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IDIOMS
FOR CLASS - X
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Idiom

Meaning

To Back out of
something

To withdraw from an
agreement

TO Beat about
the Bush

To go around the
topic in order to
avoid the point.

To break the Ice

TO break the
Silence, OR To start
the conversation.

Sindhi MeaningUsage
If you have made
and agreement,

you should not try

to back it out of it.

Dont beat about

the bush, come
straight forward.

Every body was
silent till the Aslam
entered the room
and broke the ice.

A Black sheep

By fits and starts. Not regularly

In Black and
White.

In writing

Bone of
contention

Cause of riots Or
quarrels

At a loss

Not Knowing what to

do.

A wild Goose
chase

An enterprise which
will not succeed

A Bad character

Every community
has a black sheep.
You will never

succeed if you work

by fits and starts.

What ever you

want to say, give

men in black and
white.

Kashmir issue is the

bone of contention
between Pakistan
and India.

I misplaced the Key
and I was at a loss,
how I would open
the door.

The old man ran

after the boy, but it
.proved to be a wild
goose chase.

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At Large

Free or not confined

The escaped thief

is still at large.

To cry over spilt

milk

To grieve something
uselessly.

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Day in and day

out

Daily

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To end in smoke

TO have no result

Hard day in and

day out.
All the schemes of
your friends ended
in smoke

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Far and wide

Over a Large area

His fame is spread

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Fish out of water To feel

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for your success.

Good students work

far and wide.

uncomfortable or un
easy

In the absence of
her son she felt like
a fish out of water

To have a bone to To have a grievance

about something
pick with some
one.

Aslam is always
trying to have a

To have the LionsTo take the biggest

or best share of
share

The ladder of the
dacoits received

something.

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Dont cry over spilt

Milk, but try again

Its a high time

The Moment has

already come

bone to pick with

his cousin.

Lions share of the

stolen property.

Its high time to

start the study,

because,
examination will
begin in the next
month.

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Kith and kin

Close relations and

friends

He helped his kith

and kin with his
own money.

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An apple of an
eye

Very sweet person or

thing

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To make Both
ends meet

To live within ones

income.

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her mothers eye.

The poor peon can

hardly make both
ends meet.

To make the most To take the fullest

advantage
of
TO make ones
mouth water

She is an apple of

To cause some one

to desire something
intensely

You must make the

most of the most

period of your
youth.
The sweet dish was
enough to make
aslams mouth
water.

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To nip in the Bud To stop evil in the

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ODDs and ENDs

Small articles
without much value

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To Kick up a row

To make noise or
disturbance

early stage.

You must nip your

bad habits in the
bud.
There are many
odds and ends in
his shop.
My younger brother
is very polite so he
never kicks up a
row.

To poke ones
nose into

To interfere

To put into
practice

To carry out in deeds

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To save
something for
rainy day

To keep for future

We must save

necessity which may some money for a

arise
rainy day.

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To see eye to eye To agree with. To

have same option
with some one

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To shed
crocodiles tears

To weep not in real

sorrow

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To take to task

To rebuke

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You should not poke

your nose on the
affairs of others

What ever good

things you have

learnt, you should

put them into
practice.

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To turn a deaf ear To pay no attention

to
to

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To turn over a
new leaf

To make a new start

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To Wind up

To bring to an end

I usually see eye to

eye with my friend
in every matter.

When her mother in

law died, she shed
crocodiles tears

He was taken to
task for his

absence
Aslam turned deaf
ear to his fathers
advice
After release from
prison, he has
turned over a new
leaf of life.

I intend to wind up
my business and go
to Karachi

With flying
colours

With great success

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With heart and

soul

With keen interest

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With high hand

Cruelly (or)
disregarding the
feelings of others

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Under ones nose Immediately with in

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My younger brother
has passed his
examinations with
flying colours

Javed puts his heart

and soul in his

studies.
He crushed the
rebellion with a
high hand

reach

You dont have to

Ulfat Soomro
M.A (Hons) English Literature
M.Phil Sindhi literature
M.Ed

go far, because it is
under your nose

IDIOMS FOR CLASS XI

1. ABC: Basic Knowledge.
Hanif doesnt know even the ABC of Matehmatics
2. A Bone oF Conetention.
15. At the Eleventh Hour : At the last time.
It is better to remember God at the eleventh hour.

32. By fits and starts : Irregularly.

Those who work by fits and start seldom succeed.

33. Cat and dog life: full of quarrel:

Today in about every family even brothers are having cat and dog life.
34. Crocodiles Tears: Fake tears.
One can shed crocodile tears over enemys death.
35. Far and wide: every where.
The Parents of Lucy Gray shouted far and wide
48. TO Beat about the bush : To talk irrelevant
Say straight what you know, dont beat about the bush

49. To Break the ice: To Break the Silence.

The whole class was silent till Karim entertained and broke the ice.

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16.Dark Horse _ A person with Hidden Qualities.
He Proved himself a dark horse by winning first Prize.

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1. ABC (Basic Knowledge) He does not know even the ABC of Chemistry.
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42. Hard handed (clever): successful businessmen must be Hard-Handed in their

business.
43. Hit the Hay (to go to bed) I am going to hit the hay because I am very tired.
44. Harping on String: (Speak of the same thing repeatedly) careless people
always harp on one string because they do not care about time.
45. Impunity ( with freedom from punishment) It was his luck that he got
impunity from the King.
46. In Black and White (in written) The agreement was put in black and white.