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Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.
Correct option: C — Something follows immediately after something else.
Back to back - Something follows immediately after something else. E.g.- The team had back-to-back meetings all afternoon.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.
Correct option: B — To cause difficulty
Make waves - to cause difficulty. E.g.- He didn’t want to make waves at work, so he kept quiet about the issue.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.
Correct option: B — Increase demands
Up the ante- increase demands. E.g.- To win the contract, the company had to up the ante with a better offer.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.
Correct option: B — Complicated relationship
Cat’s in the cradle - complicated relationship.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.
Correct option: A — counting down the days
Counting down the days - to be waiting eagerly for something to happen.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.
Correct option: B — By far
By far ‘By far’ means a lot more than something. The given sentence states that by far French was the most difficult language for Shruti. Hence, ‘By far’ is the most appropriate answer.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.
Correct option: B — A secret or hidden enemy
A snake in the grass - a secret or hidden enemy. E.g.- I thought he was my friend, but his betrayal showed he was just a snake in the grass.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.
Correct option: A — Something that is not understandable
All greek to me - something that is not understandable. E.g.- When she started explaining her advanced math homework, I realized it was all Greek to me.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.
Correct option: C — Pinky is on a diet so she is too picky about the food she eats.
Pinky is on a diet so she is too picky about the food she eats. The idiom ‘eat like a bird’ means have a very small appetite. Going through the options, sentence given in option (c) has the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.
Correct option: B — Matter of dispute
Apple of discord - matter of dispute. E.g.- The promotion became an apple of discord among the team members, as everyone believed they deserved it.
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