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Direction: In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase as your answer.

  1. Sarala is always ready to eat anyone’s salt.








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    eat anyone’s salt: to be anyone’s guest
    ● When you are eating someone’s salt, you can help him around the house. The best option is to be one’s guest.

    Correct Option: A

    eat anyone’s salt: to be anyone’s guest
    ● When you are eating someone’s salt, you can help him around the house. The best option is to be one’s guest.

Direction: In the following questions four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

  1. to have second thoughts








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    to have second thoughts: to change your opinion after thinking about something again
    ● Some of the biggest companies are having second thoughts about jumping into the Internet access business (online business) The best option is to reconsider.

    Correct Option: D

    to have second thoughts: to change your opinion after thinking about something again
    ● Some of the biggest companies are having second thoughts about jumping into the Internet access business (online business) The best option is to reconsider.

  1. not my cup of tea








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    not my cup of tea: not what somebody likes or is interested in
    ● Baseball is not my cup of tea. The best option is not what I like.

    Correct Option: C

    not my cup of tea: not what somebody likes or is interested in
    ● Baseball is not my cup of tea. The best option is not what I like.

  1. to break the ice








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    to break the ice: to say or do something that makes people feel more relaxed, especially at the beginning of a meeting
    ● There should be someone who will break the ice at any social gathering. The best option is to start a conversation.

    Correct Option: C

    to break the ice: to say or do something that makes people feel more relaxed, especially at the beginning of a meeting
    ● There should be someone who will break the ice at any social gathering. The best option is to start a conversation.

  1. to eat a humble pie








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    to eat a humble pie: to say and show that you are sorry for a mistake that you made
    ● The producers of the advertisement had to eat humble pie for misrepresenting the facts. The best option is to accept defeat.

    Correct Option: B

    to eat a humble pie: to say and show that you are sorry for a mistake that you made
    ● The producers of the advertisement had to eat humble pie for misrepresenting the facts. The best option is to accept defeat.