English Grammar: Idioms Part 2
English 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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ഉപ്പ് സത്യാഗ്രഹ മാർച്ച്‌ പാലക്കാട്‌ - പയ്യന്നൂർ ടി ആർ കൃഷ്ണ സ്വാമി അയ്യർ .
കർഷക മാർച്ച്‌ കാസർഗോഡ് - തിരുവനന്തപുരം AK ഗോപാലൻ (1960) .
കർഷക മാർച്ച്‌ പാലക്കാട്‌ - സബർമതി ആനന്ദ തീർത്തൻ .
ജീവശിഖാ മാർച്ച്‌ അങ്കമാലി - തിരുവനന്തപുരം മന്നത് പദ്മനാഭൻ 1959 .
ടെംപിൾ ജാഥ കണ്ണൂർ - ഗുരുവായൂർ AK ഗോപാലൻ .
പട്ടിണി ജാഥ കണ്ണൂർ - മദ്രാസ് എ.കെ ഗോപാലൻ (1936) .
മലബാർ ജാഥ കോഴ...
Account for : Explain, Give a reason .
Agree with : Have the same opinion as others.
Blow up : To destroy by an explosion, Inflate with air or gas.
Break down : Lose control.
Break into\in : Enter by force.
Break out : Start suddenly.
Break up : Come to an end.
Bring back : Return.
Bring down : Reduce.
Bring in : Introduce, yield\earn.
Bring out : To appear, publish, produce.
Call at : Visit a place.
Call for : Demand (LDC Thrissur, Kasaracode, Kollam, 2017).
Call in : Send for.
Call off : Cancel.
Call on : Visit a person.
Call upon : Appeal.
Carry on : Continue.
Carry out : Do and complete a task.
Carry through : To help, complete, fulfill.
Come across : Find by chance.
Come down : Collapse, humiliation.
Come out : Be published, become known, To appear.
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Suppose there are n people in the party. The first person shakes hand with the other (n-1) guests. The second guest shakes hand with the other (n-2) guests. this will continue until the (n-1)-th guest shakes hand with the nth guest.
Total number of handshakes is (n-1) + (n-2).. + 3 + 2 + 1. .
= (n-1)(n)/2 .
For example, 6 people in a party shake hand with other guests. So how many handshakes will be there?.
=(6-1)(6)/2.
=15.
ഏതാനും പേര് തമ്മില്‍ പരസ്പരം ഹസ്തദാനം നടത്തിയാല്‍ ആകെഹസ്തദാനങ്ങളുടെ എണ്ണംകാണുവാനുള്ള സൂത്രവാക്യമാണ് (n-1)(n)/2 ഇവിടെ ' n ' എന്നത് ആളുകളുടെ എണ്ണമാണ്. ഉദാഹരണത്തിന് 6 പേര്...
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