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Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.
Correct option: B — Smiling broadly
Beaming from ear to ear- smiling broadly.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.
Correct option: A — is willing to do anything to help another person
Give you the shirt off his back- is willing to do anything to help another person.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.
Correct option: B — A lot to do
A lot on one’s plate - a lot to do. E.g.- My father works 60 hours a week, and he is taking care of my grandparents, so he always has a lot on his plate.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.
Correct option: B — probably possible, but it will be difficult
‘At a push’ is an idiom that means something is probably possible, but it will be difficult. The given sentence states that it is probably possible, but it will be difficult for Mrs. Tina to finish the assignment by Wednesday.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.
Correct option: B — To feel sympathy for someone when they are distressed
Heart go/goes out to - to feel sympathy for someone when they are distressed.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.
Correct option: A — A person who thinks he is of a high social class and looks down on people of lower class
Toffee-nosed - a person who thinks he is of a high social class and looks down on people of lower class. E.g.- Rahul is a toffee nosed boy as he mistreats his juniors in the college.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.
Correct option: C — Bear up
‘Bear up’ is an idiom that means to support, encourage something. The given sentence states that the evidence put forward does not support his guilt. Hence, ‘bear up’ is the most appropriate answer.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.
Correct option: C — the calm before the storm
‘The calm before the storm’ is a phrase that means a period of unusual tranquillity or stability that seems likely to presage difficult times. The family's meeting on property dispute begins today and I'm just sitting down with a cup of coffee, enjoying the calm before the storm. Hence, ‘the calm before the storm’ is the most appropriate answer.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.
Correct option: C — Burning your bridges
Burning your bridges- doing something that makes it impossible to return to the previous situation later.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.
Correct option: C — Something that is unknown entirely
Up in the air- something that is unknown entirely. E.g.- If Harsh hasn't decided whether or not to give a final attempt for the exam, it's up in the air
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