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8 Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To play ducks and drakes
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5d7f4a57b4835d15d81f53beTo play ducks and drakes
- 1to use recklesslytrue
- 2to act cleverlyfalse
- 3to change placesfalse
- 4to be friendlyfalse
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Answer : 1. "to use recklessly"
Q:Directions: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.
Throw in the towel
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5d75d9375897383a2782a805- 1Make all possible effortfalse
- 2Using any meansfalse
- 3Accept defeattrue
- 4Ignore othersfalse
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Answer : 3. "Accept defeat "
Q:In each of the questions given below a/an idiom/phrase is given in bold which is then followed by five options which then tries to decipher its meaning as used in the sentence. Choose the option which gives the meaning of the phrase most appropriately in the context of the given sentence.
She might not be the most attractive but you can’t judge a book by its cover. I’m sure she is a sweetheart.
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5d7729e355dae01e57548c53- 1to prove someone innocentfalse
- 2to make someone a cheaterfalse
- 3to select a book by seeing its contentsfalse
- 4to select a book by its quantityfalse
- 5to not judge someone or something based solely on appearancetrue
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Answer : 5. "to not judge someone or something based solely on appearance "
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Q: Direction(46): In the following, pick out the correct meaning of the following idioms:
Once in a blue moon
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5d75d25f5897383a2782a084Once in a blue moon
- 1Frequentlyfalse
- 2Very rarelytrue
- 3Something interestingfalse
- 4Very commonfalse
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Answer : 2. "Very rarely "
Q:Directions: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.
Hard and fast
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5d75d768e8e1523a0ad541ea- 1Weakfalse
- 2Strongfalse
- 3Very stricttrue
- 4Cause of troublefalse
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Answer : 3. "Very strict "
Q:In each of the questions given below a/an idiom/phrase is given in bold which is then followed by five options which then try to decipher its meaning. Choose the option which gives the correct meaning of the phrases.
It takes one to know one
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5d764bba40a27107f2f7b0a3- 1You're just as excellent as I amfalse
- 2You and I are failurefalse
- 3You're just as diligent as I amfalse
- 4You're just as bad as I amtrue
- 5You're just as cool as I amfalse
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Answer : 4. "You're just as bad as I am"
Q:In each of the questions given below a/an idiom/phrase is given in bold which is then followed by five options which then try to decipher its meaning. Choose the option which gives the correct meaning of the phrases.
Method to my madness
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5d77256a57a87607c79bd97b- 1A logistic approach to explain something complexfalse
- 2A purpose in doing something that is seemingly crazyfalse
- 3An intention that leads to crazinessfalse
- 4A dogmatic attitude towards the solution of a problemtrue
- 5A solution from the way of madnessfalse
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Answer : 4. "A dogmatic attitude towards the solution of a problem"
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Q: Directions (25): In each of the question given below a/an idiom/phrase is given in bold which is then followed by five options which then try to decipher its meaning. Choose the option which gives the correct meaning of the phrases.
Pull yourself together
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5d7732161b4c313dee2a020bPull yourself together
- 1To put lots of efforts in a single venturefalse
- 2To do your bestfalse
- 3To calm downtrue
- 4To exhaust with all the given resourcesfalse
- 5To be very angryfalse
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