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प्रश्न
Make a meaningful sentence of your own using the following phrase.
"to look into”
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Make a sentence of your own using the following phrase:
‘In search of’
Match the phrases given under Column A with their meanings given under Column B:
| A | B | |
| 1 | Fly a flag | Move quickly/suddenly |
| 2 | Fly into rage | Be successful |
| 3 | Fly along | Display a flag on a long pole |
| 4 | Fly high | Escape from a place |
| 5 | Fly the coop | Become suddenly very angry |
Here are a few sentences from the text which have idiomatic expressions. Can you say what each means? (You might want to consult a dictionary first.)
- Our entire class is quaking in its boots. ______
- Until then, we keep telling each other not to lose heart. ______
- Mr Keeping was annoyed with me for ages because I talked so much. ______
- Mr Keeping was trying to play a joke on me with this ridiculous subject, but I’d make sure the joke was on him. ______
Complete the following phrases from the text. For each phrase, can you find at least one other word that would fit into the blank?
- tales of ______
- coastal ______
- a piece of ______
- evergreen ______
- ______ plantations
- ______ bridge
- wild ______
You may add your own examples to this list.
Complete the table by explaining the following phrases/ sentences in your own
words:
| Phrases | Meanings |
| happy memories light up a life that is nearing its close |
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| the sounds helped him along his lonely way | |
| the cold used sleep to extend its sway over all things even as a false friend lulls his chosen victim with caressing smiles |
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| when the evening of his life was drawing in, he left his old ways and suddenly took a new turn |
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| the whole universe is built up through love and that the grief of separation is inescapable |
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| the post-master, a man with a face as sad and as inexpressive as a pumpkin, would be seen sitting on his chair inside |
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| And so the clerk, like a worshipper of Lord Vishnu, repeated his customary thousand names |
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| The haughty temper of the official had quite left him in his sorrow and anxiety, and had laid bare his human heart |
long term / on / reading / impact / has / a / one’s personality
Find out the meaning of the following phrase. Use them in your own sentence.
knock someone down
Guess the meaning of the following idioms and phrases and use them in sentences of your own. One is done for you.
One-size-fits-all – suitable for or used in all circumstances
Statement: The wrist watches have adjustable belts, so one- size- fits- all.
'Once bitten twice shy'
Fill in the blank with a word or a phrase given in the bracket in its appropriate form.
(startle, catch sight of, overload, water, pass)
I was ______ when the menu was brought.
Make a meaningful sentence by using the following phrase:
'pitched in to help'
