Have you been reading the posts? To refresh our memory, here is a list of idioms which we learned till date (from May 25, 2016 to June 05, 2016).
Raising the stakes with Chabahar – The Hindu (May 25, 2016)
- On an even keel (idiom) – staying stable and normal.
Mr. Obama at Hiroshima – The Hindu (May 28, 2016)
- Not mince words (idiom) – talk/speak straight. Call a spade a spade.
Adrift in the Valley – The Hindu (May 30, 2016)
- Hoping against hope (idiom) – hoping for something to happen even if it is not going to happen.
- On the brink (idiom) – nearby to a situation which is difficult & tough.
- Take eye off the ball (idiom) – to not paying attention/focus on something then.
- Eyeball-to-eyeball (idiom) – face to face or direct (argument).
- Writ large (idiom) – clear, obvious.
- Take over the reins (idiom) – begin to have (power) or control of something- an organisation, company, country, etc.
No jokes please, we’re Indian – The Hindu (June 01, 2016)
- Look over someone’s shoulder (idiom) – to be concerned that something bad/unpleasant might happen.
Self-belief: the soul of sport – The Hindu (June 02, 2016)
- Have nerves of steel (idiom) – be strong, fearless, unfrightened, undaunted.
- Time and again (idiom) – very often, frequently, repeatedly.
- When the chips are down (idiom) – in a tough time/situation.
- Throwing in the towel (idiom) – admitting defeat.
Note:
- Click each one of the idioms above for their definition, pronunciation, example sentences and etc from http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/ .
- meanings provided for the idioms above are my personal work and not that of Oxford University Press.