BSc BA English Notes Idioms Part 7
Meaning: to keep talking about something again and again
Sentence: She has got a real bee in her bonnet about dieting and never stops talking about it.
122. Cut a sorry figure
Meaning: To make a poor impression.
Sentence: He cut a sorry figure in interview and could not find a job.
123. Bury the hatchet
Meaning: to make peace.
Sentence: George and I buried the hatchet and we are good friends now.
124. Turn coat
Meaning: A disloyal person who leaves his friends or party for benefit.
Sentence: Political turncoats in our country change their loyalty for personal benefits.
125. Dark horse
Meaning: someone whose abilities or plans are little known to others.
Sentence: It was unbelievable when a dark horse candidate won the election who had no support from any party.
126. By and large
Meaning: Generally, usually.
Sentence: By and large, people do not believe in fairy tales.
127. Bear away
Meaning: remove from a certain place, transport into a new location or state.
Sentence: Sailors mostly bear away the course of boats along the direction of wind.
128. Accede to
Meaning: agree to, accept.
Sentence: Pakistan can not accede to IMF demands any more.
129. Act for
Meaning: to represent someone in an official capacity.
Sentence: I had to act for my manager since he was out of town.
130. A dog in the manger
Meaning: a person who prevents others from enjoying what he has no use for himself.
Sentence: This room is useless to him but he is such a dog in the manger that he does not want others to use this.
131. A labour of love
Meaning: to work for someone without expecting a reward.
Sentence: George’s website is a labour of love that he made so that people could learn for free.
132. Boil over
Meaning: to show great anger.
Sentence: The boss boiled over with anger when I asked for increment.
133. Do away with
Meaning: to end or terminate.
Sentence: Time has come to do away with all these cruel customs.
134. Fall in with
Meaning: to become involved with someone or some group.
Sentence: I am afraid that he has fallen in with some bad company.
135. Bull in a china shop
Meaning: to behave awkwardly.
Sentence: John behaves like a bull in a china shop and talks foolishly among most educated people.
136. Brevity is the soul of wit
Meaning: The best way to communicate is to be concise.
Sentence: People who take much time to tell a simple joke do not know that brevity is the soul of wit.
137. Get at the bottom of
Meaning: find out real cause or the true story behind something.
Sentence: The police officer promised to get at the bottom of this robbery.
138. A cat and dog life
Meaning: quarrelsome life.
Sentence: Married couples who do not understand each other always lead a cat and dog life.
139. Speak daggers
Meaning: talking rubbish or being harmful.
Sentence: Hamlet spoke daggers to his mother but did not harm her physically.
140. Cut off
Meaning: to make a break in something.
Sentence: We cut off the program for the lunch break.
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