Exercise – 26 🔹 Kick up a fuss🔸 Meaning: To make a big deal out of something unnecessarily✅ Don’t kick up a fuss over such a small issue.✅ If you kick up a fuss every time, nothing will ever work. 🔹 Get your wires crossed🔸 Meaning: To have a misunderstanding✅ Looks like we got our […]
Exercise – 25 🔹 Blow a fuse🔸 Meaning: To suddenly lose your temper✅ He blew a fuse when he heard the lie.✅ It’s not okay to blow a fuse over small matters. 🔹 Cry wolf🔸 Meaning: To give false alarms repeatedly, so no one believes you when it’s real✅ He always cries wolf, so no
Exercise – 24 🔹 Pick someone’s brain🔸 Meaning: To get advice or information from an experienced person✅ I’ll pick Rahul’s brain to prepare for the interview.✅ Whenever I face a tough question, I pick my mentor’s brain. 🔹 Think outside the box🔸 Meaning: To think creatively / in a non-traditional way✅ You need to think
Exercise – 23 🔹 Kick the bucket🔸 Meaning: To die / pass away✅ Grandma kicked the bucket at the age of 90.✅ We were all sad when our teacher kicked the bucket. 🔹 Get cold feet🔸 Meaning: To get scared at the last moment / back out✅ He got cold feet just before the wedding.✅
Exercise – 22 🔹 Put all your eggs in one basket🔸 Meaning: Relying entirely on one option / risk everything on one thing✅ Don’t rely on just one job — it’s like putting all your eggs in one basket.✅ We should invest in different places — don’t put all your eggs in one basket. 🔹
Exercise – 21 🔹 Burn the candle at both ends🔸 Meaning: Overworking yourself / exhausting oneself✅ He is burning the candle at both ends by working day and night.✅ If you keep burning the candle at both ends, you’ll fall sick. 🔹 Beat around the bush🔸 Meaning: Avoid saying something directly / evade the main
Exercise – 20 🔹 Have one foot in the grave🔸 Meaning: Very ill or close to death✅ Grandpa is so unwell, it feels like he has one foot in the grave.✅ He’s so weak now — as if he has one foot in the grave. 🔹 Beat around the bush🔸 Meaning: Avoid saying something directly✅
Exercise – 19 🔹 When elephants fight, the grass gets trampled🔸 Meaning: The weak suffer when the powerful fight✅ When two countries’ leaders clash, the common people suffer.✅ The common people suffered because when elephants fight, the grass gets trampled. 🔹 Empty vessels make the most noise🔸 Meaning: Those who know little talk the most✅
Exercise – 18 🔹 A drop in the ocean🔸 Meaning: Very small compared to what is needed✅ This amount is a drop in the ocean for helping the poor.✅ This food is a drop in the ocean for the whole family. 🔹 Fall flat on your face🔸 Meaning: Fail badly / fail publicly✅ He got
Exercise – 17 🔹 Go the extra mile🔸 Meaning: Put in extra effort beyond what is expected✅ You have to go the extra mile to achieve success.✅ He always goes the extra mile for his clients. 🔹 Burn the midnight oil🔸 Meaning: Work late into the night✅ He burned the midnight oil for his exams.✅