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20. carry the ball : (to take charge and control of an activity and be considered reliable

enough to do a job)
He can’t carry the ball. He isn’t reliable.

21. ball someone or something up : (to make a mess of)
Someone has balled my car up.

22. a whole new ball game : (a completely different situation)

He has written so many short stories but writing a novel is a whole new ball game.

23. back on one’s feet : (recovering from an illness or from a problem)
I am not well now, but I’ll get back on my feet as soon as I start working again.

24. backseat driver : (anybody offering unwelcome advice)
My brother is such a backseat driver. I hate travelling with him.

25. a men of few words : (a man who doesn’t speak much)

He is a man of few words. But when he speaks, he makes a lot of sense.
26. call it a day : (to stop working for the rest of the day)

Why don’t we call it a day ? I’m really tired.

27. a clean bill of health : (examine someone or something and state that they are
healthy)
My father was given a clean bill of health by the doctors.

A. Fill in the blanks with idiomatic expressions from the box.

odd and ends ups and downs pros and cons a piece of cake

1. The teacher asked us to talk about the ______________ of living in a joint family.

2. Don’t worry about the problems you have in your life. You know there are
always ______________ in life.
3. If you think that doing that Maths problem is ______________ then just try it.

4. The police found nothing special in the house of the criminal as he had taken all
the important documents with him, leaving just ______________.

B. Write the meaning of each idiom given below.
1. Ill-gotten gains ______________________

2. Get over it ______________________

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