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Question
When he tells stories about himself, he is inclined to
draw the long bow
.
Options
A. understate
B. get emotional
C. exaggerate
D. get excited
Correct Answer
exaggerate
Idioms and Phrases problems
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1. This regular absenteeism is a
bad business
since on work is being completed.
Options
A. Bad for business
B. Non-business like
C. An unfortunate event
D. Creating ill-will
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Correct Answer: An unfortunate event
2. The question of abolition of private property is still
a moot point
.
Options
A. undecided
B. uncertain
C. unknown
D. not clear
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Correct Answer: undecided
3. There is
no love lost
between two neighbours.
Options
A. close friendship
B. cool indifference
C. intense dislike
D. a love hate relationship
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Correct Answer: intense dislike
4. I cannot get along with a man who
plays fast and loose
.
Options
A. behaves in an unreliable and insincere way
B. has a loose tongue
C. lives a life of ease and luxury
D. does not know how to behave himself
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Correct Answer: behaves in an unreliable and insincere way
5. I felt that it was a
tall order
to expect Monisha to go home alone at twelve in the night.
Options
A. Difficult
B. Too much
C. Customary
D. Simple
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Correct Answer: Too much
6. Vikram said that he has got a problem to
square up
with the manager.
Options
A. consider
B. discuss
C. settle
D. workout
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Correct Answer: settle
7. Although both the parents are running the show for the last ten years but their business is now
on its last legs
.
Options
A. About to fructify
B. About to perish
C. About to produce results
D. About to take off
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Correct Answer: About to perish
8. The time is running out, you must
look sharp
.
Options
A. be careful
B. make haste
C. be punctual
D. be sensible
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Correct Answer: make haste
9. He is in the habit of
throwing dust in his superiors
eyes
Options
A. To put sand into eyes
B. To make blind
C. To deceive
D. To show false things
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Correct Answer: To deceive
10. In modern democratic societies
lynch law
seems to have become the spheres of life.
Options
A. law of the mob
B. law of the underworld
C. law of the constitution
D. law of the parliament
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Correct Answer: law of the mob
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