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

II. (To) come of; (to) stand by; (to) play the second fiddle; (to) burn the midnight oil; (i) man of Notes
parts; by dint of; by and by; (to) take stock of; (to) take to task; (to) throw mud at.
1. You are my friend. I shall ______ you through thick and thin.
2. You cannot expect her to take such a mean step. She ______ a royal family.
3. He is resolved to get first division marks. So, he ______.
4. He is sure to make his mark in life because he is ______.
5. Don’t lose patience; things will improve ______.
6. Modern educated wives are not prepared ______ to their husbands.
7. He has made a fortune ______ hard work and honesty.
8. A meeting of the students’ leaders will be held at 10 A.M. ______ the situation in the campus.
9. You have to be cautious in dealing with him. He is in the habit of ______ others.
10. You will ______ for saying so.

ANSWERS
1. You are my friend. I shall stand by you through thick and thin.
2. You cannot expect her to take such a mean step. She comes of a royal family.
3. He is resolved to get first division marks. So, he burns the midnight oil.
4. He is sure to make his mark in life because he is a man of parts.
5. Don’t lose patience; things will improve by and by.
6. Modern educated wives are not prepared to play a second fiddle to their husbands.
7. He has made a fortune by dint of hard work and honesty.
8. A meeting of the students’ leaders will be held at 10 a.m. to take stock of the situation in the
campus.
9. You have to be cautious in dealing with him. He is in the habit of throwing mud at others.
10. You will be taken to task for saying so.

16.4 Review Questions

I. Below are written certain Idioms/phrases. Give the meaning of each phrase/Idiom.
1. An apple of somebody’s eyes. 2. To get into hot water.
3. A bone of contention. 4. A red carpet welcome.
5. To put up with. 6. By fits and starts.
7. A bolt from the blue. 8. To lay one’s fingers on.
9. To turn a deaf ear. 10. To poke one’s nose.
11. A swan song.
II. Write the meaning Of the following idioms/phrases. Also use each idiom/phrase in sentence of
your own:
1. All and sundry. 2. Pros and cons.
3. Bird’s eye view. 4. To cry over spilt milk.
5. Nine times out of ten. 6. In a nutshell.
7. A cat and dog life. 8. A fair weather friend.
9. Ins and outs. 10. A blessing in disguise.
11. A silver lining in the dark cloud. 12. Hand to mouth.
13. To have one’s eggs in one basket. 14. To kill two birds with one stone.
15. To turn the table. 16. To fight tooth and nail.

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