Sentences Test 79

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Question 1
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Choose the correct meaning of the given phrase.
"To be at home in"

A
To be well-versed in

B
To feel safe

C
To feel intimacy

D
To have a fine time

Solution

'To be at home in' means familiar or conversant with, you are familiar with it and able to deal with it. Option A is the correct answer because 'to be well-versed in' means having a lot of knowledge about or familiarity with something.
Options B, C and D are incorrect because these are not the correct meanings of the given phrase.
Question 2
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Choose the correct meaning of the given phrase.
"To join issue with"

A
To co-operate with others for a cause

B
To join any voluntary organisation for good purpose

C
To resolve dispute and restore peace

D
To enter into argument over any issue

E
None of these

Solution

Option A is the correct answer because the phrase 'to join issue with' means to cooperate.
Options B, C and D are incorrect because these are not the correct meanings of the given phrase.
Option E is incorrect because the correct answer has already been chosen.
Question 3
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Choose the correct meaning of the given phrase.
"To cut the Gordian Knot"

A
To cut sharp

B
To cause acute pain

C
To perform conspicuous part

D
To destroy a fair thing

E
To remove difficulty

Solution

Option E is the correct answer because 'to cut the Gordian knot' means to succeed in solving a very complicated and difficult situation or problem.
Options A, B, C and D are incorrect because these are not the correct meanings of the given phrase.
Question 4
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Choose the correct meaning of the given phrase.
"To be at logger heads"

A
To be at enmity or strife

B
To tax one's mind and body

C
To have tough encounter

D
To face stiff opposition

E
To be criticized vehemently

Solution

If two people or groups are 'at loggerheads', they disagree strongly about something. Option A is the correct answer because 'enmity' and 'strife' points to conflict and bitter disagreement.
Options B, C, D and D are incorrect because these are not the correct meanings of the given phrase.
Question 5
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Choose the correct meaning of the given phrase.
"To fall into abeyance"

A
To quarrel

B
To run against

C
To cease to be used

D
To begin to work

E
To be victim of

Solution

Option C is the correct answer because if something 'falls into abeyance', it is not operating or being used at the present time.
Options A, B, D and E are incorrect because these are not the correct meanings of the given phrase.
Question 6
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Choose the correct meaning of the given phrase.
"To go to the wall"

A
To fare ill

B
To deviate

C
To become depraved

D
To get the worst

E
To expand much

Solution

The phrase 'to go to the wall' means to be destroyed or fail. Therefore option D, 'to get the worst', is the correct answer as it is closest in meaning to the given phrase.
Options A, B, C and E are incorrect because these are not the correct meanings of the given phrase.
Question 7
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Choose the correct meaning of the given phrase.
"To set store by"

A
To save

B
To regulate

C
To resist

D
To value a thing highly

E
To start

Solution

Option D is the correct answer because 'to set store by' means to believe that something is very important or highly valuable.
Options A,, B, C and E are incorrect because these are not the correct meanings of the given phrase.
Question 8
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Choose the correct meaning of the given phrase.
"To draw the long bow"

A
To put up high demands

B
To make an exaggerated statement

C
To demand a very high price

D
To overestimate oneself

E
To have high ambitions

Solution

Option B is the correct answer because 'to draw the long bow' means to exaggerate in telling something; overstate.
Options A, C, D and E are incorrect because these are not the correct meanings of the given phrase.
Question 9
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Choose the correct meaning of the given phrase.
"To stand on ceremony"

A
To endure

B
To behave in a formal manner

C
To be polite

D
To be consistent

E
To oppose

Solution

Option B is the correct answer because 'to stand on ceremony' means to insist on doing the things that are usual or expected in polite or formal behavior.
Options A, C, D and E are incorrect because these are not the correct meanings of the given phrase.
Question 10
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Choose the correct meaning of the given phrase.
"To take the bull by the horns"

A
To meet beforehand

B
To drag along

C
To accept as true

D
To take a hint

E
To grapple with a difficulty with courage

Solution

Option E is the correct answer because the phrase 'to take the bull by the horns' means to do something difficult in a brave and determined way.
Options A, B, C and D are incorrect because these are not the correct meanings of the given phrase.

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Sentences Test 79

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SHARING IS CARING

Question 1

To be well-versed in

To feel safe

To feel intimacy

To have a fine time

Solution

Question 2

To co-operate with others for a cause

To join any voluntary organisation for good purpose

To resolve dispute and restore peace

To enter into argument over any issue

None of these

Solution

Question 3

To cut sharp

To cause acute pain

To perform conspicuous part

To destroy a fair thing

To remove difficulty

Solution

Question 4

To be at enmity or strife

To tax one's mind and body

To have tough encounter

To face stiff opposition

To be criticized vehemently

Solution

Question 5

To quarrel

To run against

To cease to be used

To begin to work

To be victim of

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Question 6

To fare ill

To deviate

To become depraved

To get the worst

To expand much

Solution

Question 7

To save

To regulate

To resist

To value a thing highly

To start

Solution

Question 8

To put up high demands

To make an exaggerated statement

To demand a very high price

To overestimate oneself

To have high ambitions

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Question 9

To endure

To behave in a formal manner

To be polite

To be consistent

To oppose

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Question 10

To meet beforehand

To drag along

To accept as true

To take a hint

To grapple with a difficulty with courage

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