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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.

  1. The smell from the kitchen makes my mouth water.








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    stimulates my appetite mouth-watering : food looks or smells so good that you want to eat it immediately; tempting

    Correct Option: C

    stimulates my appetite mouth-watering : food looks or smells so good that you want to eat it immediately; tempting

  1. My friend got the sack from his first job.








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    get the sack from : being told by your employer that you can no longer continue working for a company etc. usually because of something that you have done wrong. Here, was dismissed from is the right usage.

    Correct Option: C

    get the sack from : being told by your employer that you can no longer continue working for a company etc. usually because of something that you have done wrong. Here, was dismissed from is the right usage.

  1. palm off








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    palm off : to persuade somebody to accept something that has no value; to dispose off with the intent to deceive. Here, to dispose off with the intent to deceive is the right option. Look at the sentence :
    ● Make sure he doesn’t try topalm you off with faulty goods.

    Correct Option: C

    palm off : to persuade somebody to accept something that has no value; to dispose off with the intent to deceive. Here, to dispose off with the intent to deceive is the right option. Look at the sentence :
    ● Make sure he doesn’t try topalm you off with faulty goods.

  1. cloak-and-dagger








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    cloak and dagger : activities that are secret and mysterious, sometimes in a way that people think is unnecessary or ridiculous. Here, an activity that involves is the right option. Look at the sentence :
    ● Why can’t we be open about it ? Do we really need all this cloakand-dagger stuff ?

    Correct Option: C

    cloak and dagger : activities that are secret and mysterious, sometimes in a way that people think is unnecessary or ridiculous. Here, an activity that involves is the right option. Look at the sentence :
    ● Why can’t we be open about it ? Do we really need all this cloakand-dagger stuff ?

  1. will-o-the-wisp








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    will–o–the–wisp: a thing that is impossible to obtain; a person that you cannot depend on. Here, unreal imagining is the right option. Look at the sentence :
    ● To build a bridge across an ocean is like will -o-the wisp.

    Correct Option: C

    will–o–the–wisp: a thing that is impossible to obtain; a person that you cannot depend on. Here, unreal imagining is the right option. Look at the sentence :
    ● To build a bridge across an ocean is like will -o-the wisp.