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Important IDIOMS with the Word “ONE” | CSS English Grammar
All in one breath
said of something spoken excitedly without pause
All in one piece
safely
All rolled up in one
combined
All-in-one
with all required features
As one
as if a group were one entity
50 Important DAWN Vocabulary Word’s List (May 2020)
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50 Important DAWN Vocabulary Word’s List
(May 2020)
40 Most Important IDIOMS with the word “First”
for CSS, PMS, PCS, PPSC, SPSC, BPSE, KPKPSC, NTS, BTS, OTS and all other Competitive Exams
1. First aid: medical care for minor injuries such as mild abrasions, cuts, bruises, and burns
• She gave him first aid for his sprained ankle.
2. First among equals: the sentiment that a leader is merely the premier person among his or her colleagues
• The prime minister is first among equals in the cabinet.
3. First base: the first step or stage in a process or procedure, from baseball terminology
• He used to be a catcher, but now he plays first base.
4. (Draw) First blood: To be the first to gain an advantage or score against an opponent.
• If someone draws first blood in a game or conflict, they are the first to score or succeed.
5. (At) first blush: referring to reconsideration of one’s initial thought
• At first blush, I thought the house was great
50 Most Important Idioms | The idioms and expressions below are some of the most common in English. The example sentences show how idioms are used in context.
Most Important Idioms (1 to 10)
1. as easy as pie means “very easy” (same as “a piece of cake”)
Example: He said it is a difficult problem, but I don’t agree. It seems as easy as pie to me!
2. be sick and tired of means “I hate” (also “can’t stand”)
Example: I’m sick and tired of doing nothing but work. Let’s go out tonight and have fun.
3. bend over backwards means “try very hard” (maybe too much!)
Example: He bent over backwards to please his new wife, but she never seemed satisfied.
Profession, Work or Study Idioms
for CSS and related Competitive Exams)
Agony aunt
An agony aunt is a newspaper columnist who gives advice to people having problems, especially personal ones.
All in a day’s work
If something is all in a day’s work, it is nothing special.
Bad workers always blame their tools
“A bad worker always blames their tools” – If somebody does a job badly or loses in a game and claims that they were let down by their equipment, you can use this to imply that this was not the case.
Baker’s dozen
A Baker’s dozen is 13 rather than 12.
Foreign Words & Phrases MCQs for All Competitive Exams [1-10]
1) vis-a-vis :
(a) similar
(b) face to face
(c) contrary to the fact
(d) in good faith
Answer: (b)
2) Modus operandi
(a) successful operation
(b) unsuccessful mission
(c) mode or manner of doing a thing
(d) a clandestine operation
Answer: (b)
3) Ad valorem
(a) according to the-value
(b) according to utility
(c) according to cost
(d) according to demand
Answer: (b)
4) Aide-mémoire
(a) hearing aid
(b) without memory
(c) with sound memory
(d) notes to aid memory
Answer: (c)
5) Ad interim :
(a) finally
(b) ultimately
(c) unanimously
(d) in the mean time
Answer: (b)
Important Idioms and Phrases [Starts with “B”]
Back out — to withdraw from a promise, contract : I felt grieved when he backed out of his promise to help me.
Back up — to support; to sustain : He backed up his report with relevant statistics.
Bear upon — to be relevant to : This argument does not bear upon the subject under discussion.
Blow up — to explode : The mine blew up and all the labourers working inside were killed.
— to reprimand or scold : If you continue to be negligent, the teacher will blow you up.
Break down — of a car; a piece of machinery; to go wrong so that it will not function : The car broke down on our way to Mumbai.
— to collapse; to succumb to uncontrollable weeping : She broke down completely on hearing the news of her husband’s death.
— to succumb to a nervous collapse through overwork or worry : He worked so hard that his health broke down near the examination.
Famous English Characters and Their Creators
Adam: John Milton
Alice: Lewis Carroll
Ancient Mariner: S.T. Coleridge
Anna Karenina: Leo Tolstoy
Antonio: William Shakespeare
Ariel: William Shakespeare
Bassano: William Shakespeare
Beatrice: William Shakespeare
Beatrix: William M. Thackeray
Bertie Wooster: P.G. Wodehouse
Brutus: William ‘Shakespeare
Important Foreign Words and Phrase [1-50]
1) Ab initio (Latin): From the beginning.
2) Aborigine (Latin): Native, any of the earliest known inhabitants of a certain region.
3) Actionnaire (French):Shareholder.
4) Actualite (French):Real existence; appropriateness.
5) Ad hoc (Latin):For the special purpose.
6) Ad interim (Latin): In the meantime; temporary.
7) Ad libitum (Latin):As one pleases.
8) Ad referendum (Latin):For further consideration.
9) Ad valorem (Latin):According to value.
10) A Dio (Italian):To God; Addio!Adieu!