Idiomatic | MCQs

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• To show once's teeth: to adopt a threatening attitude
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• to show one's teeth means: to show that you are capable of fighting or defending yourself.

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"Keep at bay" means to keep something/someone at a distance, physically or metaphorically.

To maintain a safe margin and prevent overwhelm or danger.

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Like a sitting duck means ignorant.

Like a sitting duck means وہ شخص جو بآسانی زد میں آسکے

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At one's wits end means  ایسی صورتحال میں ہونا کہ جب انسان کو پتہ ہی نہ چلے کہ اب کیا کیا جائے

AGM 08-01-2023

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carry on

جاری رکھو

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"The wages of sin" is a noun phrase because it consists of a noun ("wages") and its modifier ("of sin"), which together function as the subject of the sentence.

A noun phrase acts as a subject, object, or complement in a sentence.

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The phrasal verb "pull out" means گاڑی وغیرہ کو باہر نکالنا 

In traffic context, "pull out" means to move a vehicle out into the road or from a parked position.

So, "it took me ages to pull out" means it took a long time to get out into the traffic.

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 to keep at arm's length means to avoid being very close to or friendly with someone or something.

• another meaning :
  At arm's length is a phrase of the arm 

which means: held away from you with your arm straight;

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ND2-12-2022

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"Out of the frying pan into the fire" آسمان سے گرا کھجور میں انکا