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8 Q:Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom.
The youth involved in the accident escaped by the skin of his teeth.
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6495692413e8bde03239b161- 1Barely managed to escapetrue
- 2Very arrogantfalse
- 3Always taking calculated decisionsfalse
- 4Deficiency of fundsfalse
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Answer : 1. "Barely managed to escape "
Q: In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
To have a nodding acquaintance
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644a9ee8244f7ecdff5cea4c- 1To have a great experiencefalse
- 2To neglect all the parametersfalse
- 3Know somebody/something slightlytrue
- 4To have nothing in commonfalse
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Answer : 3. "Know somebody/something slightly"
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Safe pair of hands
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64626a0e4f2cce9843382a26Safe pair of hands
- 1Miss an opportunityfalse
- 2Speak rashly without thinking carefullyfalse
- 3A secret or hidden advantagefalse
- 4A person who can be trusted to do something efficientlytrue
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Answer : 4. "A person who can be trusted to do something efficiently"
Explanation :
A person who can be trusted to do something efficiently. This idiom refers to someone reliable and trustworthy.
Q:In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
to drink like a fish
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62d0233631b6d201553b4d1e- 1a person who spends a lotfalse
- 2a person who keeps cheating for a very long time without getting noticedfalse
- 3a person who needs to relive himself very frequentlyfalse
- 4to drink excessive amounts of alcoholtrue
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Answer : 4. "to drink excessive amounts of alcohol"
Q:Direction: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
to buy a lemon
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62dfa1fccbf2ed2bdbe00bd2- 1to purchase a vehicle that constantly gives problemstrue
- 2buying only half the recipe will not help you prepare the full dishfalse
- 3to purchase an insignificant thing which eventually becomes very usefulfalse
- 4to buy stuff which you don't needfalse
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Answer : 1. "to purchase a vehicle that constantly gives problems"
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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Answer : 1. "To buy something that is of much less value."
Q:Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Tick all the boxes
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645b39990827e80a9f7b2406- 1To make a bad situation worsefalse
- 2To fulfill the required normstrue
- 3To be extremely happyfalse
- 4To make a decisionfalse
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Answer : 2. "To fulfill the required norms"
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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