Wrong use of Idioms and Phrases


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1.      He shook my hands.
He shook hands with me.
2.      He was bathed with tears.
He was bathed in tears.
3.      Your excuse holds no water.
Your excuse will not hold water.
4.      The boy tried with his heart and soul to do it.
The boy tried heart and soul to do it.
5.      He copied the passage word by word.
He copied the passage word for word.
6.      He promised to turn over a new page.
He promised to turn over a new life.
7.      The boy left the hostel with bag and baggage.
The boy left the hostel bag and baggage.
8.      He wants a pen to write.
He wants a pen to write with.
9.      the old man is in the point of death.
The old man is on the point of death.
10.  I turned every stone to give him satisfaction.
I turned no stone unturned to give him satisfaction.
11.  He went home walking in his foot.
He went home on foot.

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