HSLC Make Sentence
HSLC-2022
Deal in (To trade āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°) : My father deals in rice.
Bring up (to raise āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻĻā§āĻāϞ āĻā§°) : The children are being brought up by the grandmother.
Put up (To hang āĻāϞāĻŽāĻžāĻ āĻĨ): Many people put up messages on their refrigerators.
Look after (to attend to, or take care of āϝāϤā§āύ āϞ, āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĒāĻžāϞ āĻā§°) : Look after the children when I'm out.
Deal in (To trade āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°) : My father deals in rice.
Bring up (to raise āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻĻā§āĻāϞ āĻā§°) : The children are being brought up by the grandmother.
Put up (To hang āĻāϞāĻŽāĻžāĻ āĻĨ): Many people put up messages on their refrigerators.
Look after (to attend to, or take care of āϝāϤā§āύ āϞ, āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĒāĻžāϞ āĻā§°) : Look after the children when I'm out.
HSLC-2021 (Special)
Stand by (to abide by āϞāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻĨāĻāĻž) : She still stands by what I have said.
Make out (to comprehend āĻŦā§āĻ, āĻāĻŽ āĻĒāĻž) : I could not make out what she had said.
Bring up (to raise āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻĻā§āĻāϞ āĻā§°) : The children are being brought up by the grandmother.
Put out (to place outside āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§°āϤ āĻĨ) : Don't forget to put out the dog.
Make out (to comprehend āĻŦā§āĻ, āĻāĻŽ āĻĒāĻž) : I could not make out what she had said.
Bring up (to raise āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻĻā§āĻāϞ āĻā§°) : The children are being brought up by the grandmother.
Put out (to place outside āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§°āϤ āĻĨ) : Don't forget to put out the dog.
HSLC - 2020
Make out (to comprehend āĻŦā§āĻ, āĻāĻŽ āĻĒāĻž) : I could not make out what she had said.
Deal in (To trade āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°) : My father deals in rice.
Carry out (To fulfill āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻā§°) : She finally carried out her life long ambition.
Give away (To distribute, āĻŦāĻŋāϤ⧰āĻŖ āĻā§°āĻž) : The Prime Minister gave away the prizes.
HSLC - 2019
Far and wide (everywhere āĻā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻļā§) : His fame spread far and wide.
break out (to open or start āϝā§āĻĻā§āϧ, āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻŽāĻžā§°ā§ āĻāĻĻāĻŋā§° āĻāĻĻā§āĻā§ą āĻš) : Malaria breaks out during summer.
Fall out (to quarrel āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻā§°) : Ram and I fell out after a long argument.
Give up (to quit āϤā§āϝāĻžāĻ āĻā§°) : They gave up the search when it got dark.
HSLC - 2018
Run over (To exceed the allotted time āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāϏā§āĻŽāĻž āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻā§ā§°āĻŽ āĻā§°): The previous presentation ran over and ours had to start late.
Deal in (To trade āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°) : My father deals in rice.
Carry out (To fulfill āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻā§°) : She finally carried out her life long ambition.
In order to(to express the purpose of something āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻā§°āĻž) : In order to earn living for herself and her family of five children, she worked hard.
HSLC - 2017
Give away (To distribute, āĻŦāĻŋāϤ⧰āĻŖ āĻā§°āĻž) : The Prime Minister gave away the prizes.
Far and wide (everywhere āĻā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻļā§) : His fame spread far and wide.
Put out (to place outside āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§°āϤ āĻĨ) : Don't forget to put out the dog.
Turn up (To show up āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĻā§) : Is this your pencil that turned up in my drawer?
HSLC - 2016
Bring up (to raise āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻĻā§āĻāϞ āĻā§°) : The children are being brought up by the grandmother.
Look for (to seek āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžā§°) : The kittens are looking for their mother.
Give up (to surrender āϏāĻŽā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖ āĻā§°) : They gave him up to the police.
Look after (to seek āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžā§°) : If they are not married, they should be looking after a wife.
HSLC - 2015
In order to (to express the purpose of something āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāĻžā§° āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻā§°āĻž): In order to understand it, you must study deeply.
All in all (everything considered āϏ⧰ā§āĻŦāϤā§āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžā§°ā§) : All in all, it was a great success.
Now and then (sometimes āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§) : Call your mother now and then and let her know you care.
At large (freely āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϧā§āύāĻāĻžā§ąā§) : The children are playing in the field at large.
SLC 2014
Look into (to investigate āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻā§°) : The police looked into matter seriously.
Call off (to cancel āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°) : At last, they called off the strike.
Get ride of (to lose āĻšā§ā§°ā§ā§ąāĻž) : I want to get rid of your influence over my life!
HSLC - 2013
Null and void (Cancel, āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻŋāϞ) : The will is now null and void.
By dint of (Because of āĻāĻžā§°āĻŖā§) : The North Caucasus are part of Russia by dint of history.
With flying colours (extremely well āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻļāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāϞ) : He passed the test with flying colors,as everyone had expected.
All in all (Generally āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖāϤā§) : All in all, it's not a bad little hotel.
HSLC - 2012
Nook and corner (Every corner āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āĻ) : He traced my missing ring in every nook and corner of the house.
Of late (recently āĻļā§āĻšāϤā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻāĻžā§ąā§) : I have not visited them of late, but I hear they are doing well.
With a view to (With an intention āĻāĻāĻŋ āϞāĻā§āώā§āϝ⧰ā§) : We read the contract with a view to finding a way out of it.
Look after (To watch āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻāĻŋāϤāĻž āĻā§°) : I looked after the children with much care.
HSLC - 2011
Come about (To change āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āĻš) : The wind is come about.
Give up (to quit āϤā§āϝāĻžāĻ āĻā§°) : They gave up the search when it got dark.
For good (forever, permanently āϏāĻĻāĻžāĻāĻžāϞ, āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻžā§ąā§) : He left the country for good.
Black sheep (A disliked person āĻāĻāύ āĻā§āĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻš) : He always was the black sheep in the family, as an artist among doctors and lawyers.
HSLC - 2010
Break down (To digest āĻšāĻāĻŽ āĻā§°āĻž) : His stomach took a while to break down his food.
Give away (to distribute āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĻā§) : The principal gave away the prizes to the students.
Look after (to watch āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻāĻŋāϤāĻž āĻā§°) :The grandmother Kherxuti looked after Sankardev.
Call on (To visit (a person) āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻā§°) I really should call on my aunt more often.
Sit for (to care for someone in the role of babysitter )I always loved sitting for Sarah and Jake -they felt like my own kids.
HSLC - 2009
Send for (To order or summon (a person) to one's presence āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžā§° āĻāĻā§°āϞ⧠āϝā§ā§ąāĻž) : The principal asked the chowkhider to send for the student.
Tell upon : Turn up To increase the amount of something āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāĻž āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻŦāĻĸāĻŧāĻžāĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž) Turn up the radio and sing along.
Run over (to overflow āĻāĻĒāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§°āĻž) : The bath water nearly ran over.
Put up (To hang āĻāϞāĻŽāĻžāĻ āĻĨ): Many people put up messages on their refrigerators.
HSLC - 2008
Look into (look āĻā§ā§ąāĻž) : He looked into her eyes.
Make out (to comprehend āĻŦā§āĻ, āĻāĻŽ āĻĒāĻž) : I could not make out what she had said.
In no time (instantly āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻļā§āĻā§ā§°ā§) : The doctor will reach here in no time.
As soon as (At the moment when; immediately after āĻŽā§āĻšā§ā§°ā§āϤāϤā§) : As soon as the teacher entered the class, the students became silent.
Look down upon (to hate āĻāĻŋāĻŖ āĻā§°āĻž) Don't look down upon the poor.
HSLC - 2007
Run over (To drive over, causing injury or death, āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§ā§°ā§ āĻĒāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž, āĻĢāϞāϤ āĻāĻšāϤ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽā§āϤā§āϝ⧠āĻšā§ā§ąāĻž) : Can you believe somebody would just run over a cat like that?
Turn down (To refuse, decline, or deny āĻ āϏā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž, āύāĻžāĻāĻ āĻā§°āĻž) : He turned down all our offers of help.
Send for (to ask to come āĻŽāĻžāϤāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž) : Soniya asked Debyani to send for the doctor.
Bring up (To raise (children) āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻĻā§āĻāϞ āĻā§°āĻž) : She did well enough bringing up two sons and a daughter on her own.
Get through (To complete; to finish āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻā§°āĻž) : She got through her book this morning!
Tell upon (to make damage, āĻā§āώāϤāĻŋ āĻā§°āĻž) Over exercise told upon my health.
HSLC - 2006
Call in (To summon someone āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžā§° āĻāĻā§°āϞ⧠āϝā§ā§ąāĻž) : The government called in the army to deal with the riots.
Take over (To assume control of something āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§ā§°āĻŖ āĻšāĻžāϤāϞ⧠āύā§) : He took over the business from his father.
Look into (to investigate āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž) : The police was looking into the matter.
Give away (to sacrifice āϤā§āϝāĻžāĻ āĻā§°āĻž) : He gave himself away for the country.
Fall out (to quarrel āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻā§°) : The two brothers fell out over the plot of land.
HSLC - 2005
Get off (To disembark, especially from mass transportation, such as a bus or train āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āύāĻŽāĻž) : She got off the bus and then hired a auto.
Set up (Logically order āϝā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻā§ā§°āĻŽ) :Set up my books collection.
Run over (To cross by running āĻĻā§ā§°āĻŋ āĻĒāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž) The athletes must run over the bridge to reach the finish line.
Call on (To visit a person āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻā§°āĻž) : I really should call on my aunt more often.
Make up (To compensate āĻĨāĻŋā§°āĻžāĻ āĻā§°āĻž) : He can make up the time next week.
HSLC - 2003
Take to one's bed (stay in bed because of illness ) : He took to his bed for a week with a child.
Keep back (to hold back āϧ⧰āĻŋ ā§°āĻžāĻāĻž) : Hearing the sad news, the oldman could not keep back tears.
On account of (due to āĻāĻžā§°āĻŖā§, āĻšā§āϤā§āĻā§) : I could not attend the program on account of headache.
Look down upon (to hate āĻāĻŋāĻŖ āĻā§°āĻž) Don't look down upon the poor.
Take heart (encouraging someone to bear or take up a difficult
situation āĻŦāĻŋāώāĻŽ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻšā§āϝ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻā§āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻā§°āĻž) : Take heart, help will arrive shortly and everything will be fine.
See off (To accompany someone to a point of departure; to ensure someone departs safely āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞā§āĻā§ āϏāĻāĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž ) : Many friends came to see me off.
HSLC - 2002
So far as (to the extent that ) : the play was a great success so far as attendance was concerned.
Look into (to investigate, explore, or consider āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž) : I shall look into the matter.
Look after (to attend to, or take care of āϝāϤā§āύ āϞ, āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĒāĻžāϞ āĻā§°) : Look after the children when I'm out.
By fits and starts (occasionally āĻ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽā§āϤāĻāĻžā§ąā§) : If you work by fits and starts, you can't save money.
At a loss (not sure āĻšāϤāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ) : I'm at a loss how to proceed.
HSLC - 2001
In black and white (in writing āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻāϞāĻŽā§) : I'll believe that when I see it in black and white.
get ride of (to remove āĻāĻāϤ⧰ āĻā§°āĻž) : I want to get ride of your influence over my life!
turn up (to appear āĻāĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ āĻš) : Has he turned up yet?
stand by (to abide by āϞāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻĨāĻāĻž) : She still stands by what I have said.
break out (to open or start āϝā§āĻĻā§āϧ, āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻŽāĻžā§°ā§ āĻāĻĻāĻŋā§° āĻāĻĻā§āĻā§ą āĻš) : Malaria breaks out during summer.
take down (to write down āϞāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āϞ) : If you have a pen, you can take down my phone number.
HSLC - 2000
none but (only āĻā§ā§ąāϞ, āĻŽāĻžāĻĨā§āύ): None but God will ever know what I suffered.
In no time (instantly āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻļā§āĻā§ā§°) : The chief guest will arrive here in no time.
bring up (To raise āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻĻā§āĻāϞ āĻā§°āĻž) : She promised to bring up the children.
pass away (to die āĻŽā§āϤā§āϝ⧠āĻšā§ā§ąāĻž) : Gandhi passed away peacefully.
set up (To ready something for use āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§°ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āϏā§āϤā§āϤ āĻā§°āĻž) : We set up the sprinkler.
as soon as (At the moment when; immediately after āĻŽā§āĻšā§ā§°ā§āϤāϤā§) : I came as soon as I could.
HSLC - 1999
Make out (to see, discern; to comprehend āϧ⧰āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°, āĻŦā§āĻ; āĻāĻŽ āĻĒāĻž) : In the distance, I could just make out a shadowy figure.
For good (forever, permanently āϏāĻĻāĻžāĻāĻžāϞ, āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻžā§ąā§) : He had left his country for good.
Neither ...nor : I have neither money nor land.
Run over (To drive over, causing injury or death, āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§ā§°ā§ āĻĒāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž, āĻĢāϞāϤ āĻāĻšāϤ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽā§āϤā§āϝ⧠āĻšā§ā§ąāĻž) : Two children were run over by a car last night and killed.
At times (On occasion, sometimes āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§, āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻā§) : I feel lonely at times, but then somebody phones, and I cheer up again.
As soon as (At the moment when; immediately after āĻŽā§āĻšā§ā§°ā§āϤāϤā§) : As soon as he arrived, everyone gasped.
HSLC - 1998
Take over (to assume control of a business, management, duties etc āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§ā§°āĻŖ āĻšāĻžāϤāϞ⧠āύā§) : He will take over the job permanently.
As well as (in the same manner āĻāĻā§āĻĻā§°ā§āĻ) : He gave me money as well as advice.
Come round (to recover from āĻŽā§ā§°ā§āĻāĻž āϝā§ā§ąāĻžā§° āĻĒāĻžāĻāϤ āϏāĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻāϤā§) : Give her time, and she may come around and see things your way.
No sooner ....than (suddenly āĻĒāϞāĻŽ āύāĻā§°āĻžāĻā§, āϏā§āĻ āĻŽā§āĻšā§ā§°ā§āϤāϤā§) : No sooner had he come than I left.
Fall out (to quarrel āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻā§°) : Ram and I fell out after a long argument.
In no time (instantly āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻļā§āĻā§ā§°) : You will get the book in no time.
Make out (to comprehend āĻŦā§āĻ, āĻāĻŽ āĻĒāĻž) : I could not make out what she had said.
Deal in (To trade āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°) : My father deals in rice.
Carry out (To fulfill āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻā§°) : She finally carried out her life long ambition.
Give away (To distribute, āĻŦāĻŋāϤ⧰āĻŖ āĻā§°āĻž) : The Prime Minister gave away the prizes.
HSLC - 2019
Far and wide (everywhere āĻā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻļā§) : His fame spread far and wide.
break out (to open or start āϝā§āĻĻā§āϧ, āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻŽāĻžā§°ā§ āĻāĻĻāĻŋā§° āĻāĻĻā§āĻā§ą āĻš) : Malaria breaks out during summer.
Fall out (to quarrel āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻā§°) : Ram and I fell out after a long argument.
Give up (to quit āϤā§āϝāĻžāĻ āĻā§°) : They gave up the search when it got dark.
HSLC - 2018
Run over (To exceed the allotted time āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāϏā§āĻŽāĻž āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻā§ā§°āĻŽ āĻā§°): The previous presentation ran over and ours had to start late.
Deal in (To trade āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°) : My father deals in rice.
Carry out (To fulfill āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻā§°) : She finally carried out her life long ambition.
In order to(to express the purpose of something āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻā§°āĻž) : In order to earn living for herself and her family of five children, she worked hard.
HSLC - 2017
Give away (To distribute, āĻŦāĻŋāϤ⧰āĻŖ āĻā§°āĻž) : The Prime Minister gave away the prizes.
Far and wide (everywhere āĻā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻļā§) : His fame spread far and wide.
Put out (to place outside āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§°āϤ āĻĨ) : Don't forget to put out the dog.
Turn up (To show up āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĻā§) : Is this your pencil that turned up in my drawer?
HSLC - 2016
Bring up (to raise āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻĻā§āĻāϞ āĻā§°) : The children are being brought up by the grandmother.
Look for (to seek āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžā§°) : The kittens are looking for their mother.
Give up (to surrender āϏāĻŽā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖ āĻā§°) : They gave him up to the police.
Look after (to seek āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžā§°) : If they are not married, they should be looking after a wife.
HSLC - 2015
In order to (to express the purpose of something āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāĻžā§° āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻā§°āĻž): In order to understand it, you must study deeply.
All in all (everything considered āϏ⧰ā§āĻŦāϤā§āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžā§°ā§) : All in all, it was a great success.
Now and then (sometimes āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§) : Call your mother now and then and let her know you care.
At large (freely āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϧā§āύāĻāĻžā§ąā§) : The children are playing in the field at large.
SLC 2014
Look into (to investigate āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻā§°) : The police looked into matter seriously.
Call off (to cancel āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°) : At last, they called off the strike.
Get ride of (to lose āĻšā§ā§°ā§ā§ąāĻž) : I want to get rid of your influence over my life!
HSLC - 2013
Null and void (Cancel, āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻŋāϞ) : The will is now null and void.
By dint of (Because of āĻāĻžā§°āĻŖā§) : The North Caucasus are part of Russia by dint of history.
With flying colours (extremely well āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻļāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāϞ) : He passed the test with flying colors,as everyone had expected.
All in all (Generally āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖāϤā§) : All in all, it's not a bad little hotel.
HSLC - 2012
Nook and corner (Every corner āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āĻ) : He traced my missing ring in every nook and corner of the house.
Of late (recently āĻļā§āĻšāϤā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻāĻžā§ąā§) : I have not visited them of late, but I hear they are doing well.
With a view to (With an intention āĻāĻāĻŋ āϞāĻā§āώā§āϝ⧰ā§) : We read the contract with a view to finding a way out of it.
Look after (To watch āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻāĻŋāϤāĻž āĻā§°) : I looked after the children with much care.
HSLC - 2011
Come about (To change āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āĻš) : The wind is come about.
Give up (to quit āϤā§āϝāĻžāĻ āĻā§°) : They gave up the search when it got dark.
For good (forever, permanently āϏāĻĻāĻžāĻāĻžāϞ, āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻžā§ąā§) : He left the country for good.
Black sheep (A disliked person āĻāĻāύ āĻā§āĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻš) : He always was the black sheep in the family, as an artist among doctors and lawyers.
HSLC - 2010
Break down (To digest āĻšāĻāĻŽ āĻā§°āĻž) : His stomach took a while to break down his food.
Give away (to distribute āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĻā§) : The principal gave away the prizes to the students.
Look after (to watch āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻāĻŋāϤāĻž āĻā§°) :The grandmother Kherxuti looked after Sankardev.
Call on (To visit (a person) āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻā§°) I really should call on my aunt more often.
Sit for (to care for someone in the role of babysitter )I always loved sitting for Sarah and Jake -they felt like my own kids.
HSLC - 2009
Send for (To order or summon (a person) to one's presence āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžā§° āĻāĻā§°āϞ⧠āϝā§ā§ąāĻž) : The principal asked the chowkhider to send for the student.
Tell upon : Turn up To increase the amount of something āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāĻž āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻŦāĻĸāĻŧāĻžāĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž) Turn up the radio and sing along.
Run over (to overflow āĻāĻĒāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§°āĻž) : The bath water nearly ran over.
Put up (To hang āĻāϞāĻŽāĻžāĻ āĻĨ): Many people put up messages on their refrigerators.
HSLC - 2008
Look into (look āĻā§ā§ąāĻž) : He looked into her eyes.
Make out (to comprehend āĻŦā§āĻ, āĻāĻŽ āĻĒāĻž) : I could not make out what she had said.
In no time (instantly āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻļā§āĻā§ā§°ā§) : The doctor will reach here in no time.
As soon as (At the moment when; immediately after āĻŽā§āĻšā§ā§°ā§āϤāϤā§) : As soon as the teacher entered the class, the students became silent.
Look down upon (to hate āĻāĻŋāĻŖ āĻā§°āĻž) Don't look down upon the poor.
HSLC - 2007
Run over (To drive over, causing injury or death, āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§ā§°ā§ āĻĒāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž, āĻĢāϞāϤ āĻāĻšāϤ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽā§āϤā§āϝ⧠āĻšā§ā§ąāĻž) : Can you believe somebody would just run over a cat like that?
Turn down (To refuse, decline, or deny āĻ āϏā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž, āύāĻžāĻāĻ āĻā§°āĻž) : He turned down all our offers of help.
Send for (to ask to come āĻŽāĻžāϤāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž) : Soniya asked Debyani to send for the doctor.
Bring up (To raise (children) āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻĻā§āĻāϞ āĻā§°āĻž) : She did well enough bringing up two sons and a daughter on her own.
Get through (To complete; to finish āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻā§°āĻž) : She got through her book this morning!
Tell upon (to make damage, āĻā§āώāϤāĻŋ āĻā§°āĻž) Over exercise told upon my health.
HSLC - 2006
Call in (To summon someone āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžā§° āĻāĻā§°āϞ⧠āϝā§ā§ąāĻž) : The government called in the army to deal with the riots.
Take over (To assume control of something āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§ā§°āĻŖ āĻšāĻžāϤāϞ⧠āύā§) : He took over the business from his father.
Look into (to investigate āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž) : The police was looking into the matter.
Give away (to sacrifice āϤā§āϝāĻžāĻ āĻā§°āĻž) : He gave himself away for the country.
Fall out (to quarrel āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻā§°) : The two brothers fell out over the plot of land.
HSLC - 2005
Get off (To disembark, especially from mass transportation, such as a bus or train āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āύāĻŽāĻž) : She got off the bus and then hired a auto.
Set up (Logically order āϝā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻā§ā§°āĻŽ) :Set up my books collection.
Run over (To cross by running āĻĻā§ā§°āĻŋ āĻĒāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž) The athletes must run over the bridge to reach the finish line.
Call on (To visit a person āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻā§°āĻž) : I really should call on my aunt more often.
Make up (To compensate āĻĨāĻŋā§°āĻžāĻ āĻā§°āĻž) : He can make up the time next week.
HSLC - 2003
Take to one's bed (stay in bed because of illness ) : He took to his bed for a week with a child.
Keep back (to hold back āϧ⧰āĻŋ ā§°āĻžāĻāĻž) : Hearing the sad news, the oldman could not keep back tears.
On account of (due to āĻāĻžā§°āĻŖā§, āĻšā§āϤā§āĻā§) : I could not attend the program on account of headache.
Look down upon (to hate āĻāĻŋāĻŖ āĻā§°āĻž) Don't look down upon the poor.
Take heart (encouraging someone to bear or take up a difficult
situation āĻŦāĻŋāώāĻŽ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻšā§āϝ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻā§āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻā§°āĻž) : Take heart, help will arrive shortly and everything will be fine.
See off (To accompany someone to a point of departure; to ensure someone departs safely āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞā§āĻā§ āϏāĻāĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž ) : Many friends came to see me off.
HSLC - 2002
So far as (to the extent that ) : the play was a great success so far as attendance was concerned.
Look into (to investigate, explore, or consider āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž) : I shall look into the matter.
Look after (to attend to, or take care of āϝāϤā§āύ āϞ, āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĒāĻžāϞ āĻā§°) : Look after the children when I'm out.
By fits and starts (occasionally āĻ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽā§āϤāĻāĻžā§ąā§) : If you work by fits and starts, you can't save money.
At a loss (not sure āĻšāϤāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ) : I'm at a loss how to proceed.
HSLC - 2001
In black and white (in writing āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻāϞāĻŽā§) : I'll believe that when I see it in black and white.
get ride of (to remove āĻāĻāϤ⧰ āĻā§°āĻž) : I want to get ride of your influence over my life!
turn up (to appear āĻāĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ āĻš) : Has he turned up yet?
stand by (to abide by āϞāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻĨāĻāĻž) : She still stands by what I have said.
break out (to open or start āϝā§āĻĻā§āϧ, āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻŽāĻžā§°ā§ āĻāĻĻāĻŋā§° āĻāĻĻā§āĻā§ą āĻš) : Malaria breaks out during summer.
take down (to write down āϞāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āϞ) : If you have a pen, you can take down my phone number.
HSLC - 2000
none but (only āĻā§ā§ąāϞ, āĻŽāĻžāĻĨā§āύ): None but God will ever know what I suffered.
In no time (instantly āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻļā§āĻā§ā§°) : The chief guest will arrive here in no time.
bring up (To raise āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻĻā§āĻāϞ āĻā§°āĻž) : She promised to bring up the children.
pass away (to die āĻŽā§āϤā§āϝ⧠āĻšā§ā§ąāĻž) : Gandhi passed away peacefully.
set up (To ready something for use āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§°ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āϏā§āϤā§āϤ āĻā§°āĻž) : We set up the sprinkler.
as soon as (At the moment when; immediately after āĻŽā§āĻšā§ā§°ā§āϤāϤā§) : I came as soon as I could.
HSLC - 1999
Make out (to see, discern; to comprehend āϧ⧰āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°, āĻŦā§āĻ; āĻāĻŽ āĻĒāĻž) : In the distance, I could just make out a shadowy figure.
For good (forever, permanently āϏāĻĻāĻžāĻāĻžāϞ, āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻžā§ąā§) : He had left his country for good.
Neither ...nor : I have neither money nor land.
Run over (To drive over, causing injury or death, āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§ā§°ā§ āĻĒāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž, āĻĢāϞāϤ āĻāĻšāϤ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽā§āϤā§āϝ⧠āĻšā§ā§ąāĻž) : Two children were run over by a car last night and killed.
At times (On occasion, sometimes āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§, āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻā§) : I feel lonely at times, but then somebody phones, and I cheer up again.
As soon as (At the moment when; immediately after āĻŽā§āĻšā§ā§°ā§āϤāϤā§) : As soon as he arrived, everyone gasped.
HSLC - 1998
Take over (to assume control of a business, management, duties etc āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§ā§°āĻŖ āĻšāĻžāϤāϞ⧠āύā§) : He will take over the job permanently.
As well as (in the same manner āĻāĻā§āĻĻā§°ā§āĻ) : He gave me money as well as advice.
Come round (to recover from āĻŽā§ā§°ā§āĻāĻž āϝā§ā§ąāĻžā§° āĻĒāĻžāĻāϤ āϏāĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻāϤā§) : Give her time, and she may come around and see things your way.
No sooner ....than (suddenly āĻĒāϞāĻŽ āύāĻā§°āĻžāĻā§, āϏā§āĻ āĻŽā§āĻšā§ā§°ā§āϤāϤā§) : No sooner had he come than I left.
Fall out (to quarrel āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻā§°) : Ram and I fell out after a long argument.
In no time (instantly āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻļā§āĻā§ā§°) : You will get the book in no time.
Mr. Rupjyoti Goswami
Post Graduate Teacher (English)
Bhogeswar Hazarika Girls' Higher Secondary School, Bebejia, Nagaon, Assam.
Email: rupjyotigoswami983@gmail.com
Mobile: 9864425896.
Post Graduate Teacher (English)
Bhogeswar Hazarika Girls' Higher Secondary School, Bebejia, Nagaon, Assam.
Email: rupjyotigoswami983@gmail.com
Mobile: 9864425896.
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