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41. To
come to light ( to be revealed )
** Mohan's guilt has now come to
light.
42. To
cry over spilt milk ( to feel sorry for the past losses )
** To feel sorry for the past
losses is simply to cry over spilt milk.
43. To
catch red-handed ( to catch in the very act )
** The thief was caught
red-handed while he was breaking into the house.
44. To
come of age ( to attain maturity )
** You must look after your
affairs yourself as you have come of age.
45. To
die in harness ( to die while working )
** Nelson died in harness while
fighting.
46. To
dance attendance on a person ( to please a person by flattering him )
** Kawal always dances
attendance on his boss.
47. To
do a yeoman's service ( to help in need )
** They did a yeoman's service
by helping the persons in the drought- stricken area.
48. To
dig a grave of one's reputation ( to do something to destroy one's
reputation )
** By joining the company of drunkards,
he is trying to dig the grave of his father's reputation.
49. To
end in smoke ( to fail )
** He wanted to earn a lot of
money, but all his plans ended in smoke.
50.To eat one's words (to withdraw one's words )
** He promised to help me, but
when the time of help came, he ate his words.
51. To
eat the humble pie ( to pocket an insult )
* He had to eat the humble pie
when he was defeated in the election.
52. To
fan the flame ( to excite the anger )
** His father turned him out of
his house. But when he came back, his entrance fanned the flame of his father's
anger.
53. To
fall flat ( to have no effect )
** The good advice of the
parents fell flat on the son.
54. To
face the music ( to face a difficult situation )
** The notorious dacoit who was
arrested by the police, is facing the music in the jail.
55. To
fall foul of ( to quarrel with )
** I do not want to fall foul of
my neighbours.
56. To
feel the pulse ( to find out one's inner feelings )
** Smt. Indira Gandhi was a
great politician. She had felt the pulse of her countrymen.
57. To
fight shy of ( to be shy )
** He fights shy of talking with
girls.
58. To
follow suit ( to follow example )
** If you are sincere and
punctual to your duty, your sub-ordinates will also follow suit.
59. To
follow the beaten track ( to be traditionalist )
** Most of our country-men
follow the beaten track in every affair.
60. To
gain ground ( to succeed slowly and steadily )
** The separatists should not be
allowed to gain ground.
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