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 124 of the Useful Idioms for Better Communication Series that you can learn to improve your speaking and writing.
Daily Use Idioms #124
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. Keep to oneself
-We don’t know anything about her, she keeps everything to herself.
-अपने तक सिमित रहना
-A man feels so insignificant against its vastness that confidence no longer seems something to keep to oneself.
2. In kind
-He returned the insult in kind.
-उसी प्रकार,वास्तु रूप में
-She insulted him and he responded in kind.
3. A kangaroo court
-The judge runs a kangaroo court-he tells rape victims they should have been more careful.
-न्यायपूर्ण व्यवहार न होना
-He leads the reader into assuming that the tribunal is anything other than a kangaroo court.
4. For keep
-We’re separating for keeps.
-हमेशा के लिए
-At the same time for keep appeal of price, PC manufacturers try hard to reduce circulation cost of marketing channel.
5. Hold the key
-The policy-makers realised that holding the elections regularly holds the key to vibrant democracy.
-प्रमाणिकता देना
-Police believe must hold the key to tracing the killers.
6. Kill or cure
-His position wasn’t very strong, and yet he decided to fight the re-election in a kill or cure gesture.
-प्रबल कार्य जो या तोह पूरी सफल करेगा या बर्बाद
-Having a baby can be kill or cure for a troubled marriage.
7. The knives are out
-The knives are out for the captain following his team’s poor performance in last five games.
-कुछ लोगो का गुस्से में होना जो आलोचन करना चाहता है
-The service is in ferment at the moment, the knives are out.
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