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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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1. Ins and Outs
2. A critic's work is to read between the lines .
3. To cast pearls before a swine :
4. As fit as a fiddle
5. To be old as the hills :
6. To have ones heart in ones boots :
7. He made my day by telling me how important I was to him.
8. An apple of discord
9. A black sheep
10. To be above board
11. All in all
12. green thumb
13. To keep the ball rolling :
14. To flog a dead horse :
15. To speak daggers :
16. To play fast and loose :
17. To oil the knocker :
18. A man of straw
19. To be above board.
20. Adolescence is a period of halcyon days .
21. To be above board .
22. Be in the mire :
23. Despite his initial arrogance he had to eat humble pie .
24. In the teeth of
25. He made away with ten thousand rupees in the course of three months.
26. I tried to feel his pulse on the issue, but in vain.
27. To let off steam , my friend started murmuring.
28. a tight corner
29. To break the ice :
30. To pick holes