Daily Idioms From CSS Past Papers January 21, 2021

    Daily Idioms From CSS Past Papers January 21, 2021

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1) To kick the bucket

"When someone kicks the bucket, they die"
Examples:

• As soon as he kicked the bucket, he started to become famous.
• When I kick the bucket you'll be able to live on my life insurance.

2) To push to the walls

"To place in a desperate or extreme position"
Examples:

• If the government continues pushing its citizens to the wall, it shouldn't be surprised when they rise up to destroy it.
• Increasing financial pressures are pushing Tom to the wall.

3) To read between the lines

"If you read between the lines, you find the real message in what you're reading or hearing, a meaning that is not available from a literal interpretation of the words."
Examples:

• Read between the lines when signing contracts.
• When reading the letter, he read between the lines.

4) To be at daggers drawn

"If people are at daggers drawn, they are very angry and close to violence."
Examples:

• She's at daggers drawn with her colleagues.
• The world lives at daggers drawn in a cold war.

5) To throw down the gauntlet

"Declare or issue a challenge"
Examples:

• The senator threw down the gauntlet on the abortion issue.
• I don't know why you are so upset, you are the one who threw down the gauntlet.