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"Cart off" means:

  • discard
  • disregard
  • dejected
  • None of these.
  • Correct Option: A  [ discard ]

    Remark: "cart off" means to take someone or something away, often forcefully or abruptly.

The idiomatic expression 'pull yourself together'.

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

    Remark:

How did you break the ice in the party?

  • Break free
  • Initiate something
  • Shatter peace
  • Cause harm
  • Correct Option: B  [ Initiate something ]

    Remark:

His dealings are all above board.

  • open
  • simple
  • decent
  • friendly
  • Correct Option: A  [ open ]

    Remark:

I am heading out to the party. Do you want to ride shot gun ?

  • back seat in a car
  • middle seat in a car
  • front seat in a car
  • None of these
  • Correct Option: C  [ front seat in a car ]

    Remark:

It is bad to try to fish in troubled waters.

  • fish in hot weather.
  • catch fish in disturbed waters.
  • make a profit out of a disturbance.
  • go for fishing and cause trouble.
  • Correct Option: C  [ make a profit out of a disturbance. ]

    Remark:

A good teacher should have the gift of the gab.

  • a good personality
  • a talent for acting
  • a talent for speaking
  • an interest in discipline
  • Correct Option: C  [ a talent for speaking ]

    Remark:

It was such a strange affair that I could make head or tail of it.

  • face it
  • tolerate it
  • remember it
  • understand it
  • Correct Option: D  [ understand it ]

    Remark:

His argument does not hold water.

  • to have effect
  • to influence
  • to check the flow of water
  • sound logical fact
  • Correct Option: D  [ sound logical fact ]

    Remark:

His ghost story was beyond belief.

  • Fantastic
  • Terrifying
  • Incredible
  • Imaginary
  • Correct Option: C  [ Incredible ]

    Remark: