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in within an area or a space

inn a place where people stay
knight a man of high rank who has a duty to fight for his king

night the end of a day when people sleep

sight the ability to see
site the location of a town or building

Idioms

An idiom is a group of words whose meaning is different from the literal meaning of

the words.

Read the given idioms and their meanings.

Idiom Meaning

Let the cat out of the bag to tell a secret by mistake

A piece of cake a thing that is very easy to do

A bed of roses an easy and pleasant situation

Against the clock if you do something against the clock, you do it
fast in order to finish before a particular time

Know your stuff to know a lot about a particular subject or job

You can’t make an omelette you cannot achieve something important without

without breaking eggs causing a few small problems

Nothing succeeds like success when you are successful in one area of your life, it
often leads to success in other areas

Spill the beans to tell somebody something that should be kept
secret or private

Glossary Save the day/situation because you have had a bad experience in the past
to learn what to do or not to do in the future
Learn your lesson

to prevent failure or defeat, when this seems
certain to happen

School of thought a way of thinking that a number of people share

Two heads are better than one used to say that two people can achieve more

than one person working alone
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