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— Michael gave false evidence against his friend James who had always helped him. He bit the hand that fed him. A leopard doesn’t change its spots: An unpleasant character never reforms. — No matter who hard I try, I can’t get her to be kind to her parents. A leopard doesn’t changes its spots. You can’t get blood out of a stone: You can’t get something out of a person (especially a good quality) if he doesn’t possess it. — I know Ravi will
refuse to give donation.You can’t get blood out of a stone. |
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— Gaurav avoids meeting people in his neighbourhood. It seems there is a skeleton in his cupboard. To pull wool over somebody’s eyes: To deceive someone. — Veena has been missing her tuition classes. I didn’t expect her to pull wool over her mother’s eyes. Be a fly in the ointment: Be a hindrance. — If Mr Pathak has not been a fly in the ointment, this project would have been a success. To trump somebody’s ace: To defeat a move which another person had supposed would bring him victory. — Mr Sharma trumped Mr Khanna’s ace and finally managed to get the contact. To be under a cloud: To be under suspicion. — Mr Mehra is under a cloud. He is suspected to be involved in the murder of his partner. Discover Find the synonym for the words on the left. Avaricious: Meek, nasty, greedy Emancipate: Set free, avoid, inform Lucid: Obscure, clear, vague Veracious: Truthful, untrue Adversary: Opponent, opposite, companion Gullible: Guilty, easily deceived, easy. Looking back Vulcan was the Roman God of Fire and the patron of workers in metal. His seat was fabled to be at Mt Etna, which was thereafter named volcano, a name afterwards extended to all such mountains. Ponder The man who pauses in his honesty wants a little villain. — J. Martyn Score card Greedy, set free, clear, truthful, opponent, easily deceived. — Illa Vij |
