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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
Correct Answer
To desert someone in his difficulties
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1. 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
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
8. A black sheep
Options
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.
9. A man of straw
Options
A. A man of no substance
B. A very active person
C. A worthy fellow
D. An unreasonable person
E. None of these
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Correct Answer: A man of no substance
10. To smell a rat
Options
A. To see signs of plague epidemic
B. To get bad small of a bad dead rat
C. To suspect foul dealings
D. To be in a bad mood
E. None of these
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Correct Answer: To suspect foul dealings
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