Dressed to kill Payal went to her first teenage party wearing an elegant dress. Her admiring friends told her that she was dressed to kill. Dressed to kill means …
Do things by halves The teacher looked at Manu’s untidy, slipshod work and sighed. “I don’t know why you do things by halves, when you are capable of much …
Dance attendance upon Rohit left his job in disgust because he was expected to dance attendance upon his boss at all times. Dance attendance upon means to do everything …
Deliver the Goods “I think we will hire him,” the company director told his associates. “His ideas are clear-cut and I am sure he will be able to deliver …
Dark horse A dark horse is a person who keeps his interests and ideas a secret—especially someone who has a surprising skill. Rita’s such a dark horse. We had …
Lead somebody a dance This means to cause someone a lot of trouble. The well-known jewel thief led the police a fine dance for two weeks before being arrested.
Daylight Robbery Rahul wanted to buy a pair of shoes. However, he was so shocked at the high prices quoted by all the shoe shops he visited that he …
Catch (someone) in the act To discover (someone) in the process of doing usually something wrong: The boy was caught in the act of driving away the stolen car. …
A to Z From A to Z. From beginning to end, including everything: He memorised the secret code from A to Z. Al Al Excellent; of high standard; first-class; …
