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 22 of the Useful Idioms for Better Communication Series that you can learn to improve your speaking and writing.
Daily Use Idioms #22
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. a new kid on the block
– sb who is new in a place or organisation and has many things to learn about it
-कोई जो नई जगह और संस्था में आया हैजिसके सिखने के लिए बहोत कुछ हो
I was the new kid on the block, having just been hired the week before.
2. blood, sweat and tears
-a lot of effort and suffering, extremely hard work
-भरसक प्रयास और पीड़ा
The only way to succeed is through old-fashioned blood, sweat and tears.
3. have blood on one’s hands
– be responsible for sb’s death
-किसी की हत्या का ज़िम्मेदार होना
He has my son’s blood on his hands.
4. in sb’s blood
-part of one’s genetic inheritance
-खून में होना
His father and grandmother were painters too, so it’s obviously in the blood.
5. new blood
– new people in an organisation who will provide new ideas and energy
-जवान खून
This company is badly in need of new blood.
6. there’s bad blood between
-feelings of hate between people because of arguments in past
-पिछले विवादों की वजह से नफरत होना
Unfortunately, there’s bad blood between my parents since their divorce, especially since my mother is dating a successful young lawyer.
7. blow hot and cold
-to sometimes like or be interested in sb or sthand sometimes not
-कभी दोस्त, कभी दुश्मन होना
he keeps blowing hot and cold about the wedding.
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