Popular English Idioms And Phrases: English Idiomatic Expressions (English Daily Use) (Volume 28)

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*     A good book is the life-blood of its author.
*     The facts speak for themselves.
*     He was determined to get to the root of the matter.
*     I don't believe in hair-splitting.
*     You can't escape from clutches of law.
*     It takes ages to build a reputation.
*     He frequently picked fights with other.
*     The pharmacy inside the hospital is often out of stock.
*     The princesses became green with jealousy.
*     The problems would be solved once and for all.
*     The ring of a landline phone could clearly be heard in the background.
*     The rise of the rupee proved to be the last straw.
*     The work is in progress on this count.
*     Then what he saw froze him with fear.
*     A reply would be made in the same vein.
*     He accused the centre of meting out 'step-motherly' treatment to the state,
*     At last fortune smiled on him.
*     Life was smiling upon her once more.
*     Attack jolted the government out of its deep slumber.
*     Attackers were condemned in the strongest words.
*     9/11 strike sent shock waves across the globe.
*     I see the moon smiling down at me.
*     Bombing rocked the heart of the regime.
*     He had tried to lob the ball in CM's court.
*     Now ball is in the government's court.
*     Building collapsed like house of cards.
*     Cartoon was not in good taste.
*     Case has begun to look more like a cat and mouse game.
*     Investigating Agency found holes in the state police theory.
*     Centre will add more teeth to RTI law.
*     Clarification didn't clear the air.
*     Cold water poured over President's plans.
*     Defects in the new vehicle had already left a bad taste in his mouth.
*     Fingers are also being raised at the police failure in exposing the case.
*     For years she thought this was due to sins committed in a past life.
*     Battered by scams, his ship is sinking.
*     Governor has given the green light to MCD's project.
*     Don't leave the cause of freedom.
*     Turning a deaf ear will not sort out the problem.
*     If I open my mouth, a lot of people will be in trouble.
*     The news came as a shock.
*     The move has come as a shocker.
*     Even the stoniest of hearts melts before flower.
*     We don't want to get on the wrong side of the judiciary.
*     He always stands in my way.
*     He appeared close to tears.
*     He can't hurt a fly.
*     He created a storm.
*     Democrats and Republicans are neck and neck on 57 seats.
*     Department is behaving deaf and dumb.
*     Desire without work is day-dreaming.
*     Differences came to the fore.
*     Aspirants have made both online and over the counter submissions to be on the safe side.
*     He gave me a flat refusal.
*     He has escaped a bid on his life.
*     He is an apple of my eye.
*     We will go to any lengths to ensure that the guilty are punished.
*     They have unfurled the flag of revolt.
*     It all happened in a fraction of second.
*     He spotted the body and raised an alarm.
*     It happens only once in a blue moon.
*     Don't try to tighten the noose around social media