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 as your answer.

  1. Television has become part and parcel of our lives.








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    part and parcel : an essential part; an important part.
    ● Keeping the accounts is part and parcel of something. The best option is important part

    Correct Option: C

    part and parcel : an essential part; an important part.
    ● Keeping the accounts is part and parcel of something. The best option is important part

  1. He beats about the bush.








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    beat about the bush : to talk about something for a long time without coming to the main point.
    ● Stop beating about the bush and tell me what you want. The best option is does not talk specifically.

    Correct Option: D

    beat about the bush : to talk about something for a long time without coming to the main point.
    ● Stop beating about the bush and tell me what you want. The best option is does not talk specifically.

  1. carry out








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    carry out : to do and complete a task.
    ● Extensive tests have been carried out on the patient. The best option is complete something

    Correct Option: C

    carry out : to do and complete a task.
    ● Extensive tests have been carried out on the patient. The best option is complete something

  1. I have taken fancy to this car.








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    take fancy : to attract or please somebody; to start liking somebody/something often without an obvious reason.
    ● She’s got enough money to buy whatever takes her fancy. The best option is developed liking for

    Correct Option: C

    take fancy : to attract or please somebody; to start liking somebody/something often without an obvious reason.
    ● She’s got enough money to buy whatever takes her fancy. The best option is developed liking for

  1. Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, was a man of letters.








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    a man of letters : a man who is devoted to literary/scholarly pursuits.
    ● A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was a man of letters. The best option is a literary person

    Correct Option: C

    a man of letters : a man who is devoted to literary/scholarly pursuits.
    ● A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was a man of letters. The best option is a literary person