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31. To have brush with
A. To start painting
B. To have good and pleasing terms
C. To be impressed
D. To destroy before it blooms
ANSWER:D
SOLUTION : To have brush with: Have an encounter or come in conflict with.
32. To set the people by ears
A. To box the people
B. To insult and disgrace the people
C. To punish heavily
D. To excite people to a quarrel
ANSWER: D
SOLUTION:To set the people by ears: To cause (someone, generally a group of two or more people) to engage in a squabble, dispute, or altercation.
33. To draw the long bow
A. To over-estimate oneself
B. To put up high demands
C. To demand a very high price
D. To make an exaggerated statement
ANSWER:D
SOLUTION:To draw the long bow: lie or exaggerate.
34. To make the grade
A. To fail in a task
B. To get good marks in an examination
C. To come out successful
D. To make good one’s previous loss
ANSWER:C
SOLUTION:To make the grade: succeed; reach the desired standard.
35. To fly off the handle
A. To take off
B. To be indifferent
C. To dislocate
D. To lose one’s temper
ANSWER:D
SOLUTION: To fly off the handle: lose one’s temper suddenly and unexpectedly.
36. To draw a bead upon
A. To make prayers
B. To cause hindrance in work
C. To count the benefits
D. To take aim at
ANSWER:D
SOLUTION : To draw a bead upon: to focus one’s attention on someone or something so as to deal with or attack him.
37. To tempt providence
A. To invite punishment
B. To achieve a fortune
C. To take reckless risks
D. To have God’s favour
ANSWER: C
SOLUTION:To tempt providence: take a silly risk.
38. To haul over the coals
A. To put hand in a wrong task
B. To throw into the fire
C. To put to task
D. To say the wrong words
ANSWER:C
SOLUTION:To haul over the coals: To scold, reprimand, or reprove someone severely for an error or mistake.
39. To lose face
A. To look angry
B. To be humiliated
C. To be helpless
D. To look vacant
ANSWER:B
SOLUTION:To lose face: be humiliated or come to be less highly respected.
40. To give chapter and verse for a thing
A. To produce the proof of something
B. To eulogize the qualities of a thing
C. To make publicity of a thing
D. To attach artificial value to a thing
ANSWER:A
SOLUTION:To give chapter and verse for a thing: tell them all the details of it, without missing anything out.