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                                      Idioms and...........(4 )

• a cock and bull story ( an absurd tale )=My friend told me a cock and bull story that he had discovered a treasure in the haunted house.
• under a cloud ( under suspicion ) = The manager was not dismissed but he left the company under a cloud of some wrong doings.
• clutch at straw ( trying desperately )= A drowning man tries to clutch at a straw to save his life.
• on cloud nine ( very happy ) =Ranjit Guha is now on cloud nine because his hotel Sikkim Aurora is making a lot of profit.
• through cold water on ( discourage )= Mr SPK threw cold water on our enthusiasm by announcing that he was not going with us to Pelling.
• as cool as a cucumber ( very calm ) = Everyone except Apratim was worried for the safety of him climbing down a stiff hill. He remained as cool as a cucumber.
• out of date ( old fashioned )= Debnathbabu does not support live-together for his ideas are out of date.
• take a dim view of ( disapprove )= I take a dim view of his attitude towards his parents ; he should be more supportive.
• a rough diamond ( unsophisticated but good at heart )= You have to bear with Ram's loud and harsh language but he is good at heart. He is a rough diamond.
• an apple of discord ( cause for dispute )= Kashmir was, is and will always remain an apple of discord between India and Pakistan.
• dog eat dog ( fierce competition )=We are living in an era when every company is trying to destroy another company. It is really a dog eat dog situation.

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My friend Ranjit Guha is a good samaritan at large. He always tries to help others, including me. Recently he has sent me a pictorial presentation of common prepositions and their appropriate uses. I thank him profusely for that. I am really indebted to him for his help and advice. I am really very fond of him. He has always been kind to me. We are going to Pelling on 2.12.15 by train. We will put up in his Hotel Sikkim Aurora for three nights. My friends Ram and Nirenda are going with me. We will have a blast of time there at Pelling. I am sure of it.

Last evening I was telling my students that boats sail on water but fishes live in water. We swim in the river but boys jump into the river.
 We sit on the benches but gas balloons go up into the sky. Being chased by the police the thief jumped over the wall. The sun is shining brightly above our head.
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