Ncert-English-. Idioms

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Directions For each of the following sentences four alternatives are given. You are required
to choose the correct meaning of the Idioms given in bold in the sentences.

1. 

She rejected his proposal of marriage point blank.

2. 

We should give a wide berth to bad characters.

3. 

His most trusted friend proved to be a snake in the grass.

4. 

The speaker gave a bird’s eye view of the political conditions in the country.

5. 

The present undergraduate syllabus leaves very little elbow room for teachers to be
innovative.

6. 

You may rush from pillar to post, but you stand no chance of getting what you want without a bribe.

7. 

The involvement of teachers in the scheme of education proved to be a mare’s nest.

8. 

Komal was left high and dry by her friends when she lost all her money.

9. 

A movement for the world unity is in the offing

10. 

Chandu used very ugly words against his kind uncle; he threw down the gauntlet
before him.

11. 

Sita is not cut out for this kind of work.

12. 

The politician was able to sway the mob with his gift of the gab.

13. 

The sight of the accident made my flesh creep

14. 

The party stalwarts have advised the president to take it lying down for a while.

15. 

He is a queer fish. I have failed to understand him.

16. 

We should guard against our green-eyed friends.

17. 

At a party, he is always in high spirits

18. 

After sowing his wild oats Ram has decided to stick to the straight and narrow path in future

19. 

It was clearly a case of the pot calling the kettle black when Jagjit said that Ramu was a thief

20. 

Sunitha had to look high and low before he could find his scooter key.

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