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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
Correct Answer
To take a difficult task
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1. 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
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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
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Correct Answer: A private end to serve
5. 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
6. 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
7. To leave someone in the lurch
Options
A. To come to compromise with someone
B. Constant source of annoyance to someone
C. To put someone at ease
D. To desert someone in his difficulties
E. None of these
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Correct Answer: To desert someone in his difficulties
8. To play second fiddle
Options
A. To be happy, cheerful and healthy
B. To reduce importance of one's senior
C. To support the role and view of another person
D. To do back seat driving
E. None of these
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Correct Answer: To support the role and view of another person
9. To beg the question
Options
A. To refer to
B. To take for granted
C. To raise objections
D. To be discussed
E. None of these
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Correct Answer: To take for granted
10. A black sheep
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A. An unlucky person
B. A lucky person
C. An ugly person
D. A partner who takes no share of the profits
E. None of these
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Correct Answer: None of these
Explanation:
In the English language, 'Black sheep' is an idiom used to describe an odd or disreputable member of a group, especially within a family.
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