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IIM Rohtak
Day 5 of sharing idioms and phrasal verbs everyday
Idioms:
- A stone throw's away - A very short distance
- A stitch in time saves nine - It is better to solve a problem straight away and not let it become bigger
- A stiff-necked person - An obstinate person
- A stick in the mud - A person who resists change
- A snowball effect - An accelerating growth of magnitude
- A skeleton in the cupboard - An embarrassing fact to be kept secret
- A sight for a sore eyes - A person or thing that one is extremely pleased or relieved to see
- A shot in the arm - An encouraging stimulus / Something that gives encouragement
- A sea change - A profound or notable transformation
- A safe pair of hands - A reliable person
- A sacred cow - A person never to be criticized
- A rotten apple - A single bad person or thing in a group
- A rolling stone gathers no moss - A person who doesn't settle in one place for a long time, does not gain wealth, name or fame
- A red rag to a bull - An object, utterance, or act which is certain to provoke someone
- A red letter day - An important day / A noteworthy and memorable day
Phrasal verbs:
- Bring off - To successfully accomplish
- Bring in - To introduce / To generate
- Bring forward - To present / To reschedule for an earlier time
- Bring forth - To produce or give birth to
- Bring down - To reduce / To make unhappy
- Bring around - To convince / To restore to consciousness
- Bring along - To bring someone or something with oneself
- Bring about/on - To cause something to happen
- Brew up - To develop, often a plan or storm
- Breeze through - To complete something easily and effortlessly
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- A stitch in time saves nine - It is better to solve a problem straight away and not let it become bigger
- A stick in the mud - A person who resists change
- A sea change - A profound or notable transformation
- A rolling stone gathers no moss - A person who doesn't settle in one place for a long time, does not gain wealth, name or fame
- A red rag to a bull - An object, utterance, or act which is certain to provoke someone
- A red letter day - An important day / A noteworthy and memorable day
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