Daily Idioms From CSS Past Papers February 4, 2021
2015
1. Itchy palm
"A desire for money, greed; also, wanting a bribe."Examples:
- The porter has an itchy palm; he wants a big tip.
- She accused her servant of having an itching palm.
2. The primrose path
"A pleasurable way of life"Examples:
- She has led him down the primrose path.
- On one side of the road, a scattering of ordinary houses with front yards, on the other - the primrose path to eternity.
3. To break one’s fall
"interrupt a tumble or descent"Examples:
- A pile of leaves broke my fall when I slipped off the roof of the shed.
- As in It's a long way down over this cliff, with nothing to break your fall.
4. To become reconciled to
"To bring something into harmony, accord, or balance with something."Examples:
- I haven't spoken to my brother in 10 years, but I still hope to become reconciled with him some day.
- He finally reconciled himself to the change in management.
5. Wages of sin
"Doing bad things can get you in a lot of trouble."Examples:
- Serves him right. I always said, "The wages of sin is death.
- If you are feeling ill after all that beer, you should understand that the wages of sin is death.
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