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In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase printed in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/ Phrase.

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1. A critic's work is to read between the lines .
2. Once the case reached the court, the police washed their hands off it.
3. a tight corner
4. The sailors nailed their colours to their mast.
5. With great difficulty, he was able to carve out a niche for himself.
6. Once the case reached the court, the police washed their hands off it .
7. We had (had) better batten down the hatches . The weather is unpredictable.
8. We must work with all our might and main, otherwise we cannot succeed.
9. A fools errand :
10. The convict claimed innocence and stood his ground in spite of the repeated accusations.
11. To break the ice :
12. Where discipline is concerned I put my foot down .
13. To hit the jackpot :
14. It is difficult to have a sensible discussion with her as she flies off at a tangent.
15. I tried to feel his pulse on the issue, but in vain.
16. To cry wolf
17. To set the thames on fire :
18. To take the bull by the horns :
19. He made my day by telling me how important I was to him.
20. He has all his ducks in a row ; he is complacent.
21. A bull in a china shop :
22. To keeps one's temper
23. green thumb
24. To smell a rat
25. At daggers drawn
26. All and Sundry
27. To cry wolf .
28. To carry the coal to newcastle :
29. A bakers dozen :
30. To mind ones Ps and Qs :