Tag: Idioms

A Tall Poppy

It takes a lot of hard work, lot of listening to your heart before you become a tall poppy. What am I talking about? Keep reading, Keep learning and figure out what am I talking?

Talk a good game
Meaning-: talk convincingly but fail to act effectively.
Sentence-: the political parties know how to talk a good game.
A tall order
Meaning-: something that is difficult to accomplish
Sentence-: landing on moon must have looked like a tall order until Neil Armstrong did it.
A tall poppy
Sentence-: Barack Obama is a tall poppy worldwide
Meaning-: a privileged or distinguished person
Blessing In Disguise
Sentence-:Not being able to do a Khan film, turned out to be a blessing in disguise for Kangana Ranaut.
Meaning-: something good that was not recognized earlier
Cannot judge a book by its cover
Sentence-:If you judge a book by its cover you lose a lot on its content.
Meaning-: You cannot judge a person by his/her physical appearance.
Caught between two stools
Sentence-:It is really tough to move on if you are caught between two stools.
Meaning-: to find it difficult to choose between two alternatives
Cross That Bridge when you come to it
Sentence-: Sometimes it is good to cross the bridge when you come to it. but usually it is preferred that you avoid it first hand.
Meaning-: deal with a problem when it becomes necessary
Cry Over Split Milk
Sentence-: You cannot always cry over the split milk, sometimes you need to just move on.
Meaning-: to cry over a loss from the past
In tandem
Sentence-: being in tandem while exiting often reduces the chances of a stampede
Meaning-: one behind another
A tangled web
Sentence-: running after money will always lead you to a tangled web of problems.
Meaning-: a complex, difficult and confusing situation or thing.

Go fellas, follow your dreams before you are caught in a tangled web.
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Talk The Talk

You need to talk the talk if you want a good score in IELTS speaking test. Talk the talk? Read more and find out what do I mean.

Be Glad To See The Back Of
Meaning-: good to see someone leaving
Sentence-: I don’t want to be the person who people are glad to see the back of.
Beat Around The Bush
Meaning-: avoid the main topic or speak indirectly
Sentence-: Stop beating around the bush and come to the main topic.
Best Of Both Worlds
Meaning-: Get all the advantages
Sentence-: Hannah Montanna had the best of both worlds.
Best Thing Since Slice Bread
Meaning-: A really good invention
Sentence-: Iphone has been the best thing since slice bread.
Bite Off More Than You Can Chew
Meaning-: to take a task that is way to big
Sentence-: If you try to bit off more than you can chew chances are you may fail.
For the taking
Meaning-: of a person or thing) Ready or available for someone to take advantage of.
Sentence-:The farmers land is assumed for the taking.
Talk the hind leg off a donkey
Meaning-:Talk incessantly.
Sentence-:The ministers talked the hind leg off a donkey.
Talk the talk
Meaning-:Speak fluently or convincingly about something or in a way intended to impress others.
Sentence-:Politicians often talk the talk during election rallies
Talk through your hat
Meaning-: Talk foolishly, wildly or ignorantly.
Sentence-: Indian media sometimes talks through its hat.
Talk big
Meaning-: Talk confidently or boastfully
Sentence-: In today’s time we don’t want people who talk big but those who do big.

Prepare well today’s idioms so that you don’t end up talking through your hat in IELTS.
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Idioms For 14 May

Consistency matters. Persistence Matters. I don’t care how many idioms you already know, if you are ready to work on them daily. SO, go on and read the Idioms For 14 May and carry on the persistent hard work.

Keep tabs on
Sentence-: The government kept the tabs on the terrorist even though she was in jail.
Meaning-: monitor the actions or developments of; keep under close observations
Pick up the tabs
Sentence-: picking up the tabs for the accommodation, I am broken.
Meaning-: pay for something
Lay on the table
Sentence-: we shall lay the matter on the table in the next meeting. The final judgment of the case seems lying on the table.
Meaning-: make something known so that it can be freely and sensibly discussed Or postpone something indefinitely
Turn the tables
Sentence-: the 35 runs off the over, turned the tables for Indians.
Meaning-: reverse the position, especially by turning a position of disadvantage into one of advantage
Under the table
Sentence-: these days being under the table is seen as something very cool.
Meaning-: drunk to the point of unconsciousness
Wet Behind Ears
Sentence-: You may be wet behind ears but when you work, you sound like an expert.
Meaning-: unexperienced or immature
Wet Your Whistle
Sentence-: Why don’t you just come here and wet your whistle.
Meaning-: have a drink
Out Of Whack
Sentence-: That machine is out of whack.
Meaning-: Out of order
Top Whack
Sentence-:Don’t show me the phone with the top whack, instead show me the one with the best features.
Meaning-: The maximum price or rate
A Whale Of A
Sentence-: Barack Obama seems to be the whale of great president.
Meaning-: an extremely good example of something

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Idioms For 13 May

There are thousands of idioms in English and no matter who you are, you can’t learn them all in day. So, we break them down to ten a day. Go on and read the Idioms For 13 May to ensure you prepare consistently.

Give It Some Welly
Sentence-: Don’t lose hope, try and give it some more welly.
Meaning-: put in more effort or strength
Go West
Sentence-: I don’t know how, but I guess I went west.
Meaning-: meet with disaster or be lost
All Wet
Sentence-: How do you expect me to give you marks, you are all wet.
Meaning-: mistaken or completely wrong
Wet The Baby’s Head
Sentence-:I know you are happy, but don’t wet the baby’s head.
Meaning-: to celebrate the birth of a baby with a drink, usually alcoholic
Wet Blanket
Sentence-: Stay away from him, he is a wet blanket.
Meaning-: Someone who has depressing or discouraging effect on others
Ace a test
Sentence-: the ones who ace the test will be provided scholarship.
Meaning-: to get high score or excellent result
Have an ace up your sleeve
Sentence-: you must have an ace up your sleeve while debating.
Meaning-: to have something in reverse with which you can gain an advantage and obtain success.
Hold all the aces
Sentence-: the Indian cricket team held all the aces in the world cup 2011
Meaning-: to be in a very strong position
Also-ran
Sentence-: They played like also-ran in world cup finale.
Meaning-: it refers to an unsuccessful competitor who performs so bad that the winners win seems to be of no importance.


In the bag
Sentence-: the world cup trophy is in our bag.
Meaning-: it means that something is very obvious.

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