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Decked up |\n| --- |\n| Meaning: put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive Example: When the consultation began in the evening, the mausoleum of former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on the Marina was decked up with flowers |\n|  2. Doing the rounds |\n| Meaning: to be passed from one person to another\u003Cbr>Example: Since morning, the talk doing the rounds was that Mr. Panneerselvam would come out with a statement on the merger after Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Thursday announced the government’s move to constitute a commission of inquiry, one of the two demands that the AIADMK (PTA) had been raising. |\n|  |\n|  3. Put off |\n| \u003Cbr>Meaning: an evasive reply, to delay doing something, especially because you do not want\u003Cbr>to do it\u003Cbr>Example: The “strong stand” taken by leaders, including former Minister K. P. Munusamy, was said to have prompted Mr. Panneerselvam to put off a decision on the merger. Mr. Munusamy was not available for comment |\n|  4. Takes a beating |\n| Meaning: to be damaged because of performing badly or being criticized Example: Vishal Sikka quits as Infosys CEO, shares take a beating |\n|  |\n|  5. Turn up/on the heat |\n| Meaning: to use force to persuade someone to do something; to increase the pressure on someone to do something\u003Cbr>Example: Management is turning the heat up to increase production. The teacher really turned up the heat on the students by saying that everyone would be punished if the real culprit was not found. |\n|  6. Rip apart |\n\nMeaning: to destroy something completely  \nExample: The nine judge bench of the supreme court on Thursday ripped apart its own  \njudgment of 2014 upholding section 377 of the Indian penal code, which criminalizes consensual sexual acts of adults in private  \n\n|  7. Step down |\n| --- |\n| Meaning: withdraw or resign from an important position or office\u003Cbr>Example: R. Seshasayee, chairman of the board decided to step down from the board, Infosys said in a release. |\n|  8. Strikes a blow |\n| \u003Cbr>Meaning: to do something to help or to support an idea, movement, or group , to do\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>something to harm or oppose an idea, movement, or group\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Example: The supreme court judgment strikes a blow on the unbridled encroachment and surveillance by the state and its agencies in the life of the common man |\n|  9. Hold on |\n| \u003Cbr>Meaning: wait; stop , endure in difficult circumstances.\u003Cbr>Example: The result helped UP hold on to the top spot in Zone B but, in a group where the difference between the top and bottom-placed sides is just 16 points, it would be a fragile\u003Cbr>lead |\n|  10. Pull through |\n| Meaning: get through an illness or other dangerous or difficult situation\u003Cbr>Example: Second seed Harinder Pal was in a lot of trouble after a sluggish start against Aditya Jagtap, but regained the surety of his touch to pull through in four games. |\n|  11. Pumped up |\n| Meaning: to fill with enthusiasm or excitement, to fill with or as if with air\u003Cbr>Example: “I like the fast court. I am pretty happy and pumped up to play the semifinal,”said Kush. |\n|  12. 12: Leave no stone unturned |\n\nMeaning: to do everything possible in order to achieve or find something  \nExample: Ahead of its return to the IPL in 2018, Chennai Super Kings is leaving no stone unturned to get its campaign back on the track. One of the key reasons for its success in the first eight years was that the team managed to retain a core group of players and the support staff.  \n\n|  13. Rope in |\n| --- |\n| Meaning: you mean that someone persuaded you to help them do that task Example: For 2018, the intentions remains the same with the team intending to rope informer coach Stephen Fleming |\n|  |\n|  14. to win laurels |\n| \u003Cbr>Meaning: To win honour\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Example: 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\u003Cbr>physical fitness. |\n|  15. snuffed out |\n| \u003Cbr>Meaning: to make","cbCaieFcLrVlpZhO","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaieFcLrVlpZhO","pdf",929971,67,"English","# Idioms and Phrases\n## Common usage expressions\n## Meaning and example usage","[{\"question\":\"What does “decked up” mean, and how is it used?\",\"answer\":\"“Decked up” means to put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing. 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