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. Why don’t you put an end to blowing your own trumpet?








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    blowing your own trumpet : to praise your own abilities and achievements; boast
    ● Anyone will tell you she’s one of the best journalists we have got, although she never blows her own trumpet. The best option is prasising your own abilities and achievements.

    Correct Option: C

    blowing your own trumpet : to praise your own abilities and achievements; boast
    ● Anyone will tell you she’s one of the best journalists we have got, although she never blows her own trumpet. The best option is prasising your own abilities and achievements.

  1. I don’t know why she has become stand-offish recently.








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    stand-offish: not friendly towards other people; aloof
    ● He can be quite stand-offish and rude, even to his friends. The best option is indifferent.

    Correct Option: C

    stand-offish: not friendly towards other people; aloof
    ● He can be quite stand-offish and rude, even to his friends. The best option is indifferent.

  1. He went on sowing wild oats; he reaped suffering in his later life.








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    souring wild oats : (of young men) to go through a period of wild behaviour while young, especially having a lot of romantic or sexual relationships
    ● He sowed his wild oats in early life, but has become sober now. The best option is irresponsible pleasure seeking in young age.

    Correct Option: C

    souring wild oats : (of young men) to go through a period of wild behaviour while young, especially having a lot of romantic or sexual relationships
    ● He sowed his wild oats in early life, but has become sober now. The best option is irresponsible pleasure seeking in young age.

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. She tries very hard to keep up with her rich neighbours.








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    to keep up : to continue to be in contact with somebody
    ● He couldn’t keep up with his friends who went into business. The best option is to keep in touch.

    Correct Option: B

    to keep up : to continue to be in contact with somebody
    ● He couldn’t keep up with his friends who went into business. The best option is to keep in touch.

  1. During the last moments of his life, the criminal made a clean breast of everything he had done.








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    made a clean breast of : to tell the truth about something so that you may no longer feel guilty
    ● You’ll feel better if you make a clean breast of the incident. The best option is confessed without reserve.

    Correct Option: C

    made a clean breast of : to tell the truth about something so that you may no longer feel guilty
    ● You’ll feel better if you make a clean breast of the incident. The best option is confessed without reserve.