Daily Idioms From CSS Past Papers January 25, 2021
2006
1) Twiddle with
"To play with something; to play with something, using one's fingers; to fiddle with something."Examples:
- I asked Jason to stop twiddling with the pencils.
- Someone is twiddling with the stereo controls.
2) Vamp up
"Make up"Examples:
- She can always vamp up some new excuse for coming late.
- vamp up an excuse for not attending the meeting
3) Whittle away
"cut away in small pieces, to cut or carve something away"Examples:
- The carver whittled the wood away until only a small figure was left.
- He whittled away the wood.
4) Winkle out
"Force from a place or position"Examples:
- The children were finally all winkled out of their hiding places
- The committee winkled out the unqualified candidates.
5) Loom large
"Appear imminent in a threatening, magnified form"Examples:
- The possibility of civil war loomed large on the horizon.
- Martha wanted to take it easy for a week, but the bar exam loomed large.
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