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8 Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Breath of fresh air
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64c3ae9d96ae1f48420589e0- 1a peaceful and relaxing placefalse
- 2someone with a pleasant voicefalse
- 3a high-priced and expensive thingfalse
- 4someone or something new and refreshingtrue
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Answer : 4. "someone or something new and refreshing"
Explanation :
The correct answer is "someone or something new and refreshing". Given Idiom: Breath of fresh air means someone or something that makes a situation feel new, different, and exciting. For example, The beautiful new paint colour is a breath of fresh air for the office.
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Out for the count
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641b15d9dcb650c145520741- 1Very expensivefalse
- 2Prepared for battlefalse
- 3In a deep, insensible sleeptrue
- 4Ready for scrutinyfalse
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Answer : 3. "In a deep, insensible sleep"
Q:Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Once in a blue moon
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645b39eb19bbd20a9abfdbfd- 1Blue skyfalse
- 2On a full moon nightfalse
- 3Very rarelytrue
- 4At one time in spacefalse
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Answer : 3. "Very rarely"
Q:Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Upset the apple-cart
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64635a34cdae930acb7aa196- 1Withdrawfalse
- 2Spoil careful planstrue
- 3Consider unsatisfactoryfalse
- 4To be offendedfalse
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Answer : 2. "Spoil careful plans"
Explanation :
poil careful plans. This idiom means to disrupt or ruin well-laid plans.
Q:Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
One’s cup of tea
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6411b07c5bff3d098de03f67- 1One’s perception about someonefalse
- 2One’s general principlefalse
- 3One’s hard-earned moneyfalse
- 4One's chosen or preferred thingtrue
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Answer : 4. "One's chosen or preferred thing"
Q:Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom.
The employee took the manager’s remark with a pinch of salt
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64aa925b6390ae7fc7a7e0a1- 1Going for the truthfalse
- 2Distasteful and boringfalse
- 3Doubt the truth or value of somethingtrue
- 4Ever ready to condemn someonefalse
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Answer : 3. "Doubt the truth or value of something"
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
A fair weather friend
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64c3adfb29beb3482a3c6770- 1an unreliable friendtrue
- 2a dependable friendfalse
- 3a friend turned into an enemyfalse
- 4a jealous friendfalse
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Answer : 1. "an unreliable friend"
Explanation :
The given idiom is 'a fair-weather friend'. This idiom means - a person whose friendship cannot be relied on in times of difficulty. For example: Don't rely on her, she is a fair-weather friend.
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Buy a lemon
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644903cf237ae19364a23e0d- 1To buy something that is of much less value.true
- 2To lose foundationfalse
- 3To work through the day and shop in the eveningfalse
- 4To give importance to little thingsfalse
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