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  1. 5181AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.

    The statement below has been given with bracketed text. Select the option with correct Idiom for the bracketed text. That's just like Julie - always (coming to conclusions too quickly) even before she knows the facts.

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    Correct option: A — jumping in with both feet

    jumping in with both feet - coming to conclusions too quickly

  2. 5182AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.

    Rust bucket

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    Correct option: C — A vehicle that is old or almost broken

    Rust bucket - A vehicle that is old or almost broken E.g. - I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw him driving that old rust bucket of a car.

  3. 5183AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.

    Hit the hay

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    Correct option: A — To go to bed

    Hit the hay - To go to bed E.g. - After a long day at work, I was exhausted and decided to hit the hay early.

  4. 5184AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the bracketed idiom in the given sentence. Let the bully have (a taste of his own medicine).

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    Correct option: C — When you are mistreated the same way you mistreat others

    A taste of his own medicine - when you are mistreated the same way you mistreat others

  5. 5185AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.

    A broth of a boy

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    Correct option: D — A lively, energetic young person

    A broth of a boy - a lively, energetic young person. E.g.- He's a broth of a boy, always full of energy and mischief.

  6. 5186AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.

    The statement below has been given with bracketed text. Select the option with correct idiom for the bracketed text. She started repaying the money she borrowed from me, but the amount she returned me is (insignificant compared) to what she still owes.

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    Correct option: D — a drop in a bucket

    A drop in a bucket - insignificant compared to the required amount.

  7. 5187AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.

    Long in the tooth

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    Correct option: C — To be old, often too old to do something

    Long in the tooth - To be old, often too old to do something. E.g.- She's still a great dancer, but she's getting a little long in the tooth.

  8. 5188AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.

    A shot in the dark.

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    Correct option: B — Randomly doing something, the outcome of which is unknown

    A shot in the dark - Randomly doing something, the outcome of which is unknown. E.g.- Ram took a shot in the dark when teacher asked him for trigonometric formulas.

  9. 5189AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.

    A Bull market

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    Correct option: D — Market where prices are rising

    A Bull market - Market where prices are rising E.g. - From April 2003 to January 2008, the Bombay Stock Exchange Index in India was in a bull market trend, rising from 2,900 points to 21,000 points.

  10. 5190AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.

    To shake in one's shoes

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    Correct option: A — To be afraid

    To shake in one's shoes - To be afraid E.g. Harry was shaking in his shoes when he saw the ghost.

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