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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. Thousands put on a daily fight to keep the wolf from the door.








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    keep the wolf from the door : to have enough money to avoid going hungry; to stop somebody feeling hungry
    ● I don’t make a lot of money. It is just enough to keep the wolf from the door. The best option is avoid starvation.

    Correct Option: C

    keep the wolf from the door : to have enough money to avoid going hungry; to stop somebody feeling hungry
    ● I don’t make a lot of money. It is just enough to keep the wolf from the door. The best option is avoid starvation.

  1. It is bad to try to fish in troubled waters.








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    fish in troubled waters : to try to get a personal advantage from a disturbed/troubled situation
    ● Farhan is fishing in troubled waters by buying more shares of that company. The best option is make a profit out of a disturbance.

    Correct Option: A

    fish in troubled waters : to try to get a personal advantage from a disturbed/troubled situation
    ● Farhan is fishing in troubled waters by buying more shares of that company. The best option is make a profit out of a disturbance.

  1. He promised to look into the matter.








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    look into : to examine something
    ● I’ll have to look into the matter. The best option is to investigate.

    Correct Option: A

    look into : to examine something
    ● I’ll have to look into the matter. The best option is to investigate.

  1. You better learn to toe the line to avoid consequences.








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    to toe the line : to say or do what somebody in authority tells you to say/do, even if you do not share the same opinions, etc.
    ● Not everyone was happy with the plan, but most of us toed the line. The best option is to follow the lead.

    Correct Option: C

    to toe the line : to say or do what somebody in authority tells you to say/do, even if you do not share the same opinions, etc.
    ● Not everyone was happy with the plan, but most of us toed the line. The best option is to follow the lead.

  1. You must admire the way she sticks to her guns.








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    sticks to her guns : held on to her decision
    ● I’ll stick to my guns in this matter. The best option is maintains her opinion.

    Correct Option: A

    sticks to her guns : held on to her decision
    ● I’ll stick to my guns in this matter. The best option is maintains her opinion.