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Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/ phrase.

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Above board

A. honest and straightforward

B. a dishonest person

C. boasting person

D. a man with arrogance

Correct Answer :

A. honest and straightforward


Related Questions

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You need to have something up your sleeve if the present plan does not work.

A. have some honest means

B. have some hidden sources of money

C. have a secret pocket in the sleeve

D. have an alternative plan

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To drive home.

A. To find ones root

B. To return to place of rest

C. Back to original position

D. To emphasise

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Hard-pressed :

A. Bewildered

B. Insulted

C. Hard discipline

D. In difficulties

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To oil the knocker :

A. To instigate a person to do a job

B. To do a work with increased pace

C. To tip the office-boy

D. To revive old enmity

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To keeps one's temper

A. To become hungry

B. To be in good mood

C. To preserve ones energy

D. To be aloof from

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played havoc

A. caused destruciton

B. caused disease

C. caused hardship

D. caused floods

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The man changed colours when I questioned him on the allocation of funds.

A. turned pale

B. got numbed

C. turned happy

D. get motivated

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To take the wind out of anothers sails :

A. To manouevre ot mislead another on the high seas

B. To cause harm to another

C. To defeat the motives of another

D. To anticipate another and to gain advantage over him

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It is difficult to have a sensible discussion with her as she flies off at a tangent.

A. gets carried away

B. starts discussing something irrelevant

C. loses her temper easily

D. does not really understand anything

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To strike ones colours :

A. To fight vigorously

B. To work hard

C. To surrender

D. To make a rude gesture

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To save ones face :

A. To hide oneself

B. To oppose

C. To avade disgrace

D. To say plainly

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To cry wolf

A. To listen eagerly

B. To give false alarm

C. To turn pale

D. To keep off starvation

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A bull in a china shop :

A. A person who is very ugly but loves the beautiful things of life

B. A person who takes a sadistic delight in harming innocient people

C. A person who becomes too excited where no excitment is warranted

D. A person who is rought and clumsy where skill and care are required

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The sailors nailed their colours to their mast.

A. put up a colourful mast

B. refused to climb down

C. took over the ship

D. decided to abandon the ship

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With great difficulty, he was able to carve out a niche for himself.

A. became a sculptor

B. did the best he could do

C. destroyed his career

D. developed a specific position for himself

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To hold somebody to ransom :

A. To keep captive and demand concession

B. To humiliate somebody

C. To offer bribe

D. To blackmail and extract money

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Once the case reached the court, the police washed their hands off it.

A. waited for a response to

B. claimed credit for

C. disassociated themselves from

D. seemed eager to continue

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To keep the ball rolling :

A. To earn more and more

B. To work constantly

C. To keep the conversation going

D. To make the best use of

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To carry the coal to newcastle :

A. To work hard

B. To finish a jab

C. To do unnecessary things

D. To do menial jobs

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To pick holes

A. To find some reason to quarrel

B. To destroy something

C. To criticise someone

D. To cut some part of an item

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A green horn :

A. An envious lady

B. A trainee

C. An inexperienced man

D. A soft-hearted man

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She wanted to go hitch-hiking but her mother put her foot down and now she's going by bus.

A. took a firm stand

B. expressed her displeasure

C. scolded her badly

D. got irritated

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fair and square

A. auhtorative

B. business like

C. honest

D. active

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You will succeed if you follow my advice to the letter .

A. about writing letters

B. written in the letter

C. in every detail

D. very thoughtfully

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He made my day by telling me how important I was to him.

A. gave me great pleasure

B. displeased me

C. spoiled my day

D. made me resentful

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To pull ones socks up :

A. To prepare

B. To try hard

C. To get ready

D. To depart

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To be above board

A. To have a good height

B. To be honest in any business deal

C. They have no debts

D. To try to be beautiful

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a tight corner

A. in a difficult situation

B. in a closed room

C. in a small field

D. in a meadow

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Bag and baggage

A. Without any belonging

B. All the clothing

C. With all one's belongings

D. Leave

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With great difficulty, he was able to carve out a niche for himself.

A. became a sculptor

B. did the best he could do

C. destroyed his career

D. developed a specific position for himself