Exercise – 5

🔹 Bite the bullet
🔸 Meaning: To endure a painful or difficult situation bravely

✅ I didn’t want surgery, but I had to bite the bullet.
✅ He bit the bullet and faced the consequences of his actions.

🔹 Cost an arm and a leg
🔸 Meaning: Very expensive

✅ This phone cost me an arm and a leg.
✅ A trip to Switzerland will cost you an arm and a leg.

🔹 Don’t judge a book by its cover
🔸 Meaning: Don’t judge someone or something by appearance

✅ She looks strict, but don’t judge a book by its cover.
✅ The hotel looked old from outside, but was luxurious inside — don’t judge a book by its cover.

🔹 In hot water
🔸 Meaning: In trouble or a difficult situation

✅ He found himself in hot water after lying to his boss.
✅ She’s in hot water for missing the deadline.

🔹 Make a mountain out of a molehill
🔸 Meaning: To exaggerate a small problem

✅ Don’t make a mountain out of a molehill — it’s a small mistake.
✅ He always makes a mountain out of a molehill.

🔹 Once in a blue moon
🔸 Meaning: Very rarely

✅ I eat sweets only once in a blue moon.
✅ He visits his hometown once in a blue moon.

🔹 Spill the beans
🔸 Meaning: To reveal a secret or confidential information

✅ Don’t spill the beans about the surprise party.
✅ She accidentally spilled the beans during the call.

🔹 The last straw
🔸 Meaning: The final act that causes a loss of patience

✅ When he insulted her in public, that was the last straw.
✅ The delay was the last straw — the client canceled the deal.

🔹 A dime a dozen
🔸 Meaning: Very common or easily available

✅ Cheap mobile covers are a dime a dozen.
✅ Fake influencers are a dime a dozen these days.

🔹 Up in the air
🔸 Meaning: Uncertain or undecided

✅ Our holiday plans are still up in the air.
✅ The future of the project is up in the air.