Important Idioms and their Meanings for Competitive Exams - Set 7

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Dear friends, Here is the Seventh set of Important Idioms and their Meanings for Competitive Exams. You can read the Set 1 from here ,  Set 2 from here  , Set 3 from here , Set 4 from here ,  Set 5 from here and the Set 6 from here. Happy Reading :)

Idioms related to Take

• That boy takes after his father (resembles)
• You are wrong; you must take back all you said (retract)
• Please dictate it to me and I'll take it down now (write)
• Do you take me for a fool (assume to be) ?
  
• The lecture was good but I couldn't take it all in (understand)
• The thief's charming manners quite took me in (deceived me)
• The aeroplane took off at six o'clock (left the ground) 
• He took over his father's business (acquired)
• I took to that girl at once (was attracted to)
• She's taken to eating too much chocolate (formed habit to) 
• That table takes up too much room (occupies)

Idioms related to Throw

• Politeness is thrown away on that man (wasted, not appreciated)
• He threw himself into the task of digging the garden (engaged vigorously in)
• vigorously meaning - in a way that involves physical strength
• I have got a bad cold and I can't throw it off (lose, get rid of)
• His death threw open the door to my promotion (made possible)
• The Government threw out the hilt (rejected)
• He proposed marriage to her and then threw her over for an actress (abandoned, left)
• He then threw up his job in England and went to Canada (resigned, gave up)

Idioms related to Turn

• My sister has suddenly turned against me (become unfriendly)
• They turned down his application (refused)
• We are going to turn in early tonight (go to bed)
• The ugly girl turned into a beautiful woman (became)
• My wife turned on me and called me a fool (attacked unexpectedly)
• This factory turns out hundreds of cars a week (produces, manufactures) 
• The tea party turned out to be a great success (proved)
• Her mother turned her out of the house (caused to leave)
• In time of trouble, you can always turn to me (ask for help)
• My uncle from Australia turned up yesterday (appeared unexpectedly)

Idioms related to Work

• He works off his bad temper on his family (vents, gets rid of)
• Try to work on him and persuade him (influence)
• The student worked out the problem quickly (solved) 
• She always gets very worked up before examinations (excited)

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