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761‘Wake up and smell the coffee’, means:

A.Rouse and enjoy morning coffee

B.Ignore every thing and enjoy

C.Realize the truth and facts

D.Be confident about yourself

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762‘Take a dim view of’, means:

A.Blur something

B.Take it easy

C.Pay no heed

D.Disapprove and criticize

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763“To keep your nose clean”, means:

A.Drink extra fluids during flu to keep from getting dehydrated

B.Always remain clean and healthy

C.Avoid getting into trouble

D.Be quite and careful

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764‘Paint the town red’, means:

A.Make town colorful

B.Keep something secret

C.Go out and enjoy oneself

D.Show the sign of danger

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765‘To put your foot in your mouth’, means:

A.To behave immaturely

B.Compulsively bite or chew your skin

C.Say something unnecessary andembarrassing

D.To remain silent until you are asked to speak

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766“In for a penny, in for a pound”, means:

A.Used to say: very expensive to purchase

B.Used to say: finish a project once started at any cost

C.Used to say: leave as soon as possible

D.Used to say: having an intense and

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767“Till the cows come home”, means:

A.Until evening time

B.For a very long time

C.Futile efforts everyday

D.Sometimes in a day

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768‘Keep a tight rein on’, means:

A.Exercise strict control over

B.Reign masses by force

C.Ride horse fast

D.Make uncomfortable

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769I’m sure to profit _____ his lecture.

A.From

B.At

C.By

D.On

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770He died ______ fever.

A.From

B.By

C.Of

D.In

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771I have claim _____ you.

A.In

B.At

C.On

D.Over

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772Follow hot on the heels of, means:

A.Happen very slowly

B.Happen very soon

C.Happen in hidden manner

D.Happen slow and secretly

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773Be pushing up the daisies, means:

A.Live for a long time

B.To be dead

C.Try hard for success

D.Trying something irrelevant

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774The new TV series from the West Wing team is ready to roll. Here idiom ‘ready to roll’ means:

A.Near to be finished

B.Start to be ruined

C.Going to start soon

D.Ready to leave soon

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775Be quids in, means:

A.To be making a profit

B.To suffer loss

C.To be in a situation

D.To be a part of a group

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776What is the meaning of the idiom “Spill the beans”?

A.To make a mess

B.To reveal a secret

C.To tell a lie

D.To start a fight

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777Take something with a pinch of salt”, means:

A.Without wholly believing

B.Eat with some extra salt

C.Eat without salt

D.Believe something completely

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778In their first debate, Kamala gets under Trump’s skin. Here “get under someone’s skin” means:

A.Irritate or upset someone

B.Do it with a lot of force and energy

C.To meet and spend time with someone

D.Say or do something that someone should not have

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779But with the US and UK ‘egging on’ the Israelis, instead of reining in their rabid ally, it is difficult to foresee a negotiated denouement of this dangerous conflict. Here phrase ‘egging on’ means:

A.Embarrass

B.Strongly encourage

C.Feel ashamed

D.Make fool

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780Maria forced herself to eat every piece on her plate; although she found the food practically______?

A.Delicious

B.Spicy

C.Inedible

D.Nourishing

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