VACANT
VACANT FRIVOLITIES :useless enjoyment. Stop indulging in
vacant frivolities, if you want to rise in life.
VACUUM
NATURE ABHORS A VACUUM : There is vacant space in nature.
VAIN
TAKE NAME IN VAIN : to use someone's name in an insulting .
Who has been taking his name in vain?
IN VAIN : useless;without any result. She shouted in vain for help.
VALUE
AT VALUE : price. The book is valued at a ten rupees.
SET A VALUE ON :estimate the value of. I asked him to set a
value on the picture.
VAN
IN THE VAN : foremost; or leading position. Our firm is in
the van with improvements.
VARIANCE
AT VARIANCE : disagreement or in a state of quarrelling. The
two brothers are always at variance with one another.
VEIL
BEYOND THE VEIL :in the unkown state after the death. She has
passed beyond the veil.
DRAW A VEIL OVER : not to discuss,mention. I will draw a veil
over out conversation, as it was neither interesting nor intelligent.
TO TAKE VEIL : to become a nun. The widow has taken the veil.
VENT
TO GIVE VENT TO :to express. He gave vent to his feeling.
VERY
THE VERY THING :exactly what is wanted or needed. That dress
is the very thing to wear to anita's wedding.
VERY WELL :agreed; all right. Very well, you may go
VERGE
ON THE VERGE OF : on the point. He came to my house when iwas
on the verge of departure for london.
VIEW
VIEW TO :intention of. We bought this big house with a view
to turning it into the hotel.
IN VIEW OF : after consideration. In view of what you tell me
about mumbai, i shall not go there.
IN MY VIEW : in my opinion. In my view he must go to mumbai.
TO COME TO VIEW : to be seen. At last the ship came to view.
WITH A VIEW to : with the aim of. He is started walking the
work with a view of to cutting down expenses.
VIRTUE
BY VIRTUE OF :as a result, by reason of. By virtue of his
position, he has been promoted as a manager.
VOICE
AT THE TOP OF ONE'S VOICE : as loudly as possible. He
shoulted at the top of his voice
RAISE THE VOICE :speak more loudly . a teacher speaks in
raise the voice.
WITH THE VOICE :simultaneously or unanimously. They asked for
his resignation with one voice.
VOICE BOX : the part of the throat where the sound of one's
voice is made. Mr kapoor's voice box was taken out in an operation and
he could not talk after that.
VOLUME
SPEAK VOLUMES :to have a great deal of meaning.She said
nothing but her face spoke volume.
VOTE
VOTE DOWN :to defeat in a vote. Congress voted the bill down.
VACANT FRIVOLITIES :useless enjoyment. Stop indulging in
vacant frivolities, if you want to rise in life.
VACUUM
NATURE ABHORS A VACUUM : There is vacant space in nature.
VAIN
TAKE NAME IN VAIN : to use someone's name in an insulting .
Who has been taking his name in vain?
IN VAIN : useless;without any result. She shouted in vain for help.
VALUE
AT VALUE : price. The book is valued at a ten rupees.
SET A VALUE ON :estimate the value of. I asked him to set a
value on the picture.
VAN
IN THE VAN : foremost; or leading position. Our firm is in
the van with improvements.
VARIANCE
AT VARIANCE : disagreement or in a state of quarrelling. The
two brothers are always at variance with one another.
VEIL
BEYOND THE VEIL :in the unkown state after the death. She has
passed beyond the veil.
DRAW A VEIL OVER : not to discuss,mention. I will draw a veil
over out conversation, as it was neither interesting nor intelligent.
TO TAKE VEIL : to become a nun. The widow has taken the veil.
VENT
TO GIVE VENT TO :to express. He gave vent to his feeling.
VERY
THE VERY THING :exactly what is wanted or needed. That dress
is the very thing to wear to anita's wedding.
VERY WELL :agreed; all right. Very well, you may go
VERGE
ON THE VERGE OF : on the point. He came to my house when iwas
on the verge of departure for london.
VIEW
VIEW TO :intention of. We bought this big house with a view
to turning it into the hotel.
IN VIEW OF : after consideration. In view of what you tell me
about mumbai, i shall not go there.
IN MY VIEW : in my opinion. In my view he must go to mumbai.
TO COME TO VIEW : to be seen. At last the ship came to view.
WITH A VIEW to : with the aim of. He is started walking the
work with a view of to cutting down expenses.
VIRTUE
BY VIRTUE OF :as a result, by reason of. By virtue of his
position, he has been promoted as a manager.
VOICE
AT THE TOP OF ONE'S VOICE : as loudly as possible. He
shoulted at the top of his voice
RAISE THE VOICE :speak more loudly . a teacher speaks in
raise the voice.
WITH THE VOICE :simultaneously or unanimously. They asked for
his resignation with one voice.
VOICE BOX : the part of the throat where the sound of one's
voice is made. Mr kapoor's voice box was taken out in an operation and
he could not talk after that.
VOLUME
SPEAK VOLUMES :to have a great deal of meaning.She said
nothing but her face spoke volume.
VOTE
VOTE DOWN :to defeat in a vote. Congress voted the bill down.
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