Few idioms collected by Rakhi B Nair, XII B
Be laid -up -:be forced to stay in bed by illness etc.
Eg: Last month my brother was laid up with fever for a
week.
By leaps and bounds-:rapidly.
Eg: Whenever a new government comes to power the people
think that the country would progress by leaps and
bounds.
In cold blood-:showing no pity,mercilessly.
Eg: A lot of people are killed in cold blood.
Blood and iron-:relentless use of force.
Eg: Nowadays every government tries to govern by blood
and iron.
A bolt from the blue-:completely surprising.
Eg: The news of the sinking of the Titanic was a bolt from
the blue for many people.
Prepared by Rakhi B Nair, XII B
Eg: Last month my brother was laid up with fever for a
week.
By leaps and bounds-:rapidly.
Eg: Whenever a new government comes to power the people
think that the country would progress by leaps and
bounds.
In cold blood-:showing no pity,mercilessly.
Eg: A lot of people are killed in cold blood.
Blood and iron-:relentless use of force.
Eg: Nowadays every government tries to govern by blood
and iron.
A bolt from the blue-:completely surprising.
Eg: The news of the sinking of the Titanic was a bolt from
the blue for many people.
Prepared by Rakhi B Nair, XII B