idioms & phrases section 9 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Answer: (c)

go to rack and ruin : to become worse; worsen; decline; deteriorate; get into a bad condition.

Here, get into a bad condition is the right option

Look at the sentence : Their tenants had let the property go to rack and ruin.

Answer: (b)

build castles in the air : thinking of some impossible task; dream; make plans or hopes that have very little chance of happening.

Here, dream is the right option.

Look at the sentence : She keeps talking about her long time ambitions, but it's all castles in the air.

Answer: (d)

lose face : be humiliated or come to be less highly respected; become embarrassed.

Here, become embarrassed is the right option.

Look at the sentence : The teacher lost face when she forgot to give the students their final exam marks.

Answer: (b)

cloak and dagger : activities that are secret and mysterious, sometimes in a way that people think is unnecessary or ridiculous.

Here, an activity that involves is the right option.

Look at the sentence : Why can’t we be open about it ? Do we really need all this cloak and-dagger stuff ?

Answer: (d)

make one’s mark : to become famous and successful in a particular area; distinguish oneself.

Here, distinguish oneself is the right option.

Look at the sentence : Sachin has made his mark in cricket.

Answer: (b)

will–o–the–wisp : a thing that is impossible to obtain; a person that you cannot depend on.

Here, unreal imagining is the right option.

Look at the sentence : To build a bridge across an ocean is like will -o-the wisp.