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In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the idiom / phrase and bold italicised in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom / phrase.

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My sincere advice to my maidservant fell on stony ground.

A. was counter productive

B. had a strong impact

C. made on stubborn

D. had little success

Correct Answer :

D. had little success


Idiom fell on stony ground means : It a request, a warning, or advice falls on stony ground, people ignore it.

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Swan-song :

A. Music as sweet as a song of birds

B. A melodious song in praise of someone

C. Praise of a woman by her lover

D. Last work of a poet or musician before death

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For some people, writing verse is as duck takes to water .

A. like taking the duck to water

B. like bursting out suddenly

C. like dropping the duck in the water

D. like easily and naturally speaking

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To beg the question

A. To refer to

B. To take for granted

C. To raise objections

D. To be discussed

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To mind ones Ps and Qs :

A. To be cautious

B. To be accurate and precise

C. To be careful of ones accounts

D. To be careful of ones personality

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The convict claimed innocence and stood his ground in spite of the repeated accusations.

A. knelt

B. surrendered

C. kept standing

D. refused to yield

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To leave someone in the lurch

A. To come to compromise with someone

B. Constant source of annoyance to someone

C. To put someone at ease

D. To desert someone in his difficulties

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To split hours :

A. To sidetrack the issue

B. To quarrel over trifles

C. To indulge in over-refined arguments

D. To find faults with other

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To take people by storm :

A. To put people in utter surprise

B. To captivate them unexpectedly

C. To exploit peoples agitation

D. To bring out something sensational attracting peoples attention

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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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At daggers drawn

A. at enmity

B. to be puzzled

C. at friendship

D. real cause

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To make clean breast of

A. To gain prominence

B. To praise oneself

C. To confess without of reserve

D. To destroy before it blooms

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To ride hell for Leather :

A. To ride with furious speed

B. To adopt flase means to succeed

C. To work hard for a small accomplishment

D. To earn money by all means

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A tall order :

A. A task difficult to perform

B. A bid problem

C. A royal summon

D. A big demand

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To put one's hand to plough

A. To take up agricultural farming

B. To take a difficult task

C. To get entangled into unnecessary things

D. Take interest in technical work

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A man of straw

A. A man of no substance

B. A very active person

C. A worthy fellow

D. An unreasonable person

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To take the bull by the horns :

A. To punish a person severly for his arrogance

B. To grapple courageously with difficulty that lies in our way

C. To handle it by fierce attack

D. To bypass the legal process and take action according to ones own whims

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He is on the wrong side of seventy.

A. more than seventy years old

B. less than seventy years old

C. seventy years old

D. eighty years old

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To smell a rat

A. To see signs of plague epidemic

B. To get bad small of a bad dead rat

C. To suspect foul dealings

D. To be in a bad mood

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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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Above board

A. honest and straightforward

B. a dishonest person

C. boasting person

D. a man with arrogance

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To catch a tartar

A. To trap wanted criminal with great difficulty

B. To catch a dangerous person

C. To meet with disaster

D. To deal with a person who is more than one's match

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To be above board.

A. To have a good height

B. To be honest in any business deal

C. Having no debts

D. To try to be beautiful

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played havoc

A. caused destruciton

B. caused disease

C. caused hardship

D. caused floods

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To drink like a fish :

A. To drink little

B. To drink alone

C. To be a drunkard

D. To drink in the company of others

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To drive home

A. To find one's roots

B. To return to place of rest

C. Back to original position

D. To emphasise

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To turn the tables :

A. To defeat

B. To oppose

C. To create chaos

D. To change the sorry scheme

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To bear the palm :

A. To win

B. To accept a challenge

C. To accept defeat

D. To endure something

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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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To pull strings :

A. To exert hidden influence

B. To tease someone

C. To speed up

D. To start something

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Harp on :

A. To comment

B. To criticise

C. To keeep on talking

D. To keep on insulting