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Decked up Meaning: put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive Example:
When the consultation began in the evening, the mausoleum of former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on
the Marina was decked up with flowers 2. Doing the rounds Meaning: to be passed from one person to
another Example: Since morning, the talk doing the rounds was that Mr. Panneerselvam would come
out with a statement on the merger after Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Thursday
announced the government’s move to constitute a commission of inquiry, one of the two demands that
the AIADMK (PTA) had been raising. 3. Put off Meaning: an evasive reply, to delay doing something,
especially because you do not want to do it Example: The “strong stand” taken by leaders, including
former Minister K.P. Munusamy, was said to have prompted Mr. Panneerselvam to put off a decision on
the merger. Mr. Munusamy was not available for comment 4. Takes a beating Meaning: to be damaged
because of performing badly or being criticized Example: Vishal Sikka quits as Infosys CEO, shares take a
beating 5. Turn up/on the heat Meaning: to use force to persuade someone to do something; to
increase the pressure on someone to do something Example: Management is turning the heat up to
increase production. The teacher really turned up the heat on the students by saying that everyone
would be punished if the real culprit was not found. 6. Rip apart Meaning: to destroy something
completely Example: The nine judge bench of the supreme court on Thursday ripped apart its own