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Time to learn new words

Read these sentences from the story.

• He wished he had never set eyes on it.

• Binya crept quietly past the shop, looking the other way!
In the above sentences, to set eyes on something means to look at someone or something

for the first time. And looking the other way means deliberately ignoring something
unpleasant, immoral, or illegal that is happening.

These are called idioms.

Tick (3) the correct meaning of the highlighted idiomatic expressions.

1. Don’t cry wolf or when you’re really in trouble, no one will believe you.

pretend to be someone else lie about something serious

ask for help unnecessarily use sarcasm in a situation

2. Rahul crossed his fingers in hopes of getting good marks in his test.

hoped for the best gave up hope

made a promise showed disbelief

3. Let’s cut to the chase and talk about the main issue at hand.

speak indirectly get to the point

avoid confrontation speak directly

4. Priya always goes an extra mile to ensure her teacher is satisfied with her work.

walks a long distance does maximum work

puts in extra effort works very hard

5. I am starting to get cold feet about the presentation tomorrow.

nervousness or hesitation before doing something challenging

physical condition of having cold feet

take risks

feeling hot

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