List-7
1.Once in a blue moon
Meaning: – a very rare occurrence
Use: –He visits me once in a blue moon.
2. At first blush
Meaning: –at first sight
Use: –He fell in love with her at first blush.
3. A bolt from the blue
Meaning: –sudden and unexpected occurrence
Use: –The crash of the stock market was a bolt from the blue for him.
4. A bookworm
Meaning: –a person who has an excessive love of reading books
Use: –He spends most of his time in the library as he is a bookworm.
5. By leaps and bounds
Meaning: –with remarkable speed
Use: –India is making progress by leaps and bounds.
6. To break in
Meaning: –to tame; to bring under control in a gentle manner
Use: –The lion was broken in with great difficulty.
7. To break the ice
Meaning: –to be the first to begin; to break the silence
Use: –Mohan broke the ice in this matter.
8. To breathe one’s last
Meaning: – to die
Use: –He breathed his last after a long illness.
9. To bring down the house
Meaning: –Â to cause rapturous applause
Use: –His musical performance brought down the house.
10. To bring up the rear
Meaning: –to be the last in the line
Use: –As I reached late, I brought up the rear.
11. It is as broad as it is long
Meaning: –it is the same whichever way you view it
Use: –This room is as broad as it is long.
12. To knit the brow
Meaning: –to frown
Use: –It is had a habit to knit one’s brow.
13. To browbeat
Meaning: –to bully
Use: –He is in the habit of browbeating others.
14. To kick the bucket
Meaning: –to die
Use: –He kicked the bucket after a long distance.
15. To take the bull by the horns
Meaning: –to tackle any difficulty in a bold and direct manner
Use: –Don’t be afraid of the difficulty and take the bull by the horns.
16. To bury the hatchet
Meaning: –to forget past quarrels and be friends again
Use: –The American Indians had the custom of burying their tomahawks when peace was concluded, as a symbol of their peaceful intentions—Let us bury the hatchet and be good friends once again.
17. To raise Cain
Meaning: – to rebuke severely
Use: –Do not raise coin your child.
18. To burn the candle at both ends
Meaning: –expend energy in two directions at the same time
Use: –He is a spendthrift and burns the candle at both ends.
19. The game is not worth the candle
Meaning: –the undertaking is not worth the trouble
Use: –Don’t run after that worthless girl; the game is not worth the candle.
20. Capital punishment
Meaning: –the death sentence or penalty
Use: – Some people think that capital punishment is better than life imprisonment.
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