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— He sold his father’s property illegally, hence, now the fat is in the fire. Out of the frying pan into the fire: From a bad situation to a worse one. — This job is worse than my previous one. I’m out of the frying pan into the fire. Play with fire: To take dangerous risks. — By disobeying their orders, he’s playing with fire. No smoke without fire: There has to be a reason for any rumour . — He claims that he has not attacked her, but there’s no smoke without fire. Get on like a house on fire: Enjoy a very friendly relationship. — Sara and Jane get on like a house on fire. Hang fire: To delay some work — The construction of the bridge had hung fire for a long time because of the instability of the government. Under fire: Criticised severely. — Their daughter has committed suicide and now they are under fire. A ball of fire: A person who is full of zest and energy. — I can’t cope with
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Fill in the blanks to find the meaning of the following: 1. Knowledge of traditions and religion: TH - - - - G - 2. Study of human race A - - H - - P - - - G - 3. The study of the development of language PH - - O - - - Y 4. Science or study of climate C - - M - - - L - - - 5. The scientific study of birds O - - - TH - - - - - 6. The study of speech sounds P - - N - L - - - Looking back Galley — a low, flat ship that uses sails and is propelled by oars. The Greeks and Romans used vessels of this class both for merchant and war service. The rowing was done by mercenaries or slaves who stood chained to their decks under the deck. Larger galleys were used by the French until 1748, and convicts were used to man the oars. From this practice we get the phrase ‘galley slave’ Ponder Every time a man smiles, and much more when he laughs, it adds something to his fragment of life. Score card 1. Theology 2. Anthropology 3. Philology 4. Climatology 5. Ornithology 6. Phonology — Illa Vij |
