1) get off (one's) high horseMeaning: To stop acting as if one is better than other people; to stop being arrogant or haughty

Example: Sam is never going to make friends hereuntil he gets off his high horse and stops acting likehe knows more than all of us.

IDIOMS & PHRASES

FACT: In medieval England, aperson's rank was reflected by thesize of the horse he rode. A nobleor a person of importance wouldride a large and expensive horse,one much taller and bigger thanthe horses ridden by commoners.The phrase “on one's high horse”came to mean “superior.”

IDIOMS & PHRASES

2) kick one's heelsMEANING: pass time idly while having towait for someone or something.

Example:My son, I began to fear, was stillkicking his heels on a fog-bound airport inDelhi.

IDIOMS & PHRASES

IDIOMS & PHRASES

The kicking of heels alludes to the toe shuffling and foot tapping that people resort to when they are impatient at having to wait for something. It is an 18th century phrase

1) SkirmishNoun: a short argument.E.g.: there was a skirmish over the politics

Verb: engage in a skirmish.E.g.: Rebel groups are skirmishing with military forces.

SAME WORD USED AS NOUN AND VERB

1) DelugeNoun: a severe flood.

E.g.: They believe in a futurestate, and have a confusedtradition respecting adeluge, from which somepersons were saved on ahigh mountain.

SAME WORD USED AS NOUN AND VERB

1) DelugeVerb: overwhelm with aflood/inundate with a great quantityof something.

E.g.: Caravans were deluged by theheavy rains.

SAME WORD USED AS NOUN AND VERB

(1)Dual – Combination of two things or twopartse.g.: he is fed up with the dual role athome and office.

Duel – Fight or combate.g.:– The two boys involved in a duel forhalf an hour.

PARONYM & HOMOPNYMS

(2)Choir - a group of singerse.g.:- Before joining politicshe was working in a popularchoir.

Coir - coconut fibree.g.: Coir ropes are still indemand.

PARONYM & HOMOPNYMS

1) Mow downMeaning:to kill people, usually in largenumbers, by shooting them or driving avehicle into them

e.g.: Gunmen mowed down 10 people in oneattack.

PHRASAL VERB

2) Drum up

Meaning: to try to increase businessactivity or get support for something

e.g.: We were unable to drum upenthusiasm for the new policies.

PHRASAL VERB

2) Drum up

During 1800s in U.S., Traveling salesmen kept their wares in a leather-clad box that was essentially a wooden frame with leather stretched over it. In an effort to let the owner of a home know that they were coming up the lane, they would take out a set of drum stocks and begin drumming on their leather box. It had the sound of a muted snare drum

PHRASAL VERB

Editorial by Vishal Sir

27 MARCH 2019

Editorial By Vishal SirEditorial by Vishal Sir