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Directions:
In each of the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idioms/ Phrases. Choose the one that best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/ Phrase.
Question : 26
fall back on
a) overtaken
b) suffer an accident
c) resort to something
d) retreat
Answer »Answer: (c)
fall back on : resort to something; have recourse to when in difficulty; turn to; employ.
Here, resort to something is the right option
Look at the sentence : When necessary, instinct is the most reliable resource you can fall back on.
Question : 27
have a chip on one’s shoulder
a) feel physically tall
b) suffer an ailment
c) carry a burden
d) nurse a grudge
Answer »Answer: (d)
have a chip on one's shoulder: to be sensitive about something that happened in the past; nurse a grudge or grievance that readily provokes disputation.
Here, nurse a grudge is the right option.
Look at the sentence : He has got a chip on his shoulder about not having been to university.
Question : 28
take the bull by the horns
a) grapple the situation courageously
b) close your eyes and attack the bull
c) take defensive measures to deal with a crisis.
d) crush something with a heavy hand
Answer »Answer: (a)
take the bull by the horns : to face a difficult or dangerous situation directly and with courage; deal decisively with a difficult situation.
Here, grapple the situation courageously is the right option.
Look at the sentence : She decided to take the bull by the horns and organise things for herself.
Question : 29
a gentleman at large
a) a man without a job
b) a man who runs around
c) a man who is generous
d) a man in the crowd
Answer »Answer: (a)
a gentleman at large : a man without a job.
Here, a man without a job is the right option.
Look at the sentences : Having sold off his factory, he is now a gentleman at large.
a gentleman of leisure : a man who does not have to work.
Question : 30
bite the dust
a) suffer a defeat
b) clean something
c) attack and defeat somebody
d) eat poorly
Answer »Answer: (a)
bite the dust : to fail or to be defeated or destroyed; to die.
Here, suffer a defeat is the right option.
Look at the sentence : Thousands of small businesses bite the dust every year.
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