ENGLISH TEST PATTERN
SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT
1. Both Tom and Jane __________English 167 papers due on Tuesday. (has, had, have)
Have
2. Tom, as well as Jane, ___________ an English 207 paper due Tuesday. (has, had, have)
Has
3. Some of the dollar ______________ spent yesterday.( Was, were, have)
Was
4. Some of the dollars _______________ spent yesterday. ( Was, were, have)
Were
5. Either Ram or his wife _________ the truth of the matter. (know, knows, have known)
Knows
6. Neither the television nor the radios ___________. ( Work, works, working)
Work
7. Butterfly muffins _____________my favorite dessert. (is, are, was)
Are
8. A number of students _________ good in this class. (is, are, have)
Are
9. The number of student ___________ to visit me. (come, comes, have)
Comes
10. The list of items __________on the desk. (are, is, were)
Is
11. The whole family __________ active. (is, are, were)
Is
12. The family ___________ good reputation. ( have, has, are)
Have
13. There __________ only one possible candidate. (is, are, have)
Is
14. There ________ many people in the garden. ( is, are, have)
Are
15. My uncle or aunt __________ arriving today. (is, are, was)
Is
16. Each of the girls ___________ a song. (sing, sings, swing)
Sings
17. She is one of the best _____________. (student, students, person)
Students
18. Each man and woman ______________ the right to vote. ( has, have, is)
Has
19. The mother together with her children ____________ coming. (is, are, be)
Is
20. Few ____________ done the homework. (have, has, is)
Are
ARTICLE
1. She took __________ glass of water and started to drink. (a, an, the)
A
2. __________ temple on our street was built in 1986. (a, an, the)
The
3. She works as __________mechanic. (a, an, the)
A
4. He has ___________ unusual problem. (a, an, the)
An
5. She is __________ European girl. (a, an, the)
A
6. I live in __________U.S.A. (a, an, the)
The
7. She is from __________ Philippines. (a, an, the)
The
8. __________ apples you ate are rotten.(a , an, the)
The
9. She came from _____________ north pole. (the, a, the)
The
10. I could hear_____________ wind. (a, an, the)
The
11. __________ the sun rises in the east. (a, an, the)
The
12. He plays ___________ guitar. (a, an, the)
The
13. He is ________best. (a, an, the)
The
Tenses
1. I ___________ around tonight. (will come, would come, am coming)
Will come
2. He ___________ to school every day. (went, go, goes)
Goes
3. I __________ to airport yesterday. ( went, go, goes)
Went
4. She __________ already finished his homework. ( had, has, had)
Has
5. I will __________ in Kathmandu next year. ( will take, will be, will buy)
Will be
6. Janny has been learning computer ______________ 5 months. (since, for, about)
For
7. Ritesh has been teaching in this institute ___________ 2001. (since, for, from)
Since
8. He has ___________ to pokhara. (seen, reached, been)
Been
9. She ____________ playing table tennis when I went to his house. (is, was, were)
Was
10. He __________ written many books before his death. (has, had, have)
Had
Reported Speech
1. He said that he __________ handsome. (is, was, were)
Was
2. She asked me____________ I was doing my homework. ( that, weather, whether)
Whether
3. She wanted to know ____________ my name was. (which, where, what)
What
4. She _________ me good morning. ( said, told, wished)
Wished
5. She said that she __________ do anything. (can, will, could)
Could
6. He ____________ me to come to the party. (said, told, advised)
Advised
7. She ____________ I should come to the party. (advised, suggested, told)
Suggested
8. Sita told me that she was doing her homework __________. (now, than, then)
Then
VOICE
1. Munamadan was __________ by Devkota.(write, wrote, written)
Written
2. A speech is ____________ given by me. (be, been, being)
Being
3. Many books had _________ published by her. (be, been, being)
Been
4. Football will __________ played by us. (be, been, being)
Be
5. Many people had been _____________ by Nepal. (attract, attracted, to attract)
Attracted
6. It is _________ that women love longer than men. (say, says, said)
Said
PREPOSITIONS
1. There is a wall watch ___________ the wall. (in, at, on)
On
2. What time is it now _________ your watch. (at, with, by)
By
3. Who is sitting _______ the room? (enter, into, inside)
Inside
4. I am not interested _________ music. (on, at, in)
In
5. My family rely ___________ my salary. (in, on, at)
On
6. I congratulate _______ his success. ( on, in, for)
On
7. He always goes his office __________ bus. (on, in, by)
By
8. She comes here _________ the taxi. (in, on, by)
In
9. She lives ___________ her whole family. (by, with, on)
With
10. My friend came and sits ___________me. (by, at, on)
By
11. There is a hotel __________ my house. (inside, under, in front)
In front
12. A cat is sitting ________ the table. (in, above, under)
Under
13. He writes his note _________ his pencil. (by, from, with)
With
14. Nepal is very small _______ its size. (in, by, of)
By
15. He used to come here _________ the coast. (by, from, along)
Along
CONJUNCTIONS
1. He and she _________ honest. (am, is, are)
Are
2. Ram, along with his friends ________ here every day. (come, comes, to come)
Comes
3. Neither Hari nor his friends __________ good. (am, is, are)
Are
4. I give you my notebook _________ you will bring it tomorrow. (and, but, as long as)
As long as
5. _________his illness, he came to his office. (though, albeit, despite)
Despite
6. ________ I was not a good student, I passed my exam. (despite, though, because of)
Though
7. _______ his mistake, he didn’t get the visa. (because, because of, despite)
Because of
8. I am liked by everyone _________ I am friendly. (and, because, but)
Because
9. He is both talent ________ honest. (and, as well, too)
And
10. He is a good student __________ he is not punctual. ( and, but, because)
But
11. He is a hard working person ____________ he scores good marks in every exams. (but, for, but)
For
12. He doesn’t do hard work _________ he passed the exam. (since, and, for)
Since
13. I don’t play football. She doesn’t _________. (neither, so, either)
Either
14. They like English films. ________ does he. ( and, but, so)
So
15. He doesn’t like him. I don’t like him ________. (though, to, as well)
As well
16. My mother likes her. I don’t like her _______. (though, too, as well)
Though
CASUATIVE VERBS
1. I made him _________ my car. (wash, washes, to wash)
Wash
2. I had him _________ water. (drink, drank, to drink)
Drink
3. She gets me _________ a letter. (write, writes, to write)
To write
4. She made me her clothes __________.(wash, washed, to wash)
Washed
5. They got their friends their rooms _________. ( to clean, cleaned, clean)
Cleaned
6. He helps me _________ my homework. (do, to do, did)
To do
7. I let him __________. (go, to go, went)
Go
8. She causes me __________ a paper. (print, prints, to print)
To print
CONDITIONAL TENSES
1. If you heat the water, it _________. (will boil, boils, boil)
Boils
2. If you tease a dog, the dog ________ you. (will bite, bite, bites)
Bite
3. If you do hard work, you __________ successful. (become, will make, will be)
Will be
4. If I were a bird, I __________fly. (will, would, would have)
Would
5. If I had been to Pokhara, I ____________ many lakes. (will have, will have visited, would have visited)
Would have visited
6. __________ you study hard, you won’t get through the exam.(if, had, unless)
Unless
7. _________ I met you before, I would have become your best friend. (if, had, unless)
Had
OTHER IMPORTANT GRAMMARS
1. He talks as if he _________ a superstar. (is, was, were)
Were
2. If only, I ________ a car. (have, has, had)
Had
3. He has __________ money. (any, some, no)
Some
4. She doesn’t have_________ any money. (some, any, no)
Any
5. I wish I _________ a butterfly. (am, was, were)
Were
6. The car runs _________ petrol. (on, in, by)
On
7. I deal with the person ___________ the basis of his behaviors.
On
8. The house __________fire. (on, in, with)
On
9. I give you my jacket _________ you will bring back it tomorrow.(on condition, on condition that, and)
On condition that
10. ___________ a result of Durbar massacre, king Gyanendra had to leave his palace. (on, in, as)
As
11. He is grazing _________ cattle. ( with, on, his)
His
12. The teacher and professor __________ punctual. (is, are, have)
Is
13. The actor and the singer ___________ doing well. (is, be, are)
Are
14. You can take my umbrella_________ you bring it tomorrow. (when, providing that, and)
Providing that
15. English _______ all over the world. (speaks, spoken, is spoken, was spoken)
Is spoken
Tag Questions
1. They speak Nepali, ________? ( do they, does they, don’t they, doesn’t they)
Don’t they
2. She plays volleyball, ________? ( do they, does they, don’t they, doesn’t they)
Does she
3. I am not handsome, ________? (am I, are I , am not I, aren’t I)
Are I
4. Peter doesn’t smoke, _________? (do he, does he, doesn’t he, don’t he)
Does he
5. They couldn’t understand him, _______? (could they, can they, cant they, couldn’t they)
Could they
6. Ann hasn’t color TV, __________? ( hasn’t she, has she, hasn’t he, has he)
Has she
7. No salt is allowed, _________? (isn’t it, is it, is that, isn’t that)
Is it
8. Nothing was said, _________? ( is it, was it, wasn’t it, isn’t it)
Was it
9. I don’t suppose anyone will volunteer __________? ( do they, don’t they, will they, won’t they?
won’t they
won’t they
10. No one would object, _________?(would they, wouldn’t they, would he, would she)
Would they
11. Someone had recognized you, __________? (had they, did they, hadn’t they, didn’t they)
Had you
A sample English regional question set of 2011
1. He __________ jugging every day. (go, goes, has gone, went)
Goes
2. If only I _________ a superstar. (am, is, was, were)
Were
3. _______ I been to America, I would have visited many places. (if, had, unless, though)
Had
4. He is talking _________ the phone. (in, at, on, with)
On
5. He asked __________ I had a girl friend. (that, whether, weather, what)
Whether
6. He ___________ me good morning. ( said, asked, wishes, wished)
Wished
7. ___________ you study hard, you won’t get through the exam. (if, had, unless, why)
Unless
8. I wish I ___________ a car. (have, has, had, has had)
Had
9. He hasn’t finished his work ____________. (already, till, now, yet)
Yet
10. If I were a bird, I __________ fly. (will, would, will have, would have)
Would
11. He has been staying here __________ 3 years. (in, within, during, for)
For
12. He doesn’t speak English. __________ does he. (either, or, but, neither)
Neither
13. He started his school ________ the age of 4. (by, from, at, in)
At
14. Would you mind _____________ your note book? (take, to take, took, taking)
Taking
15. He made me his car ______________. (repair, to repair, repaired, repairing)
Repaired
16. I let him ___________. (go, to go, gone, went)
Go
17. I _________ a watch yesterday. (buy, by, take, bought)
Bought
18. He writes his homework __________ his pencil. (on, by, in, with)
With
19. ____________ his illness, he helps me to finish my washing. (though, albeit, despite, because of)
Despite
20. He is a doctor ______________ his profession. (with, in, by, as)
By
SYNYONYMS AND ANTONYMS
Acquisition
Synonyms: accumulation, appropriation, obtainment, ownership, proprietorship, attainment; purchase, gain, profit, earning; recovery, redemption
Antonyms: loss, consumption, decrease, exhaustion, depletion, expenditure, forfeiture; squandering, waste; deprivation, relinquishment, expropriation, cession, surrender; disbursement, outgoings, spending
Acquittal
Synonyms: clearance, exoneration, exculpation, absolution
Antonyms: conviction, condemnation, blame, accusation
Approval
Synonyms: acknowledgment, acceptance, permission, ratification, sanction, concession, toleration, allowance
Antonyms: refusal, rejection, disapproval, disapprobation, declination, declension, disclamation, protest, renunciation
Authority
Synonyms: control, hold, grasp, command, rule, ascendance, government, admin stration, sovereignty, dominion, dominance, supremacy, jurisdiction, power
Antonyms: anarchy, chaos, disorganization, lawlessness, disorder, misrule, mob rule, mobocracy, ochlocracy, licentiousness Commission
Commerce
Synonyms: business, trade, exchange, dealing, barter, traffic, transaction
Commission
Synonyms: authorization, charge, mandate, ordination, procuration, delegation, deputation, legalization, trust, warrant; assignment, appointment, employment, nomination, installation, inauguration, investiture, accession
Antonyms: abrogation, repeal, revocation, countermand, annulment, nullification, abolition, dissolution, repudiation, counter-order
Compromise
Synonyms: bargain, negotiation, settlement, compensation, concession, reciprocal concession, mutual concession, commutation, adjustment
Compulsion
Synonyms: obligation, enforcement, constraint, coercion, requirement, restraint, pressure, press
Consignee
Synonyms: employee, trustee, delegate, committee, commissary, nominee, assignee, emissary, envoy, functionary, negotiator, representative; attorney, proctor, secretary, solicitor, underagent
Conditions
Synonyms: terms, stipulations, provisions, qualifications, grounds, requisites, prerequisites, specifications, obligations, circumstances
Freedom Synonyms: liberty, independence, license, self-determination, autonomy, emancipation, absolution, exoneration; exemption, exception, franchise, immunity, prerogative
Antonyms: subjection, subordination, dependence, oppression, repression, conquest; employment, service, clientship; constraint, slavery
Giving
Synonyms: bestowal, presentation, apportionment, portioning, allotment, allocation, appointment; division, sharing; transfer, transmittal, conveyance, transference, transmission, consignment; sale, exchange, payment, deliverance
Antonyms: receiving, acceptance, acquisition, receipt, purchase
Justice
Synonyms: fairness, equity, impartiality
Antonyms: injustice, partiality, unjustness, bias, inequity, prejudice, inclination, favoritism
Lawsuit
Synonyms: suit, legal action, litigation, case, prosecution, arraignment, indictment
Legality
Synonyms: legitimacy, lawfulness, constitutionality
Antonyms: illegality, illicitness, unlawfulness, illegitimacy, criminality, unconstitutionality
Lending
Synonyms: loan, credit, advance, accommodation, investment
Antonyms: borrowing, debt, due, obligation, liability, pledging, pawning; rent, hire, lease
Liberation
Synonyms: release, manumission, discharge, dismissal, acquittal, quitclaim
Antonyms: restraint, control, constraint, inhibition, restriction, prohibition discipline, moderation, limitation, repression; arrest, apprehension, capture, seizure; confinement, imprisonment, incarceration, impoundment; custody, care, committal, protection, quarantine, ward.
Merchandise
Synonyms: commodities, goods, wares, articles, stock, supplies, effects, produce
Money
Synonyms: currency, legal tender, medium of exchange, circulating medium
Obedience
Synonyms: compliance, acquiescence, deference, submission, submissiveness, passiveness, observance
Antonyms: disobedience, breach, infraction, infringement, violation, transgression, unruliness, insubordination, contumacy, trespass, nonobservance; anarchy, defection, revolt, insurgency, insurrection, rebellion, mutiny, outbreak, riot, uprising, secession, sedition, treason; overthrow, revolution
Offer
Synonyms: presentation, advance, proposal, proposition, motion, invitation, proffer
Order
Synonyms: charge, command, citation, ordinance, decision, decree, dispensation, declaration, enactment, imperative, law, mandamus, notice, passport, proclamation, subpoena, summons, ultimatum, warrant, writ; appointment, injunction, prescription, task
Possession
Synonyms: property, assets, holdings, belongings, goods, effects, ownership, resources, chattels; claim, demand, interest, stocks
Promise
Synonyms: assurance, insurance, guarantee, warranty, pledge, obligation, engagement, stipulation, undertaking, vow, affiance; contract, covenant, consent; deposit, security
Punishment
Synonyms: chastisement, punition, correction, discipline; penalty, fine, price
Antonyms: reward, compensation, remuneration, indemnity, acknowledgment
Request
Synonyms: petition, suit, requisition, plea, prayer, postulation, solicitation, application, invitation, invocation, entreaty
Restitution
Synonyms: return, reinstatement, restoration, compensation, indemnification, recovery, redemption
Sale
Synonyms: selling, vend, auction; market
Antonyms: purchase, buying, bargain, emption
IDIOMS & PHRASAL VERBS
Phrases and Idioms
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Meaning
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acid – the acid test
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Way to determine the quality or workability of something.
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across - across the board
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Applicable to all.
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ado - without further ado
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Without wasting any more time.
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alive - alive and kicking
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Still existing and very active.
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by – by and by
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Before long; soon.
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by – by and large
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On the whole.
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by – by the by
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By the way; incidentally.
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call – call attention to
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To divert people’s attention to something.
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call – call into question
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To express doubt about something.
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call – call of nature
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A need to urinate or defecate.
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call – call one’s shots
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To predict one’s course of action.
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by – by and large
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On the whole.
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96.
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by – by the by
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By the way; incidentally.
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97.
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call – call attention to
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To divert people’s attention to something.
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98.
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call – call into question
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To express doubt about something.
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99.
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call – call of nature
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A need to urinate or defecate.
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100.
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call – call one’s shots
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To predict one’s course of action.
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dead – dead on time
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At the stated or agreed time.
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deal - it’s a deal
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Used to express one’s agreement to something.
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earth – go to earth
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Go into hiding.
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eat – eat humble pie
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Admit one’s mistake and offer an apology.
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eat - eat one’s words
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Retract one’s statement, usually under pressure.
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fill – fill the bill
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To have the qualities suitable for a particular purpose.
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find – find favour with
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To be liked or approved of.
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green - green-eyed monster
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Jealousy.
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green - have green fingers
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Clever at growing plants.
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hand - hand and hand
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Be involved with
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hand - hand in glove
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In close cooperation with someone in an illegal activity.
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ice – on thin ice
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In a risky situation.
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idea - get the idea
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To start to understand something
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idea - have no idea
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Have no knowledge of
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jump – jump a light
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To drive past a red traffic light.
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jump – jump for joy
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To be very excited and happy.
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know – know no bounds
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Have no limits.
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know – know one’s onions
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Be experienced in or knowledgeable about something.
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line - fall into line
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To conform to the way in which something is done.
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line - in line with
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In accordance with
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mend – mend one’s fences
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Make peace with someone whom one has offended.
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mend – on the mend
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Improving in one’s health or a situation.
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nerve – bundle of nerves
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A very tense or worried person.
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nerve – have a/the nerve
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To behave rudely or impudently towards someone.
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nerve – lose one’s nerve
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Deprived of the ability to be calm and confident.
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nerve – touch a raw nerve
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Comment on something that someone is sensitive about.
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pain - for one’s pains
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For one’s efforts in doing something but not getting a fair return.
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pain – on/under pain of
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On/under punishment of.
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play – play it cool
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To behave in a relaxed or unconcerned manner.
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play – play it safe
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Avoid taking unnecessary risks.
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play – play on words
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To make use of ambiguous words to amuse or confuse.
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quite - not quite
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Not completely or totally.
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rack – rack and ruin
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Deteriorate due to neglect.
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raise – raise the dust
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To cause a disturbance.
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sword – sword of Damocles
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Constant threat or danger.
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sync – in/out of sync
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Working well/badly together.
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table - turn the tables
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Turn a disadvantage into an advantage
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table - under the table
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Illegal and secret payment of money in exchange of a favour; bribery.
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upper - on one’s uppers
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Very poor.
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use – use and wont
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Established custom.
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vale - vale of tears
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This world as regarded as a place of great sorrow and difficulties.
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walk – walk of life
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The type of job a person does.
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walk – walk on eggshells
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To exercise utmost caution in one’s words and actions.
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