A-1
FIRST CLASS :the sumbol of highest quality. he is an A-1
student. you will find this article A-1 in the market.macbeth is A-1
in shakespeare's play.
ABACK
TAKEN BACK :taken by suprise. he was taken aback when he found
his friend in the brothel.
ABANDON
ABANDON ONESELF : to yield without restraint. it is unfortunate
that more and more modern youth are abandoning themselves to liquor.
ABC : elementary knowledge, the beginnings. krishan doesn't
know even the ABC of music. i am still learning the ABC of higher
life.
ABEYANCE : in a state of waiting. the question of sadhna's
marriage is in abeyance till her father comes home.
ABIDE
ABIDE BY :a statement, a decision; to confirm; to adhere. he
must abide by the contract. you must abide by the rules of the school.
ABIDE AT :a place. today i must abide at thy house.
ABLE
ABLE-BODIES :strong; robust. there is need for able bodies
person in the defence services.
ABLOOM
ABLOOM : in flowering state. nature is abloom in spring.
ABORTIVE
ABORTIVE EFFORT : labour without success. better be
successful in one game than make abortive efforts in all games.
ABOUND
ABOUND :to be in plenty. a faithful man shall abound with
blessings. the sea abounds in fish. foresh abound with wild beasts.
ABOUT
TO BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH : not to come to the point. do not
beat about the bush. please come to the point.
TO BRING ABOUT :to cause. his extravagance has brought about
his ruin. quit-india movement brought about the independence of india.
TO BE ABOUT : to be here and there; to be stir, to be on the
point of doing something. small box is about the city. the constable
cought the man when he was about to pick a pocket.
TO HANG ABOUT :to stick around like a slave. do not let a
begger hang about your house.many a man hangs about the superintendent
in goverment offices.
TO BE PUT ABOUT :to be distracted. i was much put about
because of my business worries.
ABOUT SHIP :to put this ship on the opposite track; to reverse
the course of action, life historyetc. mahatma gandhi about shipped
the british empire.
GO ABOUT :prepare to do. please go about your business instead
of wasting your time.
OUT AND ABOUT : resorted to normal activity. after a long
illness i am at last out and about.
TO BE DOTTED ABOUT :to be found anywhere. fifth columnists
are dotted about india.
TO COME ABOUT :happen; to take place. many changes have come
about in india after the independence . whatever may come about, must
get this contract.
ABOVE
ABOVE ALL :above everything else. above all be truthful. he
is very gentle and honest but above all, he is very hard-working.
ABOVE BOARD :honest; honourably open; frank and fair. he is
above board in all his dealings. your actions should be above board.
OVER AND ABOVE :addition to. he gets a bonus on sales over
and above his salary. over and above this problem i want to discuss
some other problems too.
ABOVE PAR :above the normal price. the shares of the tata are
selling above par.
ABOVE GROUND :alive; not buried. you can trust me while i am
above ground. every body needs something to live by which he is above
ground.
ABOVE CRITICISM : out of reach. no human being is above criticism.
ABOVE-MENTIONED : stated above. please reply to the above
mentioned questions immediately.
ABOVE ONE'S STATION :beyond one's position. he may try his
best but the post is definitely above his station.
ABOVE ONE'S UNDERSTANDING : that which is not easily
understandable. his talk is always above one's understanding.
TO LIVE ABOVE ONE'S MEANS : to spend more than one's income.
only the foolish live above their means.
ABRACADABRA
ABRACADABRA : gibbersih;meaningless;beyond one's
understanding. the talk between the two scientific experts was alll
abracadabra to me.
ABREAST
ABREAST OF : in keeping with; side by side. try to keep
abreast of the class. the youth must march abreast with ideas.
ABRIM
ABRIM :full. the glass was abrim with milk. the child was abrim
with love.
ABROACH
ABROACH : in a condition to let something run. don't leave
the bottle abroach. his breasts was abroach with secrets.
ABROAD
FROM ABROAD :from a foreign country; out of doors; spread over a
wide area. my brother came from abroad today. he often goes abroad.
ABSENSE
ABSENSE OF MIND : obstructions of thought. he could not do
well in history paper on account of absence of mind.
ABSENT
ABSENT MINDED :inattentive. an absent minded student is never
successful in his life.
ABSENTEEISM : the habit of absenting oneself from duty.
absenteeism is a common feature in goverment services.
OUT OF SIGHT'OUT OF MIND : to forget those who are not
present. please write me as soon as you reach bombay, do not be out of
sight,out of mind.
ABSEY
ABSEY BOOK :elemetry knowledge. the CBI is still in the absey
book about pt deendayal upadhayaya's murder.
ABSOLUTE
ABSOLUTE ALCOHOL : water free alcohol. absolute alcohol is
dangerous for your health.
ABSOLUTE ZERO : the zero of absolute scale. for millioins of
people in the world success is an absolute zero.
A CAPTAIN ABSOLUTE : a self-willed person. in a democratic
goverment , a leader can not afford to become a captain absolute, he
has also to look the other man's point of view.
ABSORB
ABSORB : very busy. when i reached home, i found my son
absorbed in studies.
ABSTAIN
ABSTAIN FROM : avoid. your should abstain form drinking.
ABSTRACT : a thing from. to abstract money from a safe, articlee from a parcel.
ABUSE
TERMS OF ABUSE : bad and violent language. he constantly
adressed her in terms of abuse.
ABUNDANCE
ABUNDANCE OF THE HEART :over flowing emotion. mahatma gandhi
supported the cause of harijans with abundance of the heart.
ABUZZ
ABUZZ : in motion, merriment, action. the house was abuzz with
marriage celebrations.
ACCEDE
ACCEDE TO : to consider ; agree to; accept. he had no way
except to accede to my request. after much persuation he acceded to my
request.
ACCEPT
ACCEPTABLE TO : agreeable. the terms quoted by you are
acceptable to me.
ACCEPT ONE'S HAND OF FRIENDSHIP : to be friendly with. india
has always accepted as hand of friendship from neighburing coutries.
ACCEPTANCE
ACCEPTANCE : confirmation. the acceptance of our proposals
from messrs rathi alloy steel ltd. has duly been received.
ACCESS
ACCESS TO : approach; influence. do you have any access to the
honourable minister.
ACCOMPLISH
ACCOMPLISHED IN : skilled in. raju is accomplished in singing.
ACCOMPLISHED : highly skilled; graceful; polished. our
professor is an accomplished scholar.
ACCOMMODATE
ACCOMMODATE ONESELF : adjust oneself to the
circumstances. they will have to accomodate themselves to poverty and
hardwork.
ACCOMMODATE WITH :supply with. we can accommodate you with
a sitting room and one bed room.
ACCOMPONY
ACCOMPONIED BY : he came here accompanied by a friend.
ACCORD
WITH ONE ACCORD :with full agreement; everybody in
agreement. they cheered the king with one accord. with one accord
they stood up to cheer him. election of shri lal bahadur shastri as
india's second prime minister was with one accord of the congress
party.
OF ONE'S OWN ACCORD : without any pressure; of one's own
free will. he went to police of his own accord.
ACCORDING TO :agreed or arranged; in accordance with;
agreeable to. the goods will be sent in according to your
instructions. i completed the job according to your instructions.
ACCORDING AS :according to the manner in which . the
success in the examination depends according as the student prepares
for the same.
ACCORDANCE
IN ACCORDANCE WITH :in a manner consistent with. to do
things in accordance with law is always a safe thing.
ACCOUNT
TO ACCOUNT FOR : to give an explanation. his intemperance
accounts for his poverty. you will have to account for your
negligence.
TAKE INTO ACCOUNT : make allowance for. the judge must
take into account the nature of the crime before awarding
punishment.we must take his illness into account when assessing his
word.
KEEP AN ACCOUNT OF :keep a record of; on account as a
partial payment. he owed rs40/- and sent me rs10/- on account.
ON ACCOUNT OF : because of; for sake. the mother suffered
a lot on account of her child. you don't have to leave early on my
account.
TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT WITH :to start financial dealings. i
have opened an account with m/s asian trading co.
TO CLOSE AN ACCOUNT WITH :to close financial dealings. we
have closed an account with the dena bank tld.
AN ACCOUNT TO SETTLE :a debt to pay. i have an account to
settle with ram for the lies he told.
ON NO ACCOUNT :in no circumstances; not for any reason.oh
no account walk home by the river. on no account must you open that
door.
A GOOD ACCOUNT OF : a satisfactory story about. i was
glad to receive a good account of the boy's work.
TO TURN TO ACCOUNT : to make use of; to use to one's
advantage use for the best. in my absence you can turn this house to
account.
BE ACCOUNTED OF :esteemed highly. my father is accounted of
in this city. chanakya was accounted highly in the court of ashoka.
TO GIVE AN ACCOUNT :to acquint oneself well. in the
parliamentary discussion our prime minister gave a good account of
himself.
BRING TO ACCOUNT : to make sure that pays for what he has
done demand an explanation; clear up a responsibility. this murderer
must be brought to account.the lok saba called shri satish sharma to
account for the petrol pump licences scandal.
ACCOUNT WITH,IN : having business relations. the kumar
publishers arein account with most of the book sellers in the country.
GO TO ONE'S LONG ACCOUNT :die. mr dn mishra has gone to
his long account.
HOLD TO ACCOUNT : hold responsible. opposition is held to
account for all troubles in the country.
MAKE ACCOUNT OF : set value upon. a saint does not make
account of wordly possessions.
TAKE NO ACCOUNT OF :ignore;overlook. a modern teacher
takes no account of boyish pranks in the class.
THE GREAT ACCOUNT : the day of judgement. only to the
great account, the world can save it from a war.
TO FIND ONE'S ACCOUNT :to drive advantage. an officer
finds his account in whatever he does for you in his routine.
TO SQUARE ON ACCOUNT : to clear the accountss. by paying
rupees three hundred only to us, your accounts will be squared up
fully.
ACE
ACE : top most or someone of distinguished achievement.
many ace pilots die in 1962 war.
WITH AN ACE OF :narrowly. the boy escaped within an ace of death.
ACID
ACID : biting; ill natured; critical. he made an acitic
remark. he is a man of acid nature.
ACID TEST : a searching test; a test which will prove or
disprove something beyond doubt. his leg appears to be completely well
again, but the acid test will be tennis tournament tomorrow. this is
the acid test of your character.
ACOCK
ACOCK :in a defiant manner. the prime minister finds the
opposition acock in the parliament.
ACQUAINT
TO BE ACQUAINTED WITH :to be familiar. he is acquinted with
the details of problem.
ACQUIRE
ACQUIRED CHARACTER :a character originating in actual life;
not inharited. true greatness in an acquired character.
ACQUIRED TASTE : a liking that comes after some experience.
love of luxury is an acquired taste.
ACQUIT
ACQUIT : a person of a charge. i acquit him of all design
to defraud me.
TO ACQUIT ONESELF : discharge. the lawyer acquitted himself
poorly in this case.
ACQUIT ONESELF OF : to discharge a duty. he acquitted
himself of marrying his daughter.
ACROSS
TO COME ACROSS : to meet. when you go to hill station you
come across a number of tunnels.
GET ACROSS: take efect on the audience; make understood.
his speech did not get across in the parliament. the plan seems quite
clear to me,but i just can't get it across to anyone else.
PUT IT OR GET IT ACROSS:to make acceptable; to bring to a
successful. the bridgeroom was unwilling to marry, but his uncle got
it across to him.
PUT ONE ACROSS ON: to deceive or play a trick on. he
thought he would put one across on his friends by pretending he was
going to get married.
ACT
TO ACT UPON: to obey. you should act upon my advice. always
act upon the advice of elders.
ACT UP TO : behave in accordance with come in practice upto
the standard of; to fulfill . i hope you will act up to the good
advice i have give you. the solders die acting upto high sense of
patriotism.
ACT A PART: conceal one's real emotions. she smiles but i
know she was only acting a part.
IN THE ACT: actually doing it. the thief stole my purse. i
caught him in the act.
ACT OF GOD: result of nature. an earthquake is an act of
god. his house was not insured against act of god such as foolding and
earthquake.
ACT OF GRACE:favour, pardon.he was saved from death by an
act of grace.
ACT ON:to act in accordance with; to exert influence. i have
acted on your advice.
TO ACT: to behave. students are taught to act properly in schools.
CATCH IN THE ACT: to discover(some one) doing something
wrong.the burglars were caught in the act of climbing in through a
window.
GET ONE'S ACT TOGETHER: to get oneself organised. if you're
ever going to find a job you will have to start getting your act
together.
GET IN ON THE ACT :to join or copy someone in doing
something succesful or fashionable. now that it is obvious that the
computer industry is very profitable, a lot of companies are anxious
to get in on the act.
PUT ON AN ACT : to pretend . i thought she had hurt
herself, but she was only putting on an act.
ACTION
TO PUT IN ACTION: to practise.you must put in action what
you have said. if you indian plans were put in action to the extent
they are on paper, the economy of india would have improved to a great
extent.
MAN OF ACTION: put into action. atal behari vajpayee is man of action.
ACTION TAKING: resorting to law instead of fighting.action
taking is common in urban areas of india.
ACTIVE
ACTIVE LIFE: life devoted to good works as opposed to
contemplation. jainism is the religion of active life.
ACTIVE LIST: a list of full-pay officers engaged in or
available for active service. a field marshal, even after retirement ,
is one active list.
ACTIVE SERVICE: service in the battle area. many brave
soldiers die on active service.
ADAM
ADAM'S ALE:water.please give me a glass of adam's ate.
NOT KNOWN FROM ADAM: have no knowledge of; have never heard
of. mr ram is a friend of mine, but i don't know his wife from adam. i
have not known from adam your friendmrs jethmalami.
THE OLD ADAM:the natural primitive instincts, without of
morality. the old adam made him knock his enemy down. there are a
large member of mandirs in which are as old as adam.
ADAMANTINE
ADAMANTINE LUSTRE: distinctive. he was a field marshal of
admantine lustre.
ADD
TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY: to harm as well as insult.an abuse
adds insult to injury.
TO ADD FUEL TO FIRE: incite; to worsen matters. she added
fuel to the fire by speaking harshly.
ADDLE
ADDLE BRAINED, ADDLE-HEADED, ADDLE-PATED:barren; empty;
muddled; confused.many addle-headed people manage to get into the
assembly.
ADDLE EGG: proud. shri lal krishan advani is an addle-egg.
ADHERE
ADHERE TO: to stick to. one should adhere to one's principles.
AD HOC
AD HOC: formed for one subject only. from time to time many
ad hoc committes are formed to examine the cost of crops in the
country.
ADIEU
TO BID ADIEU:to take leave. as the rajdhani express whistled
out,i bade my son adieu.
ADO
ADO ABOUT NOTHING: make much; to exaggerate a triflingt matter.
it is a systematic policy of the opposition in parliament as well as
in legislative assembly everywhere in the world to make much ado about
nothing to pull a feather or two form the cap of the party in power.
ADONAIS
ADONAIS: a youth beloved of aphrodite; a beautiful youth.
many an adonais glitters on the market.
ADVANCE
ADVANCE COPY:one sent in advance. this is an advance copy of
our dictionary of physics and chemistry.
ADVANCE,IN:beforehand, in front. please let me have a copy of
your story in advance.
ADVANCE IN LIFE:growing old. as a man advance in life, he
becomes more serious and conscious.
ADDICT
ADDICTED TO: enslaved to a habbit. ram is addicted to liquor.
ADDITION
IN ADDITION TO : further more, as well as. in addition to a
fire, he was sent to prison.
ADMIT
ADMIT OF: admit a person to or into. his conduct admitss of
no extenuation.
ADMIT INTO: to absorb. they have admitted me into their club.
ADDRESS
PAY ONE'S ADDRESS TO : an old fashioned. many men had paid
thier addresses the beautiful beiress.
ADVANTAGE
TO TAKE ADVANTAGE:to avail oneself of. every man likes to
take advantage of his rich relations.
HAVE THE ADVANTAGE: be in a superior position. she stared
blankly at the young man who had addressed her said," you have the
advantage of me". i had the advantage of a first class education.
ADVANTAGE GROUND: superiority in place
AD VERBUM
AD VERBUM: word for word. students generally crammed the
lesson ad verum.
ADVISE
ADVISE: inform. i have advised him by letter, of the loss
of the ship.
AEGIS
UNDER THE AEGIS OF: under the patronage of.a great function
was held under the aegis of the goverment of india to honour vinoba
bhave.
AFFAIR
AFFAIR OF HONOUR:duel. in indo-pak war the indian soldiers
fought in an affair of honour .
AFAR
FROM AFAR:at a great distance. all girls look beautiful from afar.
AFFETTUOSU
AFFETTUOSU:tenderly. as he parted from his father, he
kissed him affettuosu.
AFFILIATE
AFFILIATE WITH:attached with. hans raj college is
affiliated with university of delhi.
AFFILIATE TO: to be a member of. i am affiliated to the
rashtriya sawayamsevak sangh.
AFFIX
AFFIX: addition; placed at the beginning or end. affix a
seal to a document.
AFFRONT
TO OFFER AN AFFRONT TO:to insult. sohan offered an affront
to his mother.
AFFIRMATIVE
IN THE AFFIRMATIVE:equivalent to 'yes'; answering that a
thing is so. always think in affirmative sense.
AFIELD
FOR AFIELD:at a distance. the economic regeneration of our
country is still for a afield.
AFOREHAND
AFOREHAND: beforehand, beforetime. one often knows of
one's death aforehand.
AFTER
AFTER ALL: after all that has happened; everything being
taken into account. after all,what does it matter.after all heis your
father, you must not behave like that.
TO LOOK AFTER: to take care. do not worry i will look after
your son.the mothers should always look after the house.
LOOK BEFORE AND AFTER: to think. we must look before and
after while doing anything.
AFTER ONE'S HEART: such as one loves. this house is not
after my heart.
BE AFTER: to be looking for. the thief knew the police
would be after him. the police are after him.
HANKER AFTER: to go about desperately. an intelligent
person never hanker after a clinical job.
AFTERMATH
AFTERMATH: later consequences, especially unpleasant. the
country is still recovering from the aftermath of the 1962 war. japan
is still suffering from aftermath of atom bomb.
AGAIN
AGAIN AND AGAIN: repeatedly. he commited mistakes again and again.
TIME AND AGAIN: repeatedly. she came to my house time and
again. the teacher explained the problem time and again till every
student understood it.
AS MUCH AGAIN: twice as much; double. she wants ten rupees
and as much again. i cannot sell this book for merely ten rupees; even
if you pay as much again, it will still be below my cost price.
AGAPE
AGAPE: with gaping mouth. china's action in tibet left the
people agape.
AGAINST
BE UP AGAINST IT :to be in a position where one has to deal
with very severe, often apparently impossible difficulties. we have
only just enough money to live on now, and if my husband loses his job
we will really up against it.
AGAINST A RAINY DAY: in preparation for hard day. wise men
always keep some money against a rainy day.
TO RUN AGAINST: to meet by chance. i ran against mohan in
delhi during my last visit.
TO WORK AGAINST TIME: to work kwith a view to finishing it
within a given time. i am asking all the workers of my factory to work
against time for completing the contract before the end of this
month.
AGE
AT AN ADVANCED AGE:very old. his father dies at an advance age.
UNDER AGE:less than eighteen years old. the poor man died at
under age. she canot come into the night club with us because she is
under age.
TO COME OF AGE: to become major; to attain the age of 21.
sita got married whne she came of age.
A GOLDEN AGE: a prosperous period. years 1991 and 1992 were
a golden age for my own's business.
FOR AGES: for a long time. my mother has not written me for ages.
OVER AGE: too old. mohan is over age for goverment employment.
AGENCY
BY THE AGENCY OF : through the help of. by the agency of god
we completed our expedition to the kanchanjanga.
AGITATO
AGITATO:excitedly. you can not win a point by speaking agitato.
AGNUS
AGNUS DEI:lamb of god. a politician is no agnus dei.
AGO
LONG,LONG AGO:many, many years back. long, long ago, there
was a king named ashoka, who sacrificed every thing for the well being
of his society.
AGONY
AGONY COLUMN: the part of a magazine or newpaer dealing with
deaths. yesterday i found the name of my friend mahesh in the agony
column.
AGREE
AGREE TO : he agreed to all the proposals we made.
AGREE WITH: he does not agree with me.
AGREE ON: at last he agreed on to carry to the business jointly.
AGREEABLLE
AGREEABLE TO: suitable. climate of shimla is agreeable to me.
AGOG
ALL AGOG : in a state of excitement. the whole nation was all
agog to have the last glimpse of jawaharalal nehru.
TO BE AGOG: to be eager. the people were agog to see the premier.
AHEAD
TO GO AHEAD: to advance. the present goverment should go ahead
with its plans.
AHORSE BACK
ahorse back: on the back of the horse. napoleion often slept
ahorse back.
AID
IN AID OF: to help with the object of assisting. a concert
will be given in aid of N.D. FUND.
AID AND ABET: to provide help and encouragement in some bad or
illegal activity. his wife aids and abets him in his dishonest deeds.
AIDE-DE-CAMP: an assitant. sh promod mahajan is the political
aide-de-comp to the prime minister.
AIL
AIL AT: objection. what ails him at?
AIM
AIM AT: set one's heart on a thing with the view of securing it;
to make up mind for a definite purpose. he is aiming at the
professor's chair.
TAKE AIM: aun deliberately. she took aim at her boy friend.
AIR
ON THE AIR: broadcast by wireless. the morning news is now on the
air. he is on the air almost everyweek.
TO GIVE ONESELF AIRS: to assume affected manners. he gives himself
airs when he meets members of his staff and his, therefore, very
unpopuplar with them.
IN THE AIR: unsettled;spreading; unformed. we go to delhi on
sunday, but after that all our plans are in the air. many schemes are
in the air.
AIR MINDED: interest in flying. my elder brother is air minded.
TO BUILD CASTLES IN THE AIR: dreamy projects. do not build castles
in the air.
AIR WORTHY: fit to fly. this aeroplane is air worthy.
TO TAKE AIR: to become known . his romance with that girl took air
in no time.
AIR GRIEVANCE: other matter which should be made public . these
grievances were aired in parliament last month.
AIRY: light of heart. many workers are airy and hence cannot be
depended upon.
AN AIR OF ABSURDITY:an appearance of foolishness. mohan is always
having an air of absurdity.
TAKE THE AIR: have an airing. let us go out in the morning and take the air.
AIR AND GRACES: behaviour in which a person acts as if he is better
or more important than others. in spite of all her airs and graces she
had veryfew talent.
CLEAR THE AIR: to make a situation simpler and less tense. the
quarrel had not solved any problems, but at least it had cleared the
air.
AJAR
TO BE AJAR: halp open. when i reached factory, i found the gate ajar.
ALARM
FALSE ALARM: untrue report of disaster. we heard of our house
was burnt down , but it was only a false alarm.
TO TAKE ALARM: to be frightened. a man who always takes alarm
cannot prosper in life.
TO RAISE AN ALARM: to give notice of danger. when the fire broke
out in uphar cinama hall, the people of the locality raised an alarm.
ALARMS AND EXCURSIONS: confused activity. he came back from
holiday straight into the alarms and excursions of a major crisis in
the office.
ALAS
ALAS THE DAY: unhappy day. alas the day whne pandit deendayal
upadhaya lose his life.
ALERT
ON THE ALERT:in a state of awareness; on the watch. all day
the village was on the alert for the prime minister's visit. a
constable should be always on the alert.
ALIVE
TO LOOK ALIVE: to be brisk. even at eighty he looked alive.
ALIVE AND KICKING: vigourous andd active. i am glad to see that
old ben is still active and kicking.
TO BE ALIVE WITH: swarm with. the rivers are alive with boats.
BE ALIVE: be brisk; hurry up. be alive to catch the plane.
ALIGHT
ALIGHT FROM: he alighted from his carriage at the hospital.
ALIGHT ON: the birds alighted on the ridge of my house.
ALL
ALL IN ALL:most powerful, everything; having full control. the
headmaster/principle is all in all in the school.
ALL OVER: covering the entire surface; everywhere. the ground was
all over snow.
ALL THE SAME: alike; nevertheless. men are all the same. the
doctor did his best for the patient; all the same he died.
ALL AND SUNDRY: every one without any distinction; individually
and collectively. high education is not for all and sudry, it should
be open to really brilliant few. the law applies to all and sundry.he
gave a feast to all and sundry when he was successful at the B.A.
examination.
ALL FOR THE BEST:all for the ultimate.
IF HER HUSBAND HAS LEFT HER: it is probably all for the best.
ALL OVER THE PLACE: in many directions. his work takes him all
over the place.
ALL TO NO PURPOSE: without success. he worked day and night to
pass the B.A. examination, but all to no purpose.
TO ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES: practically. to all intents and
purposes, our vice principal, but all to no purpose.
ALLA BREVE: in quick common time. i must achieve myu goal alla breve.
ALL AND SOME: one and all. all and some attended the meeting of
our newly elected prime minister.
ALL CHEERING: give cheerfulnes to alll. basat function was an all
cheering function.
ALL FIRED: infernal . it was an all-fired battle.
ALL IN: everything included. all in, we were ten people against hundred.
ALL OF A SUDDEN: suddenly. his father expired all of a sudden.
ALL OUT: at full power or speed. i rode all out to catch the plane in time.
ALL OVER WITH: finished; done with. in five minutes it was all
over with her.
ALL ROUNDER: able in various walks of life.ram is an all rounder,
well up both in studeis and in game.
ALL'S ONE: it is just the same. it's all one, whether you go or stay.
ALL TO ONE: altogether. all to one, there were four hundred souls.
ALL THROUGH: every part. the mechanic has looked all through his car.
ALL ALONG: all the time, from the beginning. he has known , all
along. that i hate him.
ALL AT ONCE: suddenly. all at once there was a tremendous crash.
ALL THERE:mentally alert and fit; completely same. the poor pld man
doesnot seem to be all there. till the end he was all there.
ALL ROUND: having ability in many departments. ram lal is all round
sportsman.
ALL BUT:all except, almost but not altogether. the elections are but over.
ALL UP WITH: at an end with; beyond any hope for. the ship was
sinking every minute, so it was all up with it.
AT ALL: in the least degree or to the least extend possible. sohan
did not make any effort at all to help himself.
FOR ALL: not withstanding. my brother failed for all the effort he
made and money he spent.
FOR GOOD AN ALL: finally. raghav intend leaving delhi for good and all.
ONCE FOR ALL:once and once only ; finally. once for all , i request
you to leave this place.
WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE: after all. when all is said and done,
life is very difficult for the common man today.
ALLOT a thing to a person. this shop is alloted to me.
ALLOW
ALLOW FOR: take into consideration. we must allow for the train
being late it is always.
ALLOW ME: formula in offering service. allow me to give you a
little drink.
ALLOWANCE
TO MAKE ALLOWANCE FOR: allow for. you must make allowance for
the rainy day.
ALMIGHTY
ALMIGHT DOLLAR: money. the almight dollar rules the world today.
ALONG
ALL ALONG: constantly. all along you had been saying that
you want to go to america for higher studies and now when the
opportunities has risen , you decline to do so.
ALONG WITH: in the company of. next time whne i go to PM
house i shall take my wife along with me.
ALOOF
KEEP ALOOF: stay away. keep aloof from suresh as he is a selfish man
ALPHA
ALPHA AND OMEGA: beginning and end. money is not alpha and
omega of a good writer. truth is alpha and omega of a education.
ALTAR
TO LEAD TO ALTAR: marry. mamatama gandhi ked kasturba to altar.
ALTERNATIVE: having no choice. the judge has no alternative,
but to sentence the umderer to hang.
ALLUDE
ALLUDE TO: a statement; an occurence; a person. this is not
the man to whom i allude. the circumstance he alluded to is well
known.
AMAZON
AMAZON: a manlike; warlike; energetic; strong woman. he had
always pictured her as small and faminine and was surprised when she
turned out to a tall, blomnde amazon.
AMBROSIA
AMBROSIA: food of the gods that conferred everlasting youth
and beauty. todays food is no ambrosia.
AMEND
TO MAKE AMENDS:to compensate; to do something to improve the
situtation after doing something wrong, stupid.fhe gave her a present
to make amends for his rudeness .the teacher advised ravi to make
amends for his conduct.
AMID
AMID: amid danger. this book was written amidst many interruptions.
AMISS
TO TAKE AMISS: take offence at. he took me amiss when i
refused him the loan. i was anxious that you should not take my words
amiss.
NOT AMISS: nothing wrong about it. to reprimand an erring
child sometimes is not amiss.
AMUCK
RUN AMUCK:become mad. the constable ran amuch and shot down
six fellow policemen.
ANALYSIS
IN THE FINAL ANALYSIS: when a problem or situation has been
simplified so that only the essentials are left to be considered. the
political situation in this coutry is extremely complex, but is the
final analysis it appears to be a struggle between the goverment and
the opposition.
ANCHOR
COME TO ANCHOR:met, stop , halt. the old lady wandered
round the room , and finally came to anchor opposite george.
ANCHOR OFF: a place, cast anchor near the place.
AT ANCHOR: anchored. the ship is at anchor in the harbour,
sita is anchor at home.
TO CAST ANCHOR: to let down the anchor, to come to a halt.
the ship cast the anchor in the port.
WEIGH ANCHOR: to take up the anchor. the ship weighed
anchor and sailed away.
ANCIENT
THE ANCIENT OF DAYS: god. a man who trusts in the ancient
of days. generally succeeds in life.
AND
TRY AND COME:try to come. please try and come to attend
the birthday-party.
TWO AND TWO: by twos. please enter the house two and two.
MILES AND MILES: many miles. he had to walk miles and
miles to reach the station.
BOOKS AND BOOKS: many different kinds of books. in this
shop there are books and books.
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ANGEL
VISIT LIKE ANGELS: rare visits. your visits are like angels.
ANGEL OF DEATH: messenger of death. small box is the angel of death.
AN ANGEL OF MERCY: a person who appears when they are
particularly needed; bringing help. just when we were beginning to
feel really thirsty, mrs kaul appeared ,an angel of mercy with a pot
of tea.
ON THE SIDE OF THE ANGELS:basically agreeing with accepted
ideas of what is good and bad. for most of the book suresh appears to
be criminal, but in the last few chapters he proves to be on the side
of the angels after all.
ANGLE
BROTHER OF THE ANGLE: angler. ashok is a brother of the angle.
ANIMAL
ANIMAL SPIRITS: cheerful and full of life. the child is full
of animal spirits.
ANON
EVER AND AMON: every now and them. vikram comes to my house
ever and amon.
ANSWER
ANSWER FOR: be resposible.every man must answer for his action to god.
ANSWER TO: have; to show sings of accepting as one's name .
our dog answers to the name of papi.
ANSWER BACK: retort ; to anser one who expects silence
submission. if i scold the boy, he always answers back, the leaderwas
angry when the child she was scolding answered her back.
ANSWER THE CALL OF NATURE: to defecate. everyday we have
answer the call of nature.
KNOW ALL THE ANSWERS: to be in complete command of a situation
and perfectly able to deall with any development. akashis the perfect
person to organise the group as he knows all the answers.
ANY
AT ANY RATE: in any case. i must meet you today at any rate.
ANY ONE: any body. the question is so simple that any one can solve it.
ANY AMOUNT OF: a great deal of. you willl have no difficulty
in buying yellow velvet as there is any amount of it on sale in the
shops.
ANY DAY: in any circumstances. i would rather employ you than
suresh any day.
ANY OLD HOW: without any special care. this dark is always
terribly untidy because he just throws papers and letters into it any
old how.
LIKE ANYTHING: very strongly or energetically, very much. as
soon as he was out of sight he took to his heels and ran like
anything.
NOT TO GET ANYWHERE: to make no progress. i do not seem to be
getting anywhere in this discussion.
ANYTHINGARIAN
ANYTHINGARIAN:one with no beliefs in particular. modern
woman is an anythingarian. anythingarian is a modern cult now-a-days.
APART
TO SET APART: devote. you must be set apart one hour daily
for yoga.
TAKE APART: to deal with or criticise severely. if you
hard in work like that , the principal will take you apart.
TELL APART: to recognise the difference between; to
distinguish . you can not tell the twins apart.
APE
APES IN HELL,LEADS:feigned to be the lot of old maids in
after life. the old maid will bad apes in hell.
GOD'S APE: a born fool. ram is a god's ape.
TO PUT AN APE IN ONE'S HOOD: to make a fool of. don't put
an ape in your hood.
A-PER-SE
A-PER-SE: anything unique in excellence. qutab minar a-per-se.
APEX
ON THE APEX: culminating point. during his last years of
life, lal bhahadur shastri is stood on the apex.
APOGEE
APOGEE: culmination. the member of parliament has reached
the apogee of his career.
APOLOGY
AN APOLOGY FOR: an example of poor quality of. that is
rather an apology for an essay as do it again.
A POSTERIORI
A POSTERIORI: applies to reasoning form experience; from
effect to cause. life is a battle to posteriori.
APOSTLE
APOSTLE OF : advocate of. he is apostle of music.
APOSTLE OF PEACE : one who preaches peace. mahatma gandhi
was an apostle of peace.
APPEAR
APPEAR FOR: represent legally or officially. sir ashok k c
appeared for the plaintiff.
TO ALL APPEARANCES: to the eye of outwardly. he was to all
appearances a gentleman.
APPEARANCE
KEEP UP APPEARANCES: to keep up an outward show; to behave
in such a way as to hide the truth from other peole. mohan has not
much money but he buy expensive clothes in order to keep up
apperances.
PUT IN AN APPEARANCE: to appear in person only for a
short time. i will put in an appearance at the beginning of the
meeting.
TO ALL APPEARANCES: outwardly; judging by. kailash is to
all appearances a happy man.
APPLE
AN APPLE OF ONE'S EYE: very dear,loved and prised
intensely. her son was the apple of her eye.sudher is always with his
father. he seems to be an apple of his father's eye.
APPLE OF DISCORD:cause of quarrel/dispute.the front seat
in the class-room has always been an apple of discord money is an
apple of discord between two brothers.
APPLE OF SODOM OR DEAD SEA APPLE: a fruit described by
the ancients as fair to look upon but turning to ashes when touched.
politics is an apple of sodom. fame is dead sea apple.
AN APPLE-PIE BED: a bed made up in such a waay as to be
impossible to get inot becuase the top sheet is doubled. the children
made their mother an apple-pie bed.
IN APPLE-PIE ORDER: neat and tidy; with everything in its
correct place. his table si always in apple pie order.
UPSET THE APPLE CART: to throw all plans into confusion;
obstruct progress. present elections upset the apple cart of the
ruling party.
APPLY
APPLY FOR: make request( for employment). mohan has
applies for a clerical post.
APPLY TO : make formal request(for help). he has applied
to the banker for a loan.
TO APPLY ONESELF: to devote. the teacher advised the
students to apply themseves to studies.
APPOINTMENT
TO FIX UP AN APPOINTMENT: to fix up an engagement with
a person at a particular time. please fix up an appointment with the
minister,before you can see him.
TO KEEP AN APPOINTMENT: to appear in time at a fixded
place. good persons always keep their appointment.
APPRENTICESHIP
TO SERVE APPRENTICESHIP:to undergo the training of
apprenticeship . you must serve apprenticeship with a guru to learn
music.
APPROACH
APPROACH STROKE OR APPROACH SHOT : means of approach
to highly influential people . bribe is an approach shot anywhere. i
enjoy an approach stroke to the cabinet minister.
A PRIORI
A PRIORI: reasoning from cause to effect. goods ends
must be achieved good means, a priori.
APPROVE
APPROVE OF: pronounce or consider good or satisfactory,
agree to. what right minded man can approve of fraud even in little
things.
APRON
TIED TO ONE'S MOTHER APRON-STRINGS:met, humiliatingly;
beyond as a child to its mother. the poor fellow has been tied to his
mother's apron strings all his life.
ARAB
STREET-ARAB:homeless boy and girl. our india is full of
street arabs.
ARBOR
ARBOR DAY: a day set apart for the planting of trees.
india celebrate its arbor day in the monsoons.
ARCHITECT
TO BE THE ARCHITECT OF: maker. sh ambadkar was the
architect of our indian constitutio. a truly great man is the
architect of his destiny.
ARGUE
TO ARGUE INTO : to persuade towards a course of action.
what ever arguments you may give him, he is not going to be argued
into your sentiments.
TO ARGUE IT AWAY : to get rid of reasoning. poverty in the
country cannot be argued away.
TO ARGUE ONE OUT OF : to satisfy by reasoning against. one
cannot argue a drunkard out of his cup.
ARM
ARM IN ARM :interlinked. china and pakistan work arm in arm.
AT ARM'S LENGTH :at sufficient distance,avoid
familiarity.i will keep myself at an arm's length from bad boys.he
held the picture at arm's length.
ARMED EYE: the aided eye; opposed to the naked eye. you
can see more stars in the sky with armed eye than with the naked eye.
ARMS RACE: competition among nations in building armaments.
these is an arms race between the india and the pakistan.
THE ARM OF THE LAW: the power and authority of the police
force. although the criminal moved to another state, the long arm of
the low soon caught up with him.
BE UP IN ARMS : to be very angry and make a great protest.
communist party is up in arms about the decision of the T.D.P. to
support B.J.P on confidence motion in parliament.
BEAR ARMS: serve as a soldier. when war is on. all patriots
bear arms.
KEEP AT ARMS LENGTH: to avoid becoming too friendly with.
sita keeps her new neighbours at arm's length.
LAY DOWN ONE'S ARM:to surrender; to stop fighting. japan and
germany laid down arms in the second world war.
IN ARMS: carried as a child. geeta carried her child in arms.
RIGHT ARM:main support or help. in bal bharati public school
the prefects are the principal's right arm.
SECULAR ARMS: civil authority. the secular arms of india is
ganngrened.
TAKE UP ARMS: to resort to fight; to become actively involved
in a dispute. the people of the village took up arms to force the
local council to build a by-pass.
TWIST ARM: to make do something. do you want a drink? well,
if you twisting my arm, i will have a glass of lashshi.
WITH OPEN ARMS: very dearly. roberts received his old class
fellow with open arms.
KING OF ARMS: chief herald.shastri was the king of arms in politics.
UNDER ARMS: in military profession. thousands of men are under arms.
ARMOUR
ARMOUR-CLAD: clad in armour. sohan and mohan fought each
other,armour clad.
ART
A FINE ART: to be an operation or practice requiring
craftsmanship. diplomacy is a fine art.
ART AND PART: design and execution. we have no art and part
in this affair.
BLACK ART:magic. he earns his living through black art.
ARTICLE
ARTICLE OF FAITH: binding points. what are your articles of
faith in this war of burning houses?
IN THE ARTICLES OF DEATH: at the point of death. sarita found
her beloved friend in the articles of death.
OF GREAT ARTICLE: of great importance. bhagvad geeta is a book
of great article. vivekanand ji was man of great article.
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ARTISTIC
ARTISTIC TEMPERAMENT: the emotional and capricious temperament
ascribed to artists. we cannot depend on a man of artistic temperament
to keep his promises.
ARTY-CRAFTY
ARTY-CRAFTY: self-consciously artistic. modern painters
are arty-crafty.
AS
AS IT WERE: so to speak. lal bahadur shastri was a great man;
as it were , a lord of this parliament.
AS YET: up to the moment. ramesh has not arrived home as yet.
ASHES
THE ASHES: the trophy, for which test matchers between
australia and england at cricket are played.
REDUCE TO ASHES: completely destroyed by fire. in less than
an hour the whole building was reduced to ashes.
SACK CLOTH AND ASHES: symbol of repentance. the defeated
teams do not wear sack cloth and ashes.
TO BRING BACK THE ASHES:to wipe out defeat. indian cricketers
did their best to bring back the ashes from australia.
TO LAY IN ASHES: to burn to the ground. the whole factory lay in ashes.
ASIDE
ASIDE FROM:apart from. he has a big bank balance, aside from
his landed properties.
ASIDE TO SET: to quash. the supreme court set aside the
presidential ordinance.
ASLEEP
BE ASLEEP: to be numb,becuase of pressure on a nerve. my foots asleep.
ASTRAY
GO ASTRAY: wonder from the right. he has gone astray in his statement.
AT
AT A LOSS: to be puzzled. i am at a loss to understand what
made you to go to ramesh's house.
AT A STAND STILL:with any further movement. the talks of
lectures of kiroro mal college are again at a stand still.
AT DAGGERS DRAWN: extremely bitter enmity. ram and shyan are at
daggers drawn now-a-days.
AT FAULT: in the wrong. when you say youare not familiar with
the problem , you are at fault.
AT HOME IN: fully acquinted. naresh is fully at home in mathematics.
AT LARGE: unrestrained. so called political leader was at large
when the police made vain efforts to catch him.
AT LIBERTY: face to do anything. chief minister of a state is
always at liberty.
AT THE BOTTOM OF : the source of. ISI is at the bottom of the
conspiracy against the india.
AT THE TOP OF :with maximum force. seeing the lion he shouted
at the top of his voice.
ATOMIC
ATOMIC WARFARE: war using atomic weapon. there is no danger
of atomic warfare between india and pakistan.
ATTEND
ATTEND TO: pay attention to. students must attend to their studies.
ATTENDANCE
TO DANCE ATTENDANCE ON: to attend to the convenience of.
the l.d.c dance attendance on the superintendent.
ATTENTION
PAY ATTENTION: attend to. please pay attention to your job.
AVAIL
TO AVAIL OF : to have, to benefit there from.you must avail
of this golden chance.
AVANT
avant garde: vanguard; poineets. today we do not have any
avant-garde in politics.
AWAKE
TO BE AWAKE TO: to be fully aware of. the present govt. of
the country is awake to all the danger that the nation is facing
today.
FIRST CLASS :the sumbol of highest quality. he is an A-1
student. you will find this article A-1 in the market.macbeth is A-1
in shakespeare's play.
ABACK
TAKEN BACK :taken by suprise. he was taken aback when he found
his friend in the brothel.
ABANDON
ABANDON ONESELF : to yield without restraint. it is unfortunate
that more and more modern youth are abandoning themselves to liquor.
ABC : elementary knowledge, the beginnings. krishan doesn't
know even the ABC of music. i am still learning the ABC of higher
life.
ABEYANCE : in a state of waiting. the question of sadhna's
marriage is in abeyance till her father comes home.
ABIDE
ABIDE BY :a statement, a decision; to confirm; to adhere. he
must abide by the contract. you must abide by the rules of the school.
ABIDE AT :a place. today i must abide at thy house.
ABLE
ABLE-BODIES :strong; robust. there is need for able bodies
person in the defence services.
ABLOOM
ABLOOM : in flowering state. nature is abloom in spring.
ABORTIVE
ABORTIVE EFFORT : labour without success. better be
successful in one game than make abortive efforts in all games.
ABOUND
ABOUND :to be in plenty. a faithful man shall abound with
blessings. the sea abounds in fish. foresh abound with wild beasts.
ABOUT
TO BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH : not to come to the point. do not
beat about the bush. please come to the point.
TO BRING ABOUT :to cause. his extravagance has brought about
his ruin. quit-india movement brought about the independence of india.
TO BE ABOUT : to be here and there; to be stir, to be on the
point of doing something. small box is about the city. the constable
cought the man when he was about to pick a pocket.
TO HANG ABOUT :to stick around like a slave. do not let a
begger hang about your house.many a man hangs about the superintendent
in goverment offices.
TO BE PUT ABOUT :to be distracted. i was much put about
because of my business worries.
ABOUT SHIP :to put this ship on the opposite track; to reverse
the course of action, life historyetc. mahatma gandhi about shipped
the british empire.
GO ABOUT :prepare to do. please go about your business instead
of wasting your time.
OUT AND ABOUT : resorted to normal activity. after a long
illness i am at last out and about.
TO BE DOTTED ABOUT :to be found anywhere. fifth columnists
are dotted about india.
TO COME ABOUT :happen; to take place. many changes have come
about in india after the independence . whatever may come about, must
get this contract.
ABOVE
ABOVE ALL :above everything else. above all be truthful. he
is very gentle and honest but above all, he is very hard-working.
ABOVE BOARD :honest; honourably open; frank and fair. he is
above board in all his dealings. your actions should be above board.
OVER AND ABOVE :addition to. he gets a bonus on sales over
and above his salary. over and above this problem i want to discuss
some other problems too.
ABOVE PAR :above the normal price. the shares of the tata are
selling above par.
ABOVE GROUND :alive; not buried. you can trust me while i am
above ground. every body needs something to live by which he is above
ground.
ABOVE CRITICISM : out of reach. no human being is above criticism.
ABOVE-MENTIONED : stated above. please reply to the above
mentioned questions immediately.
ABOVE ONE'S STATION :beyond one's position. he may try his
best but the post is definitely above his station.
ABOVE ONE'S UNDERSTANDING : that which is not easily
understandable. his talk is always above one's understanding.
TO LIVE ABOVE ONE'S MEANS : to spend more than one's income.
only the foolish live above their means.
ABRACADABRA
ABRACADABRA : gibbersih;meaningless;beyond one's
understanding. the talk between the two scientific experts was alll
abracadabra to me.
ABREAST
ABREAST OF : in keeping with; side by side. try to keep
abreast of the class. the youth must march abreast with ideas.
ABRIM
ABRIM :full. the glass was abrim with milk. the child was abrim
with love.
ABROACH
ABROACH : in a condition to let something run. don't leave
the bottle abroach. his breasts was abroach with secrets.
ABROAD
FROM ABROAD :from a foreign country; out of doors; spread over a
wide area. my brother came from abroad today. he often goes abroad.
ABSENSE
ABSENSE OF MIND : obstructions of thought. he could not do
well in history paper on account of absence of mind.
ABSENT
ABSENT MINDED :inattentive. an absent minded student is never
successful in his life.
ABSENTEEISM : the habit of absenting oneself from duty.
absenteeism is a common feature in goverment services.
OUT OF SIGHT'OUT OF MIND : to forget those who are not
present. please write me as soon as you reach bombay, do not be out of
sight,out of mind.
ABSEY
ABSEY BOOK :elemetry knowledge. the CBI is still in the absey
book about pt deendayal upadhayaya's murder.
ABSOLUTE
ABSOLUTE ALCOHOL : water free alcohol. absolute alcohol is
dangerous for your health.
ABSOLUTE ZERO : the zero of absolute scale. for millioins of
people in the world success is an absolute zero.
A CAPTAIN ABSOLUTE : a self-willed person. in a democratic
goverment , a leader can not afford to become a captain absolute, he
has also to look the other man's point of view.
ABSORB
ABSORB : very busy. when i reached home, i found my son
absorbed in studies.
ABSTAIN
ABSTAIN FROM : avoid. your should abstain form drinking.
ABSTRACT : a thing from. to abstract money from a safe, articlee from a parcel.
ABUSE
TERMS OF ABUSE : bad and violent language. he constantly
adressed her in terms of abuse.
ABUNDANCE
ABUNDANCE OF THE HEART :over flowing emotion. mahatma gandhi
supported the cause of harijans with abundance of the heart.
ABUZZ
ABUZZ : in motion, merriment, action. the house was abuzz with
marriage celebrations.
ACCEDE
ACCEDE TO : to consider ; agree to; accept. he had no way
except to accede to my request. after much persuation he acceded to my
request.
ACCEPT
ACCEPTABLE TO : agreeable. the terms quoted by you are
acceptable to me.
ACCEPT ONE'S HAND OF FRIENDSHIP : to be friendly with. india
has always accepted as hand of friendship from neighburing coutries.
ACCEPTANCE
ACCEPTANCE : confirmation. the acceptance of our proposals
from messrs rathi alloy steel ltd. has duly been received.
ACCESS
ACCESS TO : approach; influence. do you have any access to the
honourable minister.
ACCOMPLISH
ACCOMPLISHED IN : skilled in. raju is accomplished in singing.
ACCOMPLISHED : highly skilled; graceful; polished. our
professor is an accomplished scholar.
ACCOMMODATE
ACCOMMODATE ONESELF : adjust oneself to the
circumstances. they will have to accomodate themselves to poverty and
hardwork.
ACCOMMODATE WITH :supply with. we can accommodate you with
a sitting room and one bed room.
ACCOMPONY
ACCOMPONIED BY : he came here accompanied by a friend.
ACCORD
WITH ONE ACCORD :with full agreement; everybody in
agreement. they cheered the king with one accord. with one accord
they stood up to cheer him. election of shri lal bahadur shastri as
india's second prime minister was with one accord of the congress
party.
OF ONE'S OWN ACCORD : without any pressure; of one's own
free will. he went to police of his own accord.
ACCORDING TO :agreed or arranged; in accordance with;
agreeable to. the goods will be sent in according to your
instructions. i completed the job according to your instructions.
ACCORDING AS :according to the manner in which . the
success in the examination depends according as the student prepares
for the same.
ACCORDANCE
IN ACCORDANCE WITH :in a manner consistent with. to do
things in accordance with law is always a safe thing.
ACCOUNT
TO ACCOUNT FOR : to give an explanation. his intemperance
accounts for his poverty. you will have to account for your
negligence.
TAKE INTO ACCOUNT : make allowance for. the judge must
take into account the nature of the crime before awarding
punishment.we must take his illness into account when assessing his
word.
KEEP AN ACCOUNT OF :keep a record of; on account as a
partial payment. he owed rs40/- and sent me rs10/- on account.
ON ACCOUNT OF : because of; for sake. the mother suffered
a lot on account of her child. you don't have to leave early on my
account.
TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT WITH :to start financial dealings. i
have opened an account with m/s asian trading co.
TO CLOSE AN ACCOUNT WITH :to close financial dealings. we
have closed an account with the dena bank tld.
AN ACCOUNT TO SETTLE :a debt to pay. i have an account to
settle with ram for the lies he told.
ON NO ACCOUNT :in no circumstances; not for any reason.oh
no account walk home by the river. on no account must you open that
door.
A GOOD ACCOUNT OF : a satisfactory story about. i was
glad to receive a good account of the boy's work.
TO TURN TO ACCOUNT : to make use of; to use to one's
advantage use for the best. in my absence you can turn this house to
account.
BE ACCOUNTED OF :esteemed highly. my father is accounted of
in this city. chanakya was accounted highly in the court of ashoka.
TO GIVE AN ACCOUNT :to acquint oneself well. in the
parliamentary discussion our prime minister gave a good account of
himself.
BRING TO ACCOUNT : to make sure that pays for what he has
done demand an explanation; clear up a responsibility. this murderer
must be brought to account.the lok saba called shri satish sharma to
account for the petrol pump licences scandal.
ACCOUNT WITH,IN : having business relations. the kumar
publishers arein account with most of the book sellers in the country.
GO TO ONE'S LONG ACCOUNT :die. mr dn mishra has gone to
his long account.
HOLD TO ACCOUNT : hold responsible. opposition is held to
account for all troubles in the country.
MAKE ACCOUNT OF : set value upon. a saint does not make
account of wordly possessions.
TAKE NO ACCOUNT OF :ignore;overlook. a modern teacher
takes no account of boyish pranks in the class.
THE GREAT ACCOUNT : the day of judgement. only to the
great account, the world can save it from a war.
TO FIND ONE'S ACCOUNT :to drive advantage. an officer
finds his account in whatever he does for you in his routine.
TO SQUARE ON ACCOUNT : to clear the accountss. by paying
rupees three hundred only to us, your accounts will be squared up
fully.
ACE
ACE : top most or someone of distinguished achievement.
many ace pilots die in 1962 war.
WITH AN ACE OF :narrowly. the boy escaped within an ace of death.
ACID
ACID : biting; ill natured; critical. he made an acitic
remark. he is a man of acid nature.
ACID TEST : a searching test; a test which will prove or
disprove something beyond doubt. his leg appears to be completely well
again, but the acid test will be tennis tournament tomorrow. this is
the acid test of your character.
ACOCK
ACOCK :in a defiant manner. the prime minister finds the
opposition acock in the parliament.
ACQUAINT
TO BE ACQUAINTED WITH :to be familiar. he is acquinted with
the details of problem.
ACQUIRE
ACQUIRED CHARACTER :a character originating in actual life;
not inharited. true greatness in an acquired character.
ACQUIRED TASTE : a liking that comes after some experience.
love of luxury is an acquired taste.
ACQUIT
ACQUIT : a person of a charge. i acquit him of all design
to defraud me.
TO ACQUIT ONESELF : discharge. the lawyer acquitted himself
poorly in this case.
ACQUIT ONESELF OF : to discharge a duty. he acquitted
himself of marrying his daughter.
ACROSS
TO COME ACROSS : to meet. when you go to hill station you
come across a number of tunnels.
GET ACROSS: take efect on the audience; make understood.
his speech did not get across in the parliament. the plan seems quite
clear to me,but i just can't get it across to anyone else.
PUT IT OR GET IT ACROSS:to make acceptable; to bring to a
successful. the bridgeroom was unwilling to marry, but his uncle got
it across to him.
PUT ONE ACROSS ON: to deceive or play a trick on. he
thought he would put one across on his friends by pretending he was
going to get married.
ACT
TO ACT UPON: to obey. you should act upon my advice. always
act upon the advice of elders.
ACT UP TO : behave in accordance with come in practice upto
the standard of; to fulfill . i hope you will act up to the good
advice i have give you. the solders die acting upto high sense of
patriotism.
ACT A PART: conceal one's real emotions. she smiles but i
know she was only acting a part.
IN THE ACT: actually doing it. the thief stole my purse. i
caught him in the act.
ACT OF GOD: result of nature. an earthquake is an act of
god. his house was not insured against act of god such as foolding and
earthquake.
ACT OF GRACE:favour, pardon.he was saved from death by an
act of grace.
ACT ON:to act in accordance with; to exert influence. i have
acted on your advice.
TO ACT: to behave. students are taught to act properly in schools.
CATCH IN THE ACT: to discover(some one) doing something
wrong.the burglars were caught in the act of climbing in through a
window.
GET ONE'S ACT TOGETHER: to get oneself organised. if you're
ever going to find a job you will have to start getting your act
together.
GET IN ON THE ACT :to join or copy someone in doing
something succesful or fashionable. now that it is obvious that the
computer industry is very profitable, a lot of companies are anxious
to get in on the act.
PUT ON AN ACT : to pretend . i thought she had hurt
herself, but she was only putting on an act.
ACTION
TO PUT IN ACTION: to practise.you must put in action what
you have said. if you indian plans were put in action to the extent
they are on paper, the economy of india would have improved to a great
extent.
MAN OF ACTION: put into action. atal behari vajpayee is man of action.
ACTION TAKING: resorting to law instead of fighting.action
taking is common in urban areas of india.
ACTIVE
ACTIVE LIFE: life devoted to good works as opposed to
contemplation. jainism is the religion of active life.
ACTIVE LIST: a list of full-pay officers engaged in or
available for active service. a field marshal, even after retirement ,
is one active list.
ACTIVE SERVICE: service in the battle area. many brave
soldiers die on active service.
ADAM
ADAM'S ALE:water.please give me a glass of adam's ate.
NOT KNOWN FROM ADAM: have no knowledge of; have never heard
of. mr ram is a friend of mine, but i don't know his wife from adam. i
have not known from adam your friendmrs jethmalami.
THE OLD ADAM:the natural primitive instincts, without of
morality. the old adam made him knock his enemy down. there are a
large member of mandirs in which are as old as adam.
ADAMANTINE
ADAMANTINE LUSTRE: distinctive. he was a field marshal of
admantine lustre.
ADD
TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY: to harm as well as insult.an abuse
adds insult to injury.
TO ADD FUEL TO FIRE: incite; to worsen matters. she added
fuel to the fire by speaking harshly.
ADDLE
ADDLE BRAINED, ADDLE-HEADED, ADDLE-PATED:barren; empty;
muddled; confused.many addle-headed people manage to get into the
assembly.
ADDLE EGG: proud. shri lal krishan advani is an addle-egg.
ADHERE
ADHERE TO: to stick to. one should adhere to one's principles.
AD HOC
AD HOC: formed for one subject only. from time to time many
ad hoc committes are formed to examine the cost of crops in the
country.
ADIEU
TO BID ADIEU:to take leave. as the rajdhani express whistled
out,i bade my son adieu.
ADO
ADO ABOUT NOTHING: make much; to exaggerate a triflingt matter.
it is a systematic policy of the opposition in parliament as well as
in legislative assembly everywhere in the world to make much ado about
nothing to pull a feather or two form the cap of the party in power.
ADONAIS
ADONAIS: a youth beloved of aphrodite; a beautiful youth.
many an adonais glitters on the market.
ADVANCE
ADVANCE COPY:one sent in advance. this is an advance copy of
our dictionary of physics and chemistry.
ADVANCE,IN:beforehand, in front. please let me have a copy of
your story in advance.
ADVANCE IN LIFE:growing old. as a man advance in life, he
becomes more serious and conscious.
ADDICT
ADDICTED TO: enslaved to a habbit. ram is addicted to liquor.
ADDITION
IN ADDITION TO : further more, as well as. in addition to a
fire, he was sent to prison.
ADMIT
ADMIT OF: admit a person to or into. his conduct admitss of
no extenuation.
ADMIT INTO: to absorb. they have admitted me into their club.
ADDRESS
PAY ONE'S ADDRESS TO : an old fashioned. many men had paid
thier addresses the beautiful beiress.
ADVANTAGE
TO TAKE ADVANTAGE:to avail oneself of. every man likes to
take advantage of his rich relations.
HAVE THE ADVANTAGE: be in a superior position. she stared
blankly at the young man who had addressed her said," you have the
advantage of me". i had the advantage of a first class education.
ADVANTAGE GROUND: superiority in place
AD VERBUM
AD VERBUM: word for word. students generally crammed the
lesson ad verum.
ADVISE
ADVISE: inform. i have advised him by letter, of the loss
of the ship.
AEGIS
UNDER THE AEGIS OF: under the patronage of.a great function
was held under the aegis of the goverment of india to honour vinoba
bhave.
AFFAIR
AFFAIR OF HONOUR:duel. in indo-pak war the indian soldiers
fought in an affair of honour .
AFAR
FROM AFAR:at a great distance. all girls look beautiful from afar.
AFFETTUOSU
AFFETTUOSU:tenderly. as he parted from his father, he
kissed him affettuosu.
AFFILIATE
AFFILIATE WITH:attached with. hans raj college is
affiliated with university of delhi.
AFFILIATE TO: to be a member of. i am affiliated to the
rashtriya sawayamsevak sangh.
AFFIX
AFFIX: addition; placed at the beginning or end. affix a
seal to a document.
AFFRONT
TO OFFER AN AFFRONT TO:to insult. sohan offered an affront
to his mother.
AFFIRMATIVE
IN THE AFFIRMATIVE:equivalent to 'yes'; answering that a
thing is so. always think in affirmative sense.
AFIELD
FOR AFIELD:at a distance. the economic regeneration of our
country is still for a afield.
AFOREHAND
AFOREHAND: beforehand, beforetime. one often knows of
one's death aforehand.
AFTER
AFTER ALL: after all that has happened; everything being
taken into account. after all,what does it matter.after all heis your
father, you must not behave like that.
TO LOOK AFTER: to take care. do not worry i will look after
your son.the mothers should always look after the house.
LOOK BEFORE AND AFTER: to think. we must look before and
after while doing anything.
AFTER ONE'S HEART: such as one loves. this house is not
after my heart.
BE AFTER: to be looking for. the thief knew the police
would be after him. the police are after him.
HANKER AFTER: to go about desperately. an intelligent
person never hanker after a clinical job.
AFTERMATH
AFTERMATH: later consequences, especially unpleasant. the
country is still recovering from the aftermath of the 1962 war. japan
is still suffering from aftermath of atom bomb.
AGAIN
AGAIN AND AGAIN: repeatedly. he commited mistakes again and again.
TIME AND AGAIN: repeatedly. she came to my house time and
again. the teacher explained the problem time and again till every
student understood it.
AS MUCH AGAIN: twice as much; double. she wants ten rupees
and as much again. i cannot sell this book for merely ten rupees; even
if you pay as much again, it will still be below my cost price.
AGAPE
AGAPE: with gaping mouth. china's action in tibet left the
people agape.
AGAINST
BE UP AGAINST IT :to be in a position where one has to deal
with very severe, often apparently impossible difficulties. we have
only just enough money to live on now, and if my husband loses his job
we will really up against it.
AGAINST A RAINY DAY: in preparation for hard day. wise men
always keep some money against a rainy day.
TO RUN AGAINST: to meet by chance. i ran against mohan in
delhi during my last visit.
TO WORK AGAINST TIME: to work kwith a view to finishing it
within a given time. i am asking all the workers of my factory to work
against time for completing the contract before the end of this
month.
AGE
AT AN ADVANCED AGE:very old. his father dies at an advance age.
UNDER AGE:less than eighteen years old. the poor man died at
under age. she canot come into the night club with us because she is
under age.
TO COME OF AGE: to become major; to attain the age of 21.
sita got married whne she came of age.
A GOLDEN AGE: a prosperous period. years 1991 and 1992 were
a golden age for my own's business.
FOR AGES: for a long time. my mother has not written me for ages.
OVER AGE: too old. mohan is over age for goverment employment.
AGENCY
BY THE AGENCY OF : through the help of. by the agency of god
we completed our expedition to the kanchanjanga.
AGITATO
AGITATO:excitedly. you can not win a point by speaking agitato.
AGNUS
AGNUS DEI:lamb of god. a politician is no agnus dei.
AGO
LONG,LONG AGO:many, many years back. long, long ago, there
was a king named ashoka, who sacrificed every thing for the well being
of his society.
AGONY
AGONY COLUMN: the part of a magazine or newpaer dealing with
deaths. yesterday i found the name of my friend mahesh in the agony
column.
AGREE
AGREE TO : he agreed to all the proposals we made.
AGREE WITH: he does not agree with me.
AGREE ON: at last he agreed on to carry to the business jointly.
AGREEABLLE
AGREEABLE TO: suitable. climate of shimla is agreeable to me.
AGOG
ALL AGOG : in a state of excitement. the whole nation was all
agog to have the last glimpse of jawaharalal nehru.
TO BE AGOG: to be eager. the people were agog to see the premier.
AHEAD
TO GO AHEAD: to advance. the present goverment should go ahead
with its plans.
AHORSE BACK
ahorse back: on the back of the horse. napoleion often slept
ahorse back.
AID
IN AID OF: to help with the object of assisting. a concert
will be given in aid of N.D. FUND.
AID AND ABET: to provide help and encouragement in some bad or
illegal activity. his wife aids and abets him in his dishonest deeds.
AIDE-DE-CAMP: an assitant. sh promod mahajan is the political
aide-de-comp to the prime minister.
AIL
AIL AT: objection. what ails him at?
AIM
AIM AT: set one's heart on a thing with the view of securing it;
to make up mind for a definite purpose. he is aiming at the
professor's chair.
TAKE AIM: aun deliberately. she took aim at her boy friend.
AIR
ON THE AIR: broadcast by wireless. the morning news is now on the
air. he is on the air almost everyweek.
TO GIVE ONESELF AIRS: to assume affected manners. he gives himself
airs when he meets members of his staff and his, therefore, very
unpopuplar with them.
IN THE AIR: unsettled;spreading; unformed. we go to delhi on
sunday, but after that all our plans are in the air. many schemes are
in the air.
AIR MINDED: interest in flying. my elder brother is air minded.
TO BUILD CASTLES IN THE AIR: dreamy projects. do not build castles
in the air.
AIR WORTHY: fit to fly. this aeroplane is air worthy.
TO TAKE AIR: to become known . his romance with that girl took air
in no time.
AIR GRIEVANCE: other matter which should be made public . these
grievances were aired in parliament last month.
AIRY: light of heart. many workers are airy and hence cannot be
depended upon.
AN AIR OF ABSURDITY:an appearance of foolishness. mohan is always
having an air of absurdity.
TAKE THE AIR: have an airing. let us go out in the morning and take the air.
AIR AND GRACES: behaviour in which a person acts as if he is better
or more important than others. in spite of all her airs and graces she
had veryfew talent.
CLEAR THE AIR: to make a situation simpler and less tense. the
quarrel had not solved any problems, but at least it had cleared the
air.
AJAR
TO BE AJAR: halp open. when i reached factory, i found the gate ajar.
ALARM
FALSE ALARM: untrue report of disaster. we heard of our house
was burnt down , but it was only a false alarm.
TO TAKE ALARM: to be frightened. a man who always takes alarm
cannot prosper in life.
TO RAISE AN ALARM: to give notice of danger. when the fire broke
out in uphar cinama hall, the people of the locality raised an alarm.
ALARMS AND EXCURSIONS: confused activity. he came back from
holiday straight into the alarms and excursions of a major crisis in
the office.
ALAS
ALAS THE DAY: unhappy day. alas the day whne pandit deendayal
upadhaya lose his life.
ALERT
ON THE ALERT:in a state of awareness; on the watch. all day
the village was on the alert for the prime minister's visit. a
constable should be always on the alert.
ALIVE
TO LOOK ALIVE: to be brisk. even at eighty he looked alive.
ALIVE AND KICKING: vigourous andd active. i am glad to see that
old ben is still active and kicking.
TO BE ALIVE WITH: swarm with. the rivers are alive with boats.
BE ALIVE: be brisk; hurry up. be alive to catch the plane.
ALIGHT
ALIGHT FROM: he alighted from his carriage at the hospital.
ALIGHT ON: the birds alighted on the ridge of my house.
ALL
ALL IN ALL:most powerful, everything; having full control. the
headmaster/principle is all in all in the school.
ALL OVER: covering the entire surface; everywhere. the ground was
all over snow.
ALL THE SAME: alike; nevertheless. men are all the same. the
doctor did his best for the patient; all the same he died.
ALL AND SUNDRY: every one without any distinction; individually
and collectively. high education is not for all and sudry, it should
be open to really brilliant few. the law applies to all and sundry.he
gave a feast to all and sundry when he was successful at the B.A.
examination.
ALL FOR THE BEST:all for the ultimate.
IF HER HUSBAND HAS LEFT HER: it is probably all for the best.
ALL OVER THE PLACE: in many directions. his work takes him all
over the place.
ALL TO NO PURPOSE: without success. he worked day and night to
pass the B.A. examination, but all to no purpose.
TO ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES: practically. to all intents and
purposes, our vice principal, but all to no purpose.
ALLA BREVE: in quick common time. i must achieve myu goal alla breve.
ALL AND SOME: one and all. all and some attended the meeting of
our newly elected prime minister.
ALL CHEERING: give cheerfulnes to alll. basat function was an all
cheering function.
ALL FIRED: infernal . it was an all-fired battle.
ALL IN: everything included. all in, we were ten people against hundred.
ALL OF A SUDDEN: suddenly. his father expired all of a sudden.
ALL OUT: at full power or speed. i rode all out to catch the plane in time.
ALL OVER WITH: finished; done with. in five minutes it was all
over with her.
ALL ROUNDER: able in various walks of life.ram is an all rounder,
well up both in studeis and in game.
ALL'S ONE: it is just the same. it's all one, whether you go or stay.
ALL TO ONE: altogether. all to one, there were four hundred souls.
ALL THROUGH: every part. the mechanic has looked all through his car.
ALL ALONG: all the time, from the beginning. he has known , all
along. that i hate him.
ALL AT ONCE: suddenly. all at once there was a tremendous crash.
ALL THERE:mentally alert and fit; completely same. the poor pld man
doesnot seem to be all there. till the end he was all there.
ALL ROUND: having ability in many departments. ram lal is all round
sportsman.
ALL BUT:all except, almost but not altogether. the elections are but over.
ALL UP WITH: at an end with; beyond any hope for. the ship was
sinking every minute, so it was all up with it.
AT ALL: in the least degree or to the least extend possible. sohan
did not make any effort at all to help himself.
FOR ALL: not withstanding. my brother failed for all the effort he
made and money he spent.
FOR GOOD AN ALL: finally. raghav intend leaving delhi for good and all.
ONCE FOR ALL:once and once only ; finally. once for all , i request
you to leave this place.
WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE: after all. when all is said and done,
life is very difficult for the common man today.
ALLOT a thing to a person. this shop is alloted to me.
ALLOW
ALLOW FOR: take into consideration. we must allow for the train
being late it is always.
ALLOW ME: formula in offering service. allow me to give you a
little drink.
ALLOWANCE
TO MAKE ALLOWANCE FOR: allow for. you must make allowance for
the rainy day.
ALMIGHTY
ALMIGHT DOLLAR: money. the almight dollar rules the world today.
ALONG
ALL ALONG: constantly. all along you had been saying that
you want to go to america for higher studies and now when the
opportunities has risen , you decline to do so.
ALONG WITH: in the company of. next time whne i go to PM
house i shall take my wife along with me.
ALOOF
KEEP ALOOF: stay away. keep aloof from suresh as he is a selfish man
ALPHA
ALPHA AND OMEGA: beginning and end. money is not alpha and
omega of a good writer. truth is alpha and omega of a education.
ALTAR
TO LEAD TO ALTAR: marry. mamatama gandhi ked kasturba to altar.
ALTERNATIVE: having no choice. the judge has no alternative,
but to sentence the umderer to hang.
ALLUDE
ALLUDE TO: a statement; an occurence; a person. this is not
the man to whom i allude. the circumstance he alluded to is well
known.
AMAZON
AMAZON: a manlike; warlike; energetic; strong woman. he had
always pictured her as small and faminine and was surprised when she
turned out to a tall, blomnde amazon.
AMBROSIA
AMBROSIA: food of the gods that conferred everlasting youth
and beauty. todays food is no ambrosia.
AMEND
TO MAKE AMENDS:to compensate; to do something to improve the
situtation after doing something wrong, stupid.fhe gave her a present
to make amends for his rudeness .the teacher advised ravi to make
amends for his conduct.
AMID
AMID: amid danger. this book was written amidst many interruptions.
AMISS
TO TAKE AMISS: take offence at. he took me amiss when i
refused him the loan. i was anxious that you should not take my words
amiss.
NOT AMISS: nothing wrong about it. to reprimand an erring
child sometimes is not amiss.
AMUCK
RUN AMUCK:become mad. the constable ran amuch and shot down
six fellow policemen.
ANALYSIS
IN THE FINAL ANALYSIS: when a problem or situation has been
simplified so that only the essentials are left to be considered. the
political situation in this coutry is extremely complex, but is the
final analysis it appears to be a struggle between the goverment and
the opposition.
ANCHOR
COME TO ANCHOR:met, stop , halt. the old lady wandered
round the room , and finally came to anchor opposite george.
ANCHOR OFF: a place, cast anchor near the place.
AT ANCHOR: anchored. the ship is at anchor in the harbour,
sita is anchor at home.
TO CAST ANCHOR: to let down the anchor, to come to a halt.
the ship cast the anchor in the port.
WEIGH ANCHOR: to take up the anchor. the ship weighed
anchor and sailed away.
ANCIENT
THE ANCIENT OF DAYS: god. a man who trusts in the ancient
of days. generally succeeds in life.
AND
TRY AND COME:try to come. please try and come to attend
the birthday-party.
TWO AND TWO: by twos. please enter the house two and two.
MILES AND MILES: many miles. he had to walk miles and
miles to reach the station.
BOOKS AND BOOKS: many different kinds of books. in this
shop there are books and books.
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ANGEL
VISIT LIKE ANGELS: rare visits. your visits are like angels.
ANGEL OF DEATH: messenger of death. small box is the angel of death.
AN ANGEL OF MERCY: a person who appears when they are
particularly needed; bringing help. just when we were beginning to
feel really thirsty, mrs kaul appeared ,an angel of mercy with a pot
of tea.
ON THE SIDE OF THE ANGELS:basically agreeing with accepted
ideas of what is good and bad. for most of the book suresh appears to
be criminal, but in the last few chapters he proves to be on the side
of the angels after all.
ANGLE
BROTHER OF THE ANGLE: angler. ashok is a brother of the angle.
ANIMAL
ANIMAL SPIRITS: cheerful and full of life. the child is full
of animal spirits.
ANON
EVER AND AMON: every now and them. vikram comes to my house
ever and amon.
ANSWER
ANSWER FOR: be resposible.every man must answer for his action to god.
ANSWER TO: have; to show sings of accepting as one's name .
our dog answers to the name of papi.
ANSWER BACK: retort ; to anser one who expects silence
submission. if i scold the boy, he always answers back, the leaderwas
angry when the child she was scolding answered her back.
ANSWER THE CALL OF NATURE: to defecate. everyday we have
answer the call of nature.
KNOW ALL THE ANSWERS: to be in complete command of a situation
and perfectly able to deall with any development. akashis the perfect
person to organise the group as he knows all the answers.
ANY
AT ANY RATE: in any case. i must meet you today at any rate.
ANY ONE: any body. the question is so simple that any one can solve it.
ANY AMOUNT OF: a great deal of. you willl have no difficulty
in buying yellow velvet as there is any amount of it on sale in the
shops.
ANY DAY: in any circumstances. i would rather employ you than
suresh any day.
ANY OLD HOW: without any special care. this dark is always
terribly untidy because he just throws papers and letters into it any
old how.
LIKE ANYTHING: very strongly or energetically, very much. as
soon as he was out of sight he took to his heels and ran like
anything.
NOT TO GET ANYWHERE: to make no progress. i do not seem to be
getting anywhere in this discussion.
ANYTHINGARIAN
ANYTHINGARIAN:one with no beliefs in particular. modern
woman is an anythingarian. anythingarian is a modern cult now-a-days.
APART
TO SET APART: devote. you must be set apart one hour daily
for yoga.
TAKE APART: to deal with or criticise severely. if you
hard in work like that , the principal will take you apart.
TELL APART: to recognise the difference between; to
distinguish . you can not tell the twins apart.
APE
APES IN HELL,LEADS:feigned to be the lot of old maids in
after life. the old maid will bad apes in hell.
GOD'S APE: a born fool. ram is a god's ape.
TO PUT AN APE IN ONE'S HOOD: to make a fool of. don't put
an ape in your hood.
A-PER-SE
A-PER-SE: anything unique in excellence. qutab minar a-per-se.
APEX
ON THE APEX: culminating point. during his last years of
life, lal bhahadur shastri is stood on the apex.
APOGEE
APOGEE: culmination. the member of parliament has reached
the apogee of his career.
APOLOGY
AN APOLOGY FOR: an example of poor quality of. that is
rather an apology for an essay as do it again.
A POSTERIORI
A POSTERIORI: applies to reasoning form experience; from
effect to cause. life is a battle to posteriori.
APOSTLE
APOSTLE OF : advocate of. he is apostle of music.
APOSTLE OF PEACE : one who preaches peace. mahatma gandhi
was an apostle of peace.
APPEAR
APPEAR FOR: represent legally or officially. sir ashok k c
appeared for the plaintiff.
TO ALL APPEARANCES: to the eye of outwardly. he was to all
appearances a gentleman.
APPEARANCE
KEEP UP APPEARANCES: to keep up an outward show; to behave
in such a way as to hide the truth from other peole. mohan has not
much money but he buy expensive clothes in order to keep up
apperances.
PUT IN AN APPEARANCE: to appear in person only for a
short time. i will put in an appearance at the beginning of the
meeting.
TO ALL APPEARANCES: outwardly; judging by. kailash is to
all appearances a happy man.
APPLE
AN APPLE OF ONE'S EYE: very dear,loved and prised
intensely. her son was the apple of her eye.sudher is always with his
father. he seems to be an apple of his father's eye.
APPLE OF DISCORD:cause of quarrel/dispute.the front seat
in the class-room has always been an apple of discord money is an
apple of discord between two brothers.
APPLE OF SODOM OR DEAD SEA APPLE: a fruit described by
the ancients as fair to look upon but turning to ashes when touched.
politics is an apple of sodom. fame is dead sea apple.
AN APPLE-PIE BED: a bed made up in such a waay as to be
impossible to get inot becuase the top sheet is doubled. the children
made their mother an apple-pie bed.
IN APPLE-PIE ORDER: neat and tidy; with everything in its
correct place. his table si always in apple pie order.
UPSET THE APPLE CART: to throw all plans into confusion;
obstruct progress. present elections upset the apple cart of the
ruling party.
APPLY
APPLY FOR: make request( for employment). mohan has
applies for a clerical post.
APPLY TO : make formal request(for help). he has applied
to the banker for a loan.
TO APPLY ONESELF: to devote. the teacher advised the
students to apply themseves to studies.
APPOINTMENT
TO FIX UP AN APPOINTMENT: to fix up an engagement with
a person at a particular time. please fix up an appointment with the
minister,before you can see him.
TO KEEP AN APPOINTMENT: to appear in time at a fixded
place. good persons always keep their appointment.
APPRENTICESHIP
TO SERVE APPRENTICESHIP:to undergo the training of
apprenticeship . you must serve apprenticeship with a guru to learn
music.
APPROACH
APPROACH STROKE OR APPROACH SHOT : means of approach
to highly influential people . bribe is an approach shot anywhere. i
enjoy an approach stroke to the cabinet minister.
A PRIORI
A PRIORI: reasoning from cause to effect. goods ends
must be achieved good means, a priori.
APPROVE
APPROVE OF: pronounce or consider good or satisfactory,
agree to. what right minded man can approve of fraud even in little
things.
APRON
TIED TO ONE'S MOTHER APRON-STRINGS:met, humiliatingly;
beyond as a child to its mother. the poor fellow has been tied to his
mother's apron strings all his life.
ARAB
STREET-ARAB:homeless boy and girl. our india is full of
street arabs.
ARBOR
ARBOR DAY: a day set apart for the planting of trees.
india celebrate its arbor day in the monsoons.
ARCHITECT
TO BE THE ARCHITECT OF: maker. sh ambadkar was the
architect of our indian constitutio. a truly great man is the
architect of his destiny.
ARGUE
TO ARGUE INTO : to persuade towards a course of action.
what ever arguments you may give him, he is not going to be argued
into your sentiments.
TO ARGUE IT AWAY : to get rid of reasoning. poverty in the
country cannot be argued away.
TO ARGUE ONE OUT OF : to satisfy by reasoning against. one
cannot argue a drunkard out of his cup.
ARM
ARM IN ARM :interlinked. china and pakistan work arm in arm.
AT ARM'S LENGTH :at sufficient distance,avoid
familiarity.i will keep myself at an arm's length from bad boys.he
held the picture at arm's length.
ARMED EYE: the aided eye; opposed to the naked eye. you
can see more stars in the sky with armed eye than with the naked eye.
ARMS RACE: competition among nations in building armaments.
these is an arms race between the india and the pakistan.
THE ARM OF THE LAW: the power and authority of the police
force. although the criminal moved to another state, the long arm of
the low soon caught up with him.
BE UP IN ARMS : to be very angry and make a great protest.
communist party is up in arms about the decision of the T.D.P. to
support B.J.P on confidence motion in parliament.
BEAR ARMS: serve as a soldier. when war is on. all patriots
bear arms.
KEEP AT ARMS LENGTH: to avoid becoming too friendly with.
sita keeps her new neighbours at arm's length.
LAY DOWN ONE'S ARM:to surrender; to stop fighting. japan and
germany laid down arms in the second world war.
IN ARMS: carried as a child. geeta carried her child in arms.
RIGHT ARM:main support or help. in bal bharati public school
the prefects are the principal's right arm.
SECULAR ARMS: civil authority. the secular arms of india is
ganngrened.
TAKE UP ARMS: to resort to fight; to become actively involved
in a dispute. the people of the village took up arms to force the
local council to build a by-pass.
TWIST ARM: to make do something. do you want a drink? well,
if you twisting my arm, i will have a glass of lashshi.
WITH OPEN ARMS: very dearly. roberts received his old class
fellow with open arms.
KING OF ARMS: chief herald.shastri was the king of arms in politics.
UNDER ARMS: in military profession. thousands of men are under arms.
ARMOUR
ARMOUR-CLAD: clad in armour. sohan and mohan fought each
other,armour clad.
ART
A FINE ART: to be an operation or practice requiring
craftsmanship. diplomacy is a fine art.
ART AND PART: design and execution. we have no art and part
in this affair.
BLACK ART:magic. he earns his living through black art.
ARTICLE
ARTICLE OF FAITH: binding points. what are your articles of
faith in this war of burning houses?
IN THE ARTICLES OF DEATH: at the point of death. sarita found
her beloved friend in the articles of death.
OF GREAT ARTICLE: of great importance. bhagvad geeta is a book
of great article. vivekanand ji was man of great article.
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ARTISTIC
ARTISTIC TEMPERAMENT: the emotional and capricious temperament
ascribed to artists. we cannot depend on a man of artistic temperament
to keep his promises.
ARTY-CRAFTY
ARTY-CRAFTY: self-consciously artistic. modern painters
are arty-crafty.
AS
AS IT WERE: so to speak. lal bahadur shastri was a great man;
as it were , a lord of this parliament.
AS YET: up to the moment. ramesh has not arrived home as yet.
ASHES
THE ASHES: the trophy, for which test matchers between
australia and england at cricket are played.
REDUCE TO ASHES: completely destroyed by fire. in less than
an hour the whole building was reduced to ashes.
SACK CLOTH AND ASHES: symbol of repentance. the defeated
teams do not wear sack cloth and ashes.
TO BRING BACK THE ASHES:to wipe out defeat. indian cricketers
did their best to bring back the ashes from australia.
TO LAY IN ASHES: to burn to the ground. the whole factory lay in ashes.
ASIDE
ASIDE FROM:apart from. he has a big bank balance, aside from
his landed properties.
ASIDE TO SET: to quash. the supreme court set aside the
presidential ordinance.
ASLEEP
BE ASLEEP: to be numb,becuase of pressure on a nerve. my foots asleep.
ASTRAY
GO ASTRAY: wonder from the right. he has gone astray in his statement.
AT
AT A LOSS: to be puzzled. i am at a loss to understand what
made you to go to ramesh's house.
AT A STAND STILL:with any further movement. the talks of
lectures of kiroro mal college are again at a stand still.
AT DAGGERS DRAWN: extremely bitter enmity. ram and shyan are at
daggers drawn now-a-days.
AT FAULT: in the wrong. when you say youare not familiar with
the problem , you are at fault.
AT HOME IN: fully acquinted. naresh is fully at home in mathematics.
AT LARGE: unrestrained. so called political leader was at large
when the police made vain efforts to catch him.
AT LIBERTY: face to do anything. chief minister of a state is
always at liberty.
AT THE BOTTOM OF : the source of. ISI is at the bottom of the
conspiracy against the india.
AT THE TOP OF :with maximum force. seeing the lion he shouted
at the top of his voice.
ATOMIC
ATOMIC WARFARE: war using atomic weapon. there is no danger
of atomic warfare between india and pakistan.
ATTEND
ATTEND TO: pay attention to. students must attend to their studies.
ATTENDANCE
TO DANCE ATTENDANCE ON: to attend to the convenience of.
the l.d.c dance attendance on the superintendent.
ATTENTION
PAY ATTENTION: attend to. please pay attention to your job.
AVAIL
TO AVAIL OF : to have, to benefit there from.you must avail
of this golden chance.
AVANT
avant garde: vanguard; poineets. today we do not have any
avant-garde in politics.
AWAKE
TO BE AWAKE TO: to be fully aware of. the present govt. of
the country is awake to all the danger that the nation is facing
today.
AWAY
AWAY WITH :go. away with you.
TO MAKE AWAY WITH:kill. the enemy made away with all the
members of the family.
DO AWAY WITH: abolish; kill. the parliament did away with the
britsh laws.
EXPLAIN AWAy:explain so as to make the thing as not to exist.
the goverment is trying to explain away the assassination of me lal
bahabur shastri.
FALLAWAY: go on; proceed without further delay. please
fallaway the work assigned to you.
ONCE IN A WAY: now and then; occasionally.sh madan ji comes to
see me once in a way.
AWE AWE-INSPIRING: fearsome. the personality of king is awe inspiring.
AWARY
TO LOOK AWARY: to look askance. do not look awary at girls.
TO GO AWARY: to go astray. many a young man goes awary.
WALK AWARY: to go wrong. many things are likely to walk awary in life.
AXE
AXE TO GRIND: a personal interest,some selfish interest to
serve.mr K.C aggarwal went to see the District Inspector of schools at
Meerut because he had an axe to grind.
ramesh had no axe to grind and was, therefore, just and strained
circumstances and was struggling for a living.
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