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Idioms & Phrasal Verbs Test 65
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Idioms & Phrasal Verbs Test 65

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  • Question 1/10
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    Directions For Questions

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given in bold in the sentence.

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    The company is allowing workers to receive cash in lieu of vacation time.
    Solutions
    The idiom "in lieu of (something)" means in place of something; instead of something.

    Hence, option B is the correct answer.
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    Directions For Questions

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given below.

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    To pay off old scores
    Solutions
    The idiom “pay off old scores” means to have his/her revenge or to harm someone because he/she harmed you in the past. Hence, “to take revenge” is the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the given Idiom.
    Hence, option B is the correct answer.
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    Directions For Questions

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given in bold in the sentence.

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    His friend turned out to be snake in the grass.
    Solutions

    The idiom "snake in the grass" means a treacherous or deceitful person.
    Hence, option B is the correct answer.

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    Directions For Questions

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in bold in the sentence.

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    Don’t rundown your friends in public.
    Solutions
    The idiom "rundown" means to criticize or deride someone or something.
    Hence, option D is the correct answer.
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    Directions For Questions

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

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    Off at a tangent
    Solutions
    The idiom 'off at a tangent' means to be in a course of discussion that is irrelevant or divergent from the topic at hand. Hence, option A is the correct answer.
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    Directions For Questions

    Choose the word that best defines the given phrase.

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    Cry out against
    Solutions
    The phrase "cry out against" means to say publicly that (something) is wrong or unfair. Hence, option B is the correct answer.
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    Directions For Questions

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

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    Afraid of one's own shadow
    Solutions
    The phrase "afraid of one's own shadow" describes a person who is very timorous and frightened of everything. Hence, option C is the correct answer.
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    Directions For Questions

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom underlined in the sentence.

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    Reena is a kind of person who wears her heart on her sleeve.
    Solutions
    The idiom "wear one's heart on one's sleeves" means to show one's emotions very openly; to display one's feelings openly and habitually, rather than keep them private or hide them.
    Hence, option A is the correct answer.
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    Directions For Questions

    Select the most appropriate idiom (in the context) to fill in the sentence.

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    We must _____________ against hard times.
    Solutions
    Let's first learn all the idioms given in the options:

    Husband the resources = to use something very carefully and make sure that you do not waste it.

    Break a leg = is a jovial encouragement, said to actors for good luck before they go on stage, especially on an opening night.

    Bucket list =  is a series of tasks that you would like to complete before dying.

    Bury the hatchet = end a quarrel or conflict and become friendly.

    Hence, option A is the correct answer.
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    Directions For Questions

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given in bold in the sentence.

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    Negative arguments generally end up in smoke when team members sit together to discuss important strategies.
    Solutions
    The idiom 'end up in smoke' means to be wasted/spoiled.
    For example :- The research project was canceled, and five years of hard work went up in smoke.
    Hence, option D is the correct answer.
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