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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 keep under wraps means to keep something








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    to keep under wraps : being kept secret until sometime in the future
    ● We kept the plan under wraps until after the election. The best option is secret.

    Correct Option: D

    to keep under wraps : being kept secret until sometime in the future
    ● We kept the plan under wraps until after the election. The best option is secret.

  1. to die in harness means to die while








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    to die in harness : to die at one’s work
    ● My friend, Rashi, died in harness. The best option is still in service.

    Correct Option: D

    to die in harness : to die at one’s work
    ● My friend, Rashi, died in harness. The best option is still in service.

  1. She is a fair-weather friend.








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    a fair-weather friend : somebody who stops being a friend when you are in trouble
    ● I had a lot of money and I knew a lot of people, but most of them turned out to be fair-weather friends. The best option is a friend who deserts you in difficulties.

    Correct Option: C

    a fair-weather friend : somebody who stops being a friend when you are in trouble
    ● I had a lot of money and I knew a lot of people, but most of them turned out to be fair-weather friends. The best option is a friend who deserts you in difficulties.

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

  1. I can no longer put up with her insolence.








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    put up with : to accept somebody/something that is annoying. unpleasant etc. without complaining
    (1) endure : to bear; to experience and deal with something that is painful or unpleasant, especially without complaining
    (2) evade : to escape from somebody/something or avoid meeting somebody
    (3) suppress : to put arn end, often by force
    (4) assume : to think or accept that something is true but without having proof of it
    ● I cannot put up with your constant complaining any longer. The best option is endure.

    Correct Option: A

    put up with : to accept somebody/something that is annoying. unpleasant etc. without complaining
    (1) endure : to bear; to experience and deal with something that is painful or unpleasant, especially without complaining
    (2) evade : to escape from somebody/something or avoid meeting somebody
    (3) suppress : to put arn end, often by force
    (4) assume : to think or accept that something is true but without having proof of it
    ● I cannot put up with your constant complaining any longer. The best option is endure.

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








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    got the sack : dismissed from a job
    ● Ravi got the sack today. He is always late. The best option is was dismissed from.

    Correct Option: D

    got the sack : dismissed from a job
    ● Ravi got the sack today. He is always late. The best option is was dismissed from.