Panitia Bahasa Inggeris

1. As afraid as a grasshopper
2. As agile as a monkey
3. As angry as a wasp
4. As big as a whale
5. As blind as a bat
6. As brave as a lion
7. As bright as a lark
8. As busy as a bee
9. As calm as a cat
10. As cheerful as a bear
11. As crafty as a fox
12. As deaf as a beetle
13. As dizzy as a goose
14. As docile as a lamb
15. As faithful as a dog

1. As bashful as a schoolgirl
2. As chubby as a cherub
3. As devoted as a mother
4. As eager as a bridegroom
5. As feeble as a child
6. As fickle as a friend
7. As happy as a child / a king
8. As harmless as a babe
9. As hungry as a hunter
10. As lovely as Venus
11. As old as Methuselah
12. As rich as Croesus
13. As strong as Hercules / Samson
14. As wise as Soloman
15. As regal as Juno

1. As active as quicksilver
2. As bald as an egg
3. As beautiful as the rainbow
4. As bitter as gall
5. As black as coal
6. As blunt as a hammer
7. As boundless as the ocean
8. As cool as a cucumber
9. As brittle as glass
10. As constant as the sun
11. As easy as ABC
12. As fit as a fiddle
13. As flat as a pancake
14. As large as life
15. As pale as death

Add in - insert

Add up - total (numbers)

Back out - withdraw

Back away - move backwards

Back up - support

Carry on - continue

Carry out - accomplish

Carry over - continue

Do away with - abolish

Do over - do again

Do up - clean / decorate / exhaust / wear out

Fix out - equip

Fix on - select

Fix up - arrange

Get on - manage

AIL - ALE

AIR - HEIR

BALL - BAWL

EARN - URN

HIM - HYMM

HALL - HAUL

HOLY - WHOLLY

I - EYE

HOLE - WHOLE

IDLE - IDOL

KEY - QUAY

KNOT - NOT

LEAD - LED

LOAN - LONE

MEAT- MEET

THE APPLE OF ONE’S EYES

A favoured person

TO RECEIVE WITH OPEN ARMS

To welcome cordially

A BAG EGG

A bad (worthless) person / a rascal

TO BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH

To talk in a roundabout way

TO BELL THE CAT

To do something which is very dangerous

IN COLD BLOOD

Deliberately

IN THE SAME BOAT

In the same circumstances

A BULL IN THE CHINA SHOP

One who is very clumsy or who is very angry and destructive

TO BUILD CASTLES IN THE AIR

To day-dream

A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK

Resembles the father

TO HAVE A BONE TO PICK

To have something to say which may lead to a quarrel

CHICKEN-HEARTED

Weak and cowardly

TO GO AS THE CROW FLIES

To go in a straight line

DONKEY WORK

Work needing no skill

TO PADDLE YOUR OWN CANOE

To do things by yourself

ABSENCE MAKES THE HEART GROW FONDER

We appreciate people better when we are parted from them for some time.

ACTION SPEAKS LOUDER THAN WORDS

It is better for one to carry out one’s promise than to make empty promises.

ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD

The appearance of a thing or a person can be deceiving

ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES JACK A DULL BOY

One must not spend one’s life working

AN APPLE A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY

One will not fall sick easily if one eats fruits regularly.

BEAUTY IS ONLY SKIN DEEP

We cannot judge the qualities of people or things by their appearances.

BEAUTY IS IN THE EYES OF THE BEHOLDER

Those who own something will find it beautiful, even if it is not.

BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER

Persons of a similar character or with similar likes tend to go together.

BLOOD THICKER THAN WATER

Kinship is a strong tie that one cannot escape.

CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME

One should help one’s family before thinking of helping others.

COURTESY COSTS NOTHING

One does not lose anything by being courteous and polite to others.

DON’T COUNT YOUR CHICKENS BEFORE THEY ARE HATCHED

Do not boast of successes before all difficulties are overcome.

DON’T CRY OVER SPILT MILK

There is no feeling miserable over something bad which cannot be undone.

DON’T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER

Do not judge a person or thing by his or its appearance.

EASIER SAID THAN DONE

It is easier to talk about doing things than to actually do them.

A number of exciting English language activities have been planned for the Afternoon Session students.  Amongst  them  are an Inter-Class Debate for Form Two, Inter-Class Choral Speaking for Form One and a Talentime Competition , open to students from both Forms.

 In the Talentime Competition, students will be judged on the choice of song, clarity of voice, pronunciation and enunciation and of course singing ability. Songs chosen should have a meaningful message, and not be  just Yeah, yeah ,yeah! . Students interested in the Talentime, feel free to see Puan Lalitha to find out further details.

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