Important Idioms and Phrases ( Part -1)

Important Idioms and Phrases ( Part -1)

1)    Find one in – (to supply one with ) you will find God in children.

2)    Fall off – ( to deteriorate , to die , to perish , to draw back ) The leaves fall off in autumn .

3)    Fall on – ( to begin eagerly ) The studious students fall on their books near the examination .

4)    White flag – ( an emblem of truce or surrender ) Since you have lost the battle of life , it is time to show the white flag.

5)    Fit out – ( equip ) The train is fitted out for the tour.

6)    Kill off ( exterminate) The doctors have failed to kill off the germs of any disease.

7)    Kiss the book ( take a legal oath ) You kiss the book for marriage .

8)    In kind ( in goods instead of money) When payment is made in kind, it is called barter.

9)    Kiss the dust ( to humble oneself) Unless one has the quality of kissing the dust , one cannot rise in life .

10)                       Lay under ( to subject to) No country should be laid under a military dictator .

11)                       Feed one’s legs ( to begin to support oneself) The youth must feel his legs sooner rather than later.

12)                       To pull one’s legs ( to deceive) Never pull legs of your friends .

13)                       At length ( in full , at last , fully extended) We discussed the marriage proposal at length.

Author : Mohammad Arif Mohiuddin