Answer : (i) back seat driver

Ans: Several members of the board of directors have accused him of being a backseat driver.

(ii) call it a day

Ans: As we all were tired from working so hard, we decided to call it a day and complete the task the next day.

(iii) wet behind the ears

Ans: As Tom is an amateur in the field of painting, he is a little wet behind the ears.

(iv) set off

Ans: The group of friends set off early for their trip to Kufri.

(v) run out of

Ans: As we had run out of sugar, I asked my neighbor for some.

Answer : (i) Length and breadth

Ans: John has travelled the length and breadth of the British countryside.

(ii) Rank and file

Ans: There was widespread support for his candidature to the Mayor's post among the rank and file of the party.

(iii) A thorn in the flesh

Ans: Ruby is a thorn in the flesh of Cameron's life.

(iv) Move heaven and earth

Ans: I can move heaven and earth for my loved ones.

(v) Step into someone’s shoes

Ans: To truly understand what a person is going through, we should try and step in their shoes and look at life from their perspective.

Answer : (i) Cold comfort

Ans: He can’t lend us his canoe but will tell us where to rent one-that’s cold comfort.

(ii) End in smoke

Ans: Their story is going to end in smoke.

(iii) Feather one’s nest

Ans: He used his connections to get the deal, which is a classic example of feather one’s nest.

(iv) Incumbent upon

Ans: It is incumbent upon us to follow the dictates of the will of the deceased.

(v) Laugh in one’s sleeve

Ans: When Ravi was telling about his misfortune, I could see the smirk on Anil’s face, which brought to my mind the idiom to laugh in one’s sleeve.

Answer : (i) With a view to

Ans: He decided to help the company, with a view to having a share in its profits.

(ii) Go berserk

Ans: My sister will go berserk when she finds out that I have ruined her favourite dress.

(iii) Cut adrift

Ans: She had been cut adrift from everything that she had known.

(iv) At sea

Ans: When it comes to maths, Ravi is always at sea.

(v) Ins and outs

Ans: Mira knew the ‘ins and outs’ of the company’s working process.

Answer : (i) Through thick and Thin

Ans: Rohit stayed loyal to his organization through thick and thin.

(ii) Sitting on the fence

Ans: Environment Ministry was sitting on the fence over the environmental clearance for a new port to be established near ecologically sensitive Western Ghats.

(iii) Threw cold water

Ans: Priya threw cold water on Neha’s late night movie plan by telling her that she was running high fever.

(iv) Foot the bill

Ans: Kuldeep’s parents requested him to take up a temporary job because due to financial constraints they were finding it difficult to foot the bill of his college education.

(v) Chapter and Verse

Ans: Vijay can give chapter and verse on GST legislation as he has gained considerable experience on it after working on the draft legislation of GST rules.

Answer : (i) Wild goose chase

Ans: Physicists searching for the hypothetical particle may be on a wild goose chase.

(ii) Crocodile tears

Ans: They weep crocodile tears for the poor and disadvantaged, but are basically happy with things as they are.

(iii) Sea change

Ans: There is a sea change visible in India after the new economic reforms.

(iv) Fool’s paradise

Ans: Lalu Prasad yadav is living in fool’s paradise that will get bail but actually he would never get that.

(v) On cloud nine

Ans: After getting married with bollywod actress Anushka, Virat Kohli is on cloud nine.

Answer : (i) With impunity

Ans: The diplomat parked in illegal parking spaces with impunity.

(ii) Under a cloud

Ans: Someone stole some money at work, and now everyone is under a cloud of suspicion.

(iii) Loaves and fishes

Ans: Sanjay hasn’t helped us with this project at all, but you know he’ll be there for the loaves and fishes if we win the contest.

(iv) A leap in the dark

Ans: I had very little information about the company, so writing to them was a bit of a leap in the dark.

(v) Yeoman service

Ans: His trusty sword did him yeoman’s service.

Answer : (i) in spite of

Ans: In spite of illness he attended the class.

(ii) a bed of roses

Ans: Life is not a bed of roses.

(iii) cold war

Ans: The relation between USA and Russia is back to normalcy as there is no cold war between the two nations.

(iv) to rule with an iron hand

Ans: Hitler knew how to rule with an iron hand.

(v) to make haste

Ans: It is always risky to make haste.

Answer : (i) According to

Ans: According to the constitution India is a union of states.

(ii) All of a sudden

Ans: He started shouting all of a sudden.

(iii) Ready money

Ans: What made you want to look up ready money?

(iv) A burning question

Ans: The population of India is a burning question these days.

(v) Ins and outs

Ans: I don’t understand the ins and outs of politics.

Answer : (i) to turn up

Ans: He turned up an hour late.

(ii) to lose your grip

Ans: For many years now the old political parties have been losing their grip on the South.

(iii) to go to your head

Ans: Fame and fortune had gone to his head.

(iv) to carry out

Ans: The building work was carried out by a local contractor.

(v) to pull one’s leg

Ans: Assembly election in Bihar is round the corner and each party is trying to pull the leg of its adversaries.

Answer : (i) The Lion’s share

Ans: The eldest son received the lion’s share of the property.

(ii) Close shave

Ans: We weren’t hit when the truck swerved at us, but it was a close shave.

(iii) At daggers drawn

Ans: The two neighboring countries have several times been at daggers drawn over extraction of the natural resources from the ocean.

(iv) (To) die in harness

Ans: As was his wish A.P.J. Kalam died in harness and thus he never retired from work.

(v) (To) eat one’s words

Ans: He didn’t think I could do it, but I proved him wrong and made him eat his words.

Answer : (i) bell the cat

Ans: Someone has to tell the teacher that her own son started the fire, but who will bell the cat?

(ii) thank one’s stars

Ans: I thank my lucky stars that I studied the right things for the test.

(iii) be on tenterhooks

Ans: He was still on tenterhooks waiting for a decision to be made.

(iv) true to one’s salt

Ans: The spy will not reveal the secret as he is true to his salt.

(v) come out with flying colours

Ans: The officer training was gruelling, but he came through with flying colours.

Answer : (i) Apple of discord

Ans: Kashmir is an apple of discord between Indian and Pakistan.

(ii) A bolt from the blue

Ans: Legislative Assembly election in Delhi proved to be a bolt from the blue for NDA allaiance.

(iii) A feather in one’s cap

Ans: Mangalyan is quite a feature in India’s cap.

(iv) Achilles’heel

Ans: As a team they’re strong on attack but they have a weak defence that might prove to be their Achilles’ heel.

(v) A man of letters

Ans: A P J Kalam was a man of letters.

Answer : (i) to call forth

Ans: The protests called forth strong reaction from the police.

(ii) to fall through

Ans: The trip fell through due to lack of interest.

(iii) to get along

Ans: There’s no way I can get along on those wages.

(iv) to lay bare

Ans: It’s been promoted as the biography that lays bare the truth behind the legend.

(v) to put up with

Ans: I can’t put up with his arrogant behave any more.

Answer : (i) to come across

Ans: It’s nice to come across people whose political opinions by and large agree with your own.

(ii) to be cut out for

Ans: I am not cut out for the job like farming.

(iii) over head and ears

Ans: He is over head and ears in love with her.

(iv) to see eye to eye

Ans: India and Pakistan do not like to see eye to eye on the issue of Kashmir.

(v) to draw the line

Ans: Her father draws the line at her coming in after midnight.

Answer : (i) bring about

Ans: Globalization of Indian economy has brought about a major change in the life style of a major section of Indians.

(ii) call names

Ans: Verbal abuse is always bad and therefore students should always be punished if they call their teacher names.

(iii) run out

Ans: I have invested a lot in my business and therefore I can’t lend you as I am running out of money.

(iv) by leaps and bounds

Ans: More and more youths are getting attracted towards internet and therefore number of internet users in India is growing by leaps and bounds.

(v) lame excuse

Ans: One should not make lame excuse to avoid work and responsibilities.

Answer : (i) deal in

Ans: I have a small company that deals in antique items.

(ii) prime of life

Ans: He has earned immense wealth though he is barely in his prime of life.

(iii) above board

Ans: When it comes to international issues,India’s actions are always open and above board as it believes in free and fair dealings.

(iv) dwell upon

Ans: He tends to dwell on the negative aspects of his performance.

(v) in full swing

Ans: If you want to run your businessin full swing you need to concentrate on it.

Answer : (i) bring about

Ans: Globalisation has brought about a drastic change in pattern of FDI in India.

(ii) break in

Ans: Theives broke in to my room and stolen away my valuables.

(iii) heart and soul

Ans: Amir khan has put in heart and soul in to his movie Taare Jameen Par.

(iv) lie low

Ans: The children lie low, hoping their prank would soon be forgotten,

(v) hold one’s breath

Ans: The election was so close that I held my breath until the final results were in.

Answer : (i) Cold comfort

Ans: He can’t lend us his canoe but will tell us where to rent one-that’s cold comfort.

(ii) End in smoke

Ans: Their story is going to end in smoke.

(iii) Feather one’s nest

Ans: He used his connections to get the deal, which is a classic example of feather one’s nest.

(iv) Incumbent upon

Ans: It is incumbent upon us to follow the dictates of the will of the deceased.

(v) Laugh in one’s sleeve

Ans: When Ravi was telling about his misfortune, I could see the smirk on Anil’s face, which brought to my mind the idiom to laugh in one’s sleeve.

Answer : (i) With a view to

Ans: He decided to help the company, with a view to having a share in its profits.

(ii) Go berserk

Ans: My sister will go berserk when she finds out that I have ruined her favourite dress.

(iii) Cut adrift

Ans: She had been cut adrift from everything that she had known.

(iv) At sea

Ans: When it comes to maths, Ravi is always at sea.

(v) Ins and outs

Answer : (i) Wild goose chase

Ans: Physicists searching for the hypothetical particle may be on a wild goose chase.

(ii) Crocodile tears

Ans: They weep crocodile tears for the poor and disadvantaged, but are basically happy with things as they are.

(iii) Sea change

Ans:There is a sea change visible in India after the new economic reforms.

(iv) Fool’s paradise

Ans: Lalu Prasad yadav is living in fool’s paradise that will get bail but actually he would never get that.

(v) On cloud nine

Ans: After getting married with bollywod actress Anushka, Virat Kohli is on cloud nine.

Answer : (i) With impunity

Ans: The diplomat parked in illegal parking spaces with impunity.

(ii) Under a cloud

Ans: Someone stole some money at work, and now everyone is under a cloud of suspicion.

(iii) Loaves and fishes

Ans: Sanjay hasn’t helped us with this project at all, but you know he’ll be there for the loaves and fishes if we win the contest.

(iv) A leap in the dark

Ans: I had very little information about the company, so writing to them was a bit of a leap in the dark.

(v) Yeoman service

Ans: His trusty sword did him yeoman’s service.

Answer : (i) in spite of

Ans: In spite of illness he attended the class.

(ii) a bed of roses

Ans: Life is not a bed of roses.

(iii) cold war

Ans: The relation between USA and Russia is back to normalcy as there is no cold war between the two nations.

(iv) to rule with an iron hand

Ans: Hitler knew how to rule with an iron hand.

(v) to make haste

Ans: It is always risky to make haste.

Answer : (i) According to

Ans: According to the constitution India is a union of states.

(ii) All of a sudden

Ans: He started shouting all of a sudden.

(iii) Ready money

Ans: What made you want to look up ready money?

(iv) A burning question

Ans: The population of India is a burning question these days.

(v) Ins and outs

Ans: I don’t understand the ins and outs of politics.

Answer : (i) Through thick and Thin

Ans: Rohit stayed loyal to his organization through thick and thin.

(ii) Sitting on the fence

Ans: Environment Ministry was sitting on the fence over the environmental clearance for a new port to be established near ecologically sensitive Western Ghats.

(iii) Threw cold water

Ans: Priya threw cold water on Neha’s late night movie plan by telling her that she was running high fever.

(iv) Foot the bill

Ans: Kuldeep’s parents requested him to take up a temporary job because due to financial constraints they were finding it difficult to foot the bill of his college education.

(v) Chapter and Verse

Ans: Vijay can give chapter and verse on GST legislation as he has gained considerable experience on it after working on the draft legislation of GST rules.

Answer : (i) The Lion’s share

Ans: The eldest son received the lion’s share of the property.

(ii) Close shave

Ans: We weren’t hit when the truck swerved at us, but it was a close shave.

(iii) At daggers drawn

Ans: The two neighboring countries have several times been at daggers drawn over extraction of the natural resources from the ocean.

(iv) (To) die in harness

Ans: As was his wish A.P.J. Kalam died in harness and thus he never retired from work.

(v) (To) eat one’s words

Ans: He didn’t think I could do it, but I proved him wrong and made him eat his words.

Answer : (i) bell the cat

Ans: Someone has to tell the teacher that her own son started the fire, but who will bell the cat?

(ii) thank one’s stars

Ans: I thank my lucky stars that I studied the right things for the test.

(iii) be on tenterhooks

Ans: He was still on tenterhooks waiting for a decision to be made.

(iv) true to one’s salt

Ans: The spy will not reveal the secret as he is true to his salt.

(v) come out with flying colours

Ans: The officer training was gruelling, but he came through with flying colours.

Answer : (i) Apple of discord

Ans: Kashmir is an apple of discord between Indian and Pakistan.

(ii) A bolt from the blue

Ans: Legislative Assembly election in Delhi proved to be a bolt from the blue for NDA allaiance.

(iii) A feather in one’s cap

Ans: Mangalyan is quite a feature in India’s cap.

(iv) Achilles’heel

Ans: As a team they’re strong on attack but they have a weak defence that might prove to be their Achilles’ heel.

(v) A man of letters

Ans: A P J Kalam was a man of letters.

Answer : (i) to call forth

Ans: The protests called forth strong reaction from the police.

(ii) to fall through

Ans: The trip fell through due to lack of interest.

(iii) to get along

Ans: There’s no way I can get along on those wages.

(iv) to lay bare

Ans: It’s been promoted as the biography that lays bare the truth behind the legend.

(v) to put up with

Ans: I can’t put up with his arrogant behave any more.

Answer : (i) to come across

Ans: It’s nice to come across people whose political opinions by and large agree with your own.

(ii) to be cut out for

Ans: I am not cut out for the job like farming.

(iii) over head and ears

Ans:He is over head and ears in love with her.

(iv) to see eye to eye

Ans: India and Pakistan do not like to see eye to eye on the issue of Kashmir.

(v) to draw the line

Ans: Her father draws the line at her coming in after midnight.

Answer : (i) deal in

Ans: I have a small company that deals in antique items.

(ii) prime of life

Ans: He has earned immense wealth though he is barely in his prime of life.

(iii) above board

Ans: When it comes to international issues,India’s actions are always open and above board as it believes in free and fair dealings.

(iv) dwell upon

Ans: He tends to dwell on the negative aspects of his performance.

(v) in full swing

Ans: If you want to run your businessin full swing you need to concentrate on it.

Answer : (i) bring about

Ans: Globalisation has brought about a drastic change in pattern of FDI in India.

(ii) break in

Ans: Theives broke in to my room and stolen away my valuables.

(iii) heart and soul

Ans: Amir khan has put in heart and soul in to his movie Taare Jameen Par.

(iv) lie low

Ans: The children lie low, hoping their prank would soon be forgotten,

(v) hold one’s breath

Ans: The election was so close that I held my breath until the final results were in.