| Words | Meaning in English |
|---|---|
| Clip the wings | To weaken the power |
| Malefactors | One who is guilty of a crime |
| Come home to | To understand |
| Enlightened | One who has good understanding or is not ignorant |
| Take lying down | Accept insult |
| Open secret | That many people know about but that is supposed to be a secret |
| Cloven hoof | Evil desire |
| Chip of the old block | Resembling one’s parents in habits |
| Cave in | Yield |
| Bandy words | To argue |
| Blue stocking | Educated but pedantic lady |
| Blow hot and cold | To speak in favour and against at the same time |
| Go the whole hog | To do something thoroughly |
| Indispensable | Without which one cannot do |
| Pedigree | An ancestral line |
| Hobson’s choice | No choice at all |
| Descendant | One who is the offspring of someone |
| Lineage | Descend in a line from a common forefather |
| In a way | Hopeful |
| Sooner or later | At some uncertain future time |
| Do away with | Get rid of |
| Neck and crop | Completely |
