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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:

The idiomatic expression "A slap on the wrist" means:

  • Short on time
  • A very mild punishment
  • To have a dispute
  • To force an issue
  • Correct Option: B  [ A very mild punishment ]

    Remark: A slap on the wrist is a warning or a punishment that is not very severe.

To bite the dust

  • eat voraciously
  • have nothing to eat
  • eat roots
  • to fail
  • Correct Option: D  [ to fail ]

    Remark:

Ram is very calculative and always has an axe to grind.

  • Has no result
  • Works for both sides
  • has a private agenda
  • fails to arouse
  • Correct Option: C  [ has a private agenda ]

    Remark:

A bolt from the blue

  • a delayed event
  • an inexplicable event
  • an unexpected event
  • an unpleasant event
  • Correct Option: C  [ an unexpected event ]

    Remark:

For the first week, the apprentice felt like fish out of water.

  • frustrated
  • homeless
  • disappointed
  • uncomfortable
  • Correct Option: D  [ uncomfortable ]

    Remark:

Seema is a little hard of hearing.

  • inaudible
  • deaf
  • disinterested
  • insensitive
  • Correct Option: B  [ deaf ]

    Remark: "Hard of hearing" refers to people with hearing loss ranging from mild to severe.

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:

When the family in the next house packed off at midnight, I began to smell a rat.

  • to suspect a trick
  • to misunderstand
  • to smell a bad smell
  • to see hidden meaning
  • Correct Option: A  [ to suspect a trick ]

    Remark:

Fly off the Handle

  • reprimand someone severely
  • lose one's temper suddenly
  • deliver a sermon
  • break down of bike
  • Correct Option: B  [ lose one's temper suddenly ]

    Remark: