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📚 Idioms and Phrases Practice
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Q21. Ram is very calculative and always has an axe to grind.
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Q22. The police looked all over for him but drew a blank.
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Q23. On the issue of marriage, Sarita put her foot down.
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Q24. His investments helped him make a killing in the stock market.
D. make money quickly
The phrase “make a killing” means to earn a lot of money fast, not to lose money or harm anyone.
Think of a big win in money, like a quick cash prize.
He invested wisely and made a killing in the stock market.
Q25. There is no gainsaying the fact that the country is in difficulties.
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Q26. He was out of spirits for a few days after his defeat.
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Q27. When the family in the next house packed off at midnight, I began to smell a rat.
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Q28. At first there was a show of resistance to the new rule issued by the Government, but the movement had no backbone and speedily collapsed.
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Q29. The cops were on their toes throughout the day.
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Q30. In life, we have to take the rough with the smooth.
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