Idioms and Phrases


  1. Put up with someone/something









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    To put up with someone/something is to tolerate calmly. Usage: 'we have to put up with bad roads in the city'.

    Correct Option: A

    To put up with someone/something is to tolerate calmly. Usage: 'we have to put up with bad roads in the city'.


  1. Make up









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    Usage: Students often makeup unbelievable tales to escape punishment.

    Correct Option: B

    Usage: Students often makeup unbelievable tales to escape punishment.



  1. Give away









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    To give away is to give something for free or to betray someone by revealing information or to disclose something by mistake. Usage: 'Incoherent speech gave the driver away and was booked for drunken driving'.

    Correct Option: D

    To give away is to give something for free or to betray someone by revealing information or to disclose something by mistake. Usage: 'Incoherent speech gave the driver away and was booked for drunken driving'.


  1. Cut back









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    To cut back is to reduce something. For example, 'You must cut back on spending on eating out'.

    Correct Option: A

    To cut back is to reduce something. For example, 'You must cut back on spending on eating out'.



  1. Look down on someone









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    To look down on/upon someone is to consider/regard or treat them as inferior.

    Correct Option: C

    To look down on/upon someone is to consider/regard or treat them as inferior.