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Nouns perform different functions in English. These are often described as referring to persons, places, things (anything we can think of) states. Malediction:<\/span><\/b> a curse, the utterance of a curse. Octogenarian:<\/span><\/b> is a person who is between 80 or 90 years old. Perturbation:<\/span><\/b> mental disquiet, disturbance. Despondence:<\/span><\/b> means depression of spirits from loss of courage or hope; dejection. Phrasal verbs: <\/b><\/p>\n A phrasal verb consists of two parts: the base verb and one or more additional words usually referred to as particles (small word that can function as adverb or preposition). Takes after<\/span><\/b> means resembles. Fall down<\/span><\/b> means to disappoint, to fail, to perform disappointedly. Wear off <\/span><\/b>means to diminish slowly and gradually or to diminish in effect. Idiomatic Phrase:<\/b><\/p>\n An idiomatic phrase<\/b> is a group of words that do not mean what they appear to mean or their meaning in not exactly the meaning which exists in dictionary.<\/p>\n Cross my mind<\/span><\/b> is a tricky idiomatic expression. It means to remember.<\/p>\n It never crossed my mind<\/span><\/b> to buy a wrist watch. Let me give you a hand<\/span><\/b> in arranging these chairs.<\/p>\n Turn over a new leaf:<\/span><\/b> This means to start over from scratch and become a better person\\to make fresh start.<\/p>\n Every New Year we make resolutions to turn over a new leaf. He knows the schedule of each and every TV channel as he is a couch potato.<\/p>\n
\nExcerpt: means a passage or quotation taken or selected from a book, document, letter, etc.<\/span><\/b>
\nHere are the excerpts from the letters written by Allama Iqbal.<\/p>\n
\nWhat have I to fear from your malediction since this treasure has been given to me?<\/p>\n
\nWe have members of all ages including active and healthy octogenarians.<\/p>\n
\nThe girl was really perturbed of the way her mother was reacting with her sickness<\/p>\n
\nThe feeling of despondence overwhelmed himself after his failure in the army test.<\/p>\n
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\nPut up with means to tolerate.\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0‘Put’ is the base verb and ‘up with’ are additional words that modify the normal meaning of the base word.
\nShe puts up with<\/span><\/b> a lot of insult from her boss.<\/p>\n
\nShe takes after her mother.<\/p>\n
\nHe was doing well in the exams until he fell down in his last theory exam.<\/p>\n
\nThe pain began to wear off<\/span><\/b> after the injection.
\nWear thin means to become less appealing, less interesting\\weaken.
\nMy patience is wearing thin.<\/span><\/b> Now stop this game.<\/p>\n
\nTake to heart:<\/span><\/b> It means to take something seriously or personally, or upset by.
\nI didn’t have the idea that you will take my comments about your\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 personality to heart.
\nGive a hand:\u00a0<\/span><\/b> this means to help a person.<\/p>\n
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\nCouch potato:<\/span><\/b> It’s an interesting idiom and appears as if we are talking about an edible but it means a lazy person who is addicted to television.<\/p>\n