English Grammar: Idioms Part 2
English Grammar: Idioms Part 2
- A bolt from the blue : Unexpected incident
- A chip on your shoulder : Being upset for something that happened in past
- A slap on the wrist : Very mild punishment
- A stone through : Short distance
- A wolf in sheep clothing : A person who cannot be trusted
- Add fuel to the fire : To worsen a situation
- Against the clock : As fast as possible before a deadline
- All Greek to me : Something which cannot be understood
- An arm and a leg : Very expensive
- An axe to grind : To have dispute with someone
- At one's wit's end : Not knowing what to do
- At sixes and sevens : In utter disorder
- At the drop a hat : Showing readiness
- At the eleventh hour : At the last moment
- Baker's dozen : Thirteen
- Beat a dead horse : To force an issue that has already ended
- Beating around the bush : Avoiding the main topic
- Bite your tongue : To avoid talking
- Blue moon : A rare event
- Burn one's fingers : Get oneself into trouble
- Burn the candle at both ends : Exhaust ones physical or mental resources by over work
- Call a spade a spade : Speak frankly
- Cock and bull story : Unbelievable story
- Come off with flying colors : Highly successful
- Cry over split milk : Regret over past action
- Dark horse : Unexpected winner
- Dutch courage : Courage shown after become drunk
- Eat humble pie : Become humble after ill luck
- Fish in trouble water : Make profit when others in trouble
- Flesh and blood : To refer someone's family
- Get your walking papers : To be fired
- Good Samaritan : Person helping others without any expectation
- Greasing the palm : Bribing
- Head over heals : With great joy
- Hold your horse : Be patient
- In high spirit : Very happy
- Keep body and soul together : Money in order to live comfortably
- Keep the wolf from the door : Avoid starvation
- Kick the bucket : Die
- Leave no stone upturned : Do everything one can
- Lend an ear to : Listen patiently
- Let sleeping dogs lie : Not to restart a dispute
- Let the cat out of the bag : Make something public
- Like a chicken with its head cut off : To act madly
- Make both ends meet : Struggle to live with limited income
- Mum's the word : Close one's mouth and utter no word
- Nip in the bud : To prevent something from developing
- On the fence : Something yet to be decided
- Over the top : Exorbitant
- Pick up your ears : Pay attention
- Pipe down : To shut up or be quiet
- Queer fish : Strange person
- Queer the pitch : Ruin a plan
- Sell for a song : At a very low price
- Smell a rat : To sense a danger in advance
- Southpaw : Left handed person
- Storm in tea cup : Unimportant event
- Swan song : Last performance
- Tie the knot : To get married
- Till the cows come home : Very late
- To keep one's eyes : To be extremely watchful
- To steal someone's thunder : Claim someone's achievement
- Tongue in cheek : A harmless joke
- Use your loaf : Act sensibly
- Wet blanket : Useless person
Agra Fort .
Ajanta Caves .
Ancient Buddhist Site, Sarnath, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh .
Bhitarkanika Conservation Area .
Buddhist Monastery Complex, Alchi, Leh, known as Alchi Chos-kor .
Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi .
Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park .
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus formerly Victoria Terminus .
Churches and Convents of Goa .
Churchgate - Extension to Mumbai CST .
Desert National Park .
Dholavira: a Harappan City, Gujarat, Disstt, Kachchh .
Elephanta Caves .
Ellora Caves .
Excavated Remains at Nalanda .
Fatehpur Sikri .
Golconda Fort, Hyderbad, Andhra Pradesh .
Great Himalayan National Park .
Great Living Chola Temples .
Group of Monuments at Hampi .
Group of Monuments at M...
The IIfa Awards were held at the MetLife Stadium in New York on July 15. The awards were announced among which singers Kanika Kapoor and Tulsi Kumar. Alia Bhatt was awarded the Style Icon Award. .
list of the IIFA 2017 winners .
Best Film : Neerja.
Best Director : AnirudhRoy Chaudhary for Pink.
Best Actor (Male) : Shahid Kapoor for Udta Punjab.
Best Actor (Female) : Alia Bhatt for Udta Punjab.
Best Actor in Supporting Role (Female) : Shabana Azmi for Neerja.
Best Actor in Supporting Role (Male) : Anupam Kher for MS Dhoni: The Untold Story.
Best Debutant (Female) : Disha Patani for M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story.
Best Debut (Male) : Diljit Dosanjh for Udta Punjab.
Best Lyricist : Amitabh Bhattacharya for the song Channa Mere Ya from Ae Dil Hai Mushkil.
Best Playback Singer (Male) : Amit Mishra for Ae Dil Hai Mushkil.
Best Playback Singer (Fe...
Functions of Blood Supply of oxygen to tissues (red cells).
Supply of nutrients such as glucose, amino acids, and fatty acids.
Removal of waste such as carbon dioxide, urea, and lactic acid.
Immunological functions, including circulation of white blood cells, and detection of foreign material by antibodies.
Coagulation, the response to a broken blood vessel, the conversion of blood from a liquid to a semisolid gel to stop bleeding.
Messenger functions, including the transport of hormones and the signaling of tissue damage.
Regulation of core body temperature.
Hydraulic functions.
There are four main blood groups blood group A – has A antigens on the red blood cells with anti-B antibodies in the plasma.
blood group B – has B antigens with anti-A antibodies in the plasma.
blood group O – has no antigens, but both anti-A and anti-B antibodies in the plasma.
blood grou...
