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To have an axe to grind
Options
A. A private end to serve
B. To fail to arouse interest
C. To have no result
D. To work for both sides
E. None of these
Correct Answer
A private end to serve
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1. To drive home
Options
A. To find one's roots
B. To return to place of rest
C. Back to original position
D. To emphasise
E. None of these
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Correct Answer: To emphasise
2. To catch a tartar
Options
A. To trap wanted criminal with great difficulty
B. To catch a dangerous person
C. To meet with disaster
D. To deal with a person who is more than one's match
E. None of these
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Correct Answer: To catch a dangerous person
3. To keeps one's temper
Options
A. To become hungry
B. To be in good mood
C. To preserve ones energy
D. To be aloof from
E. None of these
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Correct Answer: To be in good mood
4. To make clean breast of
Options
A. To gain prominence
B. To praise oneself
C. To confess without of reserve
D. To destroy before it blooms
E. None of these
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Correct Answer: To confess without of reserve
5. His behaviour is so unpredictable that he ......
Options
A. never depends upon others for getting his work done
B. is seldom trusted by others
C. always finds it difficult to keep his word
D. always insists on getting the work completed on time
E. seldom trusts others as far as the work schedule is concerned
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Correct Answer: is seldom trusted by others
6. To cry wolf
Options
A. To listen eagerly
B. To give false alarm
C. To turn pale
D. To keep off starvation
E. None of these
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Correct Answer: To give false alarm
7. To end in smoke
Options
A. To make completely understand
B. To ruin oneself
C. To excite great applause
D. To overcome someone
E. None of these
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Correct Answer: To ruin oneself
8. To be above board
Options
A. To have a good height
B. To be honest in any business deal
C. They have no debts
D. To try to be beautiful
E. None of these
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Correct Answer: To be honest in any business deal
9. To put one's hand to plough
Options
A. To take up agricultural farming
B. To take a difficult task
C. To get entangled into unnecessary things
D. Take interest in technical work
E. None of these
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Correct Answer: To take a difficult task
10. To pick holes
Options
A. To find some reason to quarrel
B. To destroy something
C. To criticise someone
D. To cut some part of an item
E. None of these
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Correct Answer: To criticise someone
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