My father strained every nerve to enable me to get settled in life.

• worked very hard
• spent a huge amount
• tried all tricks
• bribed several person
Correct Option: A  [ worked very hard ]

Remark:

Cold comfort

• absurdity
• deception
• slight satisfaction
• foolish proposal
Correct Option: C  [ slight satisfaction ]

Remark:

To wash ones dirty linen in public

• to do some ugly work in Public
• to insult in the presence of others
• to discuss secret matters in public
• to discuss private or embarrassing matters in Public, especially when quarreling.
Correct Option: D  [ to discuss private or embarrassing matters in Public, especially when quarreling. ]

Remark:

He had to pay through the nose for his new computer.

• pay very high price
• very cheap
• moderate rate
• profitable rate
Correct Option: A  [ pay very high price ]

Remark: through the nose: pay much more than a fair price.

The idiomatic expression 'see eye to eye' means

• agree with someone
• to remain neutral
• to take over (something)
• to enjoy the best of both
Correct Option: A  [ agree with someone ]

Remark:

It is known that he is a man of straw.

• a generous man
• a man of no substance
• a man without means
• a man of character
Correct Option: B  [ a man of no substance ]

Remark:

Alice is very good at quant, but when she was watching a teacher's video she was taking it with a grain of salt.

• She was enjoying the video
• To listen to something with considerable doubt
• She was listening with full attention
• She was not listening with full attention
Correct Option: B  [ To listen to something with considerable doubt ]

Remark:

He was in a brown study and did not seem to catch my point.

• in his study room
• absorbed in reading
• absent – minded
• in a state of shock
Correct Option: B  [ absorbed in reading ]

Remark:

The representatives of the two states tried to enforce a treaty which was a dead letter.

• not well-thought out
• no longer in force
• no longer relevant
• not in keeping with the changing times.
Correct Option: B  [ no longer in force ]

Remark:

It was he who put a spoke in my wheel.

• tried to cause an accident
• helped in the execution of the plan
• thwarted the execution of the plan
• destroy the plan
Correct Option: C  [ thwarted the execution of the plan ]

Remark: