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Idioms and Phrases Test 13
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    Stew in his own juice

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    Explanation : Suffer for his own act

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    Hanging fire

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    Explanation : going on slowly

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    Hold out

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    Explanation : offer

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    Plough a lonely furrow

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    Explanation : do without the help of others

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    Big draw

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    Explanation : a huge attraction

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    Backstairs influence

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    Explanation : Secret and unfair influence

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    The candle at both ends

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    Explanation : overtaxing his energies

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    Held over

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    Explanation : postponed

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    The cold shoulder

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    Explanation : ignored me

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    Through his hat

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    Explanation : talking nonsense

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    Keep a straight face:

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    Explanation : a blank or serious facial expression

    Example – She tried to keep a straight face but, unable to contain herself,burst into laughter.

     

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    Jump out of one’s skin:

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    Explanation : Be extremely startled.

    Example – Oh! You really scared me. I nearly jumped out of my skin.

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    Go the whole hog:

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    Explanation : Do something completely or thoroughly.

    Example – I went whole hog and had a huge steak and French fries.

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    Put a spoke in one’s wheel:

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    Explanation : prevent someone from carrying out a plan.

    Example – Tell him you’re using the car that weekend – that should put a spoke in his wheel.

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    Queer fish:

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    Explanation : A person whose behaviour seems strange or unusual.

    Example – they have invariably chosen the queer fish in preference to the more or less recognizable member of the human race.

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    Clinch the issue:

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    Explanation : To clear the controversy

    Example – the minister clinched the issue by accepting the genuine demand of the students.

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    Get a handle on:

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    Explanation : To understand something.

    Example –We need to get a handle on what caused the fire and what can be done to prevent another one.

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    For a song:

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    Explanation : Very cheaply.

    Example –No one else wanted it, so I picked it up for a song.

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    Bid fair to:

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    Explanation : Seem likely to.

    Example –I think that he clearly has participated strongly in the formulation of what bids fair to be a successful campaign.

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    Hale and hearty:

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    Explanation : Healthy and strong (especially of old people).

    Example –Her grandfather was hale and hearty, walking five miles each day before breakfast.

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