1. H.S.L.C. 1998
Take over (to
assume control of a business, management, duties etc): He will take
over the job permanently.
As well as (in
the same manner): He gave me money as well as advice.
Come round (to
recover from): Give her time and she may come round and
see things your way.
No sooner ....than (immediately after): No sooner had he
come than I left.
Fall out (to
quarrel): Disha and I fell out after a long argument.
In no time (instantly):
You will get the book in no time.
2.
H.S.L.C. 1999
Make out (to
see, discern; to comprehend): In the distance, I could just make out a
shadowy figure.
Or
I
could not make out what she had said.
For good (forever,
permanently): He had left his country for good.
Neither ...nor: I have neither money nor land.
Run over (to
drive over, causing injury or death,): Two children were run over by
a car last night and killed.
At times (on
occasion, sometimes): I feel lonely at times, but then
somebody phones and I cheer up again.
As soon as (at
the moment when; immediately after): As soon as he
arrived, everyone gasped.
3.
H.S.L.C. 2000
In no time (instantly):
The chief guest will arrive here in no time.
Bring up (to
raise): She promised to bring up the children.
Pass away (to
die): Gandhi passed away peacefully.
Set up (to
ready something for use): We set up the sprinkler.
As soon as (at
the moment when; immediately after) : I came as soon as
I could.
None but (nothing,
except or only): None but a wise man can employ leisure
well.
4.
H.S.L.C. 2001
In black and white (in writing): I'll believe that when I
see it in black and white.
Get rid of (to remove): I want
to get rid of your influence over my life!
Turn up (to
appear): Has he turned up yet?
Stand by (to
abide by): She still stands by what I have said.
Break out (to
open or start): Malaria breaks out during summer.
Take down (to
write down): If you have a pen, you can take down my
phone number.
5. H.S.L.C. 2002
Look into (to
investigate, explore, or consider): I shall look into the
matter.
Look after (to
attend to, or take care of): Look after the children
when I'm out.
By fits and starts (occasionally): If you work by
fits and starts, you can't save money.
At a loss (not
sure): I'm at a loss how to proceed.
So far as (to
the extent that): The government went so far as to try
to arrest opposition leaders.
6. H.S.L.C. 2003
Keep back (to
hold back): Hearing the sad news, the old man could not keep back tears.
Take to one's bed (stay
in bed because of illness): He took to his bed for
a week with a chill.
On account of (due
to): I could not attend the program on account of headache.
Look down upon (to
consider someone or something lesser or inferior in some way): You
should not look down upon someone merely because he is poor.
Take heart (encouraging
someone to bear or take up a difficult situation): Take heart,
help will arrive shortly and everything will be fine.
See off (to
accompany someone to a point of departure; to ensure someone departs safely):
Many friends came to see me off.
7. H.S.L.C. 2005
Get off (to disembark,
especially from mass transportation, such as a bus or train): She got off the
bus and then hired an auto.
Set up (to
ready something for use): We set up the sprinkler.
Run over (to
drive over, causing injury or death,): Two children were run over by
a car last night and killed.
Call on (to
visit a person): I really should call on my aunt more often.
Make up (to
compensate): He can make up the time next week
8. H.S.L.C. 2006
Call in (to
summon someone): The government called in the army to
deal with the riots.
Take over (to
assume control of a business, management, duties etc): He will take
over the job permanently
Look into (to
investigate, explore, or consider): I shall look into the
matter.
Give away (to
distribute): The principal gave away the prizes to the students.
Fall out (to
quarrel): Disha and I fell out after a long argument.
9. H.S.L.C. 2007
Run over (to
drive over, causing injury or death,) : Two children were run over by
a car last night and killed.
Turn down (to
refuse, decline, or deny) : He turned down all our
offers of help.
Send for (to
ask to come) : Soniya asked Debyani to send for the
doctor.
Bring up (to
raise) : She promised to bring up the children.
Get through (to
complete; to finish) : She got through her book this morning!
Tell upon (affect) : Over-eating tells
upon health.
10. H.S.L.C. 2008
Look into (to
investigate, explore, or consider) : I shall look into the
matter.
Make out (to
comprehend) : I could not make out what she had said.
In no time (instantly)
: The doctor will reach here in no time.
As soon as (at
the moment when; immediately after) : As soon as he teacher entered the class,
the
students
became silent.
Look down upon (to
consider someone or something lesser or inferior in some way): You
should not look down upon someone merely because he is poor.
11.
H.S. L.C. 2009
Send for (to
ask to come) : Soniya asked Debyani to send for the
doctor.
Tell upon (affect): Over-eating tells
upon health.
Turn up (arrive) : Half
the guests failed to turn up.
Run over (to drive over,
causing injury or death,) : Two children were run over by
a car last night and killed.
Put up (to
hang): We thought we'd put up some wallpaper in the
children's bedroom to make it brighter.
12.H.S.
L.C. 2010
Break down (suddenly
cease to function.) : Men are left idle when machines break down.
Give away (to
distribute) : The principal gave away the prizes to the students.
Look after (to
watch) :The grandmother Kherxuti looked after Sankardev.
Call on (to
visit a person) I really should call on my aunt more
often.
Sit for (to
care for someone in the role of babysitter) : I always loved sitting for Sarah
and John because they felt like my own kids.
13. H.S.
L.C. 2011
Come about (happen; take place )
: I don't know how this confusion has come about.
Give up (to
quit) : Before you give up ,think of the reason why you
held on so long.
For good (forever,
permanently) : He left the country for good.
Black sheep (a
member of a family or group who is regarded as a disgrace to it) : He was
the black sheep of his family.
14. H.S.
L.C. 2012
Nook and corner (every corner):He traced my missing ring
in every nook and corner of the house.
Of late (recently) : I have
not visited them of late, but I hear they are doing well.
With a view to (with
an intention ) : We read the contract with a view to finding
a way out of it.
Look after (to
watch) :The grandmother Kherxuti looked after Sankardev.
15. H.S.
L.C. 2013
Null and void (no
longer valid, legitimate, or enforceable): Their actions rendered the
contract null and void.
By dint of (by
means of ) : He had got to where he was today by dint of sheer
hard work.
With flying colours (with distinction) :
He passed the test with flying colours, as everyone had
expected.
All in all (on
the whole) : All in all, it has been a great success.
16. H.S.
L.C. 2014
Look into (to
investigate) :The police looked into the matter
seriously.
Call off (to cancel) : At last,
they called off the strike.
Get ride of (to
lose) : I want to get rid of your influence over my
life!
17. H.S.
L.C. 2015
In order to (to
express the purpose of something): In order to understand
it, you must study deeply.
All in all (on
the whole): All in all, it has been a great success.
Now and then (from
time to time): we do go to the library now and then, but
not as often as we should.
At large (as
a whole; in general): There has been a loss of community values in
society at large.
18. H.S.
L.C. 2016
Bring up (to
raise): The children are being brought up by the
grandmother.
Look for (to
seek or search): The kittens are looking for their
mother.
Give up (to
quit): Before you give up, think of the reason why you
held on so long.
Look after (to
watch): The grandmother Kherxuti looked after Sankardev.
19. H.S.
L.C. 2017
Give away (to
distribute): The principal gave away the prizes to the students.
Far and wide (over a large area): Socrates' fame
spread far and wide.
Put out (stop
something burning): It took two hours to put out the
fire
Turn up (arrive): Half
the guests failed to turn up.
20. H.S.
L.C. 2018
Run over (to
drive over, causing injury or death,): Two children were run over by
a car last night and killed.
Deal in (to
trade): My father deals in oil.
Carry out (to
do a particular piece of work or research etc.): The building work was carried
out by a local contractor.
In order to (to
express the purpose of something): In order to understand it,
you must study deeply.
21. H.S.
L.C. 2019
Far and wide (over a large area):
Raj’s name as a young musician spread far and wide.
Break out (start suddenly):
Small pox broke out in the village last year.
Give up (to quit): Let
us give up our bad habits.
Fall short (be deficient or
inadequate): The fund for the cultural function fell short.
22. HSLC 2020
Make
Out (understand): I could not make out what the teacher was saying.
Give
Away (donate): Don't give away everything you have.
Deal In
(buy and sell): His brother deals in groceries.
Carry
Out (fulfil): We should carry out the order of our teacher.
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