ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Shakespeare wrote this group of words in his 1590 play “The Taming of the Shrew.” It means to overcome a socially awkward situation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Definition of ‘to break the ice’ If you break the ice at a party or meeting, or in a new situation, you say or do something to make people feel relaxed and comfortable. That sort of approach should go a long way toward breaking the ice. No one had said a word until I broke the ice.

Detailed explanation-3: -"To be, or not to be: that is the question.” Perhaps the most famous of Shakespearean lines, the anguished Hamlet ponders the purpose of life and suicide in this profound soliloquy.

Detailed explanation-4: -Lie low-To hide so you will not be caught by someone. Good riddance-To be happy when someone or something is gone. Green-eyed monster-Jealousy. Night owl-A person who stays up and is active late into the night.

Detailed explanation-5: -We have seen better days. We are in poor condition, worn out. Cruel to be kind. Tough love, being harsh for their benefit. He hath eaten me out of house and home. He ate so much there was nothing left. The be-all and the end-all. Foregone conclusion. The world is my oyster. Wild-goose chase.