Ncert English – Idioms -Set 1

Welcome to your Ncert English - Idioms -Set 1

1. 

It was clearly a case of the pot calling the kettle black when Jagjit said that Ramu was a thief

2. 

He is a queer fish. I have failed to understand him.

3. 

Chandu used very ugly words against his kind uncle; he threw down the gauntlet
before him.

4. 

The present undergraduate syllabus leaves very little elbow room for teachers to be
innovative.

5. 

His most trusted friend proved to be a snake in the grass.

6. 

Sita is not cut out for this kind of work.

7. 

The involvement of teachers in the scheme of education proved to be a mare’s nest.

8. 

You may rush from pillar to post, but you stand no chance of getting what you want without a bribe.

9. 

The politician was able to sway the mob with his gift of the gab.

10. 

After sowing his wild oats Ram has decided to stick to the straight and narrow path in future

11. 

Sunitha had to look high and low before he could find his scooter key.

12. 

The speaker gave a bird’s eye view of the political conditions in the country.

13. 

She rejected his proposal of marriage point blank.

14. 

A movement for the world unity is in the offing

15. 

We should give a wide berth to bad characters.

16. 

Komal was left high and dry by her friends when she lost all her money.

17. 

We should guard against our green-eyed friends.

18. 

The party stalwarts have advised the president to take it lying down for a while.

19. 

The sight of the accident made my flesh creep

20. 

At a party, he is always in high spirits

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