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in Class 11 by kratos

Look at the highlighted expressions in the following sentences from the text and explain their figurative meaning.

'I went through it, sir, with a fine-toothed comb and never a Garrideb could I catch.'

'They are my favourite covert for putting up a bird, and I would never have overlooked a **** pheasant as that.'

'There is no bolt-**** for you in this country.'

'When his castle in the air fell down, it burred him beneath the ruins.'

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by kratos
 
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with a fine-toothed comb: To investigate minutely

putting up a bird:

a **** pheasant:

bolt-****: A place of escape or refuge

castle in the air: A fantasy

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