Spick and span - brand new
I bough a spick and span car.
Yield to - submit
The policemen yielded very cruel robber to court.
White elephant - an Excessive luxury
Our movie actresses are very white elephants.
Turn one's coat - change parties
Present political leaders always turn one's coat.
Turn out - expel
Our B.C.C.I. turned out Zaheerkhan from Indian Team in England.
Take on - to deceive
It is clear you were taken in by the shop-keeper.
Turn turtle - topsy turvery
The bus turned turtle while going up hill station
Set up - to begin
Nikhil sai has set up a new dubbing theater in Hyderabad.
Seek after - try to find
The policemen must seek after undisciplined persons.
Set free - release
My friends have set free some birds in park.
Swan song - last effort
The movie was the swan song of that Director.
To pull together - to do a thing in co-operation
We must pull together in finishing our work.
Laugh in your sleeve - to be secretly amused at
The assistant of the company laughed in their sleeves at the meeting.
Make out - understand
I am not able to make out the meaning of the story.
Move even and earth - try by all means
The Master move even and earth to explain the lesson.
Lay waste - ravage
My form lay wasted by animals.
know no bounds - be unlimited
Akhil joy knew no bounds when he heard of his results.
Far and wide - extensively
The news was spread far and wide.
Many sided - having many qualities or aspects.
Rahul Gandhi has many sides interests.
To fire with - to fly into passion
Foul languages fires up others. Never use that, be always polite.
To find one's self - to feel better as regards
He lost heavily but did not lose heart. Now again he is finding his legs.
I bough a spick and span car.
Yield to - submit
The policemen yielded very cruel robber to court.
White elephant - an Excessive luxury
Our movie actresses are very white elephants.
Turn one's coat - change parties
Present political leaders always turn one's coat.
Turn out - expel
Our B.C.C.I. turned out Zaheerkhan from Indian Team in England.
Take on - to deceive
It is clear you were taken in by the shop-keeper.
Turn turtle - topsy turvery
The bus turned turtle while going up hill station
Set up - to begin
Nikhil sai has set up a new dubbing theater in Hyderabad.
Seek after - try to find
The policemen must seek after undisciplined persons.
Set free - release
My friends have set free some birds in park.
Swan song - last effort
The movie was the swan song of that Director.
To pull together - to do a thing in co-operation
We must pull together in finishing our work.
Laugh in your sleeve - to be secretly amused at
The assistant of the company laughed in their sleeves at the meeting.
Make out - understand
I am not able to make out the meaning of the story.
Move even and earth - try by all means
The Master move even and earth to explain the lesson.
Lay waste - ravage
My form lay wasted by animals.
know no bounds - be unlimited
Akhil joy knew no bounds when he heard of his results.
Far and wide - extensively
The news was spread far and wide.
Many sided - having many qualities or aspects.
Rahul Gandhi has many sides interests.
To fire with - to fly into passion
Foul languages fires up others. Never use that, be always polite.
To find one's self - to feel better as regards
He lost heavily but did not lose heart. Now again he is finding his legs.
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