Assignment for Annual exam- 11 Com and science

 Idioms And Phrases

 1. At sixes and seven – In disorder or confusion

 2. Lose head – Panic 

 3. Take to task – To criticize severely/ to punish

4. Sit in judgement – To pass judgement(or comment on someone ) especially when you have no authority

5. Leave in the lurch – To desert someone

6. Cry over spilt milk – Cry over irreparable loss

7. Bad blood – Active enmity

8. Close shave – A narrow escape

9. Grease palms – To bribe someone

10. Carrot and stick – Reward and punishment policy

11. To cut teeth – To gain experience of something for the first time

12. Cut no ice – Had no influence

13. Close the book - Stop working on something

14. In fits and starts - Irregularly

15. Bird’s eye view – An overview 

16. Run in the same groove – Clash with each other 

17. Keep your head – Remain calm 

18. Pull strings – Use personal influence

19. Pot luck dinner – Dinner where somebody brings something to eat

20. To hit below the belt – To attack unfairly 

21. All at sea - Puzzled 

22. Sought after – Wanted by many people because it’s of good quality or difficult to find/Pursued by 

23. Build castle in the air - Daydreaming 

24. On the spur of the moment – To act suddenly, without planning

25. To have something up one’s sleeve – To have a secret plan

26. A red letter day – An important or joyful occasion in one’s life

27. To explore every avenue – To try every opportunity 

28. At one’s beck and call – Ready to follow orders/ To be dominated by someone 

29. By fair or foul means – In honest or dishonest way 

30. Status quo – As it is/ unchanged position 

31. To burn candle at both ends – To be extravagant/ Spend without any worry

32. To hit the jackpot – To make money quickly 

33. To bring to light – to reveal 

34. At the eleventh hour – At the last possible moment 

35. Go scot-free – To escape without punishment

36. To shed crocodile tears – To pretend grief 

37. To look down one’s nose – To regard with contempt 

38. To miss the bus – To miss an opportunity 

39. A white elephant – Costly and troublesome possession, with much use to its owner

40. To call spade a spade – To be frank

41. To fight tooth and nail – To fight heroically, in very determined way

42. Birds of same feather – Persons of same character

43. Take exception – To object over something 

44. High handed – Using authority in an unreasonable way, overbearing

45. Too fond of one’s own voice – To like talking without wanting to listen to other people/Very selfish 

46. By leaps and bounds – Rapidly

47. An open book – Straight forward and honest dealings 

48. Fall short – Fail to meet expectation/ have no effect 

49. Heart to heart talk – Frank talk 

50. Give the game away – Give out the secret (unintentionally)

51. Size up:-  Checked out

52. En masse :- Together

53. Prone to :- likely to suffer

Q ) Answer the any three following questions

1. Why does Mr. Frank envy Mr. Crocker Harris ?

2. What happened to Gangadhar pant his speech in Pune?

3. Describe the mental condition of the voyagers on 4 and 5 the Jnauary.

4. What were the results of C T Scan ?

5. How does Millie Mr. Crocker Harris send Taplow away ?

6. What does the father long for ?

7. Why is the father unhappy with his son ?

8. How does the poet repent on his loss of childhood ?

9. What is the Laburnum as mentioned in the poem 'The Laburnum Top' ?

10. What has the camera captured?

11. Describe the character of Mourad

12. Justify the title of The tale of Melon city

13.  What is the difference between Ms Fitzgerald and Ms Pearson?

14. How did Ms Fitzgerald teach a lesson to the family?