1: to win laurels
Meaning: To win honourExample: The two, who have won many laurels for the country by winning medals in the Commonwealth, Asian and World championships, exhorted the students to focus on physical fitness.
2: snuffed out
Meaning: to make something end quickly, especially by using forceExample: It was the government’s most brutal attempt to snuff out the rebellion.
3: knock out
Meaning: to make someone leave a competition by defeating them
Example: Denis Shapovalov makes his glee known after knocking out top seed Rafael Nadal.
Example: Davinder Singh became the first Indian to qualify for the javelin final even as his more fancied compatriot Neeraj Chopra crashed out in the qualification round.
Example: Denis Shapovalov makes his glee known after knocking out top seed Rafael Nadal.
4: crash out
Meaning: to be badly defeated so that you have to leave a competitionExample: Davinder Singh became the first Indian to qualify for the javelin final even as his more fancied compatriot Neeraj Chopra crashed out in the qualification round.
5: lay in tatters
Meaning: damaged beyond repairExample: Wayde van Niekerk’s dreams of emulating legend Michael Johnson’s 200-400m world double lay in tatters on Thursday as Turkey’s 9/1 outsider Ramil Guliyev edged the 200m final
6: Turn in
Meaning: Hand in, submitExample: Ramil Guliyev turned it on when it mattered most tostun pre-race favorite Wayde Van Niekerk In the 200 m
7: sweat something out
Meaning: to anxiously wait for something, to get rid of something in one's body by sweating.Example: With team selection imminent, Dhoni and Suresh Raina, who last played an ODI for India in October 2015, sweated it out on Friday.
sent in my application and now I have to sweat out the two months until I get an answer.
8: keep at bay
Meaning: to prevent someone from moving closerExample: Refreshed with a day’s rest thanks to the inclement weather, Virat Kohli reiterated that his men will keep complacency at bay while playing the third and final Test against Sri Lanka here from Saturday
9: tone down
Meaning: altered so as to be less extreme or intense.Example: The ground is surrounded by cloud-enveloped mountains and acres of verdant green. The last-named shade was however toned down on the pitch with the ground-staff scrubbing away the grass.
10: scrub away
Meaning: to clean something away by rubbing.Example: The ground is surrounded by cloud-enveloped mountains and acres of verdant green. The last-named shade was however toned down on the pitch with the ground-staff scrubbing away the grass.
11: wear and tear
Meaning: damage from work or useExample: The visitor’s dominance has been overwhelming against a host that is still searching for the right combination and ideal performance while also resembling the walking-wounded, losing players to freak incidents on the ground or to regular wear-and-tear that affects athletes.
12: tick all the boxes :
Meaning: To satisfy or fulfill everything that is necessary or desired.Example: Virat Kohli’s men have ticked most of the boxes, be it runs or wickets, with the lone worry being a few butter-fingers in the close-in cordon.
13: butter-fingers
Meaning: Someone who is clumsy and often drops things or else fails to catch somethingExample: Virat Kohli’s men have ticked most of the boxes, be it runs or wickets, with the lone worry being a few butter-fingers in the close-in cordon.
14: lose ground
Meaning: to fall behind someone or something, become less successfulExample: Equity benchmark indices lost ground for the fifth consecutive day on Friday as weak domestic corporate numbers along with global negativity on account of geopolitical tensions dampened investor sentiment
15: stem the tide
Meaning: to stop something from increasingExample: This law may stem the tide of pollution of our beautiful river from the factories built along its banks.
