In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/ Phrase printed in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
He’s as daft as a brush. Don’t believe a word of what he says.
I hope you will back me at the meeting.
A closefisted man does not know the significance of human life.
I shall always remember my alma mater with gratitude.
I and my friend always go Dutch when we eat out.
In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.
She pipped her rival……………… the gold medal
Work should be guided by some……………. desire of altruism and ………………
Ships are……………. by giant engines.
Krisda’s stories ………………..me very strangely.
By morning, the fury of the floods ……………………