Believe me, I am all at sea.

• out ofreach
• very happy
• puzzled
• drowning
Correct Option: C  [ puzzled ]

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A close shave.

• A narrow escape from danger
• stubble
• Very short hair
• Hairless skin
Correct Option: A  [ A narrow escape from danger ]

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My friend was a person apt to act suddenly without thinking.

• Impulsive
• Excitable
• Thoughtless
• Violent
Correct Option: A  [ Impulsive ]

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While the ladies continued their small talk in the drawing room, I felt bored.

• light conversation
• gossip
• backbiting
• whispering
Correct Option: A  [ light conversation ]

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Thousands put on a daily fight to keep the wolf from the door.

• avoid starvation
• guard from pickpockets
• ward off mosquitoes
• keep oneself healthy
Correct Option: A  [ avoid starvation ]

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The police looked all over for him but drew a blank.

• did not find him
• put him in prison
• arrested him
• took him to court
Correct Option: A  [ did not find him ]

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A damp squib

• rainy weather
• a disappointing result
• a skirt in a laundry
• Great honour
Correct Option: B  [ a disappointing result ]

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The idiomatic expression 'pull yourself together'.

• Drag oneself
• help one
• get angry
• calm down by oneself
Correct Option: D  [ calm down by oneself ]

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The meeting ended in fiasco.

• succeeded
• in confusion
• in complete failure
• in acrimonious debate
Correct Option: C  [ in complete failure ]

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His promotion is on the cards.

• due
• evident
• certain
• probable
Correct Option: C  [ certain ]

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