ENGLISH QUIZ

IDIOMS & PHRASES

1.       TO BE AT LOGGERHEADS

Meaning: To be Hostile

Example: Sonu & monu, the two best friends, are now at loggerheads.

2.       TO BEAR THE BRUNT OF –

Meaning: To bear the main shock of

Example: The poor have to bear the brunt of increasing prices.

3.       TO BELL THE CAT –

Meaning: To take first step at personal risk

Example: Many people can boast of their bravery, but very few can bell the cat.

4.       BID DEFINANCE –

Meaning: To ignore

Example: Rohan bade defiance to his father’s wish of becoming a doctor and instead became an engineer.

5.       TO BLOW ONE’S TRUMPET-

Meaning: To praise oneself

Example: No one likes to talk to those who are always blowing their own trumpet.

6.       TO BREAK THE NEWS –

Meaning: To given bad news

Example: He broke the news of her husband’s death very gently so as to lessen the intensity of the shock.

7.       TO BURN CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS-

Meaning: Squander

Example: After the death of his father he is burning the candle at both ends.

8.       TO BURN A HOLE IN ONE’S POCKET-

Meaning: money spent quickly

Example: Money given to spendthrift only burns a hole in his pocket.

9.       TO BURY THE HATCHET –

Meaning: To make peace

Example: India and Pakistan must bury the hatchet to bring about peace to the region.

10.   TO CARRY MATTERS WITH A HIGH HAND –

Meaning: To deal with a person strictly

Example: The owner of the industry carried matters with a high hand and expelled two workers who were caught doing mischief in the office