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Friday, November 7, 2014

100 IDIOMS & PHRASES With Sentences

welcome to idioms and phrases lesson with sentences
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1. AT SIXES AND SEVENS:HOME RULER, WHO WERE ALL AT SIXES AND SEVENS AMONG THEMSELVES AGREED ONLY UPON THE ONE THING AND THAT WAS THE FREEDOM OF INDIA.

2. ALL IN ALL:THE HEAD CLERK IS ALL IN ALL IN THIS OFFICE.

3. ALL THE SAME:IT IS ALL THE SAME TO ME WHETHER THE PULL OVER IS HOME-MADE OR BAZAAR-MADE.

4. AT LARGE:THE CULPRITS ARE STILL AT LARGE.

5. BY FITS AND STARTS:HE WORKS BY FITS AND STARTS AND DOES NOT APPLY HIM STEADILY.

6. BLACK SHEEP:WE SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE BLACK SHEEP IN OUR SOCIETY.

7. A BONE OF CONTENTION:THIS PROPERTY IS A BONE OF CONTENTION BETWEEN THE TWO BROTHERS.

8. TO BREAK THE ICE:WE ALL WANTED TO TALK ON THIS SUBJECT BY NO ONE WILLING TO BREAK THE ICE.

9. A BURNING QUESTION:KASHMIR IS A BURNING QUESTION OF THE DAY.

10. TO BACK OUT:HE PROMISED TO HELP ME BUT BACKED OUT AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR.

11. TO BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH:STOP BEATING ABOUT THE BUSH; SAY EXACTLY WHAT YOU MEAN.

12. BED OF ROSES:A MILITARY LIFE IS NOT BED OF ROSES.

13. IN COLD BLOOD:HE MURDERED THE MERCHANT IN COLD BLOOD.

14. TO FALL TO THE GROUND:THE THEORY HAS FALLEN TO THE GROUND.

15. GO HAND IN HANDclip_image001ILIGENCE AND PROSPERITY GO HAND IN HAND.

16. LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED:SHAH FAISAL LEFT NO STONE UNTURNED TO BRING ABOUT UNITY IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD.

17. LIVE FROM HAND TO MOUTHclip_image002UR MIDDLE CLASS PEOPLE LIVE GENERALLY FROM HAND TO MOUTH.

18. LOOK DOWN UPON:HE IS SO PROUD OF HIS PROMOTION THAT HE LOOKS DOWN UPON ALL HIS FORMER FRIENDS.

19. AT A LOSS:HE IS NEVER AT A LOSS FOR AN APPROPRIATE WORD.

20. TO PAY BACK IN THE SAME COIN:IF A PERSON RUDE TOWARDS YOU, IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOU SHOULD PAY HIM IN THE SAME COIN.

21. TO KEEP PACE WITH:AGRICULTURE IN THE STATES HAS KEPT PACE WITH MANUFACTURE, BUT IT HAS FAR OUT STEPPED COMMERCE.

22. RED TAPE:FLOURENCE NIGHTINGALE WAS A SWORN ENEMY OF RED TAPE.

23. TO SPEAK VOLUMES:THE MURDERS SPOKE VOLUMES ABOUT POLITICAL CONDITIONS BEFORE INDIAN ELECTIONS.

24. UP TO THE MARK:YOU DON’T LOOK QUITE UP TO THE MARK TODAY.

25. TO GET INTO HOT WATERclip_image001O NOT QUARREL WITH YOUR OFFICERS OR YOU WILL SOON GET INTO HOT WATER.

26. TIME AND AGAIN:TIME AND AGAIN PROVERBS COME TO BE TRUE.

27. CUT OFF:THE SUPPLIES WERE CUT OFF FROM THE SOLDIER DUE TO SNOW FALL.

28. RUN AGAINST:ZUHAIR AKRAM NADEEM WAS RUNNING AGAINST DR. FAROOQ SATTAR IN THE ELECTIONS 89.

29. TO TURN OVER A NEW LEAF:THE TEACHER PARDONED THE BOY ON THE CONDITION THAT HE PROMISED TO TURN OVER A NEW LEAF IN FUTURE.

30. TO NIP IN THE BUD:THE PLOT TO OVERTHROW THE GOVERNMENT WAS DETECTED AND NIPPED IN THE BUD.

31. TO FEEL LIKE A FISH OUT OF WATER:BEING THE ONLY EDUCATED PERSON IN THAT VILLAGE, I FELT LIKE A FISH OUT OF WATER.

32. TO SHED CROCODILE TERARSclip_image001ON’T BE DECEIVED BY THE BEGGAR’S CRYING. THEY ARE ONLY CROCODILE’S TEARS.

33. LION SHARE:THE STRONGER PERSON GENERALLY GETS THE LIONS SHARE OF THE PROPERTY.

34. TO CRY OVER SPILT MILK:THE DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE BUT INSTEAD OF CRYING OVER SPILT MILK DO SOMETHING TO REPAIR IT.

35. IT IS HIGH TIME:THE EXAMS BEGIN NEXT MONTH SO IT IS HIGH TIME TO STUDY SERIOUSLY.

36. TO SAVE SOMETHING FOR THE RAINY DAY:HE WASTED HIS SAVINGS AND HAS KEPT NOTHING FOR THE RAINY DAY.

37. WITH A HIGH HAND:HE IS THE MOST UNPOPULAR BECAUSE HE DECIDES MATTERS WITH A HIGH HAND.

38. DAY IN AND DAY OUT:I HAVE BEEN WARNING YOU DAY IN AND DAY OUT.

39. TO MAKE THE MOST OF:HE LET ME USE HIS BICYCLE FOR A WEEK AND I AM GOING TO MAKE THE MOST OF IT.

40. TO MAKE THE FUN OF:WE SHOULD NOT MAKE FUN OF HANDICAPS.

41. TO MAKE ROOM FOR:THEY MADE ROOM FOR MORE GUESTS AS ALL SEATS WERE FULL.

42. TO GO THROUGH:HE WENT THROUGH THE WHOLE BOOK WITHIN A WEEK.

43. IN ALL:HE GOT 782 MARKS IN ALL.

44. ALL ALONE:YESTERDAY NIGHT SHE WAS ALL ALONE IN HER HOUSE.

45. TO PUT INTO PRACTICE:THE HOLY PROPHET (P.B.U.H) PUT INTO PRACTICE WHAT HE PREACHES.

46. A WILD GOOSE CHASE:THE ROBBERS FLED AWAY AND THE POLICE GAVE THEM A WILD GOOSE CHASE.

47. TO END IN SMOKE:ALL HIS EFFORTS ENDED IN SMOKE BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT MADE SINCERELY.

48. WITH FLYING COLOURS:IF YOU WORK HARD YOU WILL PASS YOUR EXAMINATION WITH FLYING COLOURS.

49. ODDS AND ENDS:THE SHOPKEEPER DOES NOT SELL ANY PARTICULAR ARTICLE, BUT DEALS IN ODDS AND ENDS.

50. UNDER ONE’S NOSE:THE POLICE WERE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR THE CULPRIT WHO WAS HIDING UNDER THEIR NOSE.

51. TO POKE ONE’S NOSE INTOclip_image002NE SHOULD NOT POKE ONE’S NOSE INTO OTHERS AFFAIRS.

52. TO KICK UP A ROW:IT IS USELESS KICKING UP A ROW WHEN THE MATTERS CAN BE DECIDED PEACEFULLY.

53. TO WIND UP:HE IS WINDING UP HIS BUSINESS IN THE CITY, AS HE GOING ABROAD.

54. IN BLACK AND WHITE:I WANT YOUR STATEMENT IN BLACK AND WHITE.

55. A RED LETTER DAY:14TH AUGUST IS A RED LETTER DAY IN THE HISTORY OF PAKISTAN.

56. TO RUN INTO:LAST NIGHT MY FRIEND RAN INTO A CHEAT WHO DEPRIVED HIM OF HIS BRIEF CASE BY CHANGING IT WITH AN EMPTY ONE.

57. TO BRING TO LIGHT:A NUMBER OF FACTS WERE BROUGHT TO LIGHT BY THE PRIME MINISTER IN THE RECENT PRESS CONFERENCE.

58. AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR:THE PRESIDENT POSTPONED HIS MEETING WITH THE JOURNALISTS DUE TO VISIT OF THE FRENCH DELEGATION AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR.

59. TO COME ACROSS:IN THE WEDDING PARTY, SHE COME ACROSS HE TWO VERY CLOSE FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY LIFE.

60. TO GIVE UP:THE DOCTOR HAS STRICTLY ADVISED HIM TO GIVE UP DRINKING AND SMOKING FOR THE SAKE OF HIS LIFE.

61. TO CALL A SPADE, A SPADE:ISLAM TEACHES US TO CALL A SPADE, A SPADE EVEN BEFORE A CRUEL RULER.

62. TO LOOK AFTER:ALL THE PARENTS HAVE TO LOOK AFTER THEIR CHILDREN DURING THE EARLY PERIOD OF THE SCHOOL LIFE.

63. TO BREAK UP:THE TWO PARTNERS HAVE DECIDED TO BREAK UP THE PARTNERSHIP AND DIVIDE THE ASSETS EQUALLY.

64. TO GET RID OFclip_image003AKISTAN MUST GET RID OF THAT TYPE OF FOREIGN AID, WHICH PUTS ON HER, UNDUE POLITICAL PRESSURE.

65. AT A STRETCH:SAEED ANWER PLAYED AN AGGRESSIVE INNING AND CONTINUED TO SCORE RUNS AT A STRETCH.

66. TO GIVE IN:IMRAN KHAN AND MIANDAD WERE REAL FIGHTERS AND THEY WOULD NEVER GIVE IN TILL THE LAST BALL.

67. TO LET DOWN:THE RICH FEEL PROUD OF THEIR WEALTH AND USUALLY LET DOWN THE POOR.

68. ONCE IN A BLUE MOON:I AM NOT SO FOND OF MOVIES AND WATCH SOME FINE ART MOVIE ONCE IN A BLUE MOON.

69. TO FALL OUT:A SHORT TEMPERED FOOTBALL PLAYER FELL OUT WITH HIS OPPONENTS AND GOT WOUNDED.

70. TO CALL ON:THE WINNERS OF 1994 WORLD CUP CALLED ON THE PRESIDENT, WITH THEIR CAPTAIN.

71. TO CALL OFF:THE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS FINALLY DECIDED TO CALL OFF THE STRIKE AS THEIR DEMANDS WERE ACCEPTED.

72. TO BRING HOME TO:RIZWAN BROUGHT HOME TO HER ALL THE IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF THE MATTER.

73. TO GET OVER:THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT MADE ALL POSSIBLE EFFORTS TO GET OVER THE EPIDEMIC OF PLAGUE.

74. TO GET ACROSS:THE NEWS OF MR. EDDHI’S SELF-EXILE GOT ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITHIN NO TIME.

75. TO MAKE UP FOR:THE GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE OF IRAQ ARE WORKING DAY AND NIGHT TO MAKE UP THE LOSS CAUSED BY THE GULF WAR.

76. TO MAKE OFF:THE ROBBERS MADE OFF THROUGH THE BACK DOOR JUST AS THE SECURITY GUARD STARTED FIRING INTO AIR.

77. TO BRING OUT:THE TELEPHONE CORPORATION HAS BROUGHT A DECENT DIRECTORY IN THREE VOLUMES.

78. TO BRING UP:ABRAHAM LINCOLN WAS BROUGHT UP BY HIS PARENTS IN A STATE OF VERY LIMITED FINANCIAL RESOURCES.

79. TO TAKE OFF:THE HAJJ FLIGHT WILL TAKE OFF EVERY MORNING DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.

80. TO TAKE PLACE:THE WEDDING OF MY COUSIN WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE FIRST WEEK OF NOVEMBER, NEXT.

81. TO KEEP UPclip_image002UR CRICKET TEAM MUST GO THROUGH AN EXTENSIVE TRAINING AND PRACTICE SESSION TO KEEP UP THEIR POSITION IN THE NEXT WORLD CUP.

82. TO STIR UP:THE STATEMENT GIVEN BY MR. ABDUL SATTAR EDDHI CAUSED GREAT STIR UP IN THE POLITICAL CIRCLES.

83. TO GO OFF:WHILE THE POLICE MAN WAS CLEANING HIS RIFLE, IT SUDDENLY WENT OFF BECAUSE IT WAS LOADED.

84. TO LET OFF:FINALLY, THE DEFAULTER WAS LET OFF BY THE CIVIL AUTHORITIES IN VIEW OF HIS UNDERTAKING TO ABIDE BY THE RULES IN FUTURE.

85. TO BEG FOR:THE QUAID-E-AZAM BEGGED FOR PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP WITH HIS FORMER ENEMIES, THE CONGRESS LEADERS.

86. TO FURNISH WITH:THE CHIEF JUSTICE WAS FURNISHED WITH ALL THE DOCUMENTARY PROOFS AGAINST THE ACCUSED.

87. TO LOOK FOR:AFTER THE PANIC HAD SUBSIDED, PEOPLE STARTED LOOKING FOR THEIR MISPLACED BAGGAGE.

88. TO RUN AFTER:ACCORDING TO EINSTEIN, ORDINARY PEOPLE RUN AFTER ORDINARY OBJECTS SUCH AS PROPERTY AND LUXURY.

89. TO TURN DOWN:THE SECRETARY WAS TAKING DOWN THE MAIN POINTS TO PREPARE A SUMMARY OF THE SEMINAR ON POLLUTION.

90. TO WATCH OVER:SENSIBLE PARENTS MAKE IT A POINT TO WATCH OVER THE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES OF THEIR GROWING UP CHILDREN.

91. TO BANK ON:NEVER BANK ON A FAIR WEATHER FRIEND BECAUSE HE WILL CERTAINLY CHEAT YOU.

92. TO BLOW HOT AND COLD:IT IS PART OF HIS NATURE TO BLOW HOT AND COLD AS HE FAVOURS THIS POLITICAL PARTY TODAY THE OTHER PARTY TOMORROW.

93. TO BREAK THE NEWS:IT WAS REALLY VERY HARD TO BREAK THE SHOCKING NEWS OF HER HUSBAND’S ACCIDENTAL DEATH TO HER.

94. TO CALL NAMES:HE IS SUCH LOOSE TEMPERED MAN THAT HE OFTEN BEGINS TO CALL NAMES TO HIS NEIGHBOURS.

95. TO TURN THE TABLES:THE PACE ATTACK BY WASIM AKRAM AND WAQAR TURNED THE TABLES AGAINST INDIA AND OUR CRICKET TEAM GOT VICTORY.

96. TO HOLD WATER:THE JUDGE WILL GIVE A FAVOURABLE VERDICT ONLY WHEN YOU LAWYER’S ARGUMENTS HOLD WATER.

97. TO FACE THE MUSIC:THOSE WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR TERRORISM IN THE CITY MUST FACE THE MUSIC AND BE DEALT WITH.

98. TO BE UNDER THE CLOUD:THESE DAYS, THE OPPOSITION LEADERS ARE UNDER A CLOUD AND BEING TORTURED BY THE GOVERNMENT.

99. BY HOOK OR BY CROOK:THE CORRUPT POLITICIANS TRY TO WIN IN EVERY GENERAL ELECTION BY HOOK OR BY CROOK.

100. TO RUN SHORT OF:THESE DAYS MOST AREAS IN KARACHI ARE RUNNING SHORT OF WATER SUPPLY.


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