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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. Let us bury the hatchet and be friends again.








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    Bury the hatchet : to stop being unfriendly and become friends again.
    ● After not speaking to each other for years, the two brothers decided to bury the hatchet. The best option is forget the quarrels.

    Correct Option: C

    Bury the hatchet : to stop being unfriendly and become friends again.
    ● After not speaking to each other for years, the two brothers decided to bury the hatchet. The best option is forget the quarrels.

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. The students found it hard to go at equal speed with the professor.








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    be at equal speed : to advance at the same rate as someone/ something
    ● You’re running so fast that I cannot be at equal speed with you. The best option is keep up with.

    Correct Option: C

    be at equal speed : to advance at the same rate as someone/ something
    ● You’re running so fast that I cannot be at equal speed with you. The best option is keep up with.

  1. It is difficult to have a sensible discussion with her as she flies off at a tangent.








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    Fly/go off at tangent : to suddenly start saying or doing something that does not seem to be connected to what has gone before.
    ● He never sticks to the point but keeps going off at a tangent The best option is starts discussing something irrelevant.

    Correct Option: B

    Fly/go off at tangent : to suddenly start saying or doing something that does not seem to be connected to what has gone before.
    ● He never sticks to the point but keeps going off at a tangent The best option is starts discussing something irrelevant.

  1. We had better batten down the hatches. The weather is unpredictable.








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    batten down the hatches : to prepare yourself for a period of difficulty or trouble.
    ● A natural tendency in times of recession is to batten down the hatches and think about our own needs. The best option is prepare for a difficult situation.

    Correct Option: B

    batten down the hatches : to prepare yourself for a period of difficulty or trouble.
    ● A natural tendency in times of recession is to batten down the hatches and think about our own needs. The best option is prepare for a difficult situation.

  1. The sailors nailed their colours to their mast.








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    Nail your colours to the mast : to say publicly and firmly what you believe or who you support.
    ● They nailed their colours to the mask of youth revolt. The best option is refused to climb down

    Correct Option: B

    Nail your colours to the mast : to say publicly and firmly what you believe or who you support.
    ● They nailed their colours to the mask of youth revolt. The best option is refused to climb down