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Idiom - "Fair and square" 💡Meaning - something done honestly and with fair means ✅Sentence - We won the competition fair and square.

Idiom - "Cheek by jowl" 💡Meaning - very close to each other ✅Sentence - The two families lived cheek by jowl despite belonging to different religions.

Idiom - "Bite off more than one can chew" 💡Meaning - to take up a bigger or difficult task than one is capable of doing ✅Sentence - He bit off more than he can chew by deciding to do part-time job after the regular day job.

8 WhatsApp messages to wish someone luck: 1. Good luck (खुशकिस्मती, सफलता, सौभाग्य) - used to express wishes for success. (किसी की सफलता के लिए शुभकामनाएं देना!) Example: Good luck with your exams! 2. All the best (शुभकामनाएँ, सब अच्छा हो) Example: All the best for you trip! 3. Break a leg (बहुत अच्छा करना, भाग्य तुम्हारे साथ हो) - use this when someone is about to perform something, or take part in an activity, or is about to take up a big task. Example: You have practiced a lot! Break a leg! 4. Kill it! (बहुत अच्छा करना) - wishing someone to do something extremely well Example: The audience went mad after his performance! He killed it! 5. You'll do great (आप बहुत अच्छा करोगे) - When somebody is about to do something important, you could say this to motivate them. (जब कोई कुछ करने वाला हो जोकि उनके लिए बहुत महत्वपूर्ण है, उन्हें प्रोत्साहित करने के लिए और उनमें आत्मविश्वास भरने के लिए आप कह सकते हैं - You'll do great) Example: Don't worry, you'll do great! Other terms for luck: 1.'Pushing your luck': When you have good luck or a good situation, but you try too hard to extend it or get an even better situation, and risk having a negative result or losing what you have achieved so far. (जब स्तिथि अच्छी हो पर और अच्छी स्तिथि लाने के लिए आप अधिक प्रयास करते हैं और अब तक जो पाया है उसको खतरे में दाल देते हैं, उसको 'Pushing your luck' कहते हैं.) Example: They offered me the job after a very competitive hiring process. I wanted to ask for a higher starting salary, but I felt like that would be pushing my luck. 2. The luck of the draw This phrase means something is completely by chance or random; you cannot control it at all (similar to winning the lottery, when they “draw” – take – the winning ticket completely at random). (जब कोई चीज़ संयोग से या अचानक ही होती है, उसे 'the luck of the draw' कहते हैं.) Example: You can’t choose who you compete against in the tournament – it’s the luck of the draw. 3. As luck would have it This phrase means “by chance.” It can be used for both lucky things or unlucky things. (इसका मतलब होता है "संयोग से". यह सौभाग्यशाली और दुर्भाग्यशाली दोनों चीज़ों के लिए इस्तेमाल किया जाता है.) Example: "I called the doctor to make an urgent appointment and as luck would have it, he was available to see me the very same day."

Body language tricks: 1. Posture: Walk with your shoulders back and chin up. Stand tall. Be proud. Be super conscious of your stance. (अपने कंधो को पीछे करके और ठुड्डी को ऊपर करके चलें, अपने आप पर गर्व करें, इससे आपका आत्मविश्वास बढ़ेगा) 2. Facial expressions (चेहरे के हाव भाव): Consciously smile. This will create a warmth about you and people will want to talk to you. (हस्ते रहिये. बातचीत करते समय हसें. इस से आप लोगों से बेहतर तरह से बात कर पाएंगे) 3. Voice: Don't speak too quietly. Use varied intonation to sound more engaging and dynamic (बहुत धीमी आवाज़ में बात ना करें. लोगों से बेहतर बातचीत करने के लिए intonation का इस्तेमाल करें) 4. Hands: Use purposeful hand movements to reinforce your points and communicate energy. (बातचीत करते समय हाथों का इस्तेमाल करें) 5. Eyes: Maintain direct eye contact when you introduce yourself and while the person is talking to you. (जब आप किसी से बात कर रहे हों, तो उनकी आंखों में देख कर बात करें) 6. Walk: Walk calmly, even when you feel in a rush. Calmness communicates confidence.(शांतिपूर्वक चलें. यह आपका आत्मविश्वास दर्शाता है) 7. Space: Claim as much space as possible regardless of whether you are sitting or standing. (आरामदायक जगह बैठे जहाँ आप बेहतर तरह से बातचीत कर पाएं) 8. Speed: Slow down. Do everything slightly slower and deliberately than you normally would. (हर काम धीरे धीरे और ध्यानपूर्वक करें) 9. Stay cool: Be disciplined. Stay calm and collected even when you are flustered or someone's winding you up. (हर काम अनुशान से करें, घबरा कर ना करें) 10. Visualize: Visualize yourself doing all of these things the next time you need to come across with Charisma.

VOCABULARY 1. Beleaguered- परेशान 2. Reiterates- बार बार दुहराना 3. Spewing- जल्दी से निकलना 4. Alacrity- तत्परता,Readiness 5. Avowed- स्वीकृत 6. Dilatory- विलम्बकारी 7. Tactic- कार्यनीति 8. Sacrilege- तोड़ना-मरोड़ना 9. Scuttling- बिगाड़ना, बरबाद करना 10. Blatant- ज़बरदस्त 11. Endorsement- पुष्टि, सबूत 12. Inclement- कठोर 13. Gusty-windy 14. Hailstorm- ओला-वृष्टि 15. Stride- प्रगति 16. Incentives- प्रोत्साहन 17. Sustainable - धारणीय, कायम रहने वाला 18. Poking-a hand gesture used to point things not to be done 19. Deplorable- दु:खद, शोचनीय 20. Demolition- तोड़फोड़ 21. Intervene- हस्तक्षेप करना,interfere with 22. Eavesdropping- चोरी छुपे सुनना 23. Whistle-blower - मुखबिर 24. Flagged- झंडी से सूचित करना,point with something 25. Entrenched- आरोपित 26. Pricey- महंगा 27. Quixotic- अव्यावहारिक 28. Revitalization*-(imp)-revivification,revival,resurgence 29. Bloated- सूजा हुआ, swell 30. Cuisine- भोजन 31. Congregations- समूह एकत्रीकरण 32. Misled- गुमराह , बहकाना 33. Quashing- रद्द करना 34. Delimitation- सीमा-निर्धारण 35. Bailouts- जमानत पर छोड़ना 36. Eroding- नष्ट करना 37. Insolvency- दिवालियापनऀ, lack of financial resources 38. Scrambled- मिला देना 39. Paucity- कमी 40. Obviated- बचना 41. Alleviate- हलका कर देना 42. Inevitable- अनिवार्य 43. Coherent- स्पष्ट 44. Appalled- स्तंभित 45. Sentinel- पहरेदार, one who protects 46. Qui-vive--means quick,तेज़ऀ 47. Acquittal-justification 48. Scuttled- विफल 49. Inducements- संचार, उकसाव 50. Fathoms- गहराई नापना 51. Seditious- राजद्रोही 52. Transient- अस्थायी 53. Deliberate- विचारपूर्वक 54. Clampdown- शिकंजा कसना 55. Scarce- कम 56. Convulses- हिला देना 57. Constraint- बाध्यता 58. Benevolent- परोपकारी 59. Embarks- पोतारोहण करना 60. Staunching- रोक लगाना 61. Eminently- उत्कृष्ट रूप में 62. Callous- निर्दयी,unkind 63. Condolences- संवेदना 64. Agonising- अत्यंत दुखदायीऀ 65. Deterioration- गिरावटऀ 66. Dwindling- क्षीण होना 67. Lingers- जैसे-तैसे बिताना 68. Squalid- गंदा,muddy 69. Pockmarked- use of paved surfaces having holes or pits 70. Quiver काँपना

14 Social Media related words: 1. Status: स्थिति/ अवस्था - 'Status' message is used to indicate the condition that someone is in at a given time or how one is feeling, or what one is doing. 2. Comment: टिप्पणी 3. Share: किसी चीज़ को औरों को बताना या बांटना 4. Ping: किसी को मैसेज करना 5. Dislike: नापसंद करना 6. Feed/ News feed: 7. Update: सूचित करना (verb) 8. Upload: To put data or images onto something (डेटा का स्थानांतरण) 9. Emoticon / Emoji: a representation of a facial expression such as :) :( (smileys) 10. Viral: an image, video, advertisement, etc., that is circulated rapidly on the Internet (वीडियो, विज्ञापन, आदि इंटरनेट पर तेजी से शेयर हो रहे हों ) 11. Subscribe: सदस्यता लेना 12. Meme: this is the name of a pictures that also has writing or a message on the picture; these are often shared on Facebook (often abbreviated FB); this term also means any idea, style or action which spreads through mimicry. 13. Tag: a label attached to someone or something for the purpose of identification or to give other information. On Facebook, photos are 'tagged' to identify the people in them. 14. Trending: Becoming popular