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प्रश्न
Write as many phrases as you can using ‘enough’ and use them in your sentences.
Example: good enough
उत्तर
(1) hard enough: If you work hard enough, you will be rewarded.
(2) Bold enough: He was not bold enough to realise his ambitions.
(3) Fast enough: He was not fast enough to understand the joke at his expense.
(4) Strong enough: The little bird was still not strong enough to fly away on its own.
(5) Reasonable enough: The price seemed reasonable enough, yet I hesitated to buy it.
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| (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 |
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