English Vocabulary : Idioms and Phrases-6
1) Dog days = Hottest period of the year.
April and May are dog days in India.
2) As cool as a cucumber = Very calm and controlled.
She kept as cool as a cucumber even his son was murdered.
3) A dog in the manger = Person do not like others to enjoy things which are not useful to him.
He was like a dog in the manger at the party and spoiled it for us all.
4) Come off with flying colours = Succeed with credit.
I hope that my son will come off with flying colours in the IAS examination.
5) A dog in the manger attitude = Selfish attitude.
Mohan behaves with a dog in the manger attitude, that is why his colleagues hate him.
6) Led by the nose = Easily influenced.
The new manager can be easily led by the nose; you only have flatter him.
7) A dog with two tails = Very happy and proud.
The mother was like a dog with two tails when her son won the first prize.
8) A dark horse = A person of hidden qualities.
Our new director is a dark horse.No one can thought that he was so capable.
9) A dog's life = A life of hard work.
An educated man who does menial work leads a dog's life.
10) To flog a dead horse = To waste energy on some already rejected activity.
He was flogging a dead horse when he tried to revive the failed business deal.