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प्रश्न
Using a dictionary, find the difference between the following pairs of phrases. Make sentences of your own with each of them.
Phrases | Meaning | Own Sentences | |
1. | cut in | ||
cut out | |||
2. | be held by | ||
be held up | |||
3. | run away | ||
run for | |||
4. | be known as | ||
be known for | |||
5. | go with | ||
go after | |||
6. | put fire into | ||
put fire out |
उत्तर
Phrases | Meaning | Own Sentences | |
1. | cut in | Interrupt | The teacher asked Rohan not to cut in when she was teaching. |
cut out | reduce or stop something |
Planting a line of trees along the road will cut out the noise from vehicles. |
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2. | be held by | before | The mayor wanted the elections to be held by the end of the month |
be held up | Delayed | The marriage party was held up in the traffic jam. | |
3. | run away | escape; go off | The kind king allowed the captured deer to run away. |
run for | to compete in an election | The film star wanted to run for the post of Mayor. | |
4. | be known as | to be called as | The new boss wanted to be known as a good and kind person. |
be known for | to be famous for |
Nagpur is known for its oranges. |
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5. | go with | suit each other |
Don't you think these shoes go with this dress? |
go after | pursue; follow | You will never be happy if you go after money all the time. | |
6. | put fire into | inspire, motivate | The Chief Guest's words put fire into the young students. |
put fire out | extinguish | Seeing trouble brewing, the minister advised his team to put the fire out before it spread everywhere. |
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Idioms
Here are a few sentences from the text which have idiomatic expressions. Can you say what each means? (You might want to consult a dictionary first.)
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Our entire class is quaking in its boots. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Until then, we keep telling each other not to lose heart. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Mr Keeping was annoyed with me for ages because I talked so much.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Mr Keeping was trying to play a joke on me with this ridiculous subject, but I’d make sure the joke was on him.____________________________.
Colours are used to describe feelings, moods and emotions. Match the following ‘colour expressions’ with a suggested paraphrase.
(i) | the Monday morning blues | feel embarrassed / angry / ashamed |
(ii) | go red in the face | feel very sick, as if about to vomit |
(iii) | look green | sadness or depression after a weekend of fun |
(iv) | the red carpet | the sign or permission to begin an action |
(v) | blue-blooded | a sign of surrender or acceptance of defeat; a wish to stop fighting |
(vi) | a green belt | in an unlawful act; while doing something wrong |
(vii) | a blackguard | a photographic print of building plans; a detailed plan or scheme |
(viii) | a grey area | land around a town or city where construction is prohibited by law |
(ix) | a white flag | an area of a subject or a situation where matters are not very clear |
(x) | a blueprint | a dishonest person with no sense of right or wrong |
(xi) | red-handed | a special welcome |
(xii | the green light | of noble birth or from a royal family |
Here is sentence with some words in italics. Find phrases from the text that have the same meaning. (Look in the paragraphs indicated)
Macaques, Malabar squirrels observe you carefully from the tree canopy. (para 7)
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Guess the meaning of the following idioms and phrases and use them in sentences of your own. One is done for you.
One-size-fits-all – suitable for or used in all circumstances
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'One up on'
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Find out the meaning of the phrase given below and use them in your own sentence.
be in the money
Fill in the blank a word or a phrase given in the brackets in their appropriate form.
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Fill in the blank a word or a phrase given in the brackets in their appropriate form.
The author____________ the guest at the play.
Fill in the blank a word or a phrase given in the brackets in their appropriate form.
I had seen asparagus in the shops, my mouth often____________ at the sight of them.