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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. bite the dust








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    bite the dust : to fail or to be defeated or destroyed; to die. Here, suffer a defeat is the right option. Look at the sentence :
    ● Thousands of small businesses bite the dust every year.

    Correct Option: B

    bite the dust : to fail or to be defeated or destroyed; to die. Here, suffer a defeat is the right option. Look at the sentence :
    ● Thousands of small businesses bite the dust every year.

  1. go to rack and ruin








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    go to rack and ruin : to become worse; worsen; decline; deteriorate; get into a bad condition. Here, get into a bad condition is the right option Look at the sentence :
    ● Their tenants had let the property go to rack and ruin.

    Correct Option: D

    go to rack and ruin : to become worse; worsen; decline; deteriorate; get into a bad condition. Here, get into a bad condition is the right option Look at the sentence :
    ● Their tenants had let the property go to rack and ruin.

  1. fall back on








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    fall back on : resort to something; have recourse to when in difficulty; turn to; employ. Here,resort to somethingis the right option Look at the sentence :
    ● When necessary, instinct is the most reliable resource you can fall back on.

    Correct Option: D

    fall back on : resort to something; have recourse to when in difficulty; turn to; employ. Here,resort to somethingis the right option Look at the sentence :
    ● When necessary, instinct is the most reliable resource you can fall back on.

  1. build castles in the air








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    build castles in the air: thinking of some impossible task; dream; make plans or hopes that have very little chance of happening. Here, dream is the right option. Look at the sentence :
    ● She keeps talking about her long time ambitions, but it's all castles in the air.

    Correct Option: C

    build castles in the air: thinking of some impossible task; dream; make plans or hopes that have very little chance of happening. Here, dream is the right option. Look at the sentence :
    ● She keeps talking about her long time ambitions, but it's all castles in the air.

  1. lose face








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    lose face : be humiliated or come to be less highly respected; become embarrassed. Here, become embarrassed is the right option. Look at the sentence :
    ● The teacher lost face when she forgot to give the students their final exam marks.

    Correct Option: A

    lose face : be humiliated or come to be less highly respected; become embarrassed. Here, become embarrassed is the right option. Look at the sentence :
    ● The teacher lost face when she forgot to give the students their final exam marks.