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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. Shyam Prasad was a chip of the old block.








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    a chip off the old block : a person who is very similar to their mother or father in the way they look or behave.
    ● She enjoys bossing people around just like her mother used to do she’s a real chip off the old block! The best option is someone similar in character to one’s father.

    Correct Option: D

    a chip off the old block : a person who is very similar to their mother or father in the way they look or behave.
    ● She enjoys bossing people around just like her mother used to do she’s a real chip off the old block! The best option is someone similar in character to one’s father.

  1. He worked hard to feather his nest.








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    feather your nest : to make yourself richer, especially by spending money on yourself that should be spent on something else.
    ● Raju’s many profitable consulting assignments enabled him to feather his nest quite comfortably. The best option is provide for his own needs

    Correct Option: D

    feather your nest : to make yourself richer, especially by spending money on yourself that should be spent on something else.
    ● Raju’s many profitable consulting assignments enabled him to feather his nest quite comfortably. The best option is provide for his own needs

  1. I threw up my cards for want of funds.








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    throw up cards : to give in ; to confess defeat
    ● Things looked black for her, but she did not intend to throw up the cards on that account. The best option is gave up my plans

    Correct Option: C

    throw up cards : to give in ; to confess defeat
    ● Things looked black for her, but she did not intend to throw up the cards on that account. The best option is gave up my plans

  1. If the speaker continues with his boring speech, the audience will probably vote with their feet.








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    vote with your feet : to show what you think about something by going or not going somewhere.
    ● Shoppers voted with their feet and avoided the store. The best option is show their disapproval

    Correct Option: B

    vote with your feet : to show what you think about something by going or not going somewhere.
    ● Shoppers voted with their feet and avoided the store. The best option is show their disapproval

  1. Sunil’s dog in a manger attitude did not help to settle the matter.








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    a dog in the manger : a person who stops other people from enjoying what he or she cannot use or does not want.
    ● Stop being such a dog in the manger and let your sister ride your bike if you’re not using it The best option is selfish

    Correct Option: C

    a dog in the manger : a person who stops other people from enjoying what he or she cannot use or does not want.
    ● Stop being such a dog in the manger and let your sister ride your bike if you’re not using it The best option is selfish