*Today's Idioms:*
*1. Bolt Upright:*
(Quite Upright)
He sat Bolt Upright.
*2. To Break the Ice:*
(To Commence a Conversation)
He wanted to break the ice on that topic.
*3. Bridge Over:*
(Make a Passage when the way is Obstructed)
It is not Easy to Bridge over an arm of the sea.
*4. Bring a Person to His Knees:*
(Force a Person to Submit)
By Securing a Close Alliance with Russia Churchill succeeded in Bringing Hitler to his knees.
*5. A Burning Question:*
(A Question Demanding Solution)
Kashmir is a Burning Question of the day.
*6. By Fits and Starts:*
(Spasmodically)
He Works By Fits and Starts and Doesn't apply himself Steadily.
*7. Once in a Blue Moon:*
(Rarely)
He smokes once in a Blue moon.
*8. A Blue Stocking:*
(A woman who affects literary taste)
No One Considers her a Scholar she is just a blue stocking.
*9. To Get at the Bottom of:*
(To Find Out a Truth)
The Police wanted to get at the bottom of the secret.
*10. One's Bottom Dollar:*
(One's Last Coin)
I would have parted with my bottom dollar to relieve her.
#css #pms #pcs #fpsc #ppsc #spsc #kppsc #mpt #mptprepration #gk #onepapermcqs #mcqs #FIA #ASF #UPSC #noa #worldtimes #worltimesinstitute #csspreparation #csstricks #CSSExam #css2024 #csspreparation #cssessay #mod #essay #csp #csslectures #csspakistan
No comments:
Post a Comment