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8 Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Hit the sack
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6458df4b13eb5908ae4557e0- 1Miss the markfalse
- 2Confirm the targetfalse
- 3Complete the assignmentfalse
- 4Go to sleeptrue
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Answer : 4. "Go to sleep"
Explanation :
The correct answer is 'went to bed'. To Hit the sack means to go to bed. After the long journey, he hit the sack as soon as he reached home.
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
Come rain or shine, I will go to Paris tomorrow.
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642ac92bed76c064b863bbdb- 1At the last momentfalse
- 2Whatever happenstrue
- 3To decide laterfalse
- 4To come before the decided timefalse
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Answer : 2. "Whatever happens "
Q: In the following questions, an idiomatic expression and its four meanings are given. Find out the correct meaning of the idiomatic expression.
To be in the doldrums 1164 064ec8fb3d928d8b716228725
64ec8fb3d928d8b716228725- 1to be in a tough spotfalse
- 2to be caught lyingfalse
- 3to be caught in a hurricanefalse
- 4to be misunderstoodfalse
- 5to be in low spiritstrue
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Answer : 5. "to be in low spirits"
Explanation :
The idiom, 'to be in the doldrums' means 'to be depressed, low spirited or sluggish'. The use of the idiom can be seen in the following sentence: Harry has been in the doldrums ever since he lost his job as a print journalist.
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To call the shots 1163 064ca48e9a4dbfb486be3b021
64ca48e9a4dbfb486be3b021- 1to be the person in chargetrue
- 2to be blissfully happyfalse
- 3to be in debtfalse
- 4to lack controlfalse
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Answer : 1. "to be the person in charge"
Explanation :
The correct answer is "to be the person in charge". Key Points. Given Idiom: To call the shots means to be the person in charge, to have control over the progress of a situation. For example, With no boss to call the shots, he drew ideas from all over.
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: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
dead ringer
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62f344983342ab118437fe1e- 1a competition whose outcome is already decided (by unfair means)false
- 2a candidate fraudulently substituted for another in a competitiontrue
- 3a person who was in a situation to warn others is now missingfalse
- 4a warning which comes too late, after the damage is donefalse
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Answer : 2. "a candidate fraudulently substituted for another in a competition"
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: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.
I am very interested to know the outcome of the debate, kindly keep me in the loop.
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5fbc9111433ab9498d232e3d- 1out of itfalse
- 2informed about the feesfalse
- 3informed about the last date of joiningfalse
- 4informed regularlytrue
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