Idioms & Phrasal Verb Test 236

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Direction: In the following question, out of the given alternatives, select the idiom/phrase similar in meaning to the given word/phrase.

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Running roughshod

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Act in a manner that is extremely dominant

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Leave one’s responsibility and run away for good

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C
Act without caring how you will affect someone or something

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Run very fast to win a race or a contest

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E
Suffering from high fever.

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Solutions
Running Roughshod means to completely ignore the opinions, rights, or feelings of others. For example: In her ascent to the top of the political ladder, the senator ran roughshod over anyone who stood in her way.
Thus, option C is the correct answer.
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Direction: In the following question, out of the given alternatives, select the idiom/phrase similar in meaning to the given word/phrase.

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Sunset clause

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Clause in an agreement that protects certain rights granted in the past even when conditions change in the future.

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Part of a law or contract that states when it will end, or the conditions under which it will end

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An agreement made by a couple before they marry concerning the ownership of their respective assets should the marriage fail.

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A clause signed by the acceding parties after a ceasefire in a war.

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A contract that defines the terms of acquisition of a newly acquired enterprise.

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Solutions
In public policy, a sunset provision or clause is a measure within a statute, regulation or other law that provides that the law shall cease to have effect after a specific date, unless further legislative action is taken to extend the law.

Option B is the correct answer.
Question 3/5
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Direction: In the following question, out of the given alternatives, select the idiom/phrase similar in meaning to the given word/phrase.

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Skirt around

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To have an affair with someone

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To speak unnecessarily

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C
To move around and avoid someone or something

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To run around a toddler

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E
To cover up a mischief with big talks

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Solutions
To move around and avoid someone or something is called 'to skirt around'.

For example: We talked the whole evening and managed to skirt around Fred.

Thus, option C is the correct answer.
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Direction: In the following question, out of the given alternatives, select the idiom/phrase similar in meaning to the given word/phrase.

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Break the ice

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To do or say something to get conversation going in a strained situation

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To break a long relationship

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C
To accomplish a huge task

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To say something rude

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To ward off the impending danger

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Solutions
To do something as a means of reducing or eliminating shyness, awkward tension, or unfamiliarity is called to ‘break the ice’.

For example: I tried to break the ice by talking to the people next to me about the weather.

Option A is the correct answer.
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Direction: In the following question, out of the given alternatives, select the idiom/phrase similar in meaning to the given word/phrase.

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One-off

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A confrontation between two people

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Something done only once

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To replace someone from the position of power

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To follow the scheme of things as planned

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To win a battle without much opposition

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Solutions
You refer to something as a ‘one-off’ when it is made or happens only once.
For example: The bank's checks indicated the error was a one-off.
Option B is the correct answer.

Question 1/5

Act in a manner that is extremely dominant

Leave one’s responsibility and run away for good

Act without caring how you will affect someone or something

Run very fast to win a race or a contest

Suffering from high fever.

Question 2/5

Clause in an agreement that protects certain rights granted in the past even when conditions change in the future.

Part of a law or contract that states when it will end, or the conditions under which it will end

An agreement made by a couple before they marry concerning the ownership of their respective assets should the marriage fail.

A clause signed by the acceding parties after a ceasefire in a war.

A contract that defines the terms of acquisition of a newly acquired enterprise.

Question 3/5

To have an affair with someone

To speak unnecessarily

To move around and avoid someone or something

To run around a toddler

To cover up a mischief with big talks

Question 4/5

To do or say something to get conversation going in a strained situation

To break a long relationship

To accomplish a huge task

To say something rude

To ward off the impending danger

Question 5/5

A confrontation between two people

Something done only once

To replace someone from the position of power

To follow the scheme of things as planned

To win a battle without much opposition