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Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.
Correct option: B — To be utterly perplexed and not know what to do next
At one’s wit’s end- to be utterly perplexed and not know what to do next. E.g.- After trying every possible solution, she was at her wit's end with the stubborn computer error.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.
Correct option: A — To hold the least important or lowest position in a group
Be the low man on the totem pole - to hold the least important or lowest position in a group. E.g.- As a new employee, I know I’m the low man on the totem pole, so I just do what I’m told.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.
Correct option: A — Become a senior barrister or lawyer
Take silk - become a senior barrister or lawyer. E.g.- After twenty years of practice, she finally took silk, earning the prestigious title of Queen’s Counsel.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.
Correct option: C — To decide how to deal with a situation as it develops, rather than by having a fixed plan
Play it by ear- to decide how to deal with a situation as it develops, rather than by having a fixed plan. E.g.- We don’t have a set agenda for the meeting, so we’ll just play it by ear and discuss topics as they come up.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.
Correct option: B — Succeed unexpectedly or achieve a desired result
Come up trumps - succeed unexpectedly or achieve a desired result E.g.- After struggling with the project for weeks, Riya really came up trumps by finishing it ahead of schedule and impressing her manager.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.
Correct option: A — Avoid or ignore someone deliberately
Shun someone - avoid or ignore someone deliberately. E.g.- After the scandal, most of his colleagues began to shun him at work.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.
Correct option: A — Supervise or accompany young people in social situations
Be the chaperone - supervise or accompany young people in social situations. E.g.- During the school trip, Naziya was assigned to be the chaperone for the students visiting the museum.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.
Correct option: C — To dwell on a topic that is already resolved or futile
Beat a dead horse - to dwell on a topic that is already resolved or futile. E.g.- We've discussed this issue for hours. I think we're just beating a dead horse now.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.
Correct option: C — Unaware of the true facts or details about something
In the dark- unaware of the true facts or details about something. E.g.- The employees were kept in the dark about the company's merger until the last minute.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.
Correct option: A — To unleash a multitude of troubles
To open a pandora’s box - to unleash a multitude of troubles. E.g.- The new regulations were meant to help, but they truly opened a Pandora's Box of complications for small businesses.
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