Idioms and Phrases
- Get over
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To get over is to endure or recover from a difficult situation. Usage: 'Anil was easily able to get over the situation of austerity and discipline'.
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To get over is to endure or recover from a difficult situation. Usage: 'Anil was easily able to get over the situation of austerity and discipline'.
- Give up
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The phrase means to surrender, lose hope or stop trying in a difficult situation. Usage: 'The ship's captain did not give up even when he was injured in trying to save the ship from the storm '
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The phrase means to surrender, lose hope or stop trying in a difficult situation. Usage: 'The ship's captain did not give up even when he was injured in trying to save the ship from the storm '
- Hold up
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To be able to stand up to closer examination or to cause delay. Usage: 'Gandhi's ideas hold up even in today's world'.
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To be able to stand up to closer examination or to cause delay. Usage: 'Gandhi's ideas hold up even in today's world'.
- A piece of cake
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Something easy to do , just as eating a cake which is soft.
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Something easy to do , just as eating a cake which is soft.
- Hand in glove
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work in close association with someone,usually for something illegal or understand
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work in close association with someone,usually for something illegal or understand