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To burn the candle at both ends
a) To work hard and stay up very late at night
b) To contribute money for a party
c) To have faith in god
d) To commit a blunder

Solution: (a)
Meaning: to get little sleep or rest because you are busy until late every night
Ex. No wonder Mary is ill. She has been burning the candle at both ends for a long time.

A blessing in disguise
a) A favorable situation under the pretense of an unlucky one
b) To give credit to a disagreeable person
c) Only just
d) To sniff something wrong

Solution: (a)
Meaning: If some bad luck or misfortune ultimately results in something positive, it’s a blessing in disguise.
Ex. Losing my job was a blessing in disguise, I couldn’t even have thought about starting my own business that went so successful.

Directions: For each of the following sentences four alternatives are given. You are required to choose the correct meaning of the idiom and phrase given in “” the sentence.

We should “give a wide berth to” bad characters.
a) keep away from
b) publicly condemn
c) give publicity to
d) not sympathise with

Solution: (a)
To give someone or something a wide berth:
to keep a reasonable distance from someone or something; to steer clear (of someone or something).
Ex. The dog we are approaching is very mean. Better give it a wide berth.
Ex. The sad state of journalism in India was on display this Monday when the nation’s leading newspapers gave a wide berth to the farmers’ march in Maharashtra.

The boy “turned a deaf ear” to the pleadings of all his well-wishers.
a) listened carefully
b) was deadly opposed
c) posed indifference
d) did not pay any attention

Solution: (d)
To turn a deaf ear:
refuse to listen or respond to a statement or request.
Ex. He turned a deaf ear to all appeals.
Ex. The government cannot turn a deaf ear to the needs of common man.

Ronit had to search “high and low” before he could find his scooter key outside.
a) nowhere
b) secretly
c) everywhere
d) in a hidden place

Solution: (c)
High and low:
to search very thoroughly, to search for something or someone
Ex. I’ve searched high and low but without success.

You may rush “from pillar to post”, but you stand no chance of getting what you want without a bribe.
a) be very busy
b) rush in all directions and suffer much harassment
c) go to all post boxes and post offices.
d) go to many offices and post letters

Solution: (b)
From pillar to post:
from one place to another in an unceremonious or fruitless manner.
Ex. They were made to run pillar to post and make frenetic calls to Make My Trip who did not respond.

At a party, he is always “in high spirits”.
a) talkative
b) cheerful
c) drunk
d) uncontrollable

Solution: (b)
In high spirits:
happy and excited and energetic
Ex. Telangana is in high spirits as sales zoom to 30000 crore.

She rejected his proposal of marriage “point blank”.
a) directly
b) pointedly
c) absurdly
d) briefly

Solution: (a)
Point blank:
Blunt; direct and to the point.
Ex. Such a point-blank accusation really undermines the relationship I thought we had together.

We should guard against our “green-eyed” friends.
a) rich
b) jealous
c) handsome
d) enthusiastic

Solution: (b)
Green-eyed: jealous or envious
Ex.
News headline: Ramana Was Just Spotted With The Most Expensive Wallet Ever
Now now, before you let your inner green eyed monster take over, let’s just get real here.
80K isn’t really a big deal for someone who is as successful.

The popularity of yester year’s superstar is on the wane.
a) growing more
b) at its peak
c) growing less
d) at rock bottom

Solution: (c)
On the wane:
becoming less; fading away.
Ex. Her influence in on the wane, but she is still the boss.

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