Idiom and phrases with meaning and examples-
Easy money-
Meaning-- bribe
Example-many officers make easy money
Decked up-
meaning: put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
Example: When the consultation began in the evening, the mausoleum of former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on the Marina was decked up with flowers
Doing the rounds-
Meaning: to be passed from one person to another
Example: Since morning, the talk doing the rounds was that Mr. Panneerselvam would come out with a statement on the merger on Thursday announced the government’s move to constitute a commission of inquiry
Every inch-
Meaning-- completely
Example- she is an honest person by every inch .
Takes a beating-
Meaning: to be damaged because of performing badly or being criticized
Example: Vishal Sikka quits as Infosys CEO, shares take a beating
Turn up/on the heat-
Meaning: to use force to persuade someone to do something; to increase the pressure on someone to do something
Example: Management is turning the heat up to increase production.
Rope in-
Meaning: you mean that someone persuaded you to help them do that task
Example: the intentions remains the same with the team intending to rope in former coach Stephen Fleming
to win laurels-
Meaning: To win honour
Example: The two, who have won many laurels for the country by winning medals in the Commonwealth to win his honour.
snuffed out-
Meaning: to make something end quickly, especially by using force
Example: It was the government’s most brutal attempt to snuff out the rebellion.
knock out-
Meaning: to make someone leave a competition by defeating them
Example: Denis Shapovalov makes his glee known after knocking out top seed Rafael Nadal.
