Rich Idioms and Phrases
SN
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Idioms and Phrases
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Meanings
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511
|
under the aegis
|
with the help or
support of sb/sth
|
512
|
under the counter
|
business done
illegally
|
513
|
upset the apple cart
|
to spoil a scheme
|
514
|
vacant frivolities
|
useless enjoyment
|
515
|
vamp up an old story
|
to remake an old
story
|
516
|
velvet glove
|
outward gentleness
|
517
|
walls have ears
|
people might
overhear you
|
518
|
watch out
|
to warn someone
about an imminent danger
|
519
|
What’s biting you?
|
What troubles you?
|
520
|
when the balloon
goes up
|
when the expected
trouble begins
|
521
|
with open arms
|
to do
something with great enthusiasm
|
522
|
without rhyme or
reason
|
without any good
reason/purpose
|
523
|
woe betide you
|
curse be on you; Be
cursed!
|
524
|
worth every penny
|
full value of sth
|
525
|
Why ever on earth…!
|
strong expression to
rule out sth
|
526
|
xanthic flower
|
a person of
evergreen beauty
|
527
|
yellow press
|
sensational press
|
528
|
zero in
|
to
concentrate/aim/on sth/sb
|
529
|
dash off
|
to write a letter
quickly
|
530
|
to date
|
till today
|
531
|
have had one’s day
|
to be no longer
successful like earlier
|
532
|
the have-nots
|
the people without
enough means
|
533
|
in a daze
|
in a confused state
|
534
|
daylight robbery
|
to charge too heavy
a price for goods
|
535
|
beat/knock the
daylight out of sb
|
to beat sb severely
|
536
|
as dead as dodo
|
out of date;
obsolete
|
537
|
deflower sb
|
to have sex with a
virgin woman
|
538
|
the demon drink
|
alcohol; liquor
|
539
|
be a devil
|
be bold enough to
express one’s thoughts
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540
|
stand on one’s own
dignity
|
to stay in ones
respected position
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