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- about to fructify
- about to take off
- about to perish
- about to produce results
I am sure they will fight tooth and nail for their rights. (Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the underlined idiom/phrase)
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- with all their might
- without any other weapon
- resorting to violence
- very cowardly
If you give John all your money, you are likely to burn your fingers. (Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the underlined idiom/phrase)
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- be unhappy
- suffer
- be ill
- be happy
The accounts of the murder made her flesh creep. (Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the underlined idiom/phrase)
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- made her cry bitterly
- fill her with horror
- surprised her
- made her sad
Dowry is a burning question of the day. (Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the underlined idiom/phrase)
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- a dying issue
- a widely debated issue
- a relevant issue
- an irrelevant issue
He is leaving the country for good. (Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the underlined idiom/phrase)
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- for a good cause
- for better prospects
- for ever
- for others good
He sold his house for a song. (Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the underlined idiom/phrase)
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- at a premium
- at a discount
- at a reasonable price
- very cheaply
Despite the trust bestowed on the minister, he turned out to be a snake in the grass during the revolution. (Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the underlined idiom/phrase)
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- a secret enemy
- an unforeseen danger
- an unexpected misfortune
- a treacherous person
The matter has been hanging fire for the last many months and must therefore be decided one way or the other. (Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the underlined idiom/phrase)
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- stuck up
- ignore
- going on slowly
- hotly debated
In the armed forces, it is considered a great privilege to die in harness. (Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the underlined idiom/phrase)
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- die on a horse back
- die in the battlefield
- die while still working
- die with honour
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