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"To pull one's socks up"

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"To lose face"

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Man of letters

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Order of the day

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Latin and Greek

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Leave no stone unturned

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List I (Idiom)	List II (Meaning)
A. To be in doldrums	I. Sounds familiar
B. Call it a day	II. To face a risk
C. Rings a bell	III. To be in a low spirit
D. To bell the cat	IV. To quit work and go home

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Match the Idiom in List I with its meaning in List II

List I (Idioms)	List II (Meanings)
A. Turn a blind eye	I. To avoid talking about what is important
B. Beat around the bush	II. To refuse to acknowledge a known truth
C. Spill the beans	III. Being very happy
D. On cloud nine	IV. To reveal secret information

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Match the Idiom in List I with its meaning in List II

List I (Idiom)	List II (Meaning)
A. A black sheep	I. Not as easy as it appears to be
B. Hue and cry	II. Being a disgrace for the family
C. Easier said than done	III. Make an extra effort
D. Go the extra mile	IV. A great noise

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Match the Idiom in List I with its meaning in List II

List I (Idiom)	List II (Meaning)
A. In a nutshell	I. Being angry about something
B. Up in arms	II. It's upto you
C. The ball is in your court	III. In a short, clear way
D. Turn a deaf ear	IV. To ignore what someone is saying

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From the given options choose the word that most clearly explains the idiom-

"To smell a Rat"

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"To fight tooth and nail"

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has gone down the drain.

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List A	List B
A. Once in a blue moon	I. To transform oneself into a better person
B. To turn over a new leaf	II. Probable
C. On the cards	III. On rare occasions
D. To plough the sand	IV. To work in vain

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From the given options, select the word which correctly explains the expression:

To be a white elephant

(1) Very huge item

(2) Fair investment

(3) Expensive and useless possession

(4) Waste material

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To take to one's heels

(1) To walk with a limp

(2) To run away

(3) To march forward with fear

(4) To hop and jump in play

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A bolt from the blue

(1) An unexpected and sudden event

(2) A delayed event

(3) A very pleasant but bluish event

(4) Long attainted event

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Rain cats and dogs

(1) Rain very heavily

(2) Troublesome life in poverty

(3) Cats and dogs jump down to play together in the rain

(4) Rain very lightly

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"To be at sixes and sevens"

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"Once in a blue moon"

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'A wild goose chase'

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'To burn a hole in the pocket'.

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Take to task

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By fits and starts

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To feather one's nest

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To strain every nerve

Match the Idioms given in List I with their meaning in List II

List I (Idiom)	List II (Meaning)
A. Above all	I. Aimlessly
B. At random	II. Very short distance
C. At a loose end	III. Most important
D. At a stone's throw	IV. Leisure and free time

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Match the Idioms given in List I with their meaning in List II

List I (Idiom)	List II (Meaning)
A. Birds of same feather flock together	I. Moving from one great trouble to another trouble
B. Fish out of water	II. Living in difficult & troubled times
C. Don't count your chickens before they hatch	III. Like-minded people stay together
D. From frying pan to fire	IV. Over-optimism is dangerous

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Match the Idioms given in List I with their meaning in List II

List I (Idiom)	List II (Meaning)
A. Come out with flying colours	I. Become prominent and popular
B. Cry over spilt milk	II. Repent after a loss due to carelessness
C. Fair weather friend	III. Someone who is untrue and only pretends to be a friend
D. In the limelight	IV. Huge Success

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Complete the Expression by matching the part given in List I with the part given in List II

List I	List II
A. Honesty	I. makes waste
B. Haste	II. is better than cure
C. Prevention	III. is the best medicine
D. Laughter	IV. is the best policy

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