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Unit 16: Vocabulary and Usage: Idioms and Idiomatic Phrases and Their Usages

61. To rule the roost Notes
(i) to measure the height of something (ii) to measure the depth
(iii) to strike with a stick (iv) to dominate
62. Bats in the belfry
(i) to be mad (ii) something needing cleanliness
(iii) an impending danger (iv) to be deceived
63. To have a jaundice eye
(i) to have jaundice (ii) to have fever
(iii) to be prejudiced (iv) to lose colour
64. To go leeward
(i) to make up for the lost time (ii) to move in the direction the wind blows
(iii) to think that law is unnecessary
(iv) to have a disregard for law and order and do as one likes
65. To egg on
(i) to egg on slowly (ii) to destroy slowly
(iii) to give a walk over (iv) to instigate to proceed further
66. To haul over the coals
(i) to walk over the fire (ii) to burn
(iii) to scold for something done wrong (iv) to throw into fire
67. To draw a bead on
(i) to say prayers (ii) to count the beads
(iii) to do one’s best (iv) to lake aim at
68. Fabian policy
(i) dictatorial policy (ii) democratic policy
(iii) systematic policy (iv) policy of cautious persistence
69. At one’s beck and call
(i) to climb the back (ii) to call from behind
(iii) to be always at one’s service or command
(iv) not to care for anybody
70. To play to the gallery
(i) to try to get the appreciation from the least intelligent people
(ii) to try to win appreciation of intelligent people
(iii) to play in the gallery
(iv) to disturb people sitting in the gallery
71. On the Greek calendars
(i) the old calendar of the Greeks (ii) the new calendar of the Greeks
(iii) something within easy reach (iv) something which is impossible
72. Jog on
(i) to continue at a slow pace (ii) sleep
(iii) to neglect duty (iv) to mishandle the case
73. To bite one’s lips
(i) to feel sorry (ii) to be angry
(iii) laugh at others (iv) to have doubt

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