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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.

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:

He was out of spirits for a few days after his defeat.

  • gloomy
  • sober
  • lifeless
  • uninvolved
  • Correct Option: A  [ gloomy ]

    Remark:

If someone uses the idiom "a black sheep", he/she is talking about:

  • a sheep that in black
  • an unlucky person
  • an ugly person
  • None of the above
  • Correct Option: D  [ None of the above ]

    Remark: "a black sheep": a person who has done something bad that brings embarrassment or shame to his or her family.

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 cops were on their toes throughout the day.

  • eager
  • alert
  • harried
  • quick
  • Correct Option: B  [ alert ]

    Remark:

To murder in "cold blood", it means to murder:

  • coolly
  • unfeelingly
  • thoughtlessly
  • deliberately
  • Correct Option: B  [ unfeelingly ]

    Remark:

On the issue of marriage, Sarita put her foot down.

  • stood up
  • was firm
  • got down
  • walked fast
  • Correct Option: B  [ was firm ]

    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:

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:

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