English Expressions

         

                                                        English Expressions

Idiom

         1.   Up in the air

   Meaning: If a plan is up in the air, you have not yet decided what will happen.

    Example:

      1. The whole future of the project is still up in the air.

      2.  Our trip is still very much up in the air.

         2.  Hang in the balance

    Meaning: If the future of something hangs in the balance, it is uncertain.

    Example:

    1.  The future of the company hangs in the balance.

    2.  Karthick’s career, much more than mine, hangs in the balance.

  3. Put yourself on the line

    Meaning: To do something that has big personal risks for you.

    Example:

  1. I’m putting myself on the line for you here. I could get fired if they find out what we are up to!

  2.  Firefighters always put themselves on the line every working day.  

     4. As clear as mud

         Meaning: Very difficult to understand

         Example:

  1.  I guess I need to call a lawyer because these legal contracts are as clear as mud.

  2.  My teacher’s instructions were as clear as mud.

Author: 

Dr.M. Selvam

Assistant Professor of English

Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science

Coimbatore – 641 020