question_answer 15)

Given below are jumbled sentences. Working in groups, rearrange the words in each sentence to form correct sentences. You will find that each sentence contains an idiomatic expression that you have come across in the lesson. Underline the idiom and write down its meaning. Then use you dictionary to check the meaning. (i) Stop/and tell me/beating about/what you want/the bush Ans: ________________________________________________________________ Idiom: _______________________________________________________________ (ii) don’t pay/if you/attention/you might/the wrong train/to the announcement/board Ans: ________________________________________________________________ Idiom: _______________________________________________________________ (iii) The village/tried/the crime/on the young woman/to pin Ans: ________________________________________________________________ Idiom: _______________________________________________________________ (iv) Bepin Babu/orders to/telling people/under/loved/doctor’s/eat early/that he was Ans: ________________________________________________________________ Idiom: _______________________________________________________________ (v) the student/The teacher/his eyebrows/when/said that/all their lessons/raised/they had revised Ans: ________________________________________________________________ Idiom: _______________________________________________________________        

Answer:

 (i) Ans. Stop beating about the bush and tell me what you want. Idiom: beating about the bush − avoiding the main topic, not coming straight to the point (ii) Ans. If you don’t pay attention to the announcement, you might board the wrong train. Idiom: pay attention − listen carefully (iii) Ans. The villagers tried to pin the crime on the young woman. Idiom: pin the crime − place the responsibility of the crime (iv) Ans. Bepin Babu loved telling people that he was under doctor’s orders to eat early. Idiom: under doctor’s orders − in complete necessity (v) Ans. The teacher raised his eyebrows when the students said that they had revised all their lessons. Idiom: raised his eyebrows − expressed doubt/surprise