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A man of straw

  • a worthy fellow
  • a man of no substance
  • a very active man
  • a selfish Person
  • Correct Option: B  [ a man of no substance ]

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Take Cat out of the bag

  • to rebuke
  • to defame someone
  • to reveal a secret
  • to sell a pet
  • Correct Option: C  [ to reveal a secret ]

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He is a dark horse.

  • silent
  • secretive
  • dangerous
  • possessing a secret ability.
  • Correct Option: D  [ possessing a secret ability. ]

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She exhibited remarkable sang froid during the crisis.

  • temper
  • irritation
  • composure
  • anger
  • Correct Option: C  [ composure ]

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To be all at sea.

  • a family voyage
  • lost and confused
  • in the middle of the ocean
  • a string of island
  • Correct Option: B  [ lost and confused ]

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The new economic policy is likely to run into rough weather.

  • make things difficult
  • confuse matters
  • encounter difficulties
  • create problems
  • Correct Option: C  [ encounter difficulties ]

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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.

In life, we have to take the rough with the smooth.

  • be tough in order to be successful
  • use pleasant words to make things smooth
  • accept unpleasant as well as pleasant things
  • make unpleasant things better
  • Correct Option: C  [ accept unpleasant as well as pleasant things ]

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No one dare call in question his honesty.

  • Honesty of purpose
  • Test
  • Flatter
  • Challange
  • Correct Option: D  [ Challange ]

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The idiomatic expression "pull yourself together".

  • drag oneself
  • help me
  • get angry
  • calm down by oneself
  • Correct Option: D  [ calm down by oneself ]

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