PrepBharat

1. To have brush with
a) To start painting
b) To have good and pleasing terms
c) To be impressed
d) To have a slight encounter

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2. To set the people by ears
a) To box the people
b) To insult and disgrace the people
c) To punish heavily
d) To excite people to a quarrel

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3. To draw the long bow
a) To over-estimate oneself
b) To put up high demands
c) To demand a very high price
d) To make an exaggerated statement

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4. To make the grade
a) To fail in a task
b) To get good marks in an examination
c) To come out successful
d) To make good one's previous loss

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5. To fly off the handle
a) To take off
b) To be indifferent
c) To dislocate
d) To lose one's temper

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6. The old beggar ran amuck and began to throw stones at the passerby.
a) became desperate
b) ran about wildly
c) become annoyed
d) felt disgusted

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7. I cannot conceive of a time when I was without a refrigerator
a) Imagine
b) Give birth
c) Understand
d) Depend

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8. To turn over a new leaf
a) To change completely one's course of action
b) To shift attention to new problems after having studied the old ones thoroughly
c) To cover up one's fault by wearing new marks
d) To change the old habits and adopt new ones

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9. A close shave
a) A lucky escape
b) A clean shave
c) A well guarded secret
d) A narrow escape

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10.To talk through one's hat
a) To speak fluently
b) To talk nonsense
c) To talk wisdom
d) To speak at random

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