English Language & Literature & Psychology

                                                   Idiomatic pairs Dear learners, I want to let you know some of the idiomatic pairs. Learning these idioms you will become efficient in language. 1.      At the beck and call : Be ready at the service Eg: My servant is always at my beck and call. 2.      To play ducks and drakes : To waste money. Eg: He spent all the money by playing ducks and drakes. 3.      Through fire and water : Through every sort of difficulty Eg : Abraham lincon went through fire and water in life. 4.      By fits and starts : Irregularly Eg: He works by fits and starts 5.      Fire and Fury : Enthusiasm Eg: Dr. APJ Kalam’s speeches were full of fire and fury. 6.      By hook or by crook : By fair or foul means Eg: Politicians desire to come to power by hook or by crook. 7.      By leaps and bounds : Rapidly Eg : India is progressing in all fields by leaps and bounds. 8.      Over head and ears : Excessively Eg

                                                 Idioms   and Phrases Dear learners, I want to let you know some of the Idioms and Phrases. Def : Every language has its own idioms and they are an integral part of the language. They add beauty and charm to the language. 1.      An apple of discord : Cause of contention or quarrel Eg : Miss. Rajani is an apple of discord in our college. 2.      The apple of one’s eye : Very dear Eg: Prameela is an apple of her father’s eye. 3.      Apple pie order : Neat and clean Eg: We must arrange the books in apple pie order. 4.      A bird of passage : A person who travels widely Eg : My uncle is a bird of passage. 5.      A blue stocking : A lady who pretends to have literary taste. Eg : Miss Rama is a blue stocking. 6.      A bull in a china shop : An unnecessary person or evil. Eg : Rekha is a bull in a china shop because she creates tension among us with her arguments. 7.      A close fisted man :