2nd PUC ENGLISH WORKBOOK ANSWERS STREAMS IDIOMS AND PHRASES

 

2nd PUC ENGLISH WORKBOOK ANSWERS STREAMS IDIOMS AND PHRASES

 

IDIOMS AND PHRASES

 

Read the examples of idioms given below:

 

Idiom	Meaning
To keep one’s shirt on	To control one’s temper
To be under one’s thumb	To be under someone’s complete control
To have a swollen head	To admire oneself greatly
To blow one’s own trumpet	To praise oneself
To be hand in glove with	To engage in wrong doing
To be in a soup	To be in trouble
To know A-Z of	To know everything about a subject
To go on a wild goose chase	To be a part of a vague activity
To leave no stone unturned	To explore every alternative

 

EXERCISES

 

A) Use the correct form of suitable idioms from those given above to complete the following sentences.

1) It is difficult to keep my shirt on when Ravi keeps arguing.

2) All this praise about her intelligence has given Usha such a swollen head that she cannot talk to anyone without showing off.

3) You must take Abel’s advice. He knows A to Z of the share market.

4) Don’t believe this man. He is hand in glove with the thief.

5) I had warned them that there was no use in working on the project. It was a wild goose chase.

6) The parents left no stone unturned to enable their disabled child get a good education.

7) It is difficult to listen to Don Gonzalo. He blows his own trumpet as soon as he opens his mouth.

8) If you break rules, you’ll land yourself in a soup .

 

B. Match the idioms and phrases in section A with the meanings in section B.

 

 

A	B
1) to look something up	a) to admire
2) to look up to	b) to look at with scorn
3) to look down at	c) to search for information
4) to let off	d) to stop others from going ahead
5) to hold up	e) to break up
6) to knock down	f) to await eagerly
7) to look forward to	g) to be allowed to go free
8) to put off someone	h) to obstruct others from work
9) to put up with	i) to be going on
10) to see red	j) to affect
11) to be in full swing	k) to tolerate
12) to get in one’s way	l) to irritate
13) to tell upon	m) to be very angry

 

 

Ans:

1) to look something up - c) to search for information

2) to look up to - a) to admire

3) to look down at - b) to look at with scorn

4) to let off - g) to be allowed to go free

5) to hold up - d) to stop others from going ahead

6) to knock down - e) to break up

7) to look forward to - f) to be going on

8) to put off someone - l) to irritate

9) to put up with - k) to tolerate

10) to see red - m) to be very angry

11) to be in full swing - i) to be going on

12) to get in one’s way - h) to obstruct others from work

13) to tell upon - j) to affect