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Directions:
In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Question : 36
He and his neighbour are always at loggerheads.
a) disagreeing on everything
b) aloof from each other
c) abusing each other
d) agree on everything
Answer »Answer: (a)
at loggerheads : in strong disagreement.
The two governments are still at loggerheads over the island.
The best option is disagreeing on everything.
Question : 37
The winning team decided to go for the jugular in the last quarter of the match.
a) give easy opportunities to the opposite team
b) give reserve players a chance
c) attack all out
d) forfeit the match
Answer »Answer: (c)
go for the jugular : to attack somebody’s weaker point during a discussion , in an aggressive way.
She went straight for the jugular at the end of the game.
The best option is attack all out
Question : 38
His friend turned out to be snake in the grass.
a) a hidden enemy
b) an unreliable and deceitful person
c) low and mean
d) cowardly and brutal
Answer »Answer: (b)
a snake in the grass : a person who pretends to be your friend but who cannot be trusted.
It’s upsetting to learn that someone you once viewed as a good colleague is in fact a snake in the grass.
The best option is an unreliable and deceitful person
Question : 39
Instead of keeping his promise of helping me with office work, he just left me high and dry.
a) left me in a state of anger
b) left me alone to do the work
c) left me feeling like a fool
d) left me without a drop of water
Answer »Answer: (b)
high and dry : a boat in a position out of the water ; in a difficult situation without help or money.
They walked out on the party, leaving me high and dry. (abandoned)
The best option is left me done to do the work
Question : 40
Everybody thought Asha and Ashok were a happy couple, but it was all just make believe.
a) treachery
b) reality
c) pretence
d) hatred
Answer »Answer: (c)
make believe that... : to pretend that something is true.
Let’s make believe we’re elves. (dwarfs)
The best option is pretence.
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