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Spring Idioms and Phrases


SPRING FEVER - To feel excited and invigorated (उत्तेजना महसूस करना)
As soon as the sun comes out after a long and cold winter, the whole city gets the spring fever.

SPRING TO DEFENCE - To quickly come to defend someone (किसी का बचाव करने के लिए जल्दी से आगे आना)
Mary's father sprang to her defense when she was accused of robbery.

SPRING TO MIND - The occurrence of a thought (मन में विचार आना)
If you are a writer, you should aways carry a notebook so you can jot down ideas that spring to mind.

HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL - To hope for something to happen even though the odds are tough (किसी काम के होने की उम्मीद रखना भले ही उस काम के होने में कठिन बाधाएं हों)
I know you blew your chance at the job interview but you should keep on trying until you get one. Hope springs eternal my friend.

SPRING CHICKEN - A young and naive person (एक युवा और अनुभवहीन व्यक्ति)
The new boy in the office is such a spring chicken.

A SPRING IN ONE'S STEP - A feeling of energy, enthusiasm, or happiness (ऊर्जा, उत्साह या खुशी का एहसास)
There's been a definite spring in his step ever since he met Joanna.

SPRING CLEANING - The act of cleaning all of a place, especially your house, very well, including parts you do not often clean (किसी के घर या सामान की पूरी तरह से सफाई)
We need to do some spring-cleaning.

FRESH AS A SPRING MORNING - Feeling refreshed and energized (तरोताज़ा और जोश से भरा हुआ महसूस करना)
After a good night’s sleep, she woke up feeling as fresh as a spring morning, ready to tackle the day ahead.

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Personality idioms


Cold fish - Unemotional person
Wet blanket - Joyless person
Big cheese - Important person
Pain in the neck - Annoying person
Busy body - Meddler
Samrt alec - Know it all
Oddball - Eccentric
Part animal - Sociable person
Armchair critic - Idle judge
Loose cannon - Unpredictable

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Know these idioms


Circle back - Return to this later
Touch base - Make quick contact
On the same page - In agreement
Out of the loop - Not informed
In the loop - Informed and updated
Raise a red flag - Warn of a problem
Red tape - Excessive rule
In the weeds - Too much detail
Pain point - Recurring problem
Push back - Politely disagree

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Poisonous vs Venomous


Poisonous
Poisonous (विषैला) describes something that is harmful if eaten, touched, or inhaled.
Some berries are poisonous.
Delhi NCR air is poisonous now a days.

Venomous
Venomous (ज़हरीला) describes animals that inject poison through a bite or sting.
A scorpion is venomous.
The snakes are venomous.

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Improve your vocabulary with these words


Abrogate - To revoke (रद्द करना)
Anachronism - Something inappropriate for the given time period (तिथि व समय की अशुद्धता/ कालभ्रम)
Arrant - Complete and wholly (पूर्णतः)
Artless - Without cunning or deceit (अनाड़ी)
Asperity - Harsh in manner (कठोरता)
Belie - To give a false representation to; misrepresent (झूठा साबित करना)
Byzantine - Complex and intricate (पेचीदा)
Conciliate - To make peace with (समझौता करना)
Diatribe - A verbal attack against a person (दोषारोपण)
Dilatory - Wasting time (समय व्यर्थ गँवाने वाला)

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