Idioms and Phrases

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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. To nip in the bud








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    to nip in the bud : to stop something when it has just begun. Here, to stop something at the start is the right option.
    Look at the sentences :
    ● He was doing petty crimes. Police nipped him in the bud.

    Correct Option: A

    to nip in the bud : to stop something when it has just begun. Here, to stop something at the start is the right option.
    Look at the sentences :
    ● He was doing petty crimes. Police nipped him in the bud.

  1. get the sack








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    get the sack : being told by your employer that you can no longer continue working for a company etc.; be dismissed. Here, be dismissed is the right option Look at the sentence :
    ● He got the sack when they found out that he’d lied about his qualifications.

    Correct Option: D

    get the sack : being told by your employer that you can no longer continue working for a company etc.; be dismissed. Here, be dismissed is the right option Look at the sentence :
    ● He got the sack when they found out that he’d lied about his qualifications.

  1. under a cloud








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    under a cloud : If somebody is under a cloud, other people think that they have done something wrong and are suspicious of them; under suspicion. Here, under suspicion is the right option. Look at the sentence :
    ● She resigned under a cloud.

    Correct Option: B

    under a cloud : If somebody is under a cloud, other people think that they have done something wrong and are suspicious of them; under suspicion. Here, under suspicion is the right option. Look at the sentence :
    ● She resigned under a cloud.

  1. wet behind the ears








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    wet behind the ears : young and without much experience ; naive. Here, young and without much experience is the right option. Look at the sentence :
    ● He was still wet behind the ears, politically.

    Correct Option: C

    wet behind the ears : young and without much experience ; naive. Here, young and without much experience is the right option. Look at the sentence :
    ● He was still wet behind the ears, politically.

  1. pick to pieces








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    pick to pieces : to criticize somebody Here, analyse critically is the right option. Look at the sentence :
    ● You have just picked her to pieces leave her alone !

    Correct Option: C

    pick to pieces : to criticize somebody Here, analyse critically is the right option. Look at the sentence :
    ● You have just picked her to pieces leave her alone !