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Directions: Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase given in bold letters.

Work up

  1. Excite

  2. Stop

  3. Deceive

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Work up” means “to rouse” which is a synonym of “excite”. Hence, (1) is the correct answer. 

Directions: Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase given in bold letters.

Take for

  1. Supposed to be

  2. Arrest

  3. Die

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Take for” means “guessed” which is best suitable for “supposed to be”. Hence, (1) is the correct answer.

Directions: Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase given in bold letters.

Look after

  1. See carefully

  2. Snow off

  3. Watch out

  4. Take care of

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

“Look after” means to “attend to” which is a synonym of “take care of”. Hence, (4) is the correct answer.

Directions: Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase given in bold letters.

Let up

  1. Garden

  2. Quarrel

  3. Keep at a distance

  4. Respite

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

“Let up” means “to allow a pause” which is close to the meaning of “respite”. Hence, (4) is the correct answer.

Directions: Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase given in bold letters.

Lay by

  1. Continue

  2. Dejected

  3. Save

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

“Lay by” means “to store something for a rainy day” which is similar “to save”. Hence, (3) is the correct answer.

Directions: Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase given in bold letters.

Run after

  1. Reject

  2. Poor health

  3. Pursue

  4. Succeed

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

“Run after” means to “follow” which is a synonym of “pursue”. Hence, (3) is the correct answer

Directions: Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase given in bold letters.

Cast down

  1. Humble

  2. Ruined

  3. To tale a piece from the whole

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

”Cast down” means “to deject” which is closely conveyed by “humble”. Hence, (1) is the correct answer.

Directions: Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase given in bold letters.

Take off

  1. Come to an end

  2. Remove

  3. Snow of

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Take off” means to “put off” which is a synonym of “remove”. Hence, (1) is the correct answer.

Directions: Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase given in bold letters.

Bring out

  1. Cause to happen

  2. To expose

  3. Recall

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

“Bring out” means “to put before the public” which is identical in meaning “to expose”. Hence, (2) is the correct answer.

Directions: Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase given in bold letters.

Call on

  1. Appeal

  2. Send for help

  3. Go and visit a person

  4. Go and visit a place

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

“Call on” means “to go and meet a person “which is similar to the expression” to go and visit a person“. Hence, (3) is the correct answer.

Directions: Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase given in bold letters.

Look upon

  1. To consider

  2. In search of

  3. Remove

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

“Look upon” means “to think” which is close to the meaning of “to consider”. Hence, (1) is the correct answer.

Directions: Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase given in bold letters.

Drop out

  1. Eradicate

  2. Retire in the midst of doing something

  3. Start suddenly

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

“Drop out” means “to with draw “which closely stands for “to retire in the midst of doing something”. Hence, (2) is the correct answer.

Directions: Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase given in bold letters.

Bear on

  1. Relevant

  2. Quarrel

  3. Require

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

“Bear on” means “to suit” which conveys the same meaning of being “relevant”. Hence (1) is the correct answer.

Directions: Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase given in bold letters.

Blow over

  1. Explode

  2. Ask about

  3. Come to an end

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

“Blow over” means “to pass away” which is conveyed by “ come to an end”. Hence, (3) is the correct answer.

Directions: Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase given in bold letters.

Bear out

  1. Extinguish

  2. Request

  3. Confirm

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

“Bear out” means “to corroborate” which is a synonym of “confirm”. Hence, (3) is the correct answer.

Directions: Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase given in bold letters. Snow down

  1. Poor health

  2. Wasted money

  3. Regarded to be

  4. To defeat

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

“Snow down” means to “force retreat” which means “defeat”. Hence, (4) is the correct answer.

Directions: Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase given in bold letters.

Blow out

  1. Extinguish

  2. Request

  3. In brief

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

“Blow out” means “to put out” which has the same meaning as that of “extinguish”. Hence, (1) is the correct.

Directions: Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase given in bold letters.

Pull off

  1. Succeed

  2. Poor health

  3. Help

  4. Look out

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

“Pull off” means to “carry through successfully” which means to “succeed”. Hence, (1) is the correct answer.

Directions: Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase given in bold letters.

Hand over

  1. Give charge

  2. Appeal

  3. Send for help

  4. take charge

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

“Hand over” means “to deliver change” which stands for “to give charge”. Hence, (1) is the correct answer.

Directions: Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase given in bold letters. Sit up

  1. Support

  2. Rise

  3. Crush

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

“Sit up” means to “remain up” which conveys the meaning of “rise”. Hence, (2) is the correct answer.

Directions: Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase given in bold letters. Turn over

  1. Change

  2. Incite

  3. Criticize

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

“Turnover” means “transference” which is a synonym of “change”. Hence, (1) is the correct answer.

Directions: Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase given in bold letters.

Turn up

  1. Open

  2. Arrive

  3. Instigate

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

”Turn up” means to “come” which is a synonym of “arrive”. Hence, (2) is the correct answer.

Directions: Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase given in bold letters.

Ask after

  1. Respect

  2. Inquire after

  3. Hate

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

“Ask after” means “to make enquiry” which is close to “inquire after”. Hence, (2) is the correct answer.

Directions: Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase given in bold letters. If so be

  1. In case

  2. To pay a short visit

  3. A hypocrite

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

”If so be” means “in case”. Hence, (1) is the correct answer.

Directions: Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase given in bold letters. Back out

  1. Withdraw from

  2. Come to an end

  3. Depend on

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

“Back out” means “not to fulfill” which is conveyed by “with draw from”. Hence, (1) is the correct answer.

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