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Idioms and Phrases 30th October

Niyati Chaudhry , Published On:30-Oct-2017

 

Chip on your shoulder - to be upset about something that has happened sometime ago

The chip on her shoulder is that her mother left her and got married.


Hear it on grapevine - rumours

They heard it on grapevine that she will be shifting to Canada.



Feeling a bit under the weather - not well, ill

I will not go for shopping as i am feeling a bit under the weather .


Can’t judge a book by its cover - to not to judge something by appearance only

In the picture the table was looking nice but when i went to buy it i realized that never judge a book by its cover.  



Hit the bull’s eye - to get what you want or to be exactly correct about something

She hit the bull’s eye by detecting the actual murderer.


Break the ice - to commence or start a social conversation

She finally broke the ice by announcing her engagement.


Cost an arm and a leg -  expensive

This car cost me an arm and a leg.


To sit on the fence - to be neutral about something

I am sitting on a fence over this issue.














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