English Idioms By Neerja Raheja – Set 10 | Free PDF Download

Qui-vive/ on the qui-vive

• Example
• On the qui-vive- alert, watchful
  Special guards were on the qui-vive for trespassers

Take to the road

• Example
• After a brief halt in Jammu, they took to the road again
• In Tripling, the threesiblings took to the roadin the 2nd episode

Take the high road

• Example
  Strive to always take the high road when dealing with others, even if they’ve treated you
  unfairly in the past

Sackcloth and ashes/ wear sackcloth and ashes

• Example
  Vishwanath has been wearing sackcloth and ashes ever since his best friend, Sanath left for
  America due to a massive fight between them

By the book

• Example
  The lawyers want to make sure we’ve done everything strictly by the book

 

 

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