Vocabulary

Idioms

Medium

The idiom "a gentleman at large" means :

a man in the crowd

a man without a job

a man who runs around

a man who is generous

✅ Correct Option: 2

The idiom "a gentleman at large" means a man without a job.

The phrase "a gentleman at large" traditionally refers to someone who is not employed in any specific occupation or profession. It often suggests a person of some social standing who doesn't have regular employment but has enough means to maintain their lifestyle and social position.

Hence, the correct answer is Option 2.

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LIST-I		LIST-II
A.	Be at loggerhead	I.	very soon
B.	In a jiffy	II.	to disagree strongly with each other
C.	To double cross	III.	hard pressed
D.	At a pinch	IV.	to cheat

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Where discipline is concerned, I put my foot down.

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JIPMAT 2021

In this question, four options are given for the idiom underlined in the sentence.

For his alleged involvement in espionage, he is under a cloud these days.

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JIPMAT 2021

In the following sentence, an idiom is underlined and is followed by four options of the words. Select from the options, the one which is nearest to the underlined idiom.

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The idiom "a gentleman at large" means :

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