English (Precis and Composition) English Grammar

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

Idioms And Phrases (“Set-C”) | for CSS, PMS, PCS, NTS

De facto: (Real; having actual possession) – It was, we believe impossible to find, from the Himalayas to Mysore, a single Government which was at once a Government de facto and a Government de jure.

Dog cheap: (Very cheap) – You got the fowls dog cheap at a dollar forty the dozen.

Dog one’s footsteps: (Constantly follow one, as a dog follows close its master’s heels: importunately thrust one’s presence upon someone) – I regret having suggested that I might be able to help him, forever since then he has dogged my footsteps.

Double-dealing: (duplicity; trickery) – This young lady was quite above all double-dealing; she had no mental reservation.

Draw the line at : (Refuse to do or permit; set limits) – This untruly behaviour cannot be allowed; we must draw the line somewhere.

Don’t Count Your Chickens Before They Hatch
Do not rely on something you are not sure of.

Don’t Look a Gift Horse In The Mouth
When you receive a gift from someone, do not be ungrateful.

Double Whammy
When two problems show up at the same time, or when two setbacks take place at the same time.

Down to the Wire
Something that is coming down to the last second. A tense situation with the outcome decided in the last seconds.

Drawing a Blank
Failing to recall a memory. Unable to remember something.

Dropping Like Flies
To fall down ill or to die in large numbers.

Drive Me Nut
To greatly frustrate someone. To drive someone crazy, insane, bonkers, or bananas.

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Doctor Madiha Fatima

Dr Madiha Fatima have completed her BDs from De Montmorency College and Pharm-D from University of Lahore.
There is an amazing power of "getting to know your own learning skills and how to use it", her journey didn't stop here. She attempted Civil Superior Services (CSS) and Provincial Management Service (PMS).
Meanwhile she discovered that she have come too far to quit now, and decided that "this is the moment", she should start guiding the graduate's about CSS/PMS studies. From there her journey started as a teacher/mentor/motivator but not a money maker and Aafreen institute for CSS and PMS came into being.
Now she is a teacher, it's how she define herself. A good teacher isn't someone who gives the answers out to their students but to understand the needs, challenges and gives tools to help them succeed further.

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