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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 sweeping statement by the boss left the conscientious workers disgusted.








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    sweeping statement : too general and failing to think about or understand
    ● His sweeping statement left the board speechless. The best option is generalised statement.

    Correct Option: D

    sweeping statement : too general and failing to think about or understand
    ● His sweeping statement left the board speechless. The best option is generalised statement.

  1. He was all at sea when he began his new Job.








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    all at sea : confused and not knowing what to do
    ● I’m all at sea with these new rules and regulations. The best option is puzzled.

    Correct Option: C

    all at sea : confused and not knowing what to do
    ● I’m all at sea with these new rules and regulations. The best option is puzzled.

  1. The new manager thought that he would give employees enough rope for the first six months after which he would check the work done himself.








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    enough rope : to allow freedom to do what one wants
    ● The question was so irrelevant that it gave the interviewee enough rope to frame her own answer. The best option is enough freedom for action.

    Correct Option: D

    enough rope : to allow freedom to do what one wants
    ● The question was so irrelevant that it gave the interviewee enough rope to frame her own answer. The best option is enough freedom for action.

  1. Those who work by fits and starts seldom show good results.








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    by fits and starts : impulsively and irregularly
    ● A sincere student works regularly, not by fits and starts. The best option is irregularly.

    Correct Option: C

    by fits and starts : impulsively and irregularly
    ● A sincere student works regularly, not by fits and starts. The best option is irregularly.

  1. By opposing his proposal he fell foul of him.








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    fell foul of : to get into trouble with a person/an organisation because of doing something wrong
    ● The boy fell foul of his best friend, when he disagreed to his friends’s opinion. The best option is got into trouble with.

    Correct Option: D

    fell foul of : to get into trouble with a person/an organisation because of doing something wrong
    ● The boy fell foul of his best friend, when he disagreed to his friends’s opinion. The best option is got into trouble with.