Ncert English – Idioms -Set 1 Welcome to your Ncert English - Idioms -Set 1 1. The party stalwarts have advised the president to take it lying down for a while. to show no reaction to be cautious to be on the defensive to take rest None 2. She rejected his proposal of marriage point blank. briefly directly pointedly absurdly None 3. Sita is not cut out for this kind of work. trained suitable recommended considered None 4. Chandu used very ugly words against his kind uncle; he threw down the gauntletbefore him. threw the challenge put conditions abused and insulted behaved as an important person None 5. The sight of the accident made my flesh creep frightened me worried me confused me drew my attention None 6. Komal was left high and dry by her friends when she lost all her money. wounded depressed rejected isolated None 7. His most trusted friend proved to be a snake in the grass. low and mean cowardly and bruta a hidden enemy an unreliable and deceitful person None 8. You may rush from pillar to post, but you stand no chance of getting what you want without a bribe. be very busy rush in all directions and suffer much harassment. go to many offices and post letters. go to all post boxes and post offices. None 9. After sowing his wild oats Ram has decided to stick to the straight and narrow path in future going through a period of irresponsible pleasure seeking becoming a gardener becoming a farmer a period of wildness None 10. Sunitha had to look high and low before he could find his scooter key. everywhere always nowhere somewhere None 11. The politician was able to sway the mob with his gift of the gab. abundance of promises fluency of speech political foresight flattering words None 12. He is a queer fish. I have failed to understand him. quarrelsome person sensitive person funny person strange person None 13. We should guard against our green-eyed friends. rich enthusiastic handsome jealous None 14. A movement for the world unity is in the offing in the air on decline about to start at the end None 15. It was clearly a case of the pot calling the kettle black when Jagjit said that Ramu was a thief A person blaming another for something, he has not done. Both are guilty of the same mistake. Someone criticizing another for a fault which he himself has. A person accusing another of being black. None 16. At a party, he is always in high spirits talkative uncontrollable cheerful drunk None 17. We should give a wide berth to bad characters. not sympathise with publicly condemn give publicity to keep away from None 18. The present undergraduate syllabus leaves very little elbow room for teachers to beinnovative. ground space freedom room for elbow None 19. The speaker gave a bird’s eye view of the political conditions in the country. a personal view a biased view a detailed presentation a general view None 20. The involvement of teachers in the scheme of education proved to be a mare’s nest. a noble thing a false invention a successful a timely sleep None Time's up Related Leave a Reply Cancel replyCommentEnter your name or username to comment Enter your email address to comment Enter your website URL (optional) Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
