Direction.
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.
was counter productive
had a strong impact
made on stubborn
had little success
D. had little success
To take with some reservation
To take with total disbelief
To take whole heartedly
To take seriously
To trap wanted criminal with great difficulty
To catch a dangerous person
To meet with disaster
To deal with a person who is more than one's match
a proud possession
a rare article
useful mode of transport
costly or truoblesome possession
to comprehend the meaning
to appreciate the inner beauty
to understand the inner meaning
to read carefully
more than seventy years old
less than seventy years old
seventy years old
eighty years old
became a sculptor
did the best he could do
destroyed his career
developed a specific position for himself
To comment
To criticise
To keeep on talking
To keep on insulting
a felicitous person
a clumsy person
a tactful person
a no-nonsense person
To come to compromise with someone
Constant source of annoyance to someone
To put someone at ease
To desert someone in his difficulties
To forment trouble
To add to the trouble
To instigate
To calm a quarrel with sooting words
To work hard
To finish a jab
To do unnecessary things
To do menial jobs
To act in a foolish way
To quarrel over trifles
To waste time on petty things
To do something funny
about writing letters
written in the letter
in every detail
very thoughtfully
full force
complete trust
exceptional skill
full unity
An undersized bull almost the shape of a dog
A dog that has no kennel of its own
A person who puts himself in difficulties on account of other people
A person who prevents others from enjoying something useless to himself
To get the awaited
To have good luck
To send away
To get the impossible
To find one's root
To return to place of rest
Back to original position
To emphasise
A private end to serve
To fail to arouse interest
To have no result
To work for both sides
was counter productive
had a strong impact
made on stubborn
had little success
To defeat
To oppose
To create chaos
To change the sorry scheme
To fight vigorously
To work hard
To surrender
To make a rude gesture
turned pale
got numbed
turned happy
get motivated
An unlucky person
A lucky person
An ugly person
None of these
To prepare
To try hard
To get ready
To depart
To make completely understand
To ruin oneself
To excite great applause
To overcome someone
to be very friendly
to have bitter enmity
to be very familiar
to be unknown
Bewildered
Insulted
Hard discipline
In difficulties
in a difficult situation
in a closed room
in a small field
in a meadow
waited for a response to
claimed credit for
disassociated themselves from
seemed eager to continue
To be very ancient
To be wise tand learned
To be old but foolish
Not being worth the age