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  1. Cut and dried meaning already decided and unlikely to be changed. Example - Indian border decision is cut and dried against china. example- Unfortunately, there is no cut-and-dried answer to the problem of covid19.

    Cut and dried meaning already decided and unlikely to be changed.

    Example – Indian border decision is cut and dried against china.

    example- Unfortunately, there is no cut-and-dried answer to the problem of covid19.

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  1. Writing on the wall - it means there is a clear signal that upcoming time is difficult and unpleasant. There was writing on the wall before the recession came to India. The writing is clearly on the wall. If we not act now, we shall only have ourselves to blame.  

    Writing on the wall – it means there is a clear signal that upcoming time is difficult and unpleasant.

    There was writing on the wall before the recession came to India.
    The writing is clearly on the wall. If we not act now, we shall only have ourselves to blame.
     

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  1. Pass the buck - its meaning is to avoid responsibility or blame for something by passing it on to another person.   Example - Bureaucrats passes the buck when they need to make the decisions. State government pass the buck on coal mines to the central government.  

    Pass the buck – its meaning is to avoid responsibility or blame for something by passing it on to another person.

     

    Example – Bureaucrats passes the buck when they need to make the decisions.

    State government pass the buck on coal mines to the central government.

     

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  1. Back on your feet - its meaning is recovered from illness or be adjusted to the new situation fully. Example - Johnson is back on his feet and ready to fall the tennis match.

    Back on your feet – its meaning is recovered from illness or be adjusted to the new situation fully.

    Example – Johnson is back on his feet and ready to fall the tennis match.

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  1. Rarin to go  - very excited, anxious to do something. Example- After the rousing speech by the commander, the whole battalion was raring to go to war. 

    Rarin to go  – very excited, anxious to do something.

    Example- After the rousing speech by the commander, the whole battalion was raring to go to war. 

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