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