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Question
He has built a big business empire by his
sharp practices
.
Options
A. extreme hard work
B. keen business skills
C. dishonest dealings
D. sharp intelligence
Correct Answer
dishonest dealings
Idioms and Phrases problems
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1. The dacoit murdered the man
in cold blood.
Options
A. coldly
B. boldly
C. ruthlessly
D. deliberately
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Correct Answer: ruthlessly
2. I requested him to
put in a word for me
.
Options
A. introduce
B. assist
C. support
D. recommend
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Correct Answer: recommend
3. The old man was
cut to the quick
when his rich son refused to recognise him.
Options
A. surprised
B. hurt intensely
C. annoyed
D. irritated
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Correct Answer: hurt intensely
4. Turban is in
vogue
in some communities.
Options
A. in fashion
B. out of use
C. vaguely used
D. never used
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Correct Answer: in fashion
5. We should
give a wide berth
to bad characters.
Options
A. give publicity to
B. publicly condemn
C. keep away from
D. not sympathise with
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Correct Answer: keep away from
6. The secretary and the treasurer are
hand in glove
with each other.
Options
A. very good friends
B. constantly fighting
C. associates in some action
D. suspicious of each other
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Correct Answer: very good friends
7. He never liked the idea of keeping his wife
under his thumb
and so he let her do what she liked.
Options
A. Pressed down
B. Unduly under control
C. Below his thumb
D. Under tyrannical conditions.
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Correct Answer: Unduly under control
8. It is time that professors came down from their
ivory towers
and studied the real needs of the students.
Options
A. Detachment and seclusion
B. A tower made of ivory
C. Prison
D. Dream lands
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Correct Answer: Detachment and seclusion
9. You have to be
a cool customer
and be patient if you want to get the best buys.
Options
A. Be calm and not be excitable
B. Have a cool head
C. Be uncommunicative
D. Be choosy
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Correct Answer: Be calm and not be excitable
10. There was no opposition to the new policy by the
rank and file
of the Government.
Options
A. the official machinery
B. the ordinary members
C. the majority
D. the cabinet ministers
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Correct Answer: the ordinary members
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