Frame sentences by using these Idiomatic expressions.
1.She decided to tie the knot with him only after her studies.
John and Remya are finally taying the knot after their 5 year affair.
2. You’re barking up the wrong tree if you expect us to lend you any money.
She thinks it'll sole the problem, but I think she's barking up the wrong tree.
3. When we needed a shoulder to cry on it was mom we turned to.
I wish you'd been here when my mother died and I needed a shoulder to cry on.
4. When I go home I can pour my heart out to my husband
Samantha poured her heart out to me last night about her life after divorce.
5. When about to retire, many teachers seem to run out of steam.
I run out of steam when I don't get enough sleep
You run out of steam when you work too hard.
6. What I like much about the new manager is that he doesn’t like to throw his weight around.
The manager is throwing his weight around to students to get more money.
7. The tornado wreaked havoc on all parts of the region
Violent storms wreaked havoc on the Vally resort.
8. The student’s union sticking to their guns in demanding a cancellation of the
exams
My parents didn’t want me to be an actor, but I stuck to my guns.
9.She was at her wits ends
wondering how she had manage it all that much short span of time.
I'm at my wits' end. I don't know how to help him.
10. She racked her brains, trying to remember exactly what she had said.
She racked her brain to get his name.
11.My father’s health improved by leaps and bounds.
The baby is growing by leaps and bounds.
12. Kashmir has been a bone of contention between India and Pakistan for years.
Money is always a bone of contention.
Kaveri river is bone of contention between kerala and Tamil Nadu
13.Her house is just round the corner.
There's a doctor around the corner
14. The company has locked horns with the unions over the proposed pay cuts.
Companies are locking horns in a legal battle with government.
15.No wonder Reshma is ill. She has been burning the candle at both ends for a long.
She burns the candle at both ends
during exam times.
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