Question

Use the following expressions to make sentences of your own:

1. make up one’s mind

2. struck as odd

3. knew no bounds

4. flash across one’s mind

5. to surmise

6. not to deter

Answer 1

1. make up one’s mind – One should think carefully before one makes up one’s mind about anything important.

2. struck as odd: My friend’s continuous laughter on seeing her marks struck me as odd.

3. knew no bounds: My joy knew no bounds when I saw the little puppy on my bed.

4. Flash across one’s mind: When Sonam saw the tears in Dia’s eyes, it flashed across her mind that there was some problem.

5. to surmise: When the teacher saw Naomi crying, she surmised that she had failed ¡n the test.

6. not to deter: The loss of a leg did not deter Sudha Chandran from dancing.