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Directions (1-15): In the following question, out of the four alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
Q1. Tall order
(a) To keep on delaying something because of a busy schedule.
(b) Something that is very difficult to do.
(c) Too much expectations from one’s partner.
(d) Not able to buy an expensive accessory
Sol. Option B is the correct answer.
Q2. A Sop to Cerberus.
(a) Ransom to an enemy
(b) To be actively engaged on a project
(c) To earn profit by means of skullduggery
(d) To make extra efforts to achieve one’s goal
Sol. Option A is the correct answer.
Q3. Live/Be in clover.
(a) To be deprived of one’s basic necessities of life.
(b) To day dream
(c) To beg for money
(d) To enjoy a life of money and comfort
Sol. Option D is the correct answer.
Q4. To break the ice
(a) To start a conversation
(b) To end up a partnership
(c) To do hard work
(d) To start quarreling over trifle things
Sol. Option A is the correct answer.
Q5. Scream blue murder.
(a) Suffer from persecution complex
(b) Make a great deal of noise and object vehemently
(c) Treat with respect for it being a subject of priority
(d) To be enthusiastic for one’s achievement
Sol. Option B is the correct answer.
Q6. Sail close to the wind
(a) To do something risky or dangerous
(b) To escape from a narrow breadth
(c) To take an alternative route
(d) To be engaged in an official work
Sol. Option A is the correct answer.
Q7. In a flutter
(a) To escape from a danger unexpectedly.
(b) To throw others in difficulty
(c) To fall sick
(d) In a confused and excited state
Sol. Option D is the correct answer.
Q8. A man of mark
(a) An eminent person
(b) A literary person
(c) A common man
(d) A knowledgeable man
Sol. Option A is the correct answer.
Q9. Have a knack for
(a) To have a liking for a friend
(b) To have a lot of means to get rich
(c) To know another person’s secret
(d) To be exceptionally proficient at something
Sol. Option D is the correct answer.
Q10. Lay out in Lavender
(a) For an indefinitely long time
(b) To scold someone severely
(c) To be in a futile situation.
(d) A result that can be predicted with certainty
Sol. Option B is the correct answer.
Q11. Dry run
(a) A practice or rehearsal
(b) Time of difficulty
(c) To gamble all you have
(d) To get away from
Sol. Option A is the correct answer.
Q12. Icing on the Cake
(a) Something that turns good into great
(b) To join a popular activity
(c) To near rumors about someone
(d) To remain neutral
Sol. Option A is the correct answer.
Q13. Cut to the quick.
(a) Having strong feelings for someone
(b) Maintaining one’s position
(c) Hurting someone deeply or offending them
(d) Being the first one to make a start at something
Sol. Option C is the correct answer.
Q14. To call it a day
(a) To appear suddenly
(b) To conclude proceedings
(c) To tolerate
(d) To pay no attention
Sol. Option B is the correct answer.
Q15. Run down
(a) Criticize
(b) Cheerful
(c) Compromise
(d) To be defeated
Sol. Option A is the correct answer.
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