1) Roger, Pete, Paul : trio with a tryst - The uncanny similarities between tennis greats Roger Federer and Pete Sampras extends to common coach Paul Annacone.
A Tryst :
1. An appointment to meet at a certain time and place, especially one made somewhat secretly by lovers. “made a tryst with destiny.”
2. An appointed meeting.
3. An appointed place of meeting.
The term was famously used by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in the speech he made as the first Prime Minister of Independent India he said, “Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially. At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends, and when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance. It is fitting that at this solemn moment, we take the pledge of dedication to the service of India and her people and to the still larger cause of humanity.”
2) “Tennis row caused bad blood” - Sania Mirza says the controversy related to the Olympics team selection should be consigned to the past and everyone must move on.
Bad Blood
Noun
Unfriendly or hostile relations; enmity; hostility; animosity:
When the territory was being settled there was bad blood between the farmers and the ranchers.
Idiomatic usage and origin:
Anger or hostility between persons or groups, as in “There’s been bad blood between the two families for years.” This term is based on the old association with blood and emotion, particularly anger. Versions such as ill blood preceded it; Charles Lamb was among the first to use the idiom in its current form in an 1823 essay.
Consigned to the past
1. To hand over or deliver formally or officially; commit (often followed by to ).
The responsibility of taking notes during the meeting was consigned to Jones.
2. To transfer to another’s custody or charge; entrust.
3. To set apart for or devote to (a special purpose or use): To consign two afternoons a week to the club.
4. To banish or set apart in one’s mind; relegate: To consign unpleasant thoughts to oblivion.
She consigned the thoughts of the fire to the deepest darkest corners of her mind.
3) Hand over the baton - To meet 21st century demands, let Generation Xtake over politics.
Baton
1. Music:A slender wooden stick or rod used by a conductor to direct an orchestra or band.
2. A hollow metal rod with a heavy rubber tip or tips that is wielded and twirled by a drum major or drum majorette.
The stick held in his hand in order to conduct and orchestra or choir.
3. Politics: A short staff carried by certain public officials as a symbol of office.
4. Sports: The hollow cylinder that is carried by each member of a relay team in a running race and passed to the next team member.
The term ‘handing over the baton’comes from relay racing. Where players compete in teams of 4. Each runs a certain part of the race and passes the baton onto the next player who continues for the next part and so on.
It is used figuratively to describe the passing on of responsibility from one generation to the next.
Generation X
Generation X, commonly abbreviated to Gen X, is the generation born after the Western post-World War 2 baby-boom ended.While there is no universally agreed upon time frame,the term generally includes people born from the early 1960s through the early 1980s, usually no later than 1981 or 1982.The term had also been used in different times and places for various subcultures or counter-cultures since the 1950s.
4) Pakistan shuns physicist linked to God particle – The pioneeringwork of Abdus Salam, Pakistan’s only Nobel laureate, helped lead to the apparent discovery of the subatomic “God particle” last week. His name however has now been stricken from all text books.
Shuns
Verb
(used with object) (shunned, shunning)
To keep away from (a place, person, object etc.) from motives of dislike, caution; Take pains to avoid.
The community shunned the lonely stranger as he was not “clean” and well presented.
Pioneering
1. A person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
Vasco de Gama was the pioneer who discovered India.
2. One who is first or among the earliest in any field of inquiry, enterprise, or progress.
They were highly respected pioneers in cancer research and their work had not only been well received, but had shown tremendous results as well.
Nobel Laureate
1. A person who has been honored for achieving distinction in a particular field or with a particular award: a Nobel laureate.
Doyen of Indian poetry and Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore
5) Bitter pill : Abortion kit sales plunge by 65% in Mumbai – City chemists decry ‘FDA’s bill to link Pill to female infanticide.’
Bitter Pill:
The term ‘bitter pill’ come from the saying “The truth is a Bitter Pill to swallow” , drawing comparisons between tough decisions in life and bitter or unpleasant medicine. Sometimes you just got to do what you have to do no matter how unpleasant it may be.
Like studying for the CAT exam!
6) Jundal had 8 aliases given by LeT - Syed Zabluddin Ansari, the key 26/11 handler was given eight aliases.
Alias
Noun
1. A false name used to conceal one’s identity; An assumed name:
The police files indicate that “Smith” is an alias for Simpson.
Tryst:I planned secret tryst with my colleague to fulfill the target given by manager.
Bad blood:Due to money issues,there was a bad blood between friends.
Consigned:After death of Peter’s parents,the responsibility of Peter was consigned to his Cousin Uncle.
Hand over the baton:The founder of Bajaj Auto Mr.Jamnalal Bajaj handed over the baton to his next generation to Rahul Bajaj after suffering a great loss by company.
Shun:He was Shunned by society and treated as an outcast.
pioneer : To be known as pioneer one should have some pioneering skills.
Bitter pill :When siya’s mother told her that she was her stepmother, it was a bitter pill to swallow.
Alias: Although his name was Brad, he often used the alias Bob when working as undercover agent.
As soon as I made up my mind,I was able to tryst with my destiny ,keeping all the bad blood aside which I had once,and finally I was consigned to talk to her about sports, politics etc and shunned all the views aside but of all I realised that its better for me to swallow a bitter pill than to remain as unaware of something
tryst- shyam made a tryst with the board of director for the welfare of the company.
bad blood- there is a bad blood between india and pakistan since independence.
baton-as music- I have dropped the musical baton twice one a same show
baton- as sports- had john passed me the baton sooner we would win the race
shuns-childrens are told to shuns from stranger.
bitter pill- the book i got to read today is bitter pill for me.
alias-Daniel Radcliffe is an alias used by harry potter.
a tryst-our generation has changed that public place into a tryst,know all you will see there is couples.
bad blood-their is bad blood between india and pakistan because of pakistan’s demand of kashmir.
consigned to the past-all the property of the dead man has consigned to the past to his relatives.
baton-you played an excellent roll with the baton and did justice to the music you guys played.
generation x-fast food has certainly became to popular and widespread in generation x.
shuns-the tacher shuned the student who appeared late to give the exam.
pioneering-he must be right as he is a pioneer in automobile sector.
nobel laureate-he is known as nobel laureate as he was the best writer of his times.
bitter pill-the teacher asked the student to enjoy the work rather than taking it as bitter pill.
alias-as he is an undercover agent,he use alias to survive in the enemy’s community.
baton- Is it the baton of leadership is going to be passed to other nation-
generation- ithin a generation flight ha become the method used by many travellers.
shuns- From that time forward everybody shunned him.
pioneering- The school has awards for its pioneering work with the community.
alias- Using an alias, he had rented a house in fleet, Hampshire.
My boss handed over the baton to me. I could have shun away from the responsibility but i decided not to. Now i have a chance to make a tryst with the pioneers of my profession. For me this is achievement but for my fellow mates it is an alias for luck, a bitter pill to swallow.
Alexander asked for a tryst with memnon the day before the war.
Soldiers refusal for forward march, caused a bad blood to Alexander with his dream.
Alexander tried a lot to shuns his mother from political matter.
Call off for the forward march was like a bitter pill to Alexander.
Alexander was the pioneer for taking Macedonian army on a different land.
It’s a huge achievement to b e rewarded as a Nobel Laureate.
Tryst:I planned secret tryst with my colleague to fulfill the target given by manager.
Bad blood:Due to money issues,there was a bad blood between friends.
Consigned:After death of Peter’s parents,the responsibility of Peter was consigned to his Cousin Uncle.
Hand over the baton:The founder of Bajaj Auto Mr.Jamnalal Bajaj handed over the baton to his next generation to Rahul Bajaj after suffering a great loss by company.
Shun:He was Shunned by society and treated as an outcast.
pioneer : To be known as pioneer one should have some pioneering skills.
Bitter pill :When siya’s mother told her that she was her stepmother, it was a bitter pill to swallow.
Alias: Although his name was Brad, he often used the alias Bob when working as undercover agent.
As soon as I made up my mind,I was able to tryst with my destiny ,keeping all the bad blood aside which I had once,and finally I was consigned to talk to her about sports, politics etc and shunned all the views aside but of all I realised that its better for me to swallow a bitter pill than to remain as unaware of something
tryst- shyam made a tryst with the board of director for the welfare of the company.
bad blood- there is a bad blood between india and pakistan since independence.
baton-as music- I have dropped the musical baton twice one a same show
baton- as sports- had john passed me the baton sooner we would win the race
shuns-childrens are told to shuns from stranger.
bitter pill- the book i got to read today is bitter pill for me.
alias-Daniel Radcliffe is an alias used by harry potter.
a tryst-our generation has changed that public place into a tryst,know all you will see there is couples.
bad blood-their is bad blood between india and pakistan because of pakistan’s demand of kashmir.
consigned to the past-all the property of the dead man has consigned to the past to his relatives.
baton-you played an excellent roll with the baton and did justice to the music you guys played.
generation x-fast food has certainly became to popular and widespread in generation x.
shuns-the tacher shuned the student who appeared late to give the exam.
pioneering-he must be right as he is a pioneer in automobile sector.
nobel laureate-he is known as nobel laureate as he was the best writer of his times.
bitter pill-the teacher asked the student to enjoy the work rather than taking it as bitter pill.
alias-as he is an undercover agent,he use alias to survive in the enemy’s community.
baton- Is it the baton of leadership is going to be passed to other nation-
generation- ithin a generation flight ha become the method used by many travellers.
shuns- From that time forward everybody shunned him.
pioneering- The school has awards for its pioneering work with the community.
alias- Using an alias, he had rented a house in fleet, Hampshire.
My boss handed over the baton to me. I could have shun away from the responsibility but i decided not to. Now i have a chance to make a tryst with the pioneers of my profession. For me this is achievement but for my fellow mates it is an alias for luck, a bitter pill to swallow.
Alexander asked for a tryst with memnon the day before the war.
Soldiers refusal for forward march, caused a bad blood to Alexander with his dream.
Alexander tried a lot to shuns his mother from political matter.
Call off for the forward march was like a bitter pill to Alexander.
Alexander was the pioneer for taking Macedonian army on a different land.
It’s a huge achievement to b e rewarded as a Nobel Laureate.