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c. hit the nail on the head : to say exactly right
Use : That’s exactly right. You
hit the nail on the head.
d. costs an arm and a leg : very expensive
Use : I can not afford to buy
this car. This costs me an
arm and a leg
e. barking up the wrong tree :accusing the wrong person
Use : I’m sure Raju didn’t steal
the money. You are just
barking up the wrong
tree.
f. last straw : final problem
Use : This is the last straw in a
line of problems for me
this month.
g. Once in a blue moon : something that happens
very rarely
Use : Kenechi does his
homework himself once
in a blue moon.
4.2. Use the following idioms in your own sentences.
a. barking up the wrong tree b. once in a blue moon
c. speak the devil d. last straw
e. hit the nail on the head
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