IDIOMS & PHRASES - wifistudy

1) Pull a fast one (on somebody)

Meaning: To lie or deceive somebody, to play a trick / prank / practical joke on somebody.

Example: She said she had a headache and went home,he must have been pulling a fast one because I saw herlaughing as she walked out the door.

IDIOMS & PHRASES

1) Pull a fast one (on somebody)

FACT: This idiom may have originated with magicians. Many magicians practise deception by “sleight of hand”, where they fool an audience by making movements which are too fast to see.

IDIOMS & PHRASES

2) Goldilocks zoneMEANING: perfect conditions

USAGE: I am going to build a house in theGoldilocks zone in Switzerland it is a very nice areawith beautiful homes.

IDIOMS & PHRASES

2) Goldilocks zone

FACT: The Goldilocks principle isnamed by analogy to the children'sstory The Three Bears, in which a littlegirl named Goldilocks tastes threedifferent bowls of porridge and findsthat she prefers porridge that isneither too hot nor too cold, but hasjust the right temperature.

IDIOMS & PHRASES

1) FreightNoun: goods transported in bulk by truck, train, ship, oraircraft.E.g.: The train is packed with freight that will be delivered tothe depot this evening.

Verb: transport (goods) in bulk by truck, train, ship, oraircraft.E.g.: the metals had been freighted from the city

SAME WORD USED AS NOUN AND VERB

1) Freight

Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC)is a rail route created for freight(goods and commodity)transportation. Freighttransportation plays a giganticrole in the Indian economy

SAME WORD USED AS NOUN AND VERB

1) Goad

Noun: a spiked stick used for driving cattle/athing that stimulates someone into action.E.g.: for him the visit was a goad to renewedeffort.

Verb: provoke or annoy (someone) so as tostimulate an action or reaction.E.g.: he was trying to goad her into a fight.

SAME WORD USED AS NOUN AND VERB

(1)Howl - cry of wolf/a loud cry ofpain, angere.g.: The child was howling inwee hours of the morning.

Haul - pull or drag with forcee.g.:– The mendicant was hiredto haul the furniture andluggage.

PARONYM & HOMOPNYMS

HAUL

(2)Ingenuous - innocent, unsuspecting mostly in achildish waye.g.: He could not satisfy the board through hisingenuous replies.

Ingenious - clever, original or inventivee.g.:– He is known for his ingenious way ofhandling difficult situations.

PARONYM & HOMOPNYMS

1) Throw openMeaning: to open completely and suddenly/toremove all restrictions from

e.g.: The discussion was then thrown open for theaudience's questions.

PHRASAL VERB

2) Contend with

Meaning: To cope with, grapple with

e.g.: The new governor had greatdifficulties to contend with.

PHRASAL VERB

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