Frame sentences to illustrate the meaning of the following phrases and idioms
Hard and fast; by fits and starts; null and void; lion's share; bone of contention; bag and baggage; get over; on the contrary; in short; bring to book
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Describing a strict rule that cannot be altered under any circumstances. This term originally described a ship that was out of the water, either because it had run aground or because it was in dry dock, and hence could not move.
To do something in “fits and starts” is to do it intermittently or sporadically: “Martina has been working on her master's thesis in fits and starts; she needs to work on it consistently.”
Canceled, invalid, as in The lease is now null and void. This phrase is actually redundant, since null means “void,” that is, “ineffective.” It was first recorded in 1669.
The lion's share is an idiomatic expression which now refers to the major share of something.
A bone of contention is the cause of a long-standing argument. The website Dictionary.com says this expression was first used in the early 1700s. This expression comes from the fact that two dogs would often fight over a bone, with neither animal wanting to give in to the other.
All of one's belongings, especially with reference to departing with them; completely, totally. For example, The day he quit his job, John walked out, bag and baggage.
(get over something) to start to feel happy or well again after something bad has happened to you. It can take weeks to get over an illness like that. Don's pretty upset, but he'll get over it. Synonyms and related words. To be, or to become happy or happier.
It's the opposite, as in Is his shoulder hurting?-On the contrary, it's all better, or We thought you didn't like opera. -On the contrary, I love it. This phrase, at first put as by or for or in the contrary, dates from the late 1300s; on has been used since the mid-1800s.
You use in short when you have been giving a lot of details and you want to give a conclusion or summary.
make somebody accountable for his conduct, punish somebody. Example: It was frustrating for the victims' kin as the police and court failed to bring anyone to book for the crime.