Idioms and Phrases
- An Axe To Grind
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- A difficult objective
- A selfish or ulterior aim
- An impossible dream
- A habit to spend time
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Correct Option: B
Use of phrase in sentence
He claimed to be part of this project for selfless reason but i think he had an axe to grind
- Back To The Drawing Board
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- Starting all over again after a failed attempt
- Going to the meeting room to discuss a problem
- Using drawing board to discuss a problem in detail
- Achieving a solution to the problem on drawing board
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Correct Option: A
Use of phrase in the sentence
Our marketing plan isn't working, so I guess it's back to the drawing board for us
- Once in a blue moon
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- An sacrificial event carried out in night
- An event that happens only in moonlight
- An event which happens very rarely
- An auspicious event
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When we say that something happens once in a blue moon, what we mean is that it happens very rarely
Once in a blue moon I go to the cinema as the movie tickets these days are very very expensive
- Cock and Bull Story
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- A adventurous story with animals used as metaphors
- an improbable or unbelievable story given as an explanation or excuse
- A story of morality for teaching values to children
- A story of amity among animals
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When i asked if for the reason for his absence, he gave me cock and bull story about his accident the other day
- Cut to the Chase
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- to get to the point without wasting time
- to reduce the time to chase by using innovative solutions
- To create animosity in a discussion
- To get to the solution with thinking through properly
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Can you please cut to the chase and tell me the possible solutions instead of giving me all these meaningless information