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ENGLISH IMPROVEMENT

ENGLISH IMPROVEMENT. ENGLISH IMPROVEMENT. Now I had crossed the rubicon. What is the meaning of the idiom : crossed the rubicon To take an important and irriversible decision. Change had to have. Let us cross our fingers, because we don’t have anything else to done.

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ENGLISH IMPROVEMENT

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  1. ENGLISH IMPROVEMENT AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

  2. ENGLISH IMPROVEMENT AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

  3. Now I had crossed the rubicon. • What is the meaning of the idiom : crossed the rubicon • To take an important and irriversible decision. • Change had to have. AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

  4. Let us cross our fingers, because we don’t have anything else to done. • Meaning of idiom : cross our fingers • = wait for the plan to become successful • Change done to do. AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

  5. I and Ram are on cross purposes. • Change on to at • Meaning of Cross purposes means having different objectives. AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

  6. Day traders comes a cropper • Change comes to came (related to past tense). • Meaning of idiom comes a cropper is to fail. AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

  7. CID people are experts in cryptography? • cryptography? = expert in understanding codes. AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

  8. Cupid is similar to Kamdev of India? • Cupid means European God of love. AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

  9. There is no and to cupidity? • There is no end to greed (cupidity means greed). AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

  10. Girls are general experts in culinary skills. • Change general to generally. • Culinary means related to cooking. AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

  11. She cuddled her mother. • She cuddled up to her mother. • Cuddled means to hug and hold together. AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

  12. She is curtness. • She is curt. • Curt means rude and brief. AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

  13. I dangled the prospect of promote before him. • Change promote to promotion • Dangled here means to offer some temptation (something attractive). AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

  14. BM is a Dandy boy. Is he? • Change is he to isn’t he? • Dandy means someone who wears fashionable dress and cares for dress. AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

  15. It was a dastard event. • Change dastard to dastardly • Dastardly means very wicked (bad). AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

  16. I work from dawn to dusk. • Change to to till • Dawn till dusk means from morning to evening AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

  17. Vivek can’t listen to dawn chorus, because he get up late. • Change get to gets • Dawn chorus means birds singing early in the morning. AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

  18. I daunted by the thought of ghost. • I was daunted by the thought of ghost. • Daunted means worried AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

  19. He came at the dead of the night. • He came at the dead of night. • Dead of night means in the middle of night. AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

  20. India had a debacle in the world cup Hockey. • No error • Debacle means severe failure. AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

  21. Tsunami decimate many island. • Tsunami decimated many islands. • Decimate means to destroy a large part of some area. AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

  22. He is a very deceit person. • He is a very deceitful person. • Deceitful means deceiving / cheating others. AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

  23. We are witnessing decadent in politics. • We are witnessing decadence in politics. • Decadence means moral degradation AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

  24. Politicians have debunked. • Politicians have not come upto our expectations. • Debunk means to show that reputation of a person is false. AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

  25. Why are you defiant in manners. • Why do you have defiant manners. • Defiant means refusing to obey. AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

  26. Who will defrayed my expenses. • Who will defray me. • (defray means to compensate for the money spent). AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

  27. He is exhaust from fit of delirium • He is exhausted from fits of delirium • Exhaust means tired • Delirium means mental disturbance. AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

  28. What can you do for ozone depletion. • What can you do to prevent ozone depletion? • Depletion means constant reduction. AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

  29. Vajpai denounced government handling crisis. • Vajpai denounced government’s handling of the crisis. • Denounced means public criticism AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

  30. Sunil has a demurely smile on his façade. • Sunil has a demure smile on his face • Demure means serious • Façade means face (use face for human beings). AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

  31. It has been a despicably act. • It has been a despicable act. • Despicable means very bad. AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

  32. Tilok want to eat all the deserts. • Tilok wants to eat all the desserts. • Dessert means sweets served after meal. AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

  33. This solder has dessert. • This soldier has deserted • Desert means to run away AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

  34. He had a diabolic plan just now. • He has a diabolic plan just now. • Diabolic means very wicked. AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

  35. In business, the devil takes the hindmost. • In business, the devil take the hindmost. • The idiom : the devil takes the hindmost – means to take care of oneself and not to bother about others. AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

  36. I had a dice situation • I had a dicey situation • Dicey means risky AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

  37. Muslim womans wear diaphanous veil • Muslim women wear diaphanous veil • Diaphanous means transparent • Veil means GHUNGHAT AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

  38. Jyoti and Shruti diffidents girls. • Jyoti and Shruti are diffident girls. • Diffident means able and competent, but lacking in confidence. AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

  39. Sumit is a dipsomaniac boy. • Sumit is a dipsomaniac (who drinks a lot). AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

  40. This comapany are in dired strait. • This company is in dire straits. • Dire straits means in a very difficult situaiton. AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

  41. Prateek disconcert everyone with questions. • Prateek disconcerts everyone with questions. • Disconcert means to confuse / to embarrass. AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

  42. Can Manmohan disentangle from Sonia? • Can Manmohan disentangle himself from Sonia? • Disentangle means to get separated. AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

  43. Ditch • To cheat AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

  44. Divulge • To reveal a secret AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

  45. Dolt • I am a dolt • A dolt person is not liked by any person • Dolt means STUPID AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

  46. Double entendre • Many hindi words have double entendre. AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

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  48. Dorsal • Back side AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

  49. Downcast • Why are you looking so downcast • Looking downward AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

  50. Dough • Make a dough from flour • Don’t you know how to make bread from dough. AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS

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