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In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

Feather one's own nest

A) Decorate B) Work hard at home
C) build a home D) make money in an improper way
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) make money in an improper way

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

 

To put the cat among the pigeons

 

A) To hunt easy prey B) To be different in a group where everybody is alike
C) To do something that is likely to cause controversy D) When the entire group feels trapped in a bad situation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) To do something that is likely to cause controversy

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

He said to the principal, "I have made a mistake."

A) He told the principal that I have had made a mistake. B) He told the principal that he had made a mistake.
C) He tells the principal that he has made a mistake. D) He told the principal this that he has made a mistake.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) He told the principal that he had made a mistake.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Spin one's wheels

A) Keep bragging about oneself B) Try your luck
C) Expel much effort for little or no gain D) Start a long journey
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Expel much effort for little or no gain

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

 

A lengthy and aggressive speech addressed to a large assembly.

A) hullabaloo B) cacophony
C) pandemonium D) harangue
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) harangue

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.
The president's coterie of advisers was unable to offer him a ____________ to the national problem.

A) solvent B) solute
C) solution D) mixture
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) solution

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

Mould

A) Genuine B) Shape
C) Slice D) Sculpt
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Genuine

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Zip your lip

A) Keep quiet about something. B) To talk fast.
C) To not think before speaking. D) The silence before a storm.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Keep quiet about something.

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