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8 प्र:Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom.
The youth involved in the accident escaped by the skin of his teeth.
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6495692413e8bde03239b161- 1Barely managed to escapetrue
- 2Very arrogantfalse
- 3Always taking calculated decisionsfalse
- 4Deficiency of fundsfalse
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उत्तर : 1. "Barely managed to escape "
प्र:Select the appropriate idiom that can replace the underlined phrase in the following sentence.
My father’s office is at a close distance from home.
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6499750bcae316dfef83831d- 1from hand to mouthfalse
- 2a part and parcelfalse
- 3at a stone’s throwtrue
- 4at sixes and sevensfalse
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उत्तर : 3. "at a stone’s throw "
व्याख्या :
"At a stone's throw" means at a very short distance.
प्र: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Take exception
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64ca486e9e9013486a8dc7eb- 1appreciatefalse
- 2object totrue
- 3care forfalse
- 4denyfalse
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उत्तर : 2. "object to"
व्याख्या :
The most appropriate meaning of the given idiom is 'Object to'. The definition of it is as follows: Take exception: Disagree with, object to, or to be offended or made angry by something or someone.
प्र: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Breath of fresh air
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64c3ae9d96ae1f48420589e0- 1a peaceful and relaxing placefalse
- 2someone with a pleasant voicefalse
- 3a high-priced and expensive thingfalse
- 4someone or something new and refreshingtrue
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उत्तर : 4. "someone or something new and refreshing"
व्याख्या :
The correct answer is "someone or something new and refreshing". Given Idiom: Breath of fresh air means someone or something that makes a situation feel new, different, and exciting. For example, The beautiful new paint colour is a breath of fresh air for the office.
प्र: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Hit the sack
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6458df4b13eb5908ae4557e0- 1Miss the markfalse
- 2Confirm the targetfalse
- 3Complete the assignmentfalse
- 4Go to sleeptrue
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उत्तर : 4. "Go to sleep"
व्याख्या :
The correct answer is 'went to bed'. To Hit the sack means to go to bed. After the long journey, he hit the sack as soon as he reached home.
प्र: In the following questions, an idiomatic expression and its four meanings are given. Find out the correct meaning of the idiomatic expression.
To be in the doldrums 519 064ec8fb3d928d8b716228725
64ec8fb3d928d8b716228725- 1to be in a tough spotfalse
- 2to be caught lyingfalse
- 3to be caught in a hurricanefalse
- 4to be misunderstoodfalse
- 5to be in low spiritstrue
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उत्तर : 5. "to be in low spirits"
व्याख्या :
The idiom, 'to be in the doldrums' means 'to be depressed, low spirited or sluggish'. The use of the idiom can be seen in the following sentence: Harry has been in the doldrums ever since he lost his job as a print journalist.
प्र: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Rose-coloured glasses
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64b65db62d3130f575354b24- 1a positive outlook on lifetrue
- 2a difficult situationfalse
- 3an outdated attitudefalse
- 4a belief not based on factsfalse
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उत्तर : 1. "a positive outlook on life"
व्याख्या :
The correct answer is- a positive outlook on life. Let's look at the meaning of the given idiom: Rose-coloured glasses- the tendency to see things in a positive light.
प्र: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
One track mind
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64b693a788d5e4f52dd72053- 1thinking of another point of viewfalse
- 2using a well-known pathfalse
- 3always thinking of only one thingtrue
- 4waiting anxiously for somethingfalse
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उत्तर : 3. "always thinking of only one thing"
व्याख्या :
The correct answer is Always thinking of only one thing. Let's look at the meaning of the given idiom: One-track mind: used in reference to a person whose thoughts are preoccupied with one subject or interest.