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BAHRIA COLLEGE ANCHORAGE ISLAMABAD

CAMBRIDGE SECTION

VOCABULARY WORKSHEET

Class: SR I Subject: English

Name: _______________________ Date: _______________

Directions: Use the following idiomatic expressions in meaningful

sentences, meanings are given for your convenience.
1) To turn blind eye to: to ignore something that you know is wrong
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2) To turn a deaf ear to: To ignore or refuse to listen to someone or something
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3) To lead a dog’s life: To lead a life that is difficult, unpleasant, or boring.

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4) To smell a rat: to recognize that something dishonest is happening.

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5) To turn down an offer: to reject an offer

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6) Like a cat on hot bricks: To be anxious and unable to sit still or relax.
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7) Let sleeping dogs lie: to ignore a problem because trying to deal with it could cause an even
more difficult situation
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8) To turn over a new leaf: to start behaving in a better way

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9) Under the table: to secretly do something that is illegal and dishonest

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10) Having a feather in one’s cap: an achievement to be proud of

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11) To get a cold feet: loss of courage/failure of confidence/to hesitate a lot

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12) To smell a rat: to recognize that something is not as it appears to be or that something
dishonest is happening
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13) Break out: something that begins suddenly

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14) A thick skin: the ability to ignore criticism from others and insults
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15) To grease one’s palms: Give someone money in exchange for a favour; also, bribe someone.

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16) Sweating like a pig: to sweat a lot

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17) A turncoat: one who switches to an opposing side or party; specifically : traitor
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18) Foot the bill: to pay for something, esp. something expensive
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19) Tighten your belt: To reduce, restrict, or limit one's budget/ to spend less money than you
did before because you have less money
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20) Under a cloud: under suspicion/to become out of favour/ to be in trouble

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PHRASAL VERBS
Directions: Use the following phrasal verbs in meaningful sentences, meanings
are given for your convenience.
1) Pass away: to die, expire, lose one’s life
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2) Pass out: suddenly become unconscious, give something to each person in
group, officially complete course at military
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3) Turn up: arrive, be found after being lost, happen unexpectedly
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4) Give away: give something freely as a gift or donation, reveal the true identity of
someone.
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5) Give up: cease making an effort; admit defeat, to quit
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6) Call off: cancel an event or agreement, abandon
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7) Call in: visit a place/person, ask someone to discuss something
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8) Ask after: to ask for information about someone, to inquire about another person's
wellbeing
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9) Argue for: give reasons or cite evidence in support of an idea, action, or theory
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10) Argue against: to make a case against someone or something; to oppose the choice
of someone or something in an argument
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11) Break down: suddenly cease to function; cease to continue; collapse
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12) Back up: provide support for someone or something; make a spare copy of data or a
disk
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13) Answer back: to reply to someone especially in a rude way; to react to criticism by
arguing or explaining
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14) Bounce back: to return quickly to a normal condition after a difficult situation or
event; recover
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15) Bring down upon: to make something bad happen to someone, especially to yourself
or to people connected with you
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