Daily Idioms From CSS Past Papers January 19, 2021

 

Daily Idioms From CSS Past Papers January 19, 2021

                                            1999

1) Hang in the balance

"Be in a precarious condition or in a state of suspense"
Examples:

• The future of the company hangs in the balance.
• The doctor said her life was hanging in the balance.

2) The ruling passion

"An interest or concern that occupies a large part of someone's time and effort"
Examples:

• His cruelty degenerated into habit and became the ruling passion of his soul.
• He also had much courage, and a ruling passion.

3) Tower of strength

"Someone who can be relied on to provide support and comfort."
Examples:

• He was a tower of strength to his sisters when their father died.
• Her father was a tower of strength to her.

4) In one's bones

"Have an intuition or hunch about something"
Examples:

• I'm sure he'll succeed—I can feel it in my bones.
• He is going to fail. I can feel it in my bones.

5) Close-fisted

"Tightfisted; stingy or unwilling to part with money"
Examples:

• My uncle is a close-fisted man.
• But let me find you in failure closefisted hold.

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Daily Idioms From CSS Past Papers 

January 19, 2021