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QUESTION 161
Choose the option that best explains the underlined idioms/phrase:Have a midas touch means:
  • B To be a good middleman
  • A Ability to succeed in everything
  • C Act patiently
  • D Accept defeat gracefully
Answer: 'Midas touch' ka matlab hota hai kisi bhi kaam mein safal hone ki kshamta, ya 'jis cheez ko haath lagao woh sona ban jaaye'. Yeh Raja Midas ki kahani se liya gaya hai.
QUESTION 162
Choose the correct option that expresses the meaning of the underlined idiom – They have been at daggers drawn for weeks over their distribution of ancestral property.
  • D to live calmly
  • B to live separately
  • A be bitterly hostile towards each other
  • C not on talking terms
Answer: 'At daggers drawn' ka matlab hai 'ek doosre ke kattar dushman hona' ya 'khuli dushmani hona'.
QUESTION 163
Identify the most appropriate idiom which can replace the underlined words:Rohit has the reputation of complicating and confusing things when any issue is raised in the meeting.
  • D in complete shambles
  • B as clear as mud
  • C muddying the waters
  • A got our wires crossed
Answer: 'Muddying the waters' ka matlab hai 'sthiti ko aur uljhana' ya 'mamle ko jatil bana dena'.
QUESTION 164
He was ......... crying -
  • D with reference to
  • C on the ground of
  • B on the point of
  • A on the part of
Answer: 'On the point of' ka matlab hota hai 'koi kaam karne hi wala hona'. 'He was on the point of crying' ka arth hai 'Vah rone hi wala tha'.
QUESTION 165
The meaning of the idiom ‘to harp on the same string’ is :
  • A to entertain everyone.
  • D to play a musical instrument.
  • B to use a single string on the violin.
  • C to dwell tediously on the same subject.
Answer: Is muhavare ka matlab hai 'ek hi baat ki ratt lagaye rakhna' ya 'ek hi vishay par baar-baar ubaau dhang se baat karna'.
QUESTION 166
Choose the most appropriate word to complete the given sentence:When are you bringing ____ the next issue of your journal?
  • A of
  • D off
  • B up
  • C out
Answer: Phrasal verb 'bring out' ka matlab hota hai 'kuch publish karna' ya 'bazaar mein laana'. Isliye yahan journal ke agle issue ko 'bring out' karne ki baat ho rahi hai.
QUESTION 167
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate idiom.You should have seen the state he was in before his interview. He was as anxious as _______.
  • C a dare devil
  • A a cool cucumber
  • B a cat on a hot tin roof
  • D a copy cat
Answer: Idiom 'a cat on a hot tin roof' ka matlab hai 'bahut zyada bechain ya chintit hona'. 'A cool cucumber' iska vipreet hai, jiska matlab 'shaant' hota hai.
QUESTION 168
directions: For each of the following sentences four alternatives are given. You are required to choose the correct meaning of the idiom or phrase given underlined in the sentence. To go overboard
  • C To do too much of something
  • D Once in a life-time
  • B To encourage someone in his bad times
  • A To tell people about someone’s secrets
Answer: 'To go overboard' ka matlab hai 'kisi kaam ko hadd se zyada karna' ya 'ati kar dena'.
QUESTION 169
Choose the meaning of the underlined phrase or idiom – She played ducks and drakes with her money.
  • B did not spend
  • D spent lavishly
  • C borrowed
  • A lent
Answer: 'To play ducks and drakes with' ka matlab hai 'paise ko laparvahi se ya fuzul mein kharch karna'. 'Spent lavishly' ka bhi yahi arth hai.
QUESTION 170
Fill in the blank using the correct phrasal verb. The management ______ the demands of the workers.
  • D acceded on
  • A acceded to
  • C acceded at
  • B acceded by
Answer: 'Accede to' ek phrasal verb hai jiska matlab hota hai 'kisi maang ya anurodh ko sweekar kar lena' ya 'uspar sehmat ho jaana'.