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Idioms & Phrasal Verb Test 280
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Idioms & Phrasal Verb Test 280
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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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    The shy boy was afraid to speak up and his mates kept asking him if the the cat got his tongue?
    Solutions

    'Cat got one's tongue' means a comment is made when someone is unaccountably or unusually quiet.
    So, the correct answer is option B.

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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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    By arresting all the leaders, they nipped the rebellion in the bud. 
    Solutions

    The idiom 'to' means 'to stop something before it has an opportunity to become established'.
    So, the correct answer is option D.

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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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    Once in a blue moon
    Solutions

    The phrasal verb 'once in a blue moon' means ' something which does not happen very often.'
    E.g. That player puts on a good performance only once in a blue moon.
    So, the correct answer is option C.

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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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    The fact that she had no backup plan in case she got caught made her a sitting duck. 
    Solutions

    The phrase 'sitting duck' means 'someone or something that is very easy for an enemy to shoot or attack'. E.g.

    With their bullets all gone, the soldiers were sitting ducks for the enemy.

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    So, the correct answer is option B.

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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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    The improvement is seen across the board, with all divisions either recording profits or reducing losses. 
    Solutions

    The phrase 'Across the board' means something applying to all. 
    Thus, option A is the correct answer.

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