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  • 1. 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
  • Discuss
  • 2. 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
  • Discuss
  • 3. 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
  • Discuss
  • 4. 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
  • Discuss
  • 5. 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
  • Discuss
  • 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
  • Discuss
  • 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
  • Discuss
  • 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
  • Discuss
  • 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
  • Discuss
  • 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
  • Discuss

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