Tuesday, 25 August 2015

(IDIOM AND PHRASE)U

UGLY
        UGLY DUCKLING :an ugly or plain child who grows up to be
pretty and attractive. Sarita was the ugly duckling in her family ,
until she grew up.

        AN UGLY CUSTOMER :a  formidable person. Madan is an ugly customer.

UNDER
        UNDER A CLOUD :depressed, sad, discouraged. Mohan has been
under a cloud since his dog died.

        UNDER THE MARK :inferior. Your work is under the mark.

        UNDER THE NOSE OF:in the presence of. in the city, gambling is
goiing on under the nose of the police.

        UNDER COVER :hidden;concealed. The prisoners escaped under
cover of darkness.

        COME UNDER :be classified with. Saucers and cups come under crockery.

        UNDER AGE : less than the permitted age. The government is
trying to stop under age drinking.

        UNDER THE THUMB OF:under control. john is under the thumb of his wife.

UNLESS
        UNLESS AND UNTIL:till and except when,jab tak ki.i cannot help
you unless and until you give up driking.

UP
        UP AND DOING : up and moving about. I can't lie around here
all day;i must be up and doing.

        UP-TO-DATE : complete,modern.she is an up-to-date lady. His
accounts are never up to date.

        UP TO : close, approaching . The deam did not play up to its
best to day.

        THE UP SHOT : the result or end. What was the upshot of that affair?

        UP-AND-COMING :progressing well. He was well known as an up
and coming young scientist.

        UP TO THE EYES : submerged. He is upto the eyes in work.

        UP AND DOWN:backward and forward. he walked up and down in a
resless mood.

        UPS AND DOWNS :fluctuations of life,changes of fortune .he
does not think over the ups and downs of life.I have seen many ups and
downs in my life.

UPON
       ONCE UPON A TIME :many years ago. Once upon a time there lived
a king named chander gupta.

UPPER
       UPPER CRUST : of the upper classes. His accent sounds rather upper-crust.

       UPPER HAND :control. He had the upper hand in this matter.

USE
       USE UP : to use until nothing left. Don't use up all the soap
leave me some to wash with.

       HAVE NO USE FOR :dislike. We have no use for that man.

       IS'S NO USE : it's impossible or useless. He tried in vain to
start the car, than said 'it's no use.

USUAL
        AS PER USUAL :as usually . Please send us the goods as usual.

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