Important Phrases
(with their meaning and use)
SET 1
1. Live a frugal
life = काटकसरीचे जीवन जगणे
Use: If you live a frugal
life, you can save some money every month.
2. Pay heed to = च्या कडे लक्ष देणे
Use: Nobody paid heed to what
the poor boy said.
3. Look after = ची काळजी घेणे\
Use: Every mother looks after
her children.
4. At the cost of = चा त्याग करून
Use: Ram worked hard for the community
at the cost of his own interest.
5. Good turn = उपकार
Use: A scout never expects any
return for his good turn.
6. Make both ends meet = जमा खर्चाची तोंड मिळवणी करणे
Use: These days only the rich
can make both ends meet.
7. Look for = शोधणे
Use: He has lost his pen, now
he is looking for it.
8. Keep one’s promise = वचन पाळणे
Use: A good person always
keeps his/her promise.
9. By and by = कालांतराने
Use: A person gets the highest
position by and by and not all of a sudden.
10.
Set out = निघणे
Use: We set out for a picnic
early in the morning.
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SET 2
1. By leaps and bounds = अति वेगाने
Use: Mobile technology has
made progress by leaps and bounds in the last decade.
2. Inexplicable mirth = अवर्णनीय आनंद
Use: When I stood first in the
whole school, my heart was filled with inexplicable mirth.
3. In vain = व्यर्थ
Use: Sachin tried hard to win
the match, but all his efforts were in vain.
4. On account of = च्या मुळे
Use: School and offices will
remain closed tomorrow on account of Ram Navmi.
5. Look upon = मानणे
Use: I look upon my father as
my role model.
6. In sun and shower = सुख-दुःखात
Use: Good friends always stand
by us in sun and shower.
7. Feel fidgety = बेचैन होणे
Use: I felt fidgety when I stood
up for the first time to make a speech.
8. Pine for = च्या करिता झुरणे
Use: We should not pine for
wealth and power.
9. A stumbling block = अडचण , अडथळा
Use: English is a stumbling
block for many at school.
10.
Take down = लिहून घेणे
Use: Please take down what I
dictate now.
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