Idioms are so useful when it comes to expressing something in a better way, especially in the speaking section. There are some situations when you have to state something in a short period of time but it takes so much time to deliver. Then comes the role of idioms that makes your sentences look more precise and effective. Here is lesson 1 of the Useful Idioms for Better Communication Series that you can learn to improve your speaking and writing.
Daily Use Idioms #11
Here is the list of 7 Idioms in this lesson. Learn, Use, and Improve.
Note: sth means something while sb means somebody. One’s is replaced with a possessive pronoun such as your, my, his, her, etc.
1. be in a bad way
– be ill, unhappy, or in a bad state
-सख्त बीमार होना
After 17 years of the Conversation government, the country was in a bad way.
2. set( or start ) the ball rolling
– get sth started, especially a conversation or a ball event.
–बातचीत शुरू करना
The old men having set the ball rolling, the others began to throw in their suggestions.
3. get/ jump/ leap on the bandwagon
–do sth because it is fashionable or profitable, join a cause or movement once it is successful
-आचरण में होने की वजह से आंदोलन माँ शामिल होना
After a couple of politicians won elections by promising to cut taxes, most of the others jumped on the bandwagon.
4. (not) bat an eye/ eyelash/ eyelid
– to not show any shock or surprise
-हैरानी न जाताना, अविचलित होना
Mr. Zephyr didn’t bat an eye.
5. get out of bed on the wrong side/ get up on the wrong side of the bed
–be in a bad or grumpy mood
– बुरे मिजाज में होना
His behavior with everyone is bad today. it seems he got up on the wrong side of the bed!
6. give sb a hell
–scold sb harshly
– बुरे तरिके से डांटना
The boss gave them a hell for not finishing the project in time.
7. give sb the benefit of doubt
– regard sb as innocent until proven otherwise
-संदेह का फायदा देना
I didn’t know whether his story was true or not, but I decided to give him the benefit of the doubt.
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