English Grammar: Idioms Part 2 English Grammar: Idioms Part 2


English Grammar: Idioms Part 2English Grammar: Idioms Part 2



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  • 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
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Kerala Womens Commission

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The Kerala Women's Commission is a statutory body constituted under Section 5 of The Kerala Women's Commission Act, 1990. According to the Act, the Commission was constituted to improve the status of women in the State of Kerala and to inquire into unfair practices affecting women and for the matters connected therewith or incidental thereto (The Kerala Women's Commission Act, 1990). .


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This ist of words used to represent the noises of animals. Animal Sound .
Ape Gibbers .
Ass Brays .
Bear Growl .
Bee Buzzes .
Beetle Drones .
Bird Hums,Sings .
Boar Screams .
Cat Meow .
Cow Moo .
Deer Bells .
Dog Barks .
Dolphin Clicks .
Donkey Brays .
Dove Coos .
Duck Quacks .
Eagle Screams .
Elephant Trumpets .
Falcon Chants .
Frog Croak .
Goat Bleat .
Horse Neigh .
Lion Roar .
Mouse Squeak .
Pig Oink .
Snake Hiss .
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Minerals .

Antimony : Punjab, Karnataka.
Bauxite : Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Bihar.
Chromite : Orissa, Maharashtra.
Coal : Jharkhand, West Bengal.
Copper : Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh.
Diaspora : Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh.
Gold : Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh.
Iron: Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu.
Lead : Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh.
Lignite : Tamil Nadu, Gujarat.
Manganese : Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra.
Natural Gas : Assam, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Orissa, Tamil Nadu.
Nickel : Orissa.
Petroleum : Assam, Gujarat.
Silver : Rajasthan, Bihar, Karnataka.
Tin : Bihar Tungsten : Rajasthan, West Bengal.
Uranium : Kerala, Jharkhand, Rajasthan.
Zinc : Rajasthan.
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