Idioms and Phrases

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The numerous messages being circulated on What's App should be taken with a rain of salt.

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The teacher gave his say to the principal that discipline would be maintained in the school.

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He crawled the line when he slapped his wife over a petty issue.

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My bike did not start this morning, and to add insult to bruise, the auto which I took got a flat tire midway.

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One should not bite off more than he can spit and should always do what he is capable of.

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Companies have to slash the prices of several products to compete fire with fire.

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You need to go out and take adequate breaks because all work and no play shows Jack a dull boy.

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She wouldn’t be caught partying wearing that cheap and gaudy dress.

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He got off the hold when the main prosecution witness did not turn up.

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Rohan gave the company officials a piece of his salary for their poor service.

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Since he has left his regular job, his family is facing a hand to ear situation.

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He hit the cat’s-eye and scored the top position in the entrance examination.

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He is having the whites due to the property dispute with his family members.

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Because of his unparliamentary remarks, the minister has become a sleeping duck for satire.

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I think he hit the nail on the toe when he said that the failure of the team was due to lack of coordination.