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QUESTION 131
Choose the option that best explains the given idiom : “At sixes and sevens”
  • C in confusion
  • D at an allocated time
  • A at a certain position
  • B during infancy
Answer: 'At sixes and sevens' muhavare ka matlab hota hai 'asth-vyasth' ya 'uljhan ki sthiti mein hona'.
QUESTION 132
Give meaning of Idiom At loggerheads
  • D None of these
  • C to be at strife
  • A very happy together
  • B in difficulty
Answer: 'At loggerheads' ka matlab hai 'kisi baat par tez vivaad ya asahmati mein hona'. 'To be at strife' ka bhi yahi arth hai.
QUESTION 133
Funny how you can get a bee in your bonnet about the most unlikely matters -
  • C speak succinctly
  • D stay up
  • A go wild
  • B obsessed with an idea
Answer: 'To have a bee in your bonnet' ka matlab hai 'kisi ek vichaar ya baat ke baare mein junooni ho jaana' aur lagatar usi ke baare mein sochna ya baat karna.
QUESTION 134
In the sentence given below, the underlined phrasal verb means:You should allow for delays when planning a journey.
  • B exclude something in a plan or calculation
  • C include something in a plan or calculation
  • A withdraw your plans and proposals
  • D to make a mathematical total
Answer: Phrasal verb 'allow for' ka matlab hota hai 'kisi cheez ko apni yojna ya ganana mein shamil karna' ya 'uske liye jagah rakhna'.
QUESTION 135
Fill in the blank with the correct phrasal verb :She ___ the orphan as her own child.
  • D brought in
  • B brought up
  • A brought out
  • C brought about
Answer: Phrasal verb 'brought up' (bring up ka past tense) ka matlab hota hai 'paalan-poshan karna'.
QUESTION 136
Give meaning of idiom At one’s wit’s end
  • A Perplexed
  • B Clear up
  • C Explain
  • D Enlighten
Answer: 'At one's wit's end' ka matlab hai 'bahut pareshan ya hairan hona', aisi sthiti mein hona jab samajh na aaye ki aage kya karein. 'Perplexed' ka bhi yahi matlab hai.
QUESTION 137
Choose the correct phrasal verb to fill in the blank:We must _____ expenses, or we’ll be getting into debt.
  • A cut off
  • B cut upon
  • C cut in
  • D cut down
Answer: Phrasal verb 'cut down' ka matlab hota hai 'kisi cheez ki maatra mein kami karna' ya 'katauti karna'. Is vakya mein, kharchon mein katauti karne ki baat ho rahi hai.
QUESTION 138
I shall write ............ know the reasons of your not coming to Ajmer -
  • A home in
  • C In lieu of
  • B as to
  • D With reference to
Answer: Phrase 'as to' ka upyog 'ke baare mein' ya 'ke sambandh mein' ke arth mein kiya jaata hai. 'I shall write as to know the reasons...' ka matlab hai 'Main karan janne ke sambandh mein likhunga...'
QUESTION 139
Choose the option that best explains the underlined idiom/phrase: The teacher always played the devil’s advocate to provoke discussion in the classroom.
  • D Embarassed the female students
  • C Be on the side of the administration
  • A Favour the weak
  • B Present a counter argument
Answer: 'To play the devil's advocate' ka matlab hai 'jaanbujhkar vipaksh mein tark dena' taaki kisi mudde ke sabhi pehluon par charcha ho sake.
QUESTION 140
Give meaning of Idiom : Cry Wolf
  • B To refer to
  • A To give false alarm
  • C To emphasise
  • D To have no result
Answer: 'Cry wolf' muhavara us kahani se aata hai jisme ek ladka baar-baar 'bhediya aaya' chilla kar jhootha alarm deta hai. Iska matlab hai 'jhoothi chetavni dena'.