List-24
1.In Davy Jones’s locker
Meaning: –drowned, at the bottom of the sea
Use:-He got in Davy Jones’s locker when swimming.
2. He has seen better days
Meaning: –He was once prosperous
Use:-He is bankrupt, but he has seen better days.
3. Evil days
Meaning: –a period of Misfortune
Use:-I have fallen on evil days. You should face these evil days bravely.
4. To gain or win the day
Meaning: –to be victorious
Use:-Our hockey team has won the day.
5. Halcyon days
Meaning: –a time when there are peace and happiness in the land
Use:-During the reign of Harsh Vardhan India witnessed its Halcyon days.
6. Dead beat
Meaning: –quite exhausted
Use:-After the long journey, I am dead beat.
7. Dead Broke
Meaning: –Penniless
Use:-Gambling made him dead broke.
8. To run a dead heat
Meaning: –a race in which the contestants came in together
Use:-It was a dead heat race and the winner was judged with the help of video replay.
9. A dead letter
Meaning: –something which no longer exists
Use:-In some parts of India Sati system is still not a dead letter.
10. To step into dead man’s shoes
Meaning: –to come into an inheritance; to succeed someone who died
Use:-He has stepped into the dead man’s shoes and is managing his father’s business.
11. To give the devil his due
Meaning: –give a person credit for his good qualities however worthless he may be
Use:- He is mischievous, but to give the devil his due he is intelligent also.
12. Go to the devil
Meaning: –Be off
Use:-Â Go to the devil, and don’t disturb me.
13. Devil’s playthings
Meaning: –playing cards
Use:-He has been ruined by Devil’s playthings.
14. Devil’s Bones
Meaning: –Dice
Use:-Â In the past, a kind of gambling was played with Devil’s bones.
15. To be between the devil and the deep sea
Meaning: –to be faced with two dangerous situations, each of which is to be dreaded as much as the other
Use:-Â I will be ruined both ways; I am between the devil and the deep sea.
16. To be on the horns of a dilemma
Meaning: –to be in such a position that it is difficult to decide what to do
Use:-I am on the horns of a dilemma whether I should lend him money or not.
17. Give a dog a bad name and hang him
Meaning: –Once a person loses his reputation, he is likely to be blamed for the misdeeds of other
Use:-He is not guilty, but the opposition parties are trying to give a dog a bad name and hang him.
18. To be a dog in the manger
Meaning: –to prevent others from using what one cannot use’ oneself; to be selfish
Use:-He neither plays himself nor lets others play. He is a dog in the manger.
19. Every dog has his day
Meaning: –Sooner or later; everyone has his share of good fortune
Use:-From a clerk, he has become an officer. Every dog has his day.
20. To be in the doldrums
Meaning: –to be in low spirits; to be out of sorts
Use:-After losses in business Mahinder is in doldrums.
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