brainscape-formatted-deck Flashcards
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Think again…Punjab brimming with patriotism, the country as a whole wedded to the notion of undying hostility towards India…the high priest of this doctrine was the secular, de luxe whisky-sipping (occasionally excessively) Bhutto.
Think again…Punjab dyed in the hues of chauvinism, the country as a whole wedded to the notion of undying hostility towards India…the high priest of this doctrine was the secular, de luxe whisky-sipping (occasionally guzzling) Bhutto.
Who listens to the boring lectures, or the lousy speeches, of the custodians of the two-nation theory headquartered permanently in Lahore?
Who listens to the boring lectures, or the stale oratory, of the custodians of the two-nation theory headquartered permanently in Lahore?
We will fight for a thousand years, was one of his slogan, anti-Indianism a base – nay, an essential component – of his extraordinary success in Punjab in the 1970 elections.
We will fight for a thousand years, was one of his clarion calls, anti-Indianism a plank – nay, an essential component – of his extraordinary success in Punjab in the 1970 elections.
The only good to come of it were the war songs of Noor Jahan, which are still great to listen to.
The only good to come of it were the war songs of Noor Jahan, which are still a marvel to listen to.
Jheel Park PECHS is one exhibit that provides the viewer with a present day feel and yet it does not lose out on the classic feel of Karachi.
Jheel Park PECHS is one exhibit that provides the viewer with a contemporary feel and yet it does not lose out on the vintage vibe of Karachi.
I have a bookshelf which looks great and has a classic feel to it.
I have a bookshelf which looks great and has a vintage vibe to it.
looking/searching for an answer
groping for an answer
He is neglecting his responsibility.
He is shirking his responsibility.
She is attractive.
She is engaging.
Yesterday I met the attractive Ms XYZ.
Yesterday I met the engaging Ms XYZ.
to blame someone else or to make them responsible
pass the buck
Parents often blame the teachers when children misbehave in school.
Parents often try to pass the buck to teachers when children misbehave in school.
Time has come to get rid of him.
Time has come to wash our hands off him.
I have nothing to do with the project anymore.
I have washed my hands off the project.
All his crimes and misdeeds were exposed today.
Today was a day of reckoning for him.
Militants become active on order of agency.
Militants become active at behest of agency.
Village takes the initial steps for a new gardening venture.
Village does the spadework for a new gardening venture.
Some of the private-sector early stage work for energy highway may already be done.
Some of the private-sector spadework for energy highway may already be done.
Suddle begins preparatory steps in Arsalan case probe.
Suddle begins spadework in Arsalan case probe.
The artwork imparts a dreamy feel to the building with thick greenery in the foreground and the domed structure in the background.
The artwork imparts a dreamy feel to the building with thick foliage in the foreground and the domed structure in the background.
The posture of the man on the motorbike is so real that it almost looks like a still from a film.
The posture of the man on the motorbike is so real that it almost looks like a frozen shot from a film.
The kind of work that artist Hanif Shehzad does can only be attributed to great affection for his subjects.
The kind of work that artist Hanif Shehzad does can only be attributed to inordinate affection for his subjects.
I waited too long.
I waited an inordinate amount of time.
They have had too many problems with the schedule.
They have had an inordinate number of problems with the schedule.
