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8 Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
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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 given idiom.
A kick in the teeth
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64900e37e8d2170cb3c0581e- 1A grave setbacktrue
- 2Severe toothachefalse
- 3Removing tooth cavitiesfalse
- 4Hitting someone hardfalse
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Answer : 1. "A grave setback"
Explanation :
"A kick in the teeth" refers to a severe disappointment or setback, usually in a personal or professional context.
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
On the double
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64be75502d3130f5754f0b65- 1on the verge of collapsefalse
- 2at a fast pacetrue
- 3out of orderfalse
- 4between two undesirable thingsfalse
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Answer : 2. "at a fast pace"
Explanation :
The correct answer is 'at a fast pace'. In the given sentence 'On the double' is an idiom. The meaning of it is as follows: On the double: very quickly and without any delay.
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
He is foaming at the mouth about the committee's decision.
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642240f2ed76c064b850247f- 1To be enraged and show ittrue
- 2to cause damage to someonefalse
- 3to not recognize something goodfalse
- 4to be upset about something that happened in the pastfalse
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Answer : 1. "To be enraged and show it"
Q:In the following question, two columns are given containing three phrases each. In the first column, phrases are A, B, and C, and in the second column, the phrases are D, E, and F. A phrase from the first column may or may not connect with a phrase from the second column to make a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. There are five options, four of which display the sequence(s) in which the phrases can be joined to form a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. If none of the options forms a correct sentence after combination, select ‘None of these’ as your answer.
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- 1B -E and C-Ftrue
- 2A-E, B-F and C-Dfalse
- 3A-F and C-Dfalse
- 4B-Ffalse
- 5None of thesefalse
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Answer : 1. "B -E and C-F"
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:Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom.
It was a Catch 22 situation for the manager.
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64a6a6b58ecb104cc62b34b3- 1Worthy successor to the thronefalse
- 2A difficult situation in which the solution to a problem is impossibletrue
- 3Hailed as the ultimate championfalse
- 4A positive outcome in a tough situationfalse
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Answer : 2. "A difficult situation in which the solution to a problem is impossible"
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Hale and hearty
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644263d35e6b046f1b14bd94- 1Strong and healthytrue
- 2Angry but happyfalse
- 3Clumsy and calmfalse
- 4Weak and illfalse
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