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Questions : At loose ends

(a) tie two loose ends of a thread

(b) keep options open

(c) in an uncertain situation

(d) repay debts

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (c) 

in an uncertain situation

At a loose end = to have nothing to do At loose ends = not knowing what to do, especially because of an upsetting change.

Look at the sentences : If you find yourself at loose ends, you could always clean the bathroom.

I was at loose ends after finishing school and not being able to find a job.

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Question : 1

With might and main

a) with full risks

b) with full force

c) having full confidence

d) with full blessings

Answer: (b) 

with full force

With might and main = with all one's power or strength; to the best of one's ability; with as much effort as possible.

Look at the sentence : They shouted with might and main but nobody came to rescue them.

Question : 2

Ruffle somebody’s feather

a) gamble

b) escape responsibility

c) annoy somebody

d) show contempt for

Answer: (c)

annoy somebody

Ruffle somebody’s feather = to cause someone to be upset.

Look at the sentence : Mohan ruffled a few feathers when he suggested cutting the teacher’s salaries.

Question : 3

Cut short

a) delete

b) praise

c) interrupt

d) slice into small pieces

Answer: (c)

interrupt

Cut short = to have to stop doing something before it is finished.

Look at the sentence : Their conversation was cut short by the arrival of more guests.

Question : 4

Take up the hatchet

a) behave formally

b) pursue a chanc

c) be caught in a trap

d) prepare for or go to war

Answer: (d) 

prepare for or go to war

Take up the hatchet = to make or declare war

Look at the sentence : He induced the tribes to take up the hatchet against the English.

Question : 5

Turn over a new leaf

a) change one’s behaviour for the better

b) read between the pages of a book.

c) do a somersault

d) do a new job.

Answer: (a) 

change one’s behaviour for the better

Turn over a new leaf = start to act or or behave in a better or more responsible way; improve; to start behaving in a better way.

Look at the sentence : Apparently he has turned over a new leaf and he is not smoking any more.

Question : 6

Over egg the pudding

a) add unnecessary details to make something seem better or worse.

b) fill the pudding excessively with egg.

c) add details in order to make something more exciting.

d) add important details to the content of a story.

Answer: (a) 

add unnecessary details to make better or worse.

Over egg the pudding = to spoil something by trying too hard to improve it.

Look at the sentence : As a director, I think he has a tendency to over-egg the pudding, with a few too many gorgeous shots of the country side.

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