*Account for : Explain, Give a reason
*Agree with : Have the same opinion as others
*Blow up : To destroy by an explosion, Inflate with air or gas
*Break down : Lose control
*Break into\in : Enter by force
*Break out : Start suddenly
*Break up : Come to an end
*Bring back : Return
*Bring down : Reduce
*Bring in : Introduce, yield\earn
*Bring out : To appear, publish, produce
*Call in : Send for
*Call off : Cancel
*Call for : Demand (LDC Thrissur, Kasaracode, Kollam, 2017)
*Call at : Visit a place
*Call on : Visit a person
*Call upon : Appeal
*Carry on : Continue
*Carry out : Do and complete a task
*Carry through: To help, complete, fulfill
*Come across : Find by chance
*Come down : Collapse, humiliation
*Come out : Be published, become known, To appear
*Cut in : To interrupt
*Deal with : Handle, take care of
*Do away with : Abolish
*Fall in : Collapse
*Get away : Escape
*Get back : Return
*Get down : Descend
*Get in : Enter, To arrive
*Get off : Leave, remove
*Get rid of : Eliminate
*Give in : Surrender
*Give out : Distribute, become exhausted
*Give up: Abandon
*Go into: Examine
*Go on : Continue
*Go through : Examine carefully
*Hang up : End a phone conversation
*Hold on : Wait, grip tightly
*Keep on : Continue
*Keep up : Maintain
*Knock out : Defeat, Destroy
*Lay down : Sacrifice
*Lay off : Dismiss from work
*Lay on : To supply
*Let down : Disappoint
*Look after : Take care of
*Look for : To seek, Search
*Look into : Examine, Investigate
*Look over : Examine
*Look up : Search for
*Make out : Understand
*Make over : To change, transform, to convert
*Pass away : Die
*Pass by : Pay no attention to
*Pass off : Take place
*Pull back : Retreat
*Pull down : Demolish
*Pull out : Withdraw
*Pull up : To bring up to a stop
*Put across : Communicate
*Put aside : Keep, suggest
*Put back : Restore
*Put by : Save
*Put down : Suppress
*Put forth : Produce, use
*Put forward : Suggest, to propose
*Put in : Do
*Put off : Postpone
*Put on: Switch on, wear
*Put out : Extinguish, Annoyed
*Put up: Raise\build\erect
*Put up with : Tolerate (LDC 2017 Thiruvananthapuram, Malappuram)
*Relay on : Depend on\trust
*Rule out : Eliminate
*Run after : Chase
*Run down : Criticize, weaken
*Run out : Come to an end, exhausted
*Run through : To use, examine
*Set aside : Reserved
*Set back : Delay or hinder
*Set off : To start a journey, a race
*Set up : To establish
*Stand by : To side with one, to support
*Stand for : Support
*Stand up for : Maintained
*Take after : Resemble
*Take care of : Look after
*Take in : To deceive
*Take on : To employ, to undertake
*Take over : Take charge, assume charge
*Take up : Absorb, accept, occupied by
*Turn against : Become unfriendly
*Turn down : Refuse, Reject
*Turn off : Stop functioning
*Turn on : Start functioning
*Turn out : Expelled from, assembled, manufactured, proved
*Turn over : Hand over
*Turn up : Appear
*Wipe out : Destroy, remove
Idioms
*A bolt from the blue : Unexpected incident
*A stone through : Short distance
*A chip on your shoulder : Being upset for something that happened in past
*A slap on the wrist : Very mild punishment
*Add fuel to the fire : To worsen a situation
*A wolf in sheep clothing : A person who cannot be trusted
*Against the clock : As fast as possible before a deadline
*All Greek to me : Something which cannot be understood
*An arm and a leg : Very expensive
*An axe to grind : To have dispute with someone
*At the eleventh hour : At the last moment
*At the drop a hat : Showing readiness
*At one's wit's end : Not knowing what to do
*At sixes and sevens : In utter disorder
*Baker's dozen : Thirteen
*Beat a dead horse : To force an issue that has already ended
*Beating around the bush : Avoiding the main topic
*Bite your tongue : To avoid talking
*Blue moon : A rare event
*Burn the candle at both ends : Exhaust ones physical or mental resources by over work
*Burn one's fingers : Get oneself into trouble
*Call a spade a spade : Speak frankly
*Cock and bull story : Unbelievable story
*Come off with flying colors : Highly successful
*Cry over split milk : Regret over past action
*Dark horse : Unexpected winner
*Dutch courage : Courage shown after become drunk
*Eat humble pie : Become humble after ill luck
*Fish in trouble water : Make profit when others in trouble
*Flesh and blood : To refer someone's family
*Get your walking papers : To be fired
*Good Samaritan : Person helping others without any expectation
*Greasing the palm : Bribing
*Head over heals : With great joy
*Hold your horse : Be patient
*In high spirit : Very happy
*To keep one's eyes : To be extremely watchful
*Keep body and soul together : Money in order to live comfortably
*Keep the wolf from the door : Avoid starvation
*Kick the bucket : Die
*Leave no stone upturned : Do everything one can
*Lend an ear to : Listen patiently
*Let sleeping dogs lie : Not to restart a dispute
*Let the cat out of the bag : Make something public
*Like a chicken with its head cut off : To act madly
*Make both ends meet : Struggle to live with limited income
*Mum's the word : Close one's mouth and utter no word
*Nip in the bud : To prevent something from developing
*On the fence : Something yet to be decided
*Over the top : Exorbitant
*Pick up your ears : Pay attention
*Pipe down : To shut up or be quiet
*Queer fish : Strange person
*Queer the pitch : Ruin a plan
*Sell for a song : At a very low price
*Smell a rat : To sense a danger in advance
*Southpaw : Left handed person
*Storm in tea cup : Unimportant event
*Swan song : Last performance
*Tie the knot : To get married
*Till the cows come home : Very late
*To steal someone's thunder : Claim someone's achievement
*Tongue in cheek : A harmless joke
*Use your loaf : Act sensibly
*Wet blanket : Useless person
Foreign Words and Phrases
*An initio : From the beginning
*Ad valorem : According to the value
*Adhoc : Arranged for special purpose, temporarily
*Aide-de-camp : Military assistant
*Alias : Otherwise
*Alma mater : The university or school that a person once attended
*Alter ego : Intimate friend
*Alumni : Old students of an institution
*Anno Domini : In the year of our Lord
*Beau monde : High society
*Bete noire : Something or someone particularly disliked
*Bon vivant : A person who lived luxurious and enjoys good food and drinks
*Bon voyage : Have a pleasant journey
*Bona fide : In good faith, genuine
*Carte blanche : Unrestricted power to act on one's own
*Caveat emptor : Let the buyer beware
*Coup d'etat : An abrupt change of government by force
*Coup de grace : Finishing blow
*De facto : In fact, whether by right or not
*De jure : According to law
*Detenu : Prisoner
*Deus ex machina : A contrived device to resolve a situation
*Dies non : A day on which no legal business is done
*Dramatic personae: Characters in a drama
*En bloc : Whole sale, completely
*En masse : In a body
*En route : On the way
*Ex post facto : Retroactively, after the deed is done
*Ex-gartia : As an act of grace
*Ex-officio : By virtue of ones office
*Exparte : One sided
*Faux pas : A social blunder
*Impasses : Dead lock
*In camera : In private
*Inter alia : Among other things
*Intoto : Entirely
*Ipso facto : By the fact itself
*Laissez faire : In the state of being free from government control
*Lingua franca: Language adopted for local communication
*Locus standi : Right to interfere
*Magnum opus : Great literary undertaking
*Mala fide : With a bad intention
*Modus operandi : The mode of working
*Mutatis mutandis : With necessary changes
*Nom de plume : Pen name
*Nota bene : Note well, Take notice
*Par excellence : Superb
*Per capita : Per head
*Persona non grata : Unacceptable person
*Prima facie : At first sight, clear and evident
*Pro bono : Done or donated without charge
*Quid pro quo : Something for something
*Sine die : Without any definite date
*Status quo : The existing stage
*Sub judice : Before the judge or court
*Sui generis : Unique
*Tete-a-tete : A confidential conversation
*Ultra vires : Beyond one's power
*Via : On the way to
*Vice versa : The order of being reversed
*Vis-s vis : Face to face
*Ape : Gibbers Crow : Caws, Crows
*Ass\Hippo : Brays Cuckoo\Dove : Coos
*Bear : Growls Deer : Bells
*Bee : Buzzes, Hums Dog : Barks
*Beetle : Drones Dolphin : Clicks
*Birds : Hums, Sings, Twitters, Chirps Donkey : Brays
*Boar\Eagle : Screams Duck : Quacks
*Bull : Bellows Elephant : Trumpets
*Camel : Grunts Falcon : Chants
*Cat\Kitten : Mew Fly : Buzzes
*Cattle : Lows Fox : Howls, Yelps
*Chicken : Peeps Frog : Croaks
*Cock : Crows Giraffe\Goat : Bleats
*Cow : Lows, Moo Grasshopper : Chirps, Pitters
*Cricket : Chirps Horse : Neigh, Whinny
*Jackal : Howls Lion : Roars
*Monkey : Chatters, Gibbers Mouse : Squeaks, Squeals
*Parrot : Talks, Chatter Peacock\Vulture : Screams
*Pig : Grunts, Squeal Puppy : Yelps
*Snakes : Hisses Sparrow : Chirps\Twitters
*Swan : Cry Tiger : Roars, Growls
*Tortoise : Grunts Wolf : Howls, Yells
*Gender of Nouns
*Actor : Actress Bachelor : Spinster\Maid
*Bridegroom : Bride Bull : Cow
*Bullock : Heifer Cock : Hen
*Dog : Bitch Drake : Hen, Duck
*Drone : Bee Duke : Duchess
*Emperor : Empress Fox : Vixen
*Gander : Goose Gentleman\Lord : Lady
*Heir : Heiress Hero : Heroine
*Horse : Mare Host : Hostess
*Jack ass : Jenny ass Lad : Lass
*Landlord : Landlady Lion : Lioness
*Man servant : Maid servant Master : Mistress
*Monk\Friar : Nun Murderer : Murderess
*Nephew : Niece Peacock : Peahen
*Poet : Poetess Priest : Priestess
*Prince : Princess Sir : Madam
*Steward : Stewardess Tiger : Tigress
*Waiter : Waitress Widower : Widow
*Wizard : Witch
*Singular- Plural Forms
*Boy, Book, Girl, Pen, Desk, Cow, Commando, Photo, Piano, Ratio, Logo, Monkey, Donkey, Dwarf, Scarf, Gulf, Chief, Safe, Wharf, Cliff, Hoof, Proof, Handkerchief തുടങ്ങിയവയുടെ അവസാനം "s" ചേർത്താൽ Plural form ലഭിക്കും.
*Class, Dish, Bush, Match, Watch, Box, Tax, Kiss, Hero, Mango, Buffalo, Negro, Echo തുടങ്ങിയവയുടെ അവസാനം "es" ചേർത്താൽ Plural form ലഭിക്കും.
*Baby, City, Lady, Army, Story, Pony തുടങ്ങിയവയുടെ അവസാനമുള്ള "y" മാറ്റി പകരം "ies" ചേർത്താൽ Plural Form ലഭിക്കും
*Wife : Wives
*Man : Men
*Thief : Thieves
*Goose : Geese
*Half : Halves
*Woman : Women
*Wolf : Wolves
*Mouse : Mice
*Calf : Calves
*Tooth : Teeth
*Knife : Knives
*Foot : Feet
*Leaf : Leaves
*Ox : Oxen
*Loaf : Loaves
*Child : Children
*Elf : Elves
*Commander in chief : Commanders in chief
*Self : Selves
*Son in law : Sons in law
*Shelf : Shelves
*Daughter in law : Daughters in law
*Sheaf : Sheaves
*Governor general : Governors general
*Runner up : Runners up
*Man of war : Men of war
*Man eater : Man eaters
*Girl student : Girl students
*Chairman : Chairmen
*Englishman : Englishmen
*Formula : Formulae
*Index : Indices
*Radius : Radii
*Phenomenon : Phenomena
*Hypothesis : Hypotheses
*Diagnosis : Diagnoses
*Oasis : Oases
*Syllabus : Syllabi
*Memorandum : Memoranda
*Axis : Axes
*Crisis : Crises
*Basis : Bases
*Analysis : Analyses
*Criterion : Criteria
*Medium : Media
*Stadium : Stadia, Stadiums
*Agendum : Agenda
*Thesis : Theses
*Focus : Foci, Focuses
*Nucleus : Nuclei
*Manservant : Menservants
*Womanservant : Womenservants
Manglish Transcribe ↓
phrasal verbs
*account for : explain, give a reason
*agree with : have the same opinion as others
*blow up : to destroy by an explosion, inflate with air or gas
*break down : lose control
*break into\in : enter by force
*break out : start suddenly
*break up : come to an end
*bring back : return
*bring down : reduce
*bring in : introduce, yield\earn
*bring out : to appear, publish, produce
*call in : send for
*call off : cancel
*call for : demand (ldc thrissur, kasaracode, kollam, 2017)
*call at : visit a place
*call on : visit a person
*call upon : appeal
*carry on : continue
*carry out : do and complete a task
*carry through: to help, complete, fulfill
*come across : find by chance
*come down : collapse, humiliation
*come out : be published, become known, to appear
*cut in : to interrupt
*deal with : handle, take care of
*do away with : abolish
*fall in : collapse
*get away : escape
*get back : return
*get down : descend
*get in : enter, to arrive
*get off : leave, remove
*get rid of : eliminate
*give in : surrender
*give out : distribute, become exhausted
*give up: abandon
*go into: examine
*go on : continue
*go through : examine carefully
*hang up : end a phone conversation
*hold on : wait, grip tightly
*keep on : continue
*keep up : maintain
*knock out : defeat, destroy
*lay down : sacrifice
*lay off : dismiss from work
*lay on : to supply
*let down : disappoint
*look after : take care of
*look for : to seek, search
*look into : examine, investigate
*look over : examine
*look up : search for
*make out : understand
*make over : to change, transform, to convert
*pass away : die
*pass by : pay no attention to
*pass off : take place
*pull back : retreat
*pull down : demolish
*pull out : withdraw
*pull up : to bring up to a stop
*put across : communicate
*put aside : keep, suggest
*put back : restore
*put by : save
*put down : suppress
*put forth : produce, use
*put forward : suggest, to propose
*put in : do
*put off : postpone
*put on: switch on, wear
*put out : extinguish, annoyed
*put up: raise\build\erect
*put up with : tolerate (ldc 2017 thiruvananthapuram, malappuram)
*relay on : depend on\trust
*rule out : eliminate
*run after : chase
*run down : criticize, weaken
*run out : come to an end, exhausted
*run through : to use, examine
*set aside : reserved
*set back : delay or hinder
*set off : to start a journey, a race
*set up : to establish
*stand by : to side with one, to support
*stand for : support
*stand up for : maintained
*take after : resemble
*take care of : look after
*take in : to deceive
*take on : to employ, to undertake
*take over : take charge, assume charge
*take up : absorb, accept, occupied by
*turn against : become unfriendly
*turn down : refuse, reject
*turn off : stop functioning
*turn on : start functioning
*turn out : expelled from, assembled, manufactured, proved
*turn over : hand over
*turn up : appear
*wipe out : destroy, remove
idioms
*a bolt from the blue : unexpected incident
*a stone through : short distance
*a chip on your shoulder : being upset for something that happened in past
*a slap on the wrist : very mild punishment
*add fuel to the fire : to worsen a situation
*a wolf in sheep clothing : a person who cannot be trusted
*against the clock : as fast as possible before a deadline
*all greek to me : something which cannot be understood
*an arm and a leg : very expensive
*an axe to grind : to have dispute with someone
*at the eleventh hour : at the last moment
*at the drop a hat : showing readiness
*at one's wit's end : not knowing what to do
*at sixes and sevens : in utter disorder
*baker's dozen : thirteen
*beat a dead horse : to force an issue that has already ended
*beating around the bush : avoiding the main topic
*bite your tongue : to avoid talking
*blue moon : a rare event
*burn the candle at both ends : exhaust ones physical or mental resources by over work
*burn one's fingers : get oneself into trouble
*call a spade a spade : speak frankly
*cock and bull story : unbelievable story
*come off with flying colors : highly successful
*cry over split milk : regret over past action
*dark horse : unexpected winner
*dutch courage : courage shown after become drunk
*eat humble pie : become humble after ill luck
*fish in trouble water : make profit when others in trouble
*flesh and blood : to refer someone's family
*get your walking papers : to be fired
*good samaritan : person helping others without any expectation
*greasing the palm : bribing
*head over heals : with great joy
*hold your horse : be patient
*in high spirit : very happy
*to keep one's eyes : to be extremely watchful
*keep body and soul together : money in order to live comfortably
*keep the wolf from the door : avoid starvation
*kick the bucket : die
*leave no stone upturned : do everything one can
*lend an ear to : listen patiently
*let sleeping dogs lie : not to restart a dispute
*let the cat out of the bag : make something public
*like a chicken with its head cut off : to act madly
*make both ends meet : struggle to live with limited income
*mum's the word : close one's mouth and utter no word
*nip in the bud : to prevent something from developing
*on the fence : something yet to be decided
*over the top : exorbitant
*pick up your ears : pay attention
*pipe down : to shut up or be quiet
*queer fish : strange person
*queer the pitch : ruin a plan
*sell for a song : at a very low price
*smell a rat : to sense a danger in advance
*southpaw : left handed person
*storm in tea cup : unimportant event
*swan song : last performance
*tie the knot : to get married
*till the cows come home : very late
*to steal someone's thunder : claim someone's achievement
*tongue in cheek : a harmless joke
*use your loaf : act sensibly
*wet blanket : useless person
foreign words and phrases
*an initio : from the beginning
*ad valorem : according to the value
*adhoc : arranged for special purpose, temporarily
*aide-de-camp : military assistant
*alias : otherwise
*alma mater : the university or school that a person once attended
*alter ego : intimate friend
*alumni : old students of an institution
*anno domini : in the year of our lord
*beau monde : high society
*bete noire : something or someone particularly disliked
*bon vivant : a person who lived luxurious and enjoys good food and drinks
*bon voyage : have a pleasant journey
*bona fide : in good faith, genuine
*carte blanche : unrestricted power to act on one's own
*caveat emptor : let the buyer beware
*coup d'etat : an abrupt change of government by force
*coup de grace : finishing blow
*de facto : in fact, whether by right or not
*de jure : according to law
*detenu : prisoner
*deus ex machina : a contrived device to resolve a situation
*dies non : a day on which no legal business is done
*dramatic personae: characters in a drama
*en bloc : whole sale, completely
*en masse : in a body
*en route : on the way
*ex post facto : retroactively, after the deed is done
*ex-gartia : as an act of grace
*ex-officio : by virtue of ones office
*exparte : one sided
*faux pas : a social blunder
*impasses : dead lock
*in camera : in private
*inter alia : among other things
*intoto : entirely
*ipso facto : by the fact itself
*laissez faire : in the state of being free from government control
*lingua franca: language adopted for local communication
*locus standi : right to interfere
*magnum opus : great literary undertaking
*mala fide : with a bad intention
*modus operandi : the mode of working
*mutatis mutandis : with necessary changes
*nom de plume : pen name
*nota bene : note well, take notice
*par excellence : superb
*per capita : per head
*persona non grata : unacceptable person
*prima facie : at first sight, clear and evident
*pro bono : done or donated without charge
*quid pro quo : something for something
*sine die : without any definite date
*status quo : the existing stage
*sub judice : before the judge or court
*sui generis : unique
*tete-a-tete : a confidential conversation
*ultra vires : beyond one's power
*via : on the way to
*vice versa : the order of being reversed
*vis-s vis : face to face