Idioms and phrases 10th October
Niyati chaudhry , Published On:10-Oct-2017
Enough and to spare - more than required, plentiful Today I cooked enough and to spare. Delicious and tasty A lot than needed Very bad Tasteless Cold reception - to welcome someone in an unfriendly manner They gave a very cold reception to us. Silent expression A violent response Not a hearty welcome Cold response Clip someone’s wings - to reduce power of someone, to make someone weak She clipped the wings of employees by reducing options for them. To shorten hair To reduce pay To increase pay To reduce power Hold the scales even - impartiality, to be impartial She hold the scales even for both children. To divide the wealth equally In the whole way To make the things difficult To be impartial In doldrums - to be unhappy, depressed or sad The situation made him went in doldrums. Joyful and happy Depressed Disappointed Foreign Lick the dust - to face a defeat In the final kabaddi match u Mumba licked the dust. To taste a defeat A strong competition Tie To win easily Keep an open table - to entertain everybody She keeps an open table for her friends. To support financially To give table in a gift To entertain all To maintain a distance Wear a long face - to look sad or gloomy Even on trifling issues she wears a long face. Irritate others Become sad To make violent statements To make useless efforts Upto the mark - perfect, as required The decoration of the party was up to the mark. Perfect Not so good Beautiful Expensive At sea - in a confused state She was at sea during the exam. On vacations In hurry In confusion Relaxed
