Enrich your Expression

Go through the following Words, Idioms, Phrases, and Sayings and try to use them in sensible sentences of your own (both spoken and written). Use Oxford’s Advanced Learners’ Dictionary, if needed.

1. a burning question
2. A chapter of accident (series of misfortunes)
3. a cock and bull’s story
4. a dark horse
5. a double dealer
6. a far cry
7. a feather in one’s cap
8. a fly on the wall (one who overhears others)
9. a fool’s errand  (a useless venture)
10. a fool’s paradise
11. a freelance writer
12. a Greek gift (gift with harming intention)
13. a Herculean task
14. a house of cards
15. a jaundiced eye
16. a jolly dog (a jovial fellow)
17. a lazy bone
18. a maiden speech
19. a piece of cake
20. a slip between the cup and the lip
21. a stab in the back
22. a white elephant
23. a white lie
24. a wolf in lambs attire
25. above all
26. absent minded
27. account for
28. act as antidote
29. act upon
30. acute accent(the mark above e in résumé)
31. ad hoc
32. ad verbum (word for word)
33. add fuel to the fire
34. add insult  to injury
35. adhere to
36. afar (from distance)
37. affair of honour
38. affiliate with
39. against a rainy day
40. age of consent (not minor)
41. agree to differ
42. agreeably (pleasantly)
43. airy-fairy (impractical)
44. all and sundry
45. all the corners of the earth
46. all the same
47. all-out
48. animal spirit (cheerful/full of life)
49. answer back answer
50. apostle of peace
51. apple of discord
52. apple of one’s eye
53. arresting smile (alluring smile)
54. as a matter of fact  (in reality)
55. as bold as brass (very rude/without shame)
56. as easy as winking
57. as long as your arm (very long)
58. as sure as gun/death
59. asking price (the usual price)
60. at a standstill
61. at bottom (in reality)
62. at daggers drawn
63. at large (un restrained)
64. at one’s wits’ end ( to get confused for being worried)
65. a bad egg (a worthless person)
66. a bag of bones(a very thin person)
67. a ball of fire( an active person)
68. a bird’s eye view
69. a black sheep
70. a brave new world (gof“ g]kfn) 
71. a whole lot of sth (lot of sth)   
72. bread and water (very plain food only 2 satisfy hunger)
73. bread basket( an area of heavily fertile land)
74. under/on the breadline (very poor people)
75. break through sth (to overcome shyness)
76. break wind (to fart/pass wind through the anus)
77. Brinkmanship (take gr8 risk of policy as far as it is safely possible) He engaged in a deadly game of political brinkmanship.
78. a broken reed( an inefficient man of a n office)
79. e the cat’s whiskers ( to e an important person) thing
80. buck (a US dollar)
81. buck up (hurry up)
82. hang on (please wait)
83. burn the midnight oil(to work hard overnight)