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IDIOMS AND PHRASES

• Chip of the old block – just like the father; Bhd firk ds tSlk
His child is chip of the old block.

• Flesh and blood – human beings; euq";

A flesh and blood is never happy in life.

• In cold blood – deliberately; tku&cw>dj

He killed his wife in cold blood.
• In hot blood – under excitement; mÙkstuk@vkosx esa
He killed his wife in hot blood.

• Blood and iron – relentless use of force; vuojr cyç;ksx

Hitler mastered Germany through blood and iron.
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• Biped Animal with two-feet.

• Black Box An apparatus which records the fight

data of an aeroplane and is also a voice
recorder.

• Black binding Kidnapping for selling into slavery.

• Blasphemy Contemptuous talk about sacred things
or God.
Or
Talk without respect of something
sacred or holy.

• Bliss Perfect happiness.

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Synonyms: Contrariety, Contrariness, Difference (in

accounts), Difference (in statements),
Disagreement, Discordance, Inconsistency,
Variance.

Antonyms: Accordance, Agreement, Concordance,

Concurrence, Fitness, Harmony, Union,
Unison, Unity.
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Synonyms: Doubtful, Equivocal, Uncertain, Unclear,

Unreliable, Untrustworthy.

Antonyms: Certain, Clear, Cocksure, Manifest, Plain,

Positive, Sure, Undoubted, Undoubtful.
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Synonyms: Branch away from, Conflict, Deviate, Differ,

Digress, Disagree, Dissent, Diverse, Divide,
Fork, Part, Separate, Split, Spread, Stray, Turn
away from, Vary, Wander.

Antonyms: Converge, Agree, Join, Come, together, Meet,

Gather, Approach, Coincide, Merge, Focus,
Concur, Concentrate.
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