Fill in the blanks with suitable idioms given in the brackets:
(Leaps and bounds, blow one's own trumpet, catch one's breath , call spade a spade , eagle-eyed, icy look , bird's eye view, be in good books, hard nut to crack, against the grain)
1. According to Ramesh accepting bribe is ____
2. The Kashmir problem is still a___
3. Sindhu did her work sincerely and so she was in the her manager.___
4. Whenever there is flood or earthquake anywhere in India, our Ministers fly over the affected areas to have a of the disaster.____
5. Rajesh is a rich landlord who finds pleasure in _____
6. The sight of the terrible accident on Nelamangala road for some time._____
7. Inspite of the displeasure of his friends Birbal was brave enough to in the meeting of the council._____
8. Mr. Smith is an officer and clerks can hide nothing from him.______
9. when Kumar visited Rajesh at his bungalow he only gave him an_____
10. soon after the new government took charge in India, the agricultural progress was by ____
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Answers
Answer:
1.) against the grain
2.)hard nut to crack
3.)in the good books of
4.) bird's eye view
5.) one's own trumpet
6.)caught one's breath
7.)call a spade a spade
8.)egale-eyed
9.)icy look
10.)leaps and bounds
Answer:
1. According to Ramesh accepting bribe is against the grain.
2. The Kashmir problem is still a hard nut to crack.
3. Sindhu did her work sincerely and so she was in good books with her manager.
4. Whenever there is flood or earthquake anywhere in India, our Ministers fly over the affected areas to have a birds eye view of the disaster.
5. Rajesh is a rich landlord who finds pleasure in blowing his own trumpet.
6. The sight of the terrible accident on Nelamangala road caught ones breath for some time.
7. Inspite of the displeasure of his friends Birbal was brave enough to call a spade a spade in the meeting of the council.
8. Mr. Smith is an eagle eyed officer and clerks can hide nothing from him.
9. When Kumar visited Rajesh at his bungalow he only gave him an icy look.
10. soon after the new government took charge in India, the agricultural progress was by leaps and bounds.
Explanation:
What are idioms?
Idioms are phrases that mean more that just the individual words. They help us to say alot with just a few words. Let us take a look at the meaning of some of the most commonly used idioms:
- Leaps and bounds - fast progress
- Blow one's own trumpet - praise oneself
- Catch one's breath - to pause while doing an activity
- Call spade a spade - say it truthfully
- Eagle-eyed - to look at something clearly
- Icy look - unfrindly
- Bird's eye view - to look at something from high above to get a complete picture
- Be in good books - to be kind and approving
- Hard nut to crack - difficult to underdtsnd
- Against the grain - agaisnt common law or teaching
Hence when we understand the meaning of the idioms it becomes very easy to answer the question.