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Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.
Correct option: B — Trouble or conflict is likely to happen soon
A storm is brewing - trouble or conflict is likely to happen soon. E.g.- The meeting between the two rival managers was tense; it seemed a storm was brewing over the upcoming project.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.
Correct option: A — To show ingratitude towards a benefactor
To bite the hand that feeds you - to show ingratitude towards a benefactor. E.g.- After all the support they gave him, he bit the hand that fed him by spreading rumours about them.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.
Correct option: C — To be in a situation too difficult for one's abilities
Out of one’s depth - to be in a situation too difficult for one's abilities. E.g.- When the conversation turned to quantum physics, I quickly realised I was out of my depth.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.
Correct option: C — To confuse or mislead someone deliberately
To throw dust in someone’s eyes - to confuse or mislead someone deliberately. E.g.- The politician tried to throw dust in the public's eyes by changing the subject.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.
Correct option: A — Spend all one’s money
Break the bank - Spend all one’s money. E.g.- She wanted to host a grand party but didn’t want to break the bank.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.
Correct option: C — To speak frankly and honestly
Lay it on the line - to speak frankly and honestly E.g.- The manager laid it on the line about the team’s poor performance in the last quarter.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.
Correct option: B — to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results
Throw caution to the wind - to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results. E.g.- Despite the risks involved, she decided to throw caution to the wind and quit her stable job to travel the world.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.
Correct option: A — To start over after a failure
go back to square one - to start over after a failure. E.g.- After the prototype failed all the safety tests, the engineers had to go back to square one and redesign the entire machine.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.
Correct option: C — Just before it was too late
In the nick of time - just before it was too late E.g.- The ambulance arrived in the nick of time and saved the patient’s life.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.
Correct option: D — To confess something, especially something wrong
To come clean - to confess something, especially something wrong. E.g.- After weeks of hiding it, he finally decided to come clean about breaking the vase.
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