John keeps drawing on fancy about the banking job in government sector.

• Use imagination
• Do the things beautifully
• Make clear conclusion about anything or anyone
• Likes government jobs
Correct Option: A  [ Use imagination ]

Remark:

The idiomatic expression 'pull yourself together'.

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

Remark:

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 ]

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 policy has been declared to be null and void.

• Invalid
• Empty
• Valid
• Impossible
Correct Option: A  [ Invalid ]

Remark:

His oily tongue has won him promotion.

• soft speech
• word power
• flattery
• fluency in speech
Correct Option: C  [ flattery ]

Remark:

All our effort ended in smoke.

• to come to nothing
• to gain importance
• to praise oneself
• to reach target
Correct Option: A  [ to come to nothing ]

Remark: ended in smoke: means to fail or be unsuccessful after a lot of effort.

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 ]

Remark:

The captain played with determination because the honour of the team was at stake.

• very low
• at the top
• in danger
• appropriate
Correct Option: C  [ in danger ]

Remark:

To bite the dust

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

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