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Directions (1081-1150): Identify the meaning of the following idioms & phrases 1081. Bank On (a) Learn (b) discover (c) make a deal (d) depend on (e) None of the above 1082. Call Off (a) Contact (b) cancel (c) Understand (d) encounter (e) None of the above 1083. Cost An Arm And A Leg (a) Be very expensive (b) relax (c) physical sickness (d) Visit to a doctor (e) None of the above 1084. Figure Out (a) Handle (b) interrupt (c) Solve (d) serve (e) None of the above 1085. Fix Up (a) Handle (b) repair (c) visit (d) relax (e) None of the above 1086. Maiden speech a. first speech b. last speech c. early speech d. late speech e. None of these 1087. Catch on (a) Become popular (b) decide (c) invent (d) confused (e) None of the above 1088. Few and far between (a) resemble (b) disappoint (c) frequent (d) examine (e) None of the above 1089. Get off (a) certainly (b) leave (c) cancel (d) go (d) meet (e) None of the above 1090. Lay off (a) Tolerate (b) out of work (c) ordinary (d) close (e) None of the above 1091. Make ends meet (a) a lot of money (b) have a fever (c) a balanced budget (d) Orient (e) None of the above 1092. Odds and ends (a) small (b) large (c) pretty (d) arrive (e) None of the above 1093. Capital punishment a. death penalty b. heavy punishment c. confiscation of capital d. long term imprisonment e. None of these 1094. A pretty penny (a) make a business (b) a lot of money (c) profuse (d) make a loss (e) None of the above 1095. Out and out a. to be last b. man of outside c. thoroughly d. quietly e. None of these 1096. Under the weather (a) active (b) ill (c) happy (d) dead (e) None of the above 1097. Walk on air (a) be very happy (b) visit (c) slowly (d) impossible (e) None of the above 1098. Work out (a) do something (b) walk (c) solve (d) mind (e) None of the above 1099. Wipe out (a) find out (b) stamp out (c) ghastly (d) imagine (e) None of the above 1100. By and large (a) Practically (b) Mostly (c) partially (d) suddenly (e) None of the above 1101. Come across (a) Visit (b) encounter (c) solve (d) insist (e) None of the above 1102. Have a hunch (a) intuitive feeling (b) motion (c) animate (d) cancel (e) None of the above 1103. Iron out (a) measure (b) estimate (c) solve (d) rectify (e) None of the above
1104. All at once a. verbally b. suddenly c. gradually d. slowly e. None of these 1105. A Bear Market means that share prices area. rising b. falling c. moving d. stable e. None of these 1106. Bean-counter (a) labourer (b) accountant (c) banker (d) chauffer (e) None of the above 1107. Bottom Line (a) The end line (b) finish (c) total (d) net (e) None of the above 1108. Carry the day (a) Win completely (b) loose (c) break even (d) profit (e) None of the above 1109. Captain of industry: (a) manager (b) leader (c) volunteer (d) a high officer (e) None of the above 1110. Pay off (a) to make money (b) a bribe (c) lose money(d) salary (e) None of these 1111. Nest egg (a) The money that someone has saved up (b) to have enough money (c) ones last money (d) large amount of money (e) None of these 1112. Red cent (a) Large amount of money (b) small amount of money (c) save money (d) lose money (e) None of these. 1113. Tip the balance a. purchase b. influence c. sell d. stable e. None of these 1114. Sell like a hot cake a. very fast b. sale of cake c. slowly d. very popular e. None of these 1115. Play duck and drakes a. purchase b. play c. squander d. sell e. None of these 1116. Call it a day a. start work for a day b. stop the work for one day c. break d. fix the limit e. None of these 1117. Utopian scheme a. painful b. realistic c. impractical d. absurd e. None of these 1118. Burn the midnight oil a. burn the oil b. work hard in a day c. study at night d. sleep at night e. None of these 1119. Straight from horses mouth a. look into a horses mouth b. bind a cap in horses mouth c. information direct from a reliable source d. disclose e. None of these 1120. Rule of thumb a. method based on experience or practice b. reconsideration c. right d. widely apart e. None of these 1121. Red tape a. tape in red colour b. tape packed in a red box c. excessive official formality d. undesirable e. common people 1122. Ready money a. invested money b.borrowed money c. huge money d. money in cash e. None of these 1123. Queer fish a. big fish b. golden fish c. eccentric d. active e. None of these 1124. A handout a. a gift of money b. investment of money c. borrowed money d. money in cash e. None of these 1125. Above par a. more than face value b. less than face value c. more than market price
d. less than market price e. None of these 1126. Bread and Butter a. food b. income c. investment d. similarity e. None of these 1127. Soft soap a. flatter for self motives b. to speak high of other c. to speak ill of others d. to recognize other good needs e. None of these 1128. Deadbeat a. a person who never pays the money that he owes b. a person who wants invest more c. a person very interested in investing in stocks e. a miser e. None of these 1129. Razzamatazz a. a musical instrument b. a well planned programmer c. a noisy activity d. a musical activity e. None of these 1130. From rags to riches a. from poverty to wealth b. handsome amount c. big investment d. cheap money e. None of these 1131. Highway robbery a. low price of something b. robbery in the highway c. charging high price for something d. wealthy e. None of these 1132. In the black a. in debt b. to be profitable c. in darkness d. gloomy e. None of these 1133. In the red a. in debt b. to be profitable c. in darkness d. gloomy e. None of these 1134. Live from hand to mouth a. to eat b. to live on little money c. to have huge money d. penniless e. None of these 1135. Look like a million dollars a. to look very good b. earning million dollars c. millionaire d. wealthy e. None of these 1136. Make a killing a. to kill b. to commit suicide c. to make a lage amount of money d. to lose a large amount of money e. None of these 1137. Play the market a. play b. purchase c. sell d. to invest in the stock market e. None of these 1138. Two bits a. 25 cents b. 50 cents c. 75 cents d. 100 cents e. None of these 1139. Heart to heart a. very intimate b. candid c. popular d. friendly e. None of these 1140. Grey matter a. courage b. intelligence c. boldness d. truthfulness e. None of these 1141. Hush money a. incentive b. income c. bribe d. extra income e. None of these 1142. Going concern a. running business b. increased business c. a successful business d. little investment e. None of these 1143. French leave
a. leave for France b. leave forever c. leave temporarily d. leave without permission e. None of these 1144. Crying need a. weeping for something b. main necessity c. miser d. investment e. None of these 1145. Forlorn hope a. hope for good b. hope for bad c. desperate enterprise d. successful enterprise e. None of these 1146. Close fisted man a. benevolent b. liberal c. intimate d. miser e. None of these 1147. Big wigs/big guns/big shots a. large investment b. small investment c. wealthy person d. important person e. None of these 1148. Curtain lecture a. lecture in the class b. lecture in a close room c. advice from wife d. advice from mather e. None of these 1149. Gift of the gab a. truthfulness b. oratory c. misery d. burglary e. None of these 1150. Ifs and buts a. doubtful b. active c. nimble d. benevolent e. None of these
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1081. d 1082. b 1083. a 1084. c 1085. b 1086. a 1087. a 1088. c 1089. b 1090. 1091. c 1092. 1093. a 1094. 1095. c 1096. b 1097. a 1098. c 1099. b 1100. b 1101. 1102. a 1103. c 1104. b 1105. b 1106. b 1107. c 1108. a 1109. d 1110. b 1111. a 1112. b 1113. b 1114. a 1115. e 1116. b 1117. c 1118. c 1119. c 1120. a 1121. c 1122. d 1123. c 1124. a 1125. a 1126. b 1127. a 1128. a 1129. e 1130. a 1131. c 1132. b 1133. a 1134. b 1135. a 1136. c 1137. d 1138. a 1139. b 1140. b 1141. c 1142. c 1143. d 1144. b 1145. c 1146. d 1147. d 1148. c 1149. b 1150. a
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