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- Question
Choose the word that best defines the given phrases:- To get into hot waters
Options- A. To be impatient
- B. To suffer a huge financial loss
- C. To get into trouble
- D. To be in a confused state of mind
- Correct Answer
- To get into trouble
ExplanationTo get into hot waters means to get into trouble. Example: The young boy got into hot water with his parents when he had a fight at school.
- 1. Choose the word that best defines the given phrases:- To throw up the sponge
Options- A. To surrender or give up a contest
- B. To offer a challenge
- C. To become utterly disappointed
- D. To maintain grit and enthusiasm until the end Discuss
- 2. Choose the word that best defines the given phrases:- To talk through one?s hat
Options- A. To speak fluently
- B. To talk nonsense
- C. To talk wisdom
- D. To speak at random Discuss
- 3. Choose the word that best defines the given phrases:- To hold something in leash
Options- A. To restrain
- B. To disappoint
- C. To dismiss
- D. To discourage Discuss
- 4. Choose the word which is nearly opposite in meaning to the given word:- Sceptic
Options- A. Cryptic
- B. Believer
- C. Support
- D. Eminent Discuss
- 5. Choose the word which is nearly opposite in meaning to the given word:- Acrimonious
Options- A. Legal
- B. Severe
- C. Cursive
- D. Harmonious Discuss
- 6. Choose the correctly spelt word:-
Options- A. Dolorous
- B. Dolurous
- C. Doloreus
- D. Delorious Discuss
- 7. Choose the correctly spelt word:-
Options- A. Condiut
- B. Conduit
- C. Connduit
- D. Condeut Discuss
- 8. Choose the correctly spelt word:-
Options- A. Gragarious
- B. Gragerious
- C. Gregarious
- D. Grigareous Discuss
- 9. Choose the correctly spelt word:-
Options- A. Intrensic
- B. Intrinsic
- C. Entrensic
- D. Entrinsec Discuss
- 10. Which word or words explains the meaning of the following idioms:- To flog a dead horse
Options- A. To act in a foolish way
- B. To waste one?s efforts
- C. To revive interest in an old subject
- D. To revive old memories Discuss
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Correct Answer: To surrender or give up a contest
Explanation:
To throw up the sponge means to give up a contest or to acknowledge defeat or surrender
Correct Answer: To talk nonsense
Explanation:
To talk through one?s hat means to say foolish things i.e. to talk nonsense.
Correct Answer: To restrain
Explanation:
To hold something in leash means to control and ?to restrain? also means to control
Correct Answer: Believer
Explanation:
Sceptic means doubterCryptic means mysteriousBeliever means who believes in the truthwhich is nearly opposite in meaning to ScepticEminent means prestigious
Correct Answer: Harmonious
Explanation:
Acrimonious means angry (typically of speech or discussion)Legal means relating to lawSevere means extremeCursive means written with the letters joinedHarmonious means sweet-soundingwhichis nearly opposite meaning to Acrimonious
Correct Answer: Dolorous
Explanation:
Dolorous is correctly spelt which means feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress.
Correct Answer: Conduit
Explanation:
Conduit is correctly spelt which means a channel for conveying water or other fluid.
Correct Answer: Gregarious
Explanation:
Gregarious is spelt correctly which means sociable.
Correct Answer: Intrinsic
Explanation:
Intrinsic is spelt correctly which means essential.
Correct Answer: To waste one?s efforts
Explanation:
To flog a dead horse means to waste effort on something when there is no chance of succeeding.
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