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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. The party high command wanted to stave off an open battle.








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    to stave off : to prevent something bad from affecting you for a period of time; to delay something
    ● He could stave off an open argument. The best option is postpone.

    Correct Option: A

    to stave off : to prevent something bad from affecting you for a period of time; to delay something
    ● He could stave off an open argument. The best option is postpone.

  1. If he phones again, I am going to give him a piece of my mind.








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    to give him a piece of my mind : to tell somebody that you disapprove of his behaviour or angry with him
    ● I’ve had enough of Raju. I’m going to give him a piece of my mind. The best option is to reprimand him.

    Correct Option: C

    to give him a piece of my mind : to tell somebody that you disapprove of his behaviour or angry with him
    ● I’ve had enough of Raju. I’m going to give him a piece of my mind. The best option is to reprimand him.

  1. Very ambitious people do not like to rest on their laurels.








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    rest on their laurels : to feel so satisfied with what you have already achieved that you do not try to do any more.
    (1) complacent : too satisfied with yourself or with a situation, so that you may not feel that any change is necessary
    ● Despite our success, this is not the time to rest on our laurels. The best option is to be complacent.

    Correct Option: D

    rest on their laurels : to feel so satisfied with what you have already achieved that you do not try to do any more.
    (1) complacent : too satisfied with yourself or with a situation, so that you may not feel that any change is necessary
    ● Despite our success, this is not the time to rest on our laurels. The best option is to be complacent.

  1. My neighbour had to pay through his nose for a brand new car.








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    play through his nose : to pay too much money for something
    ● We paid through the nose for that vacation. The best option is pay an extremely high price

    Correct Option: C

    play through his nose : to pay too much money for something
    ● We paid through the nose for that vacation. The best option is pay an extremely high price

  1. The poet drew on his fancy, not his knowledge of Nature, when he wrote his poem on birds.








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    drew on his fancy : used his imagination
    ● Painters draw on their fancy in their sketches and paintings. The best option is used his imagination.

    Correct Option: C

    drew on his fancy : used his imagination
    ● Painters draw on their fancy in their sketches and paintings. The best option is used his imagination.