Exercise – 2

🔹 The ball is in your court
🔸 Meaning: The responsibility or decision is now yours

✅ I’ve done my part, now the ball is in your court.
✅ They made an offer, so the ball is in our court now.

🔹 Break a leg
🔸 Meaning: Good luck (especially before a performance)

✅ You’ll do great in the play tonight — break a leg!
✅ Before the exam, her friend said, “Break a leg!”

🔹 Burn the midnight oil
🔸 Meaning: To study or work late at night

✅ She burned the midnight oil to finish her project.
✅ Students often burn the midnight oil before exams.

🔹 Hit the books
🔸 Meaning: To start studying

✅ It’s time to hit the books — exams are near.
✅ He hit the books right after coming home.

🔹 Throw in the towel
🔸 Meaning: To give up / to admit defeat

✅ After many failed attempts, he finally threw in the towel.
✅ She won’t throw in the towel easily — she’s very determined.

🔹 A blessing in disguise
🔸 Meaning: Something that seems bad at first but turns out to be good

✅ Losing that job was a blessing in disguise — he found a better one.
✅ Missing the train turned out to be a blessing in disguise.

🔹 Call it a day
🔸 Meaning: To stop working for the day

✅ It’s 8 PM — let’s call it a day.
✅ He finished his tasks early and called it a day.

🔹 Get cold feet
🔸 Meaning: To lose courage or confidence at the last moment

✅ He got cold feet before the stage performance.
✅ She got cold feet and canceled the presentation.

🔹 Back to the drawing board
🔸 Meaning: To start again after a failure

✅ Our plan failed, so it’s back to the drawing board.
✅ They went back to the drawing board after the rejection.

🔹 On cloud nine
🔸 Meaning: Extremely happy

✅ She was on cloud nine after getting the job.
✅ He felt on cloud nine when he saw his exam results.