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4751.

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ Invent cock and bull stories

A. Delightful fables
B. Eco-friendly accounts
C. Absurd and unlikely stories
D. Credible tales
Answer» D. Credible tales
4752.

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ Button her lip

A. Tell us more
B. Stop talking
C. Invite us too
D. Enjoy herself
Answer» C. Invite us too
4753.

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ Evening of life

A. Old age
B. A party
C. Holiday
D. None of these
Answer» B. A party
4754.

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ To be in a fix

A. In pain
B. In distress
C. Depressed
D. In a difficult situation
Answer» E.
4755.

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ To break the ice

A. Made people angry
B. Made people laugh
C. Made people excited
D. Made people relaxed and comfortable
Answer» E.
4756.

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ With one voice

A. By one man
B. By one community
C. Unanimously
D. In disharmony
Answer» D. In disharmony
4757.

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ To keep in abeyance

A. In a state of permanence
B. In a state of emergency
C. In a state of suspension
D. In a state of revision
Answer» D. In a state of revision
4758.

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ Pale into insignificance

A. Seemed less important
B. Was less exciting
C. Was less hectic
D. Was dull and pale
Answer» B. Was less exciting
4759.

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ For keeps

A. Himself
B. Away
C. Forever
D. Hid
Answer» D. Hid
4760.

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ Hope against hope

A. Think wishfully from time to time
B. Hoped with good reason
C. Nurture an impossible hope
D. Pretend to hope
Answer» D. Pretend to hope
4761.

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ Drag one's feet

A. Make something more complicated
B. Expedite
C. Be reluctant to act
D. Stop working
Answer» D. Stop working
4762.

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ Beggar description

A. Cannot be described
B. Something described by a beggar
C. A poor account of something
D. A description of a beggar
Answer» B. Something described by a beggar
4763.

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ Blow one's own trumpet

A. Play some music
B. Surprise oneself
C. Praise oneself
D. Condone oneself
Answer» D. Condone oneself
4764.

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ Beyond the pale

A. Unreasonable or unacceptable
B. Beyond redemption
C. Full of rhetoric
D. Distasteful
Answer» B. Beyond redemption
4765.

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ Cheek by jowl

A. Very close together
B. Arguing
C. Teasing one another
D. Avoiding one another
Answer» B. Arguing
4766.

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ In the blues

A. Cheerless and depressed
B. Violent and angry
C. Wearing blue badges
D. Singing sad songs
Answer» B. Violent and angry
4767.

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ Cap in hand

A. Defiant
B. Screaming
C. Well behaved
D. In a respectful manner
Answer» E.
4768.

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ Catch a tartar

A. To catch a dangerous person
B. To deal with a person who is more than one's match
C. To trap a wanted criminal with great difficulty
D. To live carefully and cautiously
Answer» C. To trap a wanted criminal with great difficulty
4769.

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ Carry the ball

A. Decorate the ball
B. Be in charge
C. Take the decision
D. Be the hostess
Answer» C. Take the decision
4770.

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phraseand click the button corresponding to it.Turned down

A. Subject
B. Object
C. Reject
D. Deject
Answer» D. Deject
4771.

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.Couch potato

A. An old person who has old­fashioned ideas.
B. A person who prefers to watch television.
C. A person who does not seem very friendly.
D. Someone who stays calm and does not show their emotions.
Answer» C. A person who does not seem very friendly.
4772.

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ Cat­nap

A. Rest
B. Fitful sleep
C. Long sleep
D. Short sleep
Answer» E.
4773.

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ Pull together

A. Become friends
B. Work harmoniously
C. Be successful
D. Live happily
Answer» C. Be successful
4774.

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ To pull a long face

A. Looked happily
B. Looked surprised
C. Looked sad
D. Looked calm
Answer» D. Looked calm
4775.

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ Fit her like a glove.

A. Too large
B. Too shabby
C. Too tight
D. Perfectly
Answer» E.
4776.

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ Fair - weather friend

A. Honest only when easy and convenient
B. Truthful only when easy and convenient
C. Supports only when easy and convenient
D. Temporary only when easy and convenient
Answer» D. Temporary only when easy and convenient
4777.

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ Be down with

A. Suffering from
B. In grief with
C. In pain with
D. Aching with
Answer» B. In grief with
4778.

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ She sank back with a mourn of pain

A. morn
B. mourne
C. moan
D. No improvement
Answer» D. No improvement
4779.

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ They told me that they had build a new house.

A. have built
B. have build
C. had built
D. No improvement
Answer» D. No improvement
4780.

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ One should exercise their right to vote

A. his
B. our
C. one’s
D. No improvement
Answer» E.
4781.

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ She angrily broke up the letter.

A. tore up
B. break in
C. teared up
D. No improvement
Answer» B. break in
4782.

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ Government officials keep throwing the buck to others.

A. giving
B. passing
C. donating
D. No improvement
Answer» C. donating
4783.

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ Scot free

A. Unlimited
B. Unpunished
C. To freedom
D. Unrepentant
Answer» C. To freedom
4784.

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ Selling like hot cakes

A. To have a good season
B. To become as planned
C. To have a very slow sale
D. To have a very good sale
Answer» E.
4785.

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ To bury the hatchet

A. To make peace
B. To dig the ground
C. To negotiate
D. To make war
Answer» B. To dig the ground
4786.

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phraseand click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ Fish out of water

A. Dehydrated
B. Comfortable position
C. An uncomfortable position
D. Fish in an aquarium
Answer» D. Fish in an aquarium
4787.

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phraseand click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ Once in a blue moon

A. Very rarely
B. Common
C. Predictable
D. Ordinary
Answer» B. Common
4788.

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phraseand click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ Pros and Cons

A. Professionals
B. Con artists
C. Professionals and con artists
D. Advantages and disadvantages
Answer» E.
4789.

In each of the following question, find out which part has an error. Mohan is one of those boys

A. / who has expressed
B. / willingness for joining
C. / the educational tour.
D. No error
Answer» B. / willingness for joining
4790.

In each of the following question, find out which part has an error. The police have

A. /arrested the thief
B. /who broke into my house
C. / last night
D. No Error
Answer» E.
4791.

In each of the following question, find out which part has an error. The man who

A. /they thought to be
B. /a gentleman turned out
C. /to be a rougue
D. No error
Answer» D. No error
4792.

In each of the following question, find out which part has an error. I told him on his face

A. /that he could not hope
B. / to pass the stringent
C. / Medical examination of the Service Selection Board
D. No error
Answer» B. / to pass the stringent
4793.

In each of the following question, find out which part has an error. I may spend

A. / this summer vacations
B. / with one of my friends
C. / in the back water of Kerala
D. No error
Answer» B. / with one of my friends
4794.

In each of the following choose the word most nearly opposite in meaning to the word given in capitals._x005F_x000D_ “WANE”

A. Widen
B. Poor
C. Swell
D. Tight
Answer» B. Poor
4795.

In each of the following choose the word most similar in meaning to the word given in capitals._x005F_x000D_ “ABJURE”

A. Renounce
B. Run off secretly
C. Abide
D. Discuss
Answer» B. Run off secretly
4796.

In each of the following choose the word most similar in meaning to the word given in capitals._x005F_x000D_ “ESTRANGE”

A. Endanger
B. To become puzzling
C. Miscalculate
D. Alienate
Answer» E.
4797.

In each of the following choose the word most similar in meaning to the word given in capitals._x005F_x000D_ “MEDDLE’

A. Disregard
B. Overlook
C. Interfere
D. Free
Answer» D. Free
4798.

In each of the following choose the word most nearly opposite in meaning to the word given in capitals._x005F_x000D_ “DEROGATORY”

A. Conferred
B. Immediate
C. Praising
D. Private
Answer» D. Private
4799.

In a certain code language, "PUNISHED" is written as "288" and "TAILOR" is written as "225". How is "RELEASED" written in that code language?

A. 207
B. 237
C. 225
D. 243
Answer» B. 237
4800.

Improve the given sentence if necessary._x005F_x000D_ This scooter is not efficient as it used to be; instead it is still a very useful machine.

A. similarly
B. further more
C. nevertheless
D. No improvement
Answer» D. No improvement