Write the meanings of the idioms given below: 1. Rise to the occasion 2. First and foremost 3. From hand to mouth 4. To look down upon 5. To make amends for 6. With ease 7. Hand down 8. Lion's share Use the following idioms in your sentences:
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1) Pros and cons are arguments for or against a particular issue.
2) If you say that a situation is not a bed of roses, you mean that it is not as pleasant as it seems, and that there are some unpleasant aspects to it.
3) requiring the great strength of a Hercules; very hard to perform: Digging the tunnel was a herculean task
4) The term blue blood refers to someone of aristocratic or noble birth. Generally used to mean someone who is a member of "high society."
5) A false, insincere, or hypocritical
display of sadness or remorse.
6) he last possible moment that you can do something, especially prevent something bad from happening.
7) It means that in real life situation it is not compulsory that one person is right and other person is wrong, maybe both are right at their own place.
8) Red tape is an idiom that refers to excessive regulation or rigid conformity to formal rules that is considered redundant or bureaucratic and hinders or prevents action or decision-making.
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Idiom meaning :-
1. Rise to the occasion :- To make the special effort that is required to successfully deal with a difficult situation No one was sure if he could handle the pressure of making a speech, but he rose to the occasion and did an excellent job. When the company needed to increase its sales, its employees rose to the challenge.
2. First and foremost :- Most important, primarily; also, to begin with. For example, First and foremost, I want to thank our sponsors, or What we need, first and foremost, is a new secretary, or We have to deal, first of all, with the early history.
3. From hand to mouth :- If someone lives hand to mouth or lives from hand to mouth, they have hardly enough food or money to live on.
4. To look down upon :- To think that you are better or more important than someone else, or to think that something is not good enough for you. She looks down on anyone who hasn't had a university education.
5. To make amends for :- To do something to correct a mistake that one has made or a bad situation that one has caused She tried to make amends by apologizing to him. I'd like to make amends (to you) for my behavior last night.
6. With ease :- Comfortable, relaxed, unembarrassed, as in I always feel at ease in my grandmother's house. The related idiom put at ease means “make comfortable, reassure,” as in I was worried that the letter would not arrive in time, but the postmaster put me at ease.
7. Hand down :- Easily, or unquestionably. Example of use: “Rob is hands down the biggest threat for me in the competition.”
8. Lion's share :- The lion's share is an idiomatic expression which now refers to the major share of something.