Idioms and Phrases

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His illness was a blessing in despair as it brought the family together after so many years.

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I agree with your theories but I am playing devil’s prosecutor so as to give you an idea of the opposition you might face.

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The rock is in your court now, the boss has told you everything that you have to do to get this job.

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Biking to work kills few birds with one stone. It saves money and is good for health.

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We need to look eye to eye on issues related to health and hygiene.

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Raj was back to coil one as he had lost the case in the court.

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He has been in the sands heaven since he topped the examination.

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The children cried their ears out when they were scolded by their parents.

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The life story of Einstein cast a short shadow on all the students.

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He is not interested in the proposal, so he is dragging his face.

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Sunny always gets to do the dummy's work and his boss takes all the credit.

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Roy felt the pain when his company started fining him for coming late to work.

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He put his foot in his head when he lied in front of everyone and got caught.

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My topping the examinations was a bite in the face of the people who underestimated me.

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It was my idea to put a vending machine in the ballroom but he stole my tycoon, by presenting it first to the boss.