dressing-down a) wear an expensive gown b) give a scolding c) pretend d) apply a bandage
Solution: (b)
dressing-down (N.) : an occasion when somebody speaks angrily to a person because they have done something wrong.
Here, give a scolding is the right option.
Look at the sentence : I’m really late. I know my parents will dress me down when I get home
straw in the wind a) a lucky charm b) a game that kids play c) an indication of what might happen d) a light-weight object
Solution: (c)
straw in the wind : a small sign of what might happen in the near future.
Here, an indication of what might happen is the right option.
Look at the sentence : There were straws in the wind that suggested a strike was likely.
every inch a gentleman a) partly b) entirely c) calculative d) somewhat
Solution: (b)
every inch a gentleman : completely; entirely.
Here, entirely is the right option.
turn turtle a) turn like a turtle b) over-turn c) game turtles play d) slow like a turtle
Solution: (b)
over-turn
Turn turtle = turn upsidedown.
Look at the sentence : But en route at Chavara the ambulance met with an accident and turned turtle.
Smell a rat a) Smell a burned rat b) Smell a rotten rat c) Smell something right d) Suspect something wrong
Solution: (d)
Suspect something wrong
Smell a rat = begin to suspect trickery or deception.
Look at the sentence : When she died, investigators were called in who soon smelt a rat.
pull a long face a) to look sad b) to irritate someone c) to pull someone’s face d) to make fun
Solution: (a)
pull a long face : to have an unhappy or disappointed expression.
Look at the sentence : He took one look at her long face and said ‘what’s wrong ?’
Here, to look sad is the right option
to get cold feet a) fear b) felicitate c) fever d) drenched
Solution: (a)
to get cold feet : to suddenly become nervous about doing something.
Here, fear is the right option.
Look at the sentence : He was going to ask her but he got cold feet and said nothing.
with one voice a) by one community b) unanimously c) in disharmony d) by one man
Solution: (b)
with one voice : unanimously; with everyone agreeing.
Look at the sentence : The various opposition parties speak with one voice on this issue.
Here, unanimously is the right option.
to end in smoke a) to create smoke b) to end c) to emit smoke d) to fail
Solution: (d)
to end in smoke : to come to nothing; fail.
Here, to fail is the right option.
Look at the sentence : All the efforts of the principal to bring him round ended in smoke.
Leaps and bounds a) Rapidly b) Jumping c) Stationary d) Slowly
Solution: (a)
Rapidly
By leaps and bounds = to become larger quickly; by large movements forward.
Look at the sentence : The profits of my company are increasing by leaps and bounds.
