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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 be a successful lawyer, one must know how to dot one’s i’s and cross one’s t’s.








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    dot your i’s and cross your t’s : to pay attention to the small details when you are finishing a task
    ● The negotiations are nearly finished, but we still have to dot the i’s and cross the t’s. The best option is be detailed and exact

    Correct Option: D

    dot your i’s and cross your t’s : to pay attention to the small details when you are finishing a task
    ● The negotiations are nearly finished, but we still have to dot the i’s and cross the t’s. The best option is be detailed and exact

  1. The Director’s ideas for the development of the company are all moonshine.








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    All moonshine : silly talk; nonsense.
    ● That’s just moonshine ! I don’t believe a word. The best option is nonsense

    Correct Option: A

    All moonshine : silly talk; nonsense.
    ● That’s just moonshine ! I don’t believe a word. The best option is nonsense

  1. The hunter began to suspect that he had been sent on a wild goose chase as there was no white elephant in the forest.








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    a wild goose chase : a search for something that is impossible for you to find or that does not exist, that makes you waste a lot of time.
    ● I wasted all afternoon on a wild goose chase. The best option is a foolish and useless enterprise

    Correct Option: B

    a wild goose chase : a search for something that is impossible for you to find or that does not exist, that makes you waste a lot of time.
    ● I wasted all afternoon on a wild goose chase. The best option is a foolish and useless enterprise

  1. William left us with a heartwrenching swan song.








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    Swan song : the last piece of work produced.
    ● The building turned out to be the swan song of Victorian architecture The best option is last performance

    Correct Option: D

    Swan song : the last piece of work produced.
    ● The building turned out to be the swan song of Victorian architecture The best option is last performance

  1. The thief managed to escape by the skin of his teeth.








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    By the skin of your teeth : If you do something by the skin of your teeth, you only just manage to do it.
    ● He escaped defeat by the skin of his teeth. The best option is by the narrowest margin.

    Correct Option: C

    By the skin of your teeth : If you do something by the skin of your teeth, you only just manage to do it.
    ● He escaped defeat by the skin of his teeth. The best option is by the narrowest margin.