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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 as your answer.

  1. Reena is a kind of person who wears her heart on her sleeve.








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    wears her heart on her sleeve : to allow your feelings to be seen by other people
    ● As she wears her heart on her sleeve, it is easy to hurt her feelings. The best option is expresses her emotions freely.

    Correct Option: A

    wears her heart on her sleeve : to allow your feelings to be seen by other people
    ● As she wears her heart on her sleeve, it is easy to hurt her feelings. The best option is expresses her emotions freely.

  1. He decided to bury the hatchet.








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    bury the hatchet : to stop being unfriendly and become friends again
    ● Let’s stop arguing and bury the hatchet. The best option is to make peace.

    Correct Option: B

    bury the hatchet : to stop being unfriendly and become friends again
    ● Let’s stop arguing and bury the hatchet. The best option is to make peace.

  1. Nowadays, one gets good literary books once in a blue moon.








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    once in a blue moon : very rarely
    ● You are seen only once in a blue moon. The best option is rarely.

    Correct Option: D

    once in a blue moon : very rarely
    ● You are seen only once in a blue moon. The best option is rarely.

  1. If you develop friendship with an individual you must stand by him through thick and thin.








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    through thick and thin : even when there are problems/ difficulties
    ● We’ve been together through thick and thin and we won’t hurt each other in future too. The best option is under all circumstances

    Correct Option: B

    through thick and thin : even when there are problems/ difficulties
    ● We’ve been together through thick and thin and we won’t hurt each other in future too. The best option is under all circumstances

  1. He will certainly come to grief if he does not leave his present friends.








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    come to grief: suffer
    ● In the end, he came to grief because he did not follow instructions. The best option is suffer.

    Correct Option: C

    come to grief: suffer
    ● In the end, he came to grief because he did not follow instructions. The best option is suffer.