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

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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

Correct Answer :

D. Last work of a poet or musician before death


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To have an axe to grind .

A. a private end to serve

B. to fail to arouse interest

C. to have no result

D. to work for both sides

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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 save ones face :

A. To hide oneself

B. To oppose

C. To avade disgrace

D. To say plainly

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By leaps and bounds

A. aimlessly

B. very fast

C. very slow

D. in details

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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 speak daggers :

A. To abuse someone

B. To indulge in varacious talks

C. To speak to a person with hostility

D. None of these

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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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An apple of discord

A. cause of happiness

B. cause of quarrel

C. cause of wealth

D. cause of illness

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To let off steam , my friend started murmuring.

A. to release his tension

B. to show his anger

C. to show his approval

D. to show his disple

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We cannot depend on him for this assignment as it needs careful handling and he is like a bull in a china shop .

A. a felicitous person

B. a clumsy person

C. a tactful person

D. a no-nonsense person

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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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To turn over a new leaf :

A. To change completely ones course of action

B. To shift attention to new problems

C. To cover up ones faults by wearing new marks

D. To change the old habits and adopt new ones

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In the teeth of

A. in the end

B. real cause

C. in the face of

D. to chase

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out and out

A. slightly

B. totally

C. simply

D. merely

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To wrangle over an asss shadow :

A. To act in a foolish way

B. To quarrel over trifles

C. To waste time on petty things

D. To do something funny

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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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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 set the people by ears :

A. To box the people

B. To insult and disgrace the people

C. To punish heavily

D. To excite people to a quarrel

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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 drive home .

A. To find one's root

B. To return to place of rest

C. Back to original position

D. To emphasise

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played havoc

A. caused destruciton

B. caused disease

C. caused hardship

D. caused floods

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All agog :

A. Everybody

B. All ready

C. Restless

D. Almighty

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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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By the rule of thumb :

A. By the use of force

B. By the use of trickery

C. By cheating and deception

D. By practical experience which is rather rough

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Ins and Outs

A. full details

B. major share

C. no details

D. finally

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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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Hard-pressed :

A. Bewildered

B. Insulted

C. Hard discipline

D. In difficulties

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To give/get the bird :

A. To get the awaited

B. To have good luck

C. To send away

D. To get the impossible

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To have brush with :

A. To start painting

B. To have good and pleasing terms

C. To be impressed

D. To have a slight encounter

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At logger heads

A. In difficulty

B. to be at strife

C. None of above

D. very happy together