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.
took a firm stand
expressed her displeasure
scolded her badly
got irritated
A. took a firm stand
To listen eagerly
To give false alarm
To turn pale
To keep off starvation
Every person
Call all at once
Most important
Particular thing same in all
To speak abruptly
To accept immediately
To grasp eagerly
To become contemptuous of
To beguile others
To be winning sometimes and losing at other times
To play with someones feeling
To play tricks
To concentrate
To read carefully
To suspect
To grasp the hidden meaning
To gamble
To get an unexpected victory
To be wealthy
To make money unexpectedly
gets carried away
starts discussing something irrelevant
loses her temper easily
does not really understand anything
To make completely understand
To ruin oneself
To excite great applause
To overcome someone
full force
complete trust
exceptional skill
full unity
To find one's root
To return to place of rest
Back to original position
To emphasise
one has a green tatto on the thumb
to have a natural intrest in gardening
one is articstic
ones nails are painted green
knelt
surrendered
kept standing
refused to yield
To drink little
To drink alone
To be a drunkard
To drink in the company of others
To take with some reservation
To take with total disbelief
To take whole heartedly
To take seriously
For and aginst a thing
Foul and fair
Good and evil
Former and latter
has everything ready
is well organised
always scores a zero
never gets confused
Looks fit but not fit actaully
Recovering from illness
Very weak
None of above
By the use of force
By the use of trickery
By cheating and deception
By practical experience which is rather rough
To solve a difficult problem
To be victorious
To break ties with someone
To defeat to powerful person
Neat and clean
Outspoken
A ready-made thing
Garrulous
honest and straightforward
a dishonest person
boasting person
a man with arrogance
auhtorative
business like
honest
active
To have a good height
To be honest in any business deal
Having no debts
To try to be beautiful
at a relation loss
at a business loss
none of above
to be unable to decide
To have a good height
To be honest in any business deal
They have no debts
To try to be beautiful
more than seventy years old
less than seventy years old
seventy years old
eighty years old
look angrily
minor share
heart of the prey
major share
take a firm stand
take a light stand
take a heavy stand
take a shaky stand
To take him as a model
To steal something valuable
To follow the dictates of someone
To conform to others standard
Feeling of insecurity
Accept or leave the other
Feeling of strength
Excellent choice