Daily Idioms From CSS Past Papers December 30, 2020
1978
1- The acid test
"An acid test is something that proves whether something is good, effective, etc, or no"
Examples:
- The acid test of a good driver is whether he remains calm in an emergency.
- The acid test of a good leader is the extent to which they select a style to suit the circumstances.
2- A bad hat
"Someone who deliberately stirs up trouble"
Examples:
- Everyone knows that he is really a bad hat .
- Do not lend him any money; he's a bad hat and will never repay you.
3- In a blue funk
"In a state of panic or terror"
Examples:
- Anne has been in a blue funk since her dog died
- Just because the bride's mother is late, you needn't get in a blue funk.
4- To die in harness
"Expire while working, keep working to the end"
Examples:
- She knows she'll never get promoted, but she wants to die in harness.
- My grandfather was very hard working and brave and he died in harness.
5- Dead as doornail / dead as a dodo or herring
"Totally or assuredly dead; also finished"
Examples:
- The cop announced that the body in the dumpster was dead as a doornail.
- The Equal Rights Amendment appears to be dead as a herring.
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