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40 Most Important IDIOMS with the word “First”

40 Most Important IDIOMS with the word “First”

40 Most Important IDIOMS with the word “First”

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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

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50 Most Important Idioms

50 Most Important Idioms

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.

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English Grammar: Idioms And Phrases (“Set-M/N”) | for CSS, PMS, PCS, NTS

English Grammar: Idioms And Phrases (“Set-M/N”) | for CSS, PMS, PCS, NTS

English Grammar: Idioms And Phrases (“Set-M/N”) | for CSS, PMS, PCS, NTS

Maiden speech
(One’s first speech) – Mehreen’s maiden speech was a complete failure. She cut a sorry figure by forgetting her points.

Make a bolt for it
(Run away suddenly) – The prisoners made a bolt for it when the guard wasn’t looking.

Make a clean breast of
(To make full confession) – The judge will give the convict a lighter sentence if he makes a clean breast of his involvement. (ii) She resolved to make a clean breast of it before she died.

Make a clean sweep
(To get rid of everything unnecessary or unwanted) – The new manager made a clean sweep of all the lazy people in the department.

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Solved Précis (CSS English Précis & Composition Paper 2015)

Solved Précis (CSS English Précis & Composition Paper 2015)

Federal Public Service Commission
Competitive Examination for Recruitment to Posts
In BS-17, Under the Federal Government, 2015

English Précis & Composition

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English Grammar: Idioms And Phrases (“Set-K/L”) | for CSS, PMS, PCS, NTS

English Grammar: Idioms And Phrases (“Set-K/L”) | for CSS, PMS, PCS, NTS

English Grammar: Idioms And Phrases (“Set-K/L”) | for CSS, PMS, PCS, NTS

Keep a secret:
(Not tell anyone else) – I don’t think very high of him, but please keep it a secret.

Keep hold of:
(not let go) – You should have kept hold of the horse’s reins.

Keep one’s word:
(Abide by promises one has made; carry out undertakings or obligation into which one has entered) – You may depend upon his doing what he says, for he is a person who always keeps his word.

Kick up (a row, a fuss etc.):
(Make a noise, a row, a fuss etc.) – A crowd of youths outside the door were kicking up such a noise that we could scarcely hear ourselves speak.

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Profession, Work or Study Idioms (for CSS and related Competitive Exams)

Profession, Work or Study Idioms (for CSS & related Competitive Exams)

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.

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Foreign Words & Phrases MCQs for All Competitive Exams

Foreign Words & Phrases MCQs

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)

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150+ Important Foreign Words and Phrase for All Competitive Exams

Important Foreign Words and Phrase

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!

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Important Synonyms and Antonyms for all Competitive Exam

Synonyms and Antonyms for all Competitive Exam

These all synonyms and antonyms will very helpful and will increase your intelligence skills.

Important Synonyms and Antonyms starts with “A”

No. Word Synonyms Antonyms
1. Alien foreigner, outsider native, resident
2. Affront provoke, irreverence conciliate, mollify
3. Adversity misfortune, calamity prosperity, fortune
4. Antipathy hostility, aversion admiration, fascination
5. Amplify enlarge, extend lessen, contract
6. Alleviate abate, relieve aggravate, enhance
7. Admonish counsel, reprove approve, applaud
8. Adherent follower, disciple rival, adversary
9. Awkward clumsy, rough clever, apt
10. Allure entice, fascinate repulse, repel
11. Abortive vain, unproductive effectual, productive
12. Allay pacify, soothe aggravate, excite
13. Axiom maxim, truth absurdity, blunder

Important Synonyms and Antonyms starts with “B”

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Learn the Art of English Precis Writing by Dr Sassi Malik Sher

Learn the Art of English Precis Writing by Dr Sassi Malik Sher

English Precis CSS video lecture with tips and tricks and detailed discussion on all topics. Prepare CSS online through video courses.

Grammar is expected to be the most difficult paper of CSS, targetted every now and then. The main reason is that people believe Grammar is easy and do not practice it much.

The worst part is that one needs 40 marks to pass this subject and one is failed at 38 or 39. Such a close margin hurts even more. Grammar is more like Mathematics. If rules are known, one can give a 100% to the subject in the paper as well and score 70+ (i had scored 72 just because I had all the rules on finger-tips)

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