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- to tie bell to a cat’s neck
- to make a noise
- to be alert of the enemy
- to take lead in danger
English MCQs
The parliamentary inquiry into the Bofors deal did not bring to light any startling facts. (Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the underlined idiom/phrase)
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- prove
- highlight
- probe
- disclose
I cannot conceive of a time when I was without a refrigerator. (Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the underlined idiom/phrase)
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- understand
- give birth
- imagine
- depend
In spite of the immense pressure exerted by the militants, the government has decided not to give in. (Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the underlined idiom/phrase)
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- yield
- confirm
- oblige
- accede
We should give a wide berth to bad characters. (Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the underlined idiom/phrase)
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- give publicity to
- publicly condemn
- keep away from
- not sympathize with
The clerk wiped the nose of his employer by submitting a false bill and was dismissed from his job. (Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the underlined idiom/phrase)
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- cleaned the nose
- cheated
- abused
- slapped
His friends let him down. (Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the underlined idiom/phrase)
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- succeeded
- comforted
- stood by
- failed
I felt like a fish out of water among all those business tycoons. (Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the underlined idiom/phrase)
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- troubled
- stupid
- inferior
- uncomfortable
The thief took to his heels when he saw a policeman on the beat. (Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the underlined idiom/phrase)
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- had some pain in his heels
- ran away from the scene
- could not decide what to do
- confronted the policeman
Mohan always keeps himself to himself. (Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the underlined idiom/phrase)
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- is unsociable
- is selfish
- is too busy
- does not take sides
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