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Winding through dense woodlands of pine, deodar and oak, a five-kilometre road connects the two ridges. Secluded and shaded in daytime, it is unlit at night. Silence prevails, as if there are signs everywhere. But sounds of the jungle’s pulsing life filter through. The wind sighing in the leaves, cicadas singing in the undergrowth, a woodpecker hugging a tree trunk, knocking softly on it. A bird calls out in the jungle. Occasionally, an Army truck labours uphill. The growl of its engine lingers in the air. In contrast, downhill traffic glides noiselessly.
Under the weather
"The fact that I couldn't understand what was being said in class drives me crazy ."
Jump the gun
His determination to spice up his story makes it sometimes read like a dime novel about a drink-crazed mafia don.
For some, good education is a necessary evil to get a chance at a better life.
Show a clean pairs of heels
In the given question, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/ Phrase given in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the ...
Select the correct meaning of the given idiom.
On the spur of the moment
At a meeting of State Education Ministers here, a majority off the States supported a common entrance test that would save the students from writing m...