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Kerala PSC Idiom Family Tree

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Master Kerala PSC Idioms

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๐ŸฅŠ Dispute
1 idiom
๐Ÿ’ธ Worthless
2 idioms
๐Ÿ‘‘ Noble
2 idioms
๐ŸŒ™ Rare
1 idiom
๐Ÿพ Groups
4 terms
๐Ÿ“ Words
15+ terms
๐ŸŽฏ Instructions: Tap an idiom, then tap the correct category to place it!
๐Ÿ“š Available Idioms
Bone of contention
เดคเตผเด•เตเด•เดตเดฟเดทเดฏเด‚
A dime a dozen
เดตเดฟเดฒเดฏเดฟเดฒเตเดฒเดพเดคเตเดคเดคเต
Good for nothing
เด’เดจเตเดจเดฟเดจเตเด‚ เด•เตŠเดณเตเดณเดพเดคเตเดค
Salt of the earth
เดฎเดพเดจเตเดฏเดจเดพเดฏ เดตเตเดฏเด•เตเดคเดฟ
Blue blood
เด•เตเดฒเต€เดจเดœเดพเดคเดฟ
Once in a blue moon
เดตเดณเดฐเต† เด…เดชเต‚เตผเดตเตเดตเดฎเดพเดฏเดฟ
๐ŸŽฏ Category Zones
๐ŸฅŠ Subject of Dispute
Issues that cause arguments
๐Ÿ’ธ Quite Worthless
Things with little value
๐Ÿ‘‘ Noble Character
People with good qualities
๐ŸŒ™ Very Rarely
Things that happen seldom
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What does “bone of contention” mean?
๐Ÿ” Etymology & Origins
๐Ÿฆด “Bone of Contention” Origin
Comes from two dogs fighting over a single bone. The bone becomes the subject of their dispute. Remove the bone, fight stops. In human conflicts, the “bone of contention” is the issue causing disagreement.
๐Ÿ’ฐ “A Dime a Dozen” Origin
American expression: a dime (10 cents) could buy a dozen (12) of something cheap. If 12 items cost only 10 cents, each item is practically worthless.
๐Ÿฉธ “Blue Blood” Origin
Spanish aristocrats had pale skin where blue veins were visible. Common people had darker, sun-tanned skin where veins weren’t visible. “Blue blood” = noble birth.
๐Ÿง‚ “Salt of the Earth” Origin
Biblical origin. Jesus called his disciples “salt of the earth” – essential, pure, valuable for preserving goodness in the world.
๐ŸŒ™ “Once in a Blue Moon” Origin
A “blue moon” is the second full moon in one calendar month. This happens only every 2-3 years, hence “very rarely.”
๐ŸฅŠ Subject of Dispute
Bone of contention
เดคเตผเด•เตเด•เดตเดฟเดทเดฏเด‚ – A subject causing disagreement
Usage in Arjun’s Story:
“The financial shortage was the bone of contention that transformed peaceful nights into battlegrounds of anxiety.”
๐Ÿ’ธ Quite Worthless
A dime a dozen
เดตเดฟเดฒเดฏเดฟเดฒเตเดฒเฆพเดคเตเดคเดคเต – Very common, therefore cheap
Good for nothing
เด’เดจเตเดจเดฟเดจเตเด‚ เด•เตŠเดณเตเดณเดพเดคเตเดค – Completely useless
๐Ÿ‘‘ Noble Character
Salt of the earth
เดฎเดพเดจเตเดฏเดจเดพเดฏ เดตเตเดฏเด•เตเดคเดฟ – Honest, reliable person
Blue blood
เด•เตเดฒเต€เดจเดœเดพเดคเดฟ – Of aristocratic birth
๐ŸŒ™ Very Rarely
Once in a blue moon
เดตเดณเดฐเต† เด…เดชเต‚เตผเดตเตเดตเดฎเดพเดฏเดฟ – Very seldom
๐Ÿพ Animal Groups
Pack
เดšเต†เดจเตเดจเดพเดฏเตเด•เตเด•เดณเตเดŸเต† เด•เต‚เดŸเตเดŸเด‚ – wolves, hunting dogs
Pride
เดธเดฟเด‚เดนเด™เตเด™เดณเตเดŸเต† เด•เต‚เดŸเตเดŸเด‚ – lions
Flock
เด’เดฐเต เดชเดฑเตเดฑเด‚ เดชเด•เตเดทเดฟเด•เตพ – birds, sheep
Herd
เด†เดจเด•เดณเตเดŸเต† เด•เต‚เดŸเตเดŸเด‚ – elephants, cattle
๐Ÿ“ Important Words
Deficit โ†” Surplus
เด•เดฎเตเดฎเดฟ โ†” เดฎเดฟเดšเตเดšเด‚
Shortage โ†” Abundance
เด•เตเดทเดพเดฎเด‚ โ†” เดธเดฎเตƒเดฆเตเดงเดฟ
Proper โ†’ Propriety
เดถเดฐเดฟเดฏเดพเดฏ โ†’ เด”เดšเดฟเดคเตเดฏเด‚
Amendment = Modification
เดญเต‡เดฆเด—เดคเดฟ = เดฎเดพเดฑเตเดฑเด‚ เดตเดฐเตเดคเตเดคเตฝ
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