Important Idioms and their Meanings for Competitive Exams - Set 5

May 30, 2016 Share Like Labels: gr8

He made straight for the door (went towards)
She made one of his old shirts into a blouse (transformed)
The burglars made off quickly when the man appeared (went away)
That dog has made off with my shoe (carried away)
I don't know what to make of her (can't understand her)
He made a lot on that deal (profited financially by)
Can you make out what this word means ? (understand)
The doctor made out the prescription (wrote)
He is a liar; he made the whole story up (invented, fabricated)
She makes up too heavily (uses cosmetics)
After a quarrel you must kiss and make up (be reconciled)
- reconciled meaning - restore friendly relations between
We need one more person to make up the four at bridge (complete)
The chemist made up the prescription (compounded the medicine)
Here is the book to make up for the one you lost (compensate for)
The secretary made up to her employer in order to get promotion (sought favour with)

He put down the rebellion with a firm hand (suppressed)
Let me put your address down n my notebook (write)
I put in a lot of work on that article (did)
He is gong to put in for a higher salary (apply for)
We must put off the picnic until next week (postpone)
The bad smell in that restaurant really puts me off (repels)
- repel meaning - to force something or someone to move away
She puts on a very superior expression (assumes)
Put the light out before you go to bed (extinguish)
She seemed rather put out by your letter (distressed, disconcerted - usually in passive only)
Will it put you out if we come today (inconvenience) ?
Will you put me through to this number (connect by telephone) ?
I am sorry to put you to all this trouble (give - Usually with words like trouble, inconvenience, expense)
They have put up the price of bread again (raised)
I can't put up with that terrible noise (endure)
His sister puts him up to a lot of mischief (incites)
- incite meaning - to encourage someone to do or feel something unpleasant or violent

She ran away with an actor (eloped with)
These holidays do run away with the money (consume, take)
I ran across my niece yesterday (met by chance)
She looks very pale and run down (in poor health - passive only)
He is always running other people down (disparaging)
- disparage meaning - to criticize someone or something in a way that shows you do not respect or value him, her, or it
Please pass this car it's running in (consolidating working in parts)
I ran into an old friend this morning (met suddenly)
My mother-in-law runs on so much (talks continuously)
She was run over by a car (knocked down)
Turn off the tap or the bathwater will run over (overflow)
He ran through all his money in a week (spent rapidly)
My wife runs up too many bills (accumulates)
I ran up against another old friend (met by chance. Like, run into and run across)