FSc ICS FA ICom English XI Idioms Part 1 1st Year English Notes Online Taleem Ilmi Hub Class 11th
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FSc ICS FA ICom English XI Idioms Part 1
1. AT SIXES AND SEVENS: Home ruler, who were all at sixes and sevens among themselves agreed only upon the one thing and that was the freedom of India.
2. ALL IN ALL: The Head clerk is all in all in this office.
3. ALL THE SAME: It is all the same to me whether the pull over is home-made or bazaar-made.
4. AT LARGE: The culprits are still at large.
5. BY FITS AND STARTS: He works by fits and starts and does not apply him steadily.
6. BLACK SHEEP: We should be aware of the black sheep in our society.
7. A BONE OF CONTENTION: This property is a bone of contention between the two brothers.
8. TO BREAK THE ICE: We all wanted to talk on this subject by no one willing to break the ice.
9. A BURNING QUESTION: Kashmir is a burning question of the day.
10. TO BACK OUT: He promised to help me but backed out at the eleventh hour.
11. TO BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH: Stop beating about the bush; say exactly what you mean.
12. BED OF ROSES: A military life is not bed of roses.
13. IN COLD BLOOD: He murdered the merchant in cold blood.
14. TO FALL TO THE GROUND: The theory has fallen to the ground.
15. GO HAND IN HAND: Diligence and prosperity go hand in hand.
16. LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED: Shah Faisal left no stone unturned to bring about unity in the Islamic world.
17. LIVE FROM HAND TO MOUTH: Our middle class people live generally from hand to mouth.
18. LOOK DOWN UPON: He is so proud of his promotion that he looks down upon all his former friends.
19. AT A LOSS: He is never at a loss for an appropriate word.
20. TO PAY BACK IN THE SAME COIN: If a person rude towards you, it does not mean that you should pay him in the same coin.
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