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📚 Idioms and Phrases Practice
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Q11. The police fired at random at the violent crowd and several person lost their lives.
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Q12. Some people now wonder whether we just pay the lip service or genuinely subscribe to democracy.
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Q13. Seema is a little hard of hearing.
"Hard of hearing" refers to people with hearing loss ranging from mild to severe.
Q14. He has reached present position in his job through elbow grease.
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Q15. He was a king who ruled his subjects with a high hand.
A. oppressively
Ruling with a high hand means using power in a controlling, harsh way, which matches "oppressively."
Think of "high hand" as being overbearing or bossy.
The manager behaved with a high hand, making strict rules for everyone.
Q16. Discipline is on the wane in school and colleges these days.
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Q17. Eloquent lamentations regarding the fate of flora and fauna are certain to be rendered a cry in the wilderness.
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Q18. The new economic policy is likely to run into rough weather.
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Q19. The question of abolition of private property is still a moot point.
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Q20. The boss brought matters to a head by forcing him to work more.
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