Daily Idioms From CSS Past Papers December 31, 2020
1979
1- Taken down a peg
"If someone is taken down a peg (or taken down a peg or two), they lose status in the eyes of others because of something they have done wrong or badly."
Examples:
- I'll take you down a peg before I get done with you.
- I would break twenty oaths of secrecy for the pleasure of taking you down a peg.
2- To carry the day
"Win, prevail"Examples:
- Perhaps my resignation will carry the day.
- On this proposal, the industry may carry the day.
3- In hot water
"in trouble"Examples:
- If he can't get that bank loan he'll be in hot water
- A person who breaks a law can be in hot water with the police
4- To pull oneself together
"Regain one's composure or self-control"Examples:
- You must pull yourself together and face up to life.
- After that frightening episode, it took her a while to pull herself together.
5- To rise from the ranks / come up through the ranks
"Work one's way to the top"Examples:
- He's risen through the ranks, starting as a copy boy and ending up as senior editor.
- The only way you'll rise from the ranks here is by putting in enough time and hard work.
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