MAD
LIKE MAD :with tremendous enegy. he run like mad dog.
TO GO MAD : is to become mad. my dog went mad.
MADE
BE MADE FOR : to be ideally suitable for. rajesh and sarita were
made for each other.
MADE OF MONEY :very wealthy. he owns dozens of shops and other
properties, he's made of money.
MADE TO MEASURE : specially arranged, modified, etc, to suit
someone, the trip was made-to-measure for his interests.
MAIN
MAIN FORCE :physical force or energy. the police stopped her by
main force.
IN THE MAIN :mostly. in the main, i find this composer's music
pleasant to listen to.
MAIN DRAG : the most important street. mahatma gandhi road is the
main drag of our own.
MAKE
TO MAKE OVER : transfer of property. he made ove all his
property to his son.
MAKE AFTER : is to run after. the police man made after the thief.
MAKE UP :invent; originate. the made up the story he told you.
MAKE OFF : run away. he made off with all the old man's saving.
MAKE FUN OF : joke about. it is cruel to make fun a cripple.
MAKE FREE WITH : without asking permission. who told you to make
free with my property.
MAKE GOOD TIME : travel quickly. we made good time in spite of
the poor state of the roads.
MAKE FUN OF : to joke about; laugh at; tease; mock. it is cruel
to make fun of another person's disability.
MAKE LIGHT OF : to treat as of little importance. the soldier
made light ofhis wound.
MAKE LOVE : to have sexual relation with. it is rumoured that
rakesh makes love to his secretary.
MAKE SENSE : be sensible, reasonable, able to be understand.
this is very poor essay;parts of it donot even make sense.
MAKE AWAY WITH :is to put away; to destroy. he has made away
with ten thousand rupees.
MAKE A BEELINE FOR : to go in a straight line toward. the runner
made a beeline for first base.
MAKE A CLEAN BREAST FOR : confess. the criminal made a clean
breast of everything he made done.
MAKE A DAY OF IT : to do something all day. when they go to the
beach they take a picnic lunch and make a day of it.
ON THE MAKE : looking after personal benefits. he is always on the make.
MAKE TRACKS : go away; move. it is getting late; we will have to
make tracks.
MAKE THE SCENE : to be present; to arrive at a certain place. i
am too tired to make the scene; let's go home.
MAKE WAY :to move so someone can go through;stand aside. the
people made way for the king.
MAKE NO MISTAKE :do not believe otherwise. make no mistake,
swimming is the best all round exercise you can take.
MAKE OR MAR :cause success or ruin. education can make or mar man.
MAKE OFF WITH : to run away. thief has made off with money.
MAKE NOTHING OF: treat as trivial or of no importance. i can
make nothing of these figures.
MAKE-BELIEVE : pretence. his anger was only make believe.
MAKE FOR : help to make or maintain.his speech does not make for peace.
MAKE FAST : secure; fasten firmly. we made fast the ship to the pier.
TO MAKE OUT :discover; understand. we cannot make out anything
from your statement.
TO MAKE UP ONE'S MIND : to resolve. i have made up my mind to go
to bombay.
TO MAKE OUT : to understand. i cannot make out of your plan.
MAKE IT UP : to be reconciled. please try to make it up with your friend.
MAN
A MAN OF HIS WORD :some one who is known to keep promises. if
he said, he would come he will come- he is a man of his word.
MAN OF STRAW : a worthless person. mohan is a man of straw.
A MAN OF LETTER :author. he is a man of letters.
A MAN OF THE WORLD : one with wordly knowledge. he is a man of the world.
MAN OF PARTS :person who has many different kinds of ability
and experience. he has done an amazing number of things in his
life-time; he is real man of parts.
MAN-TO-MAN : honest(ly);frank(ly); holding bothing back. the
father said to his son," i want you to discuss your problem with
me,man-to-man."
MARK
A MAN OF MARK :famous man. the late professor of our college
was a man of mark.
MARK OUT : cancel. the word is unnecessary. mark it out.
MARK MY WORDS : pay attention to what i say. mark my words,
that son of yours will be famous politician one day.
MARK TIME : to be idle; waiting for something to happen. the
teacher marked time until all children were ready for the test.
MAKE ONE'S MARK : to make a permanent or strong impression. he
is beginning to make his mark as an actor.
MARK DOWN,UP : to bring down or increase the pricel of. this
jacket has been marked down from rs500/- to rs400/-
UP TO THE MARK : in a normal state of health,standard.his essay
was upto the mark. he is not looking up to the mark.
BESIDE THE MARK : unconnected with the subject being discussed.
his comments are beside the mark.
MARKET
BE IN THE MARKET FOR : wishing to buy. are you in the market
for second hand furniture these days.
BE ON THE MARKET : to be for sale. her house has been on the
market for months.
MARROW
CHILLED/FROZEN TO THE MARROW :extremely cold. i forget my coat
and came home chilled to the narrow.
MASTER
A MASTER MIND :expert. he is a master-mind in science.
MATTER
A MATTER OF : used in giving quantity; time etc. appoximately.
the job will only take a matter of minutes.
MATTER OF COURSE :an affair of normal routine; regularly. he
reached his office, as a matter of course.
AS A MATTER OF FACT:truly speaking. as a matter of fact john is
the best student of his class.
AS A MATTER OF FACT : ordinary. he spoke in a matter of fact.
NO MATTER : inspite of. i shall go; no matter what the weather may be.
A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH : of vital and extreme importance.
it is matter of life and death for me to get the job.
A MATTER IN QUESTION : the affair being discussed or referred.
the matter in question must be referred to the president.
MEANS
BY WHAT MEANS :by what methos? why? by what means are you going
to travel.
BY ALL MEANS :indication of cordial assent. i shall ask him to
come in by all means.
BY NO MEANS : not. he was by no means happy.
MEANS TO AN END : something one uses to get.for me, money is
only a means too an end; i spend most of time of enjoying myself.
MEAN WELL : heve good intentions. i donot think she intended to
insult you by offering you money; she means well.
MEANTIME
IN THE MEAN TIME : the period during which a event has
occured for the present. i will leave delhi next day in the mean time
i have got to pack.
MEASURE
GET/HAVE MEASURE/ THE MEASURE OF : to form an idea or
judgement of. he was not a man to be trusted, and she soon had his
measure.
MADE TO MEASURE : made to fit the measurements of a particular
person. was your jacket made to measure.
SHORT MEASURE : less than the correct or stated amount. she
complained when the shopkeeper gave her short meausre.
BEYOND ALL MEASURE : estimating;beyond reckoning. she loved
her son beyond all meausre.
MEASURE UP : to be equal; be of high quality, come up. ramesh
didnot measure upto the best catchers,but he was a good one.
MEET
MEET WITH :receive. he met with great kindness.
IT IS MEET : it is fitting, it is appropriate. itis meet what
we should honour greatmen.
MEET ONE'S EYE : come to one's attention,be seen by one. when
i went into the room, the first thing that met my eye was a large red
cupboard.
MELT
MELT DOWN :to reduce to single mass. the gold were sold and melted down.
MEET IN ONE'S MOUTH : to taste very good; be delicious,
mother's apple pie really melts in your mouth.
MEMORY
BURDEN ONE'S MEMORY :cause to become a weight or burden on
one's memory. he does not want to burden your memory with too many
instructions.
MERCY
SISTERS OF MERCY : nurces.hospitals cannot run without sisters of mercy.
AT THE MERCY OF : in the power of. the slave was at the mercy
of their master.
MERRY
MAKE MERRY :rejoice. the christans make merry at the christamas day.
A MERRY-GO-ROUND : an activity in which one seems to be busy
without making any progress. trying to tidy the house while the
children are at home is just a merry-go-round..
MESS
MESS ARROUND :to engage in idle or purposeless activity. come
on, you guys stat going some work;donot just mess around all day.
MESS UP :to cause trouble; to spoil something. what did you
have to mess up my accounts for?
TO MAKE A MESS OF to mismanage; to utter ruin. please do not
make a mess of everything.
MESSAGE: get the message; to understand. i kept hinting to
simon that it was time he went have,but he did not seem to get the
message.
METTLE
ON ONE'S METTLE :roused to the use of one's best efforts. near
the examination the students are on their mettle.
PUT ON HIS METTLE : to rouse or stimulate to his best efforts.
every one else's fine performance put her on her mettle.
MID
MID WAY :halfway. she started to cross the river but stopped midway.
MIDAS
THE MIDAS TOUCH : the ability to make money easily . he has
midas touch, and everything he undertakes is immediately successful.
MIDDLE
MIDDLE -OF THE ROAD :midway between extremes. his
middle-of-the road views do not appeal to the extremists of the
party.
MIDNIGHT
BURN THE MIDNIGHT OIL : to work or study until late at night.
you must have been burniing thee midnight oil to get that essay
finished-yesterday you had hardly started it.
MIGHT
MIGHT AND MAIN : strength. he struggled with might and main
to escape.
WITH MIGHT AND MAIN:utmost effort. in the storm, the
travellers tried with might and main to reach the bank of the river.
MILE
A MILESTONE : a very important event. the discovery of
penicillian was a milestone in medical history.
MILK
MILK OF HUMAN KINDNESS : good feelings towards others. he is
very critical of others, so he is not exactly full of the milk of
human kindness.
MOTHER'S MILK :essential need. whisky is mother's milk of old ramu.
MILK AND WATER : feeble; weak. the king has made only milk
and water plans for dealing with the rebellioin.
MILL
AS CALM AS A MILL POND :very calm. the sea was as calm as a millpond.
RUN OF THE MILL : not special or unusual. the film on
television last night was very run of the mill.
MILLION
ONE IN A MILLION :something as some one that is very special
as very good in someeay. his wife has been wonderful throughout his
illness- she is one in million.
MIND
TO BE EASY IN MINDD :sometimes. we have the mind easy. now
my mind will be easy.
MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS : leave other people alone.
KEEP IN MIND :remember. please keep that rule in mind.
MIND YOU: to notice and understand . mind you, i am not blaming him.
BRIND TO MIND : to cause one to remember or think of. i had
forgotten all about him but seeing his brother brought him to mind.
CROSS MIND : to enter mind for a moment only. it did cross
my mind that she might got last, but i never seriously thought she
would.
HAVE A GOOD MIND : to feel very much inclined to. i have a
good mind to tell your father what a naughty girl you are!
HAVE HALF A MIND TO : to feel; inclined to. i have half
mind to take my holidays in winter this year.
IN ONE'S RIGHT MIND :sane. no-one in his right mind would
bahve like that.
IN TWO MINDS : undecided. he's in two minds about going/whether to go.
PUT IN MIND OF : to remind of. this place puts me in mind of
a book i one read.
OUT OF ONE'S OWN MIND : insane. he was out of his mind when
he made that plan.
TO MY MIND : in my opinion. to my mind,you are better off
working here than in most other places.
KNOW ONE'S OWN MIND : have clear and fixed opinion.she
always knows her own mind.
PEACE OF MIND : spiritual comfort. money cannot buy peace of mind.
TO BE ABSENT MINDED : it be forgetful. philosophers are
often absent minded.
SLIP ONE'S MIND : forgotten . i meant to ask him if he
could come to the party, but it slipped my mind.
MISS
GIVE A MISS : to leave out, not to go to. i think i will
give the party a miss.
MISS THE BOAT/BUS : to beleft behind, miss an opportunity.
i meant to send her a birthdaycard but i missed the boat-her birthday
was last week.
MISS ONE'S FOOTING: slip. he was climbing a steep side of
the mountain when he missed his footing and fell.
MISTAKE
THERE'S NO MISTAKING :it is impossible to mistake. there is
no mistaking mrs kapoor for mrs malhotra.
MOMENT
AT THE MOMENT : at present. i will go with you, but at the
moment i am busy.
MEN OF MOMENT :important people. mr radhakrishan is a man of moment.
MONEY
BE IN THE MONEY : to be wealthy. he is in the money now
since his rich uncle
HUSH MONEY :money paid to prevent a shameful secret being
revealed. blackmails flourish on hush money.
POCKET MONEY : small sums given to children,usually each
week, for their personal expenditures.
SPEND MONEY LIKE WATER : to spend money very freely. she
doesnot eary very much, but she spend money like water-i donot know
where she gets it from.
GET ONE'S MONEY'S WORTH :to get full value for one's money.
he didnot get his money's worth of the cinema because the film broke
down in the middle.
MONEY TO BURN : very much money, more than is needed .
mohan's uncle died and left him money to burn.
MOST
AT MOST : at the highest; as the limit. you will not get ten
thousand rupees at the most, for the house.
TO MAKE THE MOST OF :to take the gretest advantage. that
was his only chance and he made the most of it.
MOTHER
MOTHER-TONGUE : the language spoken in one's native land .
hindi is myu mother-tongue.
MOTHER WIT : common sense. heis full of mother wit.
MOTION
GO THROUGH THE MOTIONS :to pretend or make an unenthusiastic
attempt, to do something. i donot really want to do this, but i
suppose i'd better go through the motions.
MOTION PICTURE :cinematograph. this is a beautiful motion picture.
IN MOTION :moving. the train is in motion.
TO PUT IN MOTION : to set moving. put the clock in motion.
MOULD
CAST IN THE SAME MOULD :very similar. he is cast in the
same mould as his father.
MOUTH
BY WORD OF MOUTH : by speech. we received the news by the
word of mouth.
MOUTH-FILLING : bombastic. he speaks mouth-filling words.
HOLD YOUR MOUTH :hold your tongue. will you please hold
your mouth and listen to us now.
TO BE DOWN IN THE MOUTH : disappointed. do not be so donw
in the mouth about the failing this exam.
MOVE
GET A MOVE ON :to hury or move quickly. get a move on,or
you will be late!
ON THE MOVE : going. the police is one the move.
MAKE A MOVE : to go. will you please make a move fro here now?
TO MOVE HEAVEN AND EARTH : a purpose, to make strenuous
effort. he will move heaven and earth but he failed in examination.
MUCH
BE TOO MUCH FOR : to overwhelm; to be difficult. is the
job too much for you.
WITHOUT SO MUCH : without even. he took my umbrella
without so much as asking.
TOO MUCH : more than can be tolerated or accepted. i can
put up with his laziness, but his impudence is too much
NOT UP TO MUCH : not very good. the dinner wasnot up to much.
SO MUCH FOR : that shows the poor quality of. he arrived
half an hour late-so much for his punctuality.
MUCK
MAKE A MUCK OF : to make a mess of. i made a muck of the
interview for that job.
MUCK IN : to share e.g accomadation, work etc. we all
mucked in and finished the job in two days.
MUD
AS CLEAR AS MUD : not at all clear. he has explained to me
a twice how to do , but it is still as clear as mud.
MUG
A MUG'S GAME : something which is only fools would do or
be involved in. after his second divorce he decided that marriage was
a mug's game and resolved not to marry again.
MUSIC
TO FACE THE MUSIC : to face the consequences, to pay the
penalty. are you prepared to face the music if the plan goes wrong.
MUSICAL CHAIRS : a game in which players circle round
chairs with music.
MUSIC TO ONE'S EARS : something one likes to hear. when
the manager phoned to say i got the job, it was music to my ears
MUSICAL CHAIRS : the transfer of a number of officers in
an organization into different job. the boss regularly played musical
chairs with department heads to keep them fresh on the job.
MUM
MUM'S THE WORD : donot say anything about. remember that
rakesh's party is meant to be suprise one, so mum's the word.
MUSTARD
MUSTARD PLASTER : a zestful person. he is a mustard plaster.
AS KEEN AS MUSTARD : very eageror enthusiastic. my young
son only took up sking last year, but he is as keen as mustard and
skis every weekend new.
MUTTON
AS DEAD AS MUTTON :absolutely dead. the topic is now as
dead as mutton.
MUTTON DRESSED LIKE LAMB :elderly woman got up to look
young. she is a mutton dressed like lamb.
MY
MY EYE! : nonsense!subbish! " he says he is too busy to
do it"my eye! he is just to lazy.
MY GOD OR MY GOOGNESS : used to express surprise; on
shock, dismay; and like feelings. my god ! what happened to the car?
LIKE MAD :with tremendous enegy. he run like mad dog.
TO GO MAD : is to become mad. my dog went mad.
MADE
BE MADE FOR : to be ideally suitable for. rajesh and sarita were
made for each other.
MADE OF MONEY :very wealthy. he owns dozens of shops and other
properties, he's made of money.
MADE TO MEASURE : specially arranged, modified, etc, to suit
someone, the trip was made-to-measure for his interests.
MAIN
MAIN FORCE :physical force or energy. the police stopped her by
main force.
IN THE MAIN :mostly. in the main, i find this composer's music
pleasant to listen to.
MAIN DRAG : the most important street. mahatma gandhi road is the
main drag of our own.
MAKE
TO MAKE OVER : transfer of property. he made ove all his
property to his son.
MAKE AFTER : is to run after. the police man made after the thief.
MAKE UP :invent; originate. the made up the story he told you.
MAKE OFF : run away. he made off with all the old man's saving.
MAKE FUN OF : joke about. it is cruel to make fun a cripple.
MAKE FREE WITH : without asking permission. who told you to make
free with my property.
MAKE GOOD TIME : travel quickly. we made good time in spite of
the poor state of the roads.
MAKE FUN OF : to joke about; laugh at; tease; mock. it is cruel
to make fun of another person's disability.
MAKE LIGHT OF : to treat as of little importance. the soldier
made light ofhis wound.
MAKE LOVE : to have sexual relation with. it is rumoured that
rakesh makes love to his secretary.
MAKE SENSE : be sensible, reasonable, able to be understand.
this is very poor essay;parts of it donot even make sense.
MAKE AWAY WITH :is to put away; to destroy. he has made away
with ten thousand rupees.
MAKE A BEELINE FOR : to go in a straight line toward. the runner
made a beeline for first base.
MAKE A CLEAN BREAST FOR : confess. the criminal made a clean
breast of everything he made done.
MAKE A DAY OF IT : to do something all day. when they go to the
beach they take a picnic lunch and make a day of it.
ON THE MAKE : looking after personal benefits. he is always on the make.
MAKE TRACKS : go away; move. it is getting late; we will have to
make tracks.
MAKE THE SCENE : to be present; to arrive at a certain place. i
am too tired to make the scene; let's go home.
MAKE WAY :to move so someone can go through;stand aside. the
people made way for the king.
MAKE NO MISTAKE :do not believe otherwise. make no mistake,
swimming is the best all round exercise you can take.
MAKE OR MAR :cause success or ruin. education can make or mar man.
MAKE OFF WITH : to run away. thief has made off with money.
MAKE NOTHING OF: treat as trivial or of no importance. i can
make nothing of these figures.
MAKE-BELIEVE : pretence. his anger was only make believe.
MAKE FOR : help to make or maintain.his speech does not make for peace.
MAKE FAST : secure; fasten firmly. we made fast the ship to the pier.
TO MAKE OUT :discover; understand. we cannot make out anything
from your statement.
TO MAKE UP ONE'S MIND : to resolve. i have made up my mind to go
to bombay.
TO MAKE OUT : to understand. i cannot make out of your plan.
MAKE IT UP : to be reconciled. please try to make it up with your friend.
MAN
A MAN OF HIS WORD :some one who is known to keep promises. if
he said, he would come he will come- he is a man of his word.
MAN OF STRAW : a worthless person. mohan is a man of straw.
A MAN OF LETTER :author. he is a man of letters.
A MAN OF THE WORLD : one with wordly knowledge. he is a man of the world.
MAN OF PARTS :person who has many different kinds of ability
and experience. he has done an amazing number of things in his
life-time; he is real man of parts.
MAN-TO-MAN : honest(ly);frank(ly); holding bothing back. the
father said to his son," i want you to discuss your problem with
me,man-to-man."
MARK
A MAN OF MARK :famous man. the late professor of our college
was a man of mark.
MARK OUT : cancel. the word is unnecessary. mark it out.
MARK MY WORDS : pay attention to what i say. mark my words,
that son of yours will be famous politician one day.
MARK TIME : to be idle; waiting for something to happen. the
teacher marked time until all children were ready for the test.
MAKE ONE'S MARK : to make a permanent or strong impression. he
is beginning to make his mark as an actor.
MARK DOWN,UP : to bring down or increase the pricel of. this
jacket has been marked down from rs500/- to rs400/-
UP TO THE MARK : in a normal state of health,standard.his essay
was upto the mark. he is not looking up to the mark.
BESIDE THE MARK : unconnected with the subject being discussed.
his comments are beside the mark.
MARKET
BE IN THE MARKET FOR : wishing to buy. are you in the market
for second hand furniture these days.
BE ON THE MARKET : to be for sale. her house has been on the
market for months.
MARROW
CHILLED/FROZEN TO THE MARROW :extremely cold. i forget my coat
and came home chilled to the narrow.
MASTER
A MASTER MIND :expert. he is a master-mind in science.
MATTER
A MATTER OF : used in giving quantity; time etc. appoximately.
the job will only take a matter of minutes.
MATTER OF COURSE :an affair of normal routine; regularly. he
reached his office, as a matter of course.
AS A MATTER OF FACT:truly speaking. as a matter of fact john is
the best student of his class.
AS A MATTER OF FACT : ordinary. he spoke in a matter of fact.
NO MATTER : inspite of. i shall go; no matter what the weather may be.
A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH : of vital and extreme importance.
it is matter of life and death for me to get the job.
A MATTER IN QUESTION : the affair being discussed or referred.
the matter in question must be referred to the president.
MEANS
BY WHAT MEANS :by what methos? why? by what means are you going
to travel.
BY ALL MEANS :indication of cordial assent. i shall ask him to
come in by all means.
BY NO MEANS : not. he was by no means happy.
MEANS TO AN END : something one uses to get.for me, money is
only a means too an end; i spend most of time of enjoying myself.
MEAN WELL : heve good intentions. i donot think she intended to
insult you by offering you money; she means well.
MEANTIME
IN THE MEAN TIME : the period during which a event has
occured for the present. i will leave delhi next day in the mean time
i have got to pack.
MEASURE
GET/HAVE MEASURE/ THE MEASURE OF : to form an idea or
judgement of. he was not a man to be trusted, and she soon had his
measure.
MADE TO MEASURE : made to fit the measurements of a particular
person. was your jacket made to measure.
SHORT MEASURE : less than the correct or stated amount. she
complained when the shopkeeper gave her short meausre.
BEYOND ALL MEASURE : estimating;beyond reckoning. she loved
her son beyond all meausre.
MEASURE UP : to be equal; be of high quality, come up. ramesh
didnot measure upto the best catchers,but he was a good one.
MEET
MEET WITH :receive. he met with great kindness.
IT IS MEET : it is fitting, it is appropriate. itis meet what
we should honour greatmen.
MEET ONE'S EYE : come to one's attention,be seen by one. when
i went into the room, the first thing that met my eye was a large red
cupboard.
MELT
MELT DOWN :to reduce to single mass. the gold were sold and melted down.
MEET IN ONE'S MOUTH : to taste very good; be delicious,
mother's apple pie really melts in your mouth.
MEMORY
BURDEN ONE'S MEMORY :cause to become a weight or burden on
one's memory. he does not want to burden your memory with too many
instructions.
MERCY
SISTERS OF MERCY : nurces.hospitals cannot run without sisters of mercy.
AT THE MERCY OF : in the power of. the slave was at the mercy
of their master.
MERRY
MAKE MERRY :rejoice. the christans make merry at the christamas day.
A MERRY-GO-ROUND : an activity in which one seems to be busy
without making any progress. trying to tidy the house while the
children are at home is just a merry-go-round..
MESS
MESS ARROUND :to engage in idle or purposeless activity. come
on, you guys stat going some work;donot just mess around all day.
MESS UP :to cause trouble; to spoil something. what did you
have to mess up my accounts for?
TO MAKE A MESS OF to mismanage; to utter ruin. please do not
make a mess of everything.
MESSAGE: get the message; to understand. i kept hinting to
simon that it was time he went have,but he did not seem to get the
message.
METTLE
ON ONE'S METTLE :roused to the use of one's best efforts. near
the examination the students are on their mettle.
PUT ON HIS METTLE : to rouse or stimulate to his best efforts.
every one else's fine performance put her on her mettle.
MID
MID WAY :halfway. she started to cross the river but stopped midway.
MIDAS
THE MIDAS TOUCH : the ability to make money easily . he has
midas touch, and everything he undertakes is immediately successful.
MIDDLE
MIDDLE -OF THE ROAD :midway between extremes. his
middle-of-the road views do not appeal to the extremists of the
party.
MIDNIGHT
BURN THE MIDNIGHT OIL : to work or study until late at night.
you must have been burniing thee midnight oil to get that essay
finished-yesterday you had hardly started it.
MIGHT
MIGHT AND MAIN : strength. he struggled with might and main
to escape.
WITH MIGHT AND MAIN:utmost effort. in the storm, the
travellers tried with might and main to reach the bank of the river.
MILE
A MILESTONE : a very important event. the discovery of
penicillian was a milestone in medical history.
MILK
MILK OF HUMAN KINDNESS : good feelings towards others. he is
very critical of others, so he is not exactly full of the milk of
human kindness.
MOTHER'S MILK :essential need. whisky is mother's milk of old ramu.
MILK AND WATER : feeble; weak. the king has made only milk
and water plans for dealing with the rebellioin.
MILL
AS CALM AS A MILL POND :very calm. the sea was as calm as a millpond.
RUN OF THE MILL : not special or unusual. the film on
television last night was very run of the mill.
MILLION
ONE IN A MILLION :something as some one that is very special
as very good in someeay. his wife has been wonderful throughout his
illness- she is one in million.
MIND
TO BE EASY IN MINDD :sometimes. we have the mind easy. now
my mind will be easy.
MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS : leave other people alone.
KEEP IN MIND :remember. please keep that rule in mind.
MIND YOU: to notice and understand . mind you, i am not blaming him.
BRIND TO MIND : to cause one to remember or think of. i had
forgotten all about him but seeing his brother brought him to mind.
CROSS MIND : to enter mind for a moment only. it did cross
my mind that she might got last, but i never seriously thought she
would.
HAVE A GOOD MIND : to feel very much inclined to. i have a
good mind to tell your father what a naughty girl you are!
HAVE HALF A MIND TO : to feel; inclined to. i have half
mind to take my holidays in winter this year.
IN ONE'S RIGHT MIND :sane. no-one in his right mind would
bahve like that.
IN TWO MINDS : undecided. he's in two minds about going/whether to go.
PUT IN MIND OF : to remind of. this place puts me in mind of
a book i one read.
OUT OF ONE'S OWN MIND : insane. he was out of his mind when
he made that plan.
TO MY MIND : in my opinion. to my mind,you are better off
working here than in most other places.
KNOW ONE'S OWN MIND : have clear and fixed opinion.she
always knows her own mind.
PEACE OF MIND : spiritual comfort. money cannot buy peace of mind.
TO BE ABSENT MINDED : it be forgetful. philosophers are
often absent minded.
SLIP ONE'S MIND : forgotten . i meant to ask him if he
could come to the party, but it slipped my mind.
MISS
GIVE A MISS : to leave out, not to go to. i think i will
give the party a miss.
MISS THE BOAT/BUS : to beleft behind, miss an opportunity.
i meant to send her a birthdaycard but i missed the boat-her birthday
was last week.
MISS ONE'S FOOTING: slip. he was climbing a steep side of
the mountain when he missed his footing and fell.
MISTAKE
THERE'S NO MISTAKING :it is impossible to mistake. there is
no mistaking mrs kapoor for mrs malhotra.
MOMENT
AT THE MOMENT : at present. i will go with you, but at the
moment i am busy.
MEN OF MOMENT :important people. mr radhakrishan is a man of moment.
MONEY
BE IN THE MONEY : to be wealthy. he is in the money now
since his rich uncle
HUSH MONEY :money paid to prevent a shameful secret being
revealed. blackmails flourish on hush money.
POCKET MONEY : small sums given to children,usually each
week, for their personal expenditures.
SPEND MONEY LIKE WATER : to spend money very freely. she
doesnot eary very much, but she spend money like water-i donot know
where she gets it from.
GET ONE'S MONEY'S WORTH :to get full value for one's money.
he didnot get his money's worth of the cinema because the film broke
down in the middle.
MONEY TO BURN : very much money, more than is needed .
mohan's uncle died and left him money to burn.
MOST
AT MOST : at the highest; as the limit. you will not get ten
thousand rupees at the most, for the house.
TO MAKE THE MOST OF :to take the gretest advantage. that
was his only chance and he made the most of it.
MOTHER
MOTHER-TONGUE : the language spoken in one's native land .
hindi is myu mother-tongue.
MOTHER WIT : common sense. heis full of mother wit.
MOTION
GO THROUGH THE MOTIONS :to pretend or make an unenthusiastic
attempt, to do something. i donot really want to do this, but i
suppose i'd better go through the motions.
MOTION PICTURE :cinematograph. this is a beautiful motion picture.
IN MOTION :moving. the train is in motion.
TO PUT IN MOTION : to set moving. put the clock in motion.
MOULD
CAST IN THE SAME MOULD :very similar. he is cast in the
same mould as his father.
MOUTH
BY WORD OF MOUTH : by speech. we received the news by the
word of mouth.
MOUTH-FILLING : bombastic. he speaks mouth-filling words.
HOLD YOUR MOUTH :hold your tongue. will you please hold
your mouth and listen to us now.
TO BE DOWN IN THE MOUTH : disappointed. do not be so donw
in the mouth about the failing this exam.
MOVE
GET A MOVE ON :to hury or move quickly. get a move on,or
you will be late!
ON THE MOVE : going. the police is one the move.
MAKE A MOVE : to go. will you please make a move fro here now?
TO MOVE HEAVEN AND EARTH : a purpose, to make strenuous
effort. he will move heaven and earth but he failed in examination.
MUCH
BE TOO MUCH FOR : to overwhelm; to be difficult. is the
job too much for you.
WITHOUT SO MUCH : without even. he took my umbrella
without so much as asking.
TOO MUCH : more than can be tolerated or accepted. i can
put up with his laziness, but his impudence is too much
NOT UP TO MUCH : not very good. the dinner wasnot up to much.
SO MUCH FOR : that shows the poor quality of. he arrived
half an hour late-so much for his punctuality.
MUCK
MAKE A MUCK OF : to make a mess of. i made a muck of the
interview for that job.
MUCK IN : to share e.g accomadation, work etc. we all
mucked in and finished the job in two days.
MUD
AS CLEAR AS MUD : not at all clear. he has explained to me
a twice how to do , but it is still as clear as mud.
MUG
A MUG'S GAME : something which is only fools would do or
be involved in. after his second divorce he decided that marriage was
a mug's game and resolved not to marry again.
MUSIC
TO FACE THE MUSIC : to face the consequences, to pay the
penalty. are you prepared to face the music if the plan goes wrong.
MUSICAL CHAIRS : a game in which players circle round
chairs with music.
MUSIC TO ONE'S EARS : something one likes to hear. when
the manager phoned to say i got the job, it was music to my ears
MUSICAL CHAIRS : the transfer of a number of officers in
an organization into different job. the boss regularly played musical
chairs with department heads to keep them fresh on the job.
MUM
MUM'S THE WORD : donot say anything about. remember that
rakesh's party is meant to be suprise one, so mum's the word.
MUSTARD
MUSTARD PLASTER : a zestful person. he is a mustard plaster.
AS KEEN AS MUSTARD : very eageror enthusiastic. my young
son only took up sking last year, but he is as keen as mustard and
skis every weekend new.
MUTTON
AS DEAD AS MUTTON :absolutely dead. the topic is now as
dead as mutton.
MUTTON DRESSED LIKE LAMB :elderly woman got up to look
young. she is a mutton dressed like lamb.
MY
MY EYE! : nonsense!subbish! " he says he is too busy to
do it"my eye! he is just to lazy.
MY GOD OR MY GOOGNESS : used to express surprise; on
shock, dismay; and like feelings. my god ! what happened to the car?
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