Guru's Classes of English

Thought for Today
Read the following quote and answer the question:
"Man is in love and loves what vanishes."
W B Yeats
"मनुष्य प्यार करता है, किंतु उन चीजों से जो नष्ट हो जाती हैं।"
विलियम बटलर यीट्स
Q. Man is wise:
A) yes
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WORD POWER - 74
( ENGLISH IDIOMS -47 )
47. A BLIND DATE / अ ब्लाइंड डेट /
Meaning:
A meeting between two people (often a boy and a girl) who have not met before.
(दो अजनबियों की मुलाकात)
Examples:
1. Babbu and Babli have been married for ten years now. They first met on A BLIND ...

WORD POWER - 73
( ENGLISH IDIOMS - 46 )
46. BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH/बीट अबाउट द बुश/
Meaning:
To talk indirectly about something
(घुमा फिराकर बात करना)
Examples:
1. Stop BEATING ABOUT THE BUSH and tell me how much money do you want to borrow?
(घुमा फिराकर बातें करना बन्द करो और मुझ...

WORD POWER - 72
( ENGLISH IDIOMS 45 )
45. GIRD (UP) ONE'S LOINS/गर्ड अप लॉइंस/
Meaning:
To get ready to do or deal with something difficult
( कमर कस लेना )
Examples:
1.Rajasthan govt has girded its loins to deal firmly with the Omicron menace.
(राजस्थान सरकार ने ओमिक्रोन खतरे स...

WORD POWER - 71
( ENGLISH IDIOMS - 44 )
44. BY HOOK OR BY CROOK/बाई हुक ओ बाई क्रुक/
Meaning:
By any method possible, even a dishonest one
( किसी भी कीमत पर )
Examples:
1. I want to get this licence BY HOOK OR BY CROOK.
(मैं यह लाइसेंस किसी भी कीमत पर पाना चाहता हूं।)
2. Toda...

WORD POWER - 70
( ENGLISH IDIOMS - 43 )
43. AT sb's BECK AND CALL /एट बेक एन कॉल/
Meaning:
At service; always ready to obey somebody's orders
(आज्ञा में हाजिर रहना)
Examples:
1. The servants were always AT THE BECK AND CALL of the rich merchant.
(नौकर अमीर व्यापारी की आज्ञा में...

WORD POWER - 69
( ENGLISH IDIOMS - 42 )
42. NOSY PARKER /नोज़ी पारकर/
Meaning:
A person who is too interested in other people's affairs and things that do not concern him/her.
(तांक झांकिया; दूसरों के कार्यों में अत्यधिक रुचि रखने वाला)
Examples:
1. She was complaining about her...

WORD POWER - 68
( ENGLISH IDIOMS - 41 )
41. IN THE WAKE OF /इन द वेक अव/
Meaning:
Following or coming after
( के परिणामस्वरूप, के पीछे )
Examples:
1. IN THE WAKE OF rising Omicron cases, some private schools in Jaipur have decided to suspend offline classes.
(ओमिक्रॉन के बढ़ते ...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
WORD POWER - 67
( ENGLISH IDIOMS - 40 )
40. WITH OPEN ARMS/विद ओपन आम्ज/
Meaning:
Warmly; with enthusiasm
( उत्साह के साथ; हृदय से )
Example:
1. Let's bury our differences and misunderstandings (if we have any) and welcome th New Year WITH OPEN...