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Idioms & Phrases

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Question 831. He knows how to break in horses.
  1.    tend
  2.    train
  3.    force
  4.    rear
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> train
Answer: (b)break in : to train somebody/ something in something new that he must do. The young horse was not yet broken in (trained to carry a rider). The best option is train
Question 832. Sheila’s tall tales have no meaning.
  1.    greed
  2.    boasting
  3.    pride
  4.    jealousy
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Answer: Option B. -> boasting
Answer: (b)tall tales : something that a person talks about in a very proud way ; boasting. My uncle claims that he was raised in a drainage ditch, but it’s just another of his tall tales. The best option is boasting
Question 833. I stirred the hornet’s nest by my honest statement.
  1.    caused anger in many people
  2.    stopped people criticizing someone
  3.    acted with energy and interest
  4.    responded to criticism angrily
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Answer: Option A. -> caused anger in many people
Answer: (a)stir the hornets’ nest : a difficult situation in which a lot of people get very angry. His letter to the papers stirred up a real hornets’ nest. The best option is caused anger in many people
Question 834. Despite the highs and lows, life tends to average itself out.
  1.    be unvarying
  2.    show equal value
  3.    get compatible
  4.    balance itself
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Answer: Option D. -> balance itself
Answer: (d)average out : to balance ; to result in an average amount over a period of time. Sometimes I pay, sometimes he pays; it seems to average out our budget. The best option is balance itself
Question 835. The judge declared the agreement null and void.
  1.    annulled
  2.    unavoidable
  3.    not binding
  4.    empty
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Answer: Option C. -> not binding
Answer: (c)null and Void : having no legal force ; not valid The contract was declared null and void. The best option is not binding
Question 836. We should bury the hatchet and become friends.
  1.    influence friends
  2.    make peace
  3.    keep a secret
  4.    obtain
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> make peace
Answer: (b)bury the hatchet : to stop being unfriendly and become friends again After not speaking to each other for years, the two brothers decided to bury the hatchet. The best option is make peace
Question 837. On second thoughts she refused to accept his invitation.
  1.    reviewing leisurely
  2.    moral grounds
  3.    seeing his brashness
  4.    on reconsidering
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Answer: Option D. -> on reconsidering
Answer: (d)on second thoughts : used to say that you have changed your opinion You’re not having second thoughts about it, are you ? The best option is reconsidering
Question 838. The bridge gave way under the heavy weight.
  1.    endured
  2.    withstood
  3.    stooped
  4.    collapsed
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Answer: Option D. -> collapsed
Answer: (d)give way : to break or fall down ; collapse. The pillars gave way and a section of the roof collapsed. The best option is collapsed
Question 839. His plan was so complicated that it floored his listeners.
  1.    annoyed
  2.    entertained
  3.    puzzled
  4.    encouraged
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Answer: Option C. -> puzzled
Answer: (c)floor : to surprise or confuse somebody so that he may not sure what to say or do; puzzle His reply completely floored me. The best option is puzzled
Question 840. He has a very nice manner, but you would better take what he says with a grain of salt.
  1.    to criticise
  2.    to talk sensibly
  3.    to complement
  4.    to listen to something with considerable doubt
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> to listen to something with considerable doubt
Answer: (d)

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