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You will find that the sentence contains an idiomatic expression that you have come across in the lesson. Underline the idiom and write down its meaning. Then use your dictionary to check the meaning. - English Honeydew

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Given below is a jumbled sentence. Working in groups, rearrange the word in the sentence to form the correct sentence.

You will find that the sentence contains an idiomatic expression that you have come across in the lesson. Underline the idiom and write down its meaning. Then use your dictionary to check the meaning.

Bepin Babu/orders to/telling people/under/loved/doctor’s/eat early/that he was

Ans:____________________________________________

Idiom:__________________________________________

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Solution

Ans. Bepin Babu loved telling people that he was under doctor’s orders to eat early.

Idiom: under doctor’s orders − in complete necessity

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Chapter 4.1: Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse of Memory - Working with Language [Page 71]

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