1. might and main - with all strength
2. in black and white - in writing.
3. slick and span - very neat
4. wear and tear - damage sustained as the result of ordinary use.
5. hard and fast - strict rules.
6. gale and hearty - very healthy
7. hue and cry - loud protest
8.fits and starts - doing work in bits, not continuously.
9. odds and ends - miscellaneous things
10. first and foremost - the most important point.
11. heart and soul - with one's all effort in doing some work
12. rank and file - from the highest to the lowest
13. by leap and bounds - at great speed
14. head and shoulders - much above others in quality and ability.
15. ways and means - methods used
Fill in the blanks with the above pairs of idioms
1. The roads in delhi are so bad that even the best cars cannot stand up to the ___ of driving on them.
2. Suresh tried to find ___ to get over the dilemma he eas facing.
3. Ramesh studies in ____ and cannot do well in the coming board exams.
4. Sachin Tendulkar stands ____ above all the current cricketers.
5. He wanted the agreement to be in ___ before hr signed the project.
6. Harish put his ___ in the project and soon completed it.
7. Nalini is very house-proud, everything in her house is ___.
8. Even at the old age of eighty, he is ___ and suffers from no ailments.
9. There was a great ___ raised bye the opposition parties over the alarming rise in the petroleum prices.
10. Our ___ duty is to observe law and order in the country.
11. India has made progress by ___ in the communication sector.
12. There are no ___ rules for success in life.
13. Akbar used all his ___ ti subdue the Rajputs.
14. The general was supported by ___ in achieving his aims.
15. Though he had completed his tasks, yet there were some ___ to be looked into.
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