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 127 of the Useful Idioms for Better Communication Series that you can learn to improve your speaking and writing.
Daily Use Idioms #127
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 the last word
-This report is considered to be the last word on genetic enginering.
-अंतिम निंर्णय देना
-This-we can be sure-will not be the last word on this subject.
2. Last but not least
-Last but not least, we must thank all the people in the rally who have come here despite heavy rains.
-अंतिम पर कम महत्वपूर्ण नहीं
–Last but not least, I would like to thank my wife for her support.
3. No laughing matter
-This outbreak of flu is no laughing matter.
-गंभीर विषय, सामान्य बात नहीं
-Looking after 25 noisy children is no laughing matter.
4. Lay down the law
-We will not allow n outsider come into this office and star laying down the law.
-प्रमाणिक रूप से कहना
-She can’t just come into this office and start laying down the law.
5. Turn over a leaf
-Since his release from the jail, he’s turned over a new leaf and has become a socially responsible person.
-नया जीवन शुरू करना, नई विधि अपनाना
-What Champollion will decipher this hieroglyphic for us, that we may turn over a new leaf at last?
6. To say the least
-When somebody found her lost gold ring, she was delighted, to say the least.
-बहुत कम बोल पाना
-I was surprised, to say the least.
7. Leeway to make up
-We have a lot of leeway to make up if we are to finish this job on time.
-बाथ-पैर मारना, काम जो भी किया जाना है
-He’s got a lot of leeway to make up in his studies after his illness.
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