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    Idioms With Sentences: 1. A Feather in A Cap

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    1. The document provides examples of common idioms used in English sentences. Some of the idioms explained include "a feather in one's cap" meaning an achievement or honor, "break the ice" meaning to help people feel more comfortable in new social situations, and "burn the candle at both ends" meaning to overwork oneself. 2. Additional idioms in the document include "by and large" meaning generally speaking, "let bygones be bygones" meaning to forgive and forget past problems, and "carry on" meaning to continue what one is doing. 3. Further idioms explained are "from China to Peru" meaning a very long distance, "cheap as chips" meaning

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    1. The document provides examples of common idioms used in English sentences. Some of the idioms explained include "a feather in one's cap" meaning an achievement or honor, "break the ice" meaning to help people feel more comfortable in new social situations, and "burn the candle at both ends" meaning to overwork oneself. 2. Additional idioms in the document include "by and large" meaning generally speaking, "let bygones be bygones" meaning to forgive and forget past problems, and "carry on" meaning to continue what one is doing. 3. Further idioms explained are "from China to Peru" meaning a very long distance, "cheap as chips" meaning

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    1. The document provides examples of common idioms used in English sentences. Some of the idioms explained include "a feather in one's cap" meaning an achievement or honor, "break the ice" meaning to help people feel more comfortable in new social situations, and "burn the candle at both ends" meaning to overwork oneself. 2. Additional idioms in the document include "by and large" meaning generally speaking, "let bygones be bygones" meaning to forgive and forget past problems, and "carry on" meaning to continue what one is doing. 3. Further idioms explained are "from China to Peru" meaning a very long distance, "cheap as chips" meaning

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    Idioms with Sentences

    1. A feather in a cap
    a. By scoring the last goal for her team, she added a feather in
    her cap.
    b. By saving the child from the river, he added a feather in his
    cap.
    2. Break the ice
    a. Seeing her best friend as the new boss, she broke the ice.
    b. The new teacher tried to break the ice while talking to the
    other teachers but couldn’t.
    3. Burn the candles at both ends
    a. Working and studying at the same time has led her to burn
    the candles at both ends.
    b. She wanted to burn the candle at both ends by working day
    and also night shift but her office didn’t allow her.
    4. By and large
    a. The family has some financial problems but by and large they
    are nice.
    b. That school has some bullying issues but by and large it is
    acceptable for your son.
    5. Let bygones be bygones
    a. The two brothers stopped fighting and decided to let
    bygones be bygones.
    b. At the graduation ceremony, the two students who always
    fought decided to let bygones be bygones and became friends.
    6. Carry on
    a. “You can carry on the movie while I come back from the
    toilet”, said John to his family.
    b. Sarah told her friends to carry on the project while she’s on
    sick leave.
    7. From China to Peru
    a. He had to travel from China to Peru looking for the same
    perfume he was gifted at his birthday.
    b. She went from China to Peru looking for her best friend who
    was missing.
    8. Cheap as chips
    a. The plates were as cheap as chips, so she bought two sets of
    them.
    b. The dresses sold at streets the roadside vendors are as cheap
    as chips.
    9. Bite the bullet
    a. He bit the bullet and took the job as he didn’t have any other
    options than being jobless.
    b. He bit the bullet and listened to his mom’s order about not
    going outside in the pandemic situation.

    10. Cut the mustard


    a. “Give me a larger knife for these large fruits. This one doesn’t
    cut the mustard,” I said.
    b. The football player became old and couldn’t cut the mustard
    anymore, so he was fired.
    11. Save it for a rainy day
    a. Her parents’ always taught her to save extra money for a
    rainy day.
    b. He saves half of his salary every month for a rainy day.
    12. Rain on someone’s parade
    a. I felt like the principal rained on my parade when he said that
    the class parties had been postponed for the Covid-19.
    b. Rosa felt like the waiter rained on her parade when he said,
    “outside food isn’t allowed in this restaurant.”
    13. Get your skates on
    a. “If we don’t get our skates on, we’ll miss the bus”, I said to
    my parents.
    b. “Get your skates on or forget about going to your
    grandparents’ house,” the mom yelled at her daughter.
    14.Spread like wildfire
    a. The covid-19 is spreading like a wildfire in Brazil.
    b. The news of the actor’s death spread like wildfire.
    15. At a snail’s pace
    a. The man always worked at a snail’s pace so he was fired.
    b. The daughter felt annoyed because she wanted to walk fast
    but her mother walked at a snail’s pace.
    16. Make very good time
    a. We made a very good time in our journey from Sylhet to
    Dhaka as there weren’t any traffic jam.
    b. For the first time he made a very good time travelling from
    his hometown to his office.
    17. Live from hand to mouth
    a. The father earned so less that the family had to live from
    hand to mouth.
    b. There was a time when we had to live from hand to mouth as
    we were bankrupt.
    18. Money doesn’t grow on trees
    a. Her elder brother always tells her that “money Money
    doesn’t grow on trees”, whenever she wants to buy something.
    b. Money doesn’t grow on trees, so we should spend it
    carefully.

    19. Money is the root of all evil


    a. The boy killed his own father for owning the property. After
    all, money is the root of all evil.
    b. Mary’s son was arrested for stealing money from their
    neighbor’s house. After all, money is the root of all evil.

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