a superior one)[/B]
They palmed off cheap wine at high prices by putting it in fancy bottles

[B]To rub shoulders (with) (to come in social contact with someone)[/B]
The World Expo in Shanghai offered a chance for business people to rub shoulders with businessmen from all over the world.

[B]To rise like a phoenix (to get success out of some destruction)[/B]
Japan rose like a phoenix after humiliating defeat in World War II.

[B]To blue pencil (to edit or censor something)[/B]
The dictator has said that he will blue-pencil any bill that is against him

my contribution
 

[B][U]A long row to hoe[/U][/B]
[B]meaning[/B]: Something that is a long row to hoe is a difficult task that takes a long time.
[B]sentence[/B] #1Clearing CSS exam is a long row to hoe
#2 Raising three kids by himself is going to be a long row to hoe.:snor

[B][U]A hitch in your giddy-up[/U][/B]
[B]meaning [/B]:If you have a hitch in your giddy-up, you're not feeling well.
[B]sentence [/B]#1 "I cant complete the project as I've had a hitch in my giddy-up the last couple days.
#2 As I've had a hitch in my giddy-up, I am thinking about applying for sick-leave.. :sick:

[B][U]A lick and a promise[/U][/B]
[B]meaning:[/B] If you give something a lick and a promise, you do it hurriedly, most often incompletely, intending to return to it later.
[B]sentence:[/B]We didn't have time to do much clearing up in the yard - just gave the grass a lick and a promise.

[B][U]A lost ball in the high weeds[/U][/B]
[B]meaning:[/B] A lost ball in the high weeds is someone who does not know what they are doing, where they are or how to do something.
[B]sentence:[/B] That new employee was sure a lost ball in high weeds. He didn't know anything about his job and managed to mess up every project so far.

[B][U]A month of Sundays[/U][/B]
[B]meaning:[/B] An indefinitely long period of time
[B]sentence [/B]#1: It will take you a month of Sundays to chop all that wood.
#2 I haven't seen Fatima in a month of Sundays

[B][U]Abject lesson[/U][/B]
[B]meaning:[/B]An abject lesson serves as a warning to others.
[B]sentence[/B]: Horrible accident of the motorcyclist while performing stunts on the road was an abject lesson for all the daredevils.

[B][U]
After your own heart[/B][/U]
[B]meaning[/B]: A person after your own heart thinks the same way as you.
someone who is similar to you
[B]sentence:[/B]I was delighted by your comments about vocabulary and grammar - you're clearly a man after my own heart.
[B][U]Albatross around your neck[/U][/B]
[B]meaning:[/B] An albatross around, or round, your neck is a problem resulting from something you did that stops you from being successful.
[B]sentence[/B]: The failed real estate scheme became an albatross around her neck, for now she could not interest other investors in a new project.

[B][U]Alike as two peas[/U][/B]
[B]meaning:[/B] If people or things are as alike as two peas, they are identical.
[B]sentence:[/B] They're not even sisters, but they're alike as two peas in a pod.
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All in a day's work[/U][/B]
[B]meaning:[/B] If something is all in a day's work, it is nothing special.
[B]sentence[/B]: Drinking coffee with Hollywood stars is all in a day's work for top celebrity reporter Gloria Evans.

[B][U]All hat, no cattle[/U][/B]
[B]meaning[/B]: When someone talks big, but cannot back it up, they are all hat, no cattle.('Big hat, no cattle' is also used.)
[B]similar idioms [/B]: all bark and no bite, all bluff and bluster, all booster, no payload, all crown, no filling, all foam, no beer, all hammer, no nail, all icing, no cake, all lime and salt, no tequila, all mouth and no trousers, all mouth and trousers, all shot, no powder, all sizzle and no steak, all talk, all talk and no action, all wax and no wick
[B]sentence:[/B] Ahmet claimed that he would clear the CSS exam in the first go, but he turned out to be all hat no cattle and failed thrice. :rrolleyes
[B][U]
All mod cons[/U][/B]
[B]meaning:[/B] If something has all mod cons, it has all the best and most desirable features. It is an abbreviation of 'modern convenience' that was used in house adverts.
[B]sentence:[/B] The new house had all the mod cons,for instance automatic lighting, remote control gates.:cool:
[B][U]
All over bar the shouting[/U][/B]
[B]meaning[/B]: something that you say when the result of an event or situation is certain
[B]sentence:[/B]The Italian team played superbly, and by half-time it was all over bar the shouting (= it was certain they would win).:pipe

[B][U]Apples and oranges[/U][/B]
[B]meaning[/B]: Tis used when people compare or describe two totally different things. ('Apples to oranges' is also used.)
[B]sentences:[/B] #1 comparing Nusrat Fateh Ali’s music with Nazia hasan’s is like apples to oranges. :joker
#2Comparison of Suzuki mehran and Parado is unfair as they're not even in the same class! That’s apples to oranges :haha
[B][U]
At a drop of a dime or at the drop of a hat[/U][/B]
[B]meaning: [/B]If someone will do something at the drop of a dime, they will do it instantly, without hesitation.
[B]Sentence:[/B] That actress is so desperate for work, I am sure she would sign the contract at the drop of a dime.


[B][U]At a loose end[/U][/B]
[B]meaning:[/B] If you are at a loose end, you have spare time but don't know what to do with it. to have nothing to do
[B]sentence:[/B]If you find yourself at a loose end over the weekend, you could always clean out the garden shed.

[B][U]Away with the fairies[/U][/B]
[B]meaning:[/B] If someone is away with the fairies, they don't face reality and have unrealistic expectations of life. daydreaming;
[B]Sentence[/B] #1 He is physically present here but I suspect he is away with the faires day-dreaming about his life as a CSP officer. :closedeye
#2 A smile was dancing across her face ,certainly she was away with the fairies, imagining herself as a CSP officer.


[B][U]Call on the carpet[/U][/B]
[B]Meaning[/B]: If you are called on the carpet, you are summoned for a reprimand by superiors or others in power.
[B]Sentence[/B] : For harbouring a suspect, CJ called DG FIA on the carpet.:king :vangry

[B][U]Can't do it for toffee[/U][/B]
[B]meaning[/B]:If you can't so something for toffee, you are incapable of doing something properly or to any sort of standard.
[B]sentence:[/B] Annie couldn't act for toffee, but she still got a part in the school play.

[B][U]Can't hack it[/U][/B]
[B]meaning:[/B]Unable to perform an act, duty, job etc. (example: I have to quit my job as a computer technician; I just can't hack it.)
[B]sentence[/B]:#1 I thought delivering papers would be an easy job, but I just can't hack it.
#2 If you can't hack it, let me know, and I'll help you out.
[B][U]
Can't hold a candle[/U][/B]
[B]meaning:[/B]If something can't hold a candle to something else, it is much worse. unable to measure up to someone. (Also with cannot.)
[B]sentence[/B]: Mary can't hold a candle to Ann when it comes to athletics. As for singing, John can't hold a candle to Jane.

[B][U]Can't see the forest for its trees[/U][/B]
[B]meaning:[/B]If someone can't see the forest for its trees, they are too focused on specific details to see the picture as a whole.
[B]sentence:[/B]Alex argues about petty cash and overlooks the budget--he can't see the forest for the trees.

[B][U]Carpetbagger[/U][/B]
[B]meaning:[/B]A carpetbagger is an opportunist without any scruples or ethics, or a politican who wants to represent a place they have no connection with.
[B]sentence:[/B]The people will never vote for that politician who belongs to the neighboring city as they consider him a carpetbagger.

[B][U]Carry the can[/U][/B]
[B]meaning[/B]: If you carry the can, you take the blame for something, even though you didn't do it or are only partly at fault.
[B]sentence[/B]: She suspected that she'd be left to carry the can for her boss's mistakes.
[B][U]
Cast aspersion[/U][/B]
[B]meaning[/B]:If you cast aspersion, you try to blacken someone's name and make people think badly of them.
[B]sentence:[/B] I resent your casting aspersions on my brother and his ability!

[B][U]Cast pearls before swine[/U][/B]
[B]meaning[/B]:If you cast pearls before swine, you offer something of value to someone who doesn't appreciate it- 'swine' are 'pigs'.
[B]sentence[/B]: To serve them French cuisine is like casting one's pearls before swine.
Giving him advice is casting pearls before swine as he just doesn't listen.:cow

[B][U]Cast sheep's eyes at[/U][/B]
[B]meaning:[/B]If you cast sheep's eyes at at someone, you look lovingly or with longing at them.
[B]sentence[/B]: Khan was casting sheep's eyes at the new girl in his class.:8:

[B][U][b]eat my hat[/b][/U][/B]
[B]meaning[/B]:People say this when they don't believe that something is going to happen e.g
[B]sentence[/B]:if someone as dumb and careless as Asif clears this exam, I'll eat my hat!'
[B][U]
[b] Eat humble pie[/b][/U][/B]
[B]meaning:[/B]If someone apologises and shows a lot of contrition for something they have done, they eat humble pie.
[B]sentence[/B]:The producers of the advert had to eat humble pie and apologize for misrepresenting the facts.

[B][U][b]Economical with the truth[/b][/U][/B]
[B]meaning:[/B]If someone, especially a politician, is economical with the truth, they leave out information in order to create a false picture of a situation, without actually lying.
[B]sentence:[/B]when my friends laughed at my appearance i realized that my mother was being economical with the truth when she had remarked that my dress was pretty.

[B][U][b]Elbow room[/b][/U][/B]
[B]meaning[/B]:sufficient space or scope to move or function
[B]sentence[/B]:The President should be given as much elbow room as he needs to solve these international problems.

source of idioms & meanings: [URL="http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/"]this [/URL]website
sentences: some from [URL="http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/man+after+my+own+heart"]here[/URL], rest are my own..

make sentences
 

[B]Behind the Eight ball [/B]: (to be in a diificult position from which there is no Escape)

[B]BEE's Kness [/B]: (When something is bee's knees,its outstanding or the best of its kind)

[B]Beat the daylights out of someone [/B]:(to hit someone repeatedly,almost knocking them out)

[B]Beat to the punch [/B]: ( to act before someone and gain an advantage over them)