Idioms

Idioms and it's Meaning

 

save one’s skin
a sudden unexpected event or news
fortunate events or news
truly expected

make both ends meet
to be the most powerful
to be weak person
to be vengence

a bolt out of a clear sky
viewed with suspicion and distrust
viewed with trust and confident

go to grave
to protect oneself
to slap
to give something

have the whip hand
manage one’s expenses
manage the one's items

under a cloud
to exit the world
to exit from the room
to enter to the room

 

Match the following idioms with suitable meanings:

(i)	Add fuel to fire	(a)	A secret advantage
(ii)	Ace up one’s sleeve	(b)	Create confusion
(iii)	Stir up a hornet’s nest	(c)	Caught between two great dangers
(iv)	Pour oil on troubled waters	(d)	Calm down a difficult situation
(v)	Between the devil and the deep blue sea	(e)	Make a bad situation worse.

Answer:
(i) – (c),
(ii) – (a),
(iii) – (d),
(iv) – (b),
(v) – (c)

2.

(i)	A bleeding heart	(a)	To praise oneself
(ii)	To blow one’s own horn	(b)	Return to the beginning because of failure
(iii)	To beat around the bush	(c)	Either partner in marriage
(iv)	Back to square one	(d)	A soft-hearted person
(v)	Better half	(e)	To talk about things in a round about way

Answer:
(i) – (d),
(ii) – (a),
(iii) – (c),
(iv) – (b),
(v) – (c)

 

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