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Verbal Ability - Idioms and Phrases

Exercise : Idioms and Phrases - Section 2
Directions to Solve
In the following questions four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase italicised and underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of idiom/phrase.
41.
His friends let him down.
failed
comforted
succeeded
stood by
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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42.
I felt like a fish out of water among all those business tycoons.
troubled
stupid
uncomfortable
inferior
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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43.
Some people now wonder whether we just pay lip-service or genuinely subscribe to democracy.
pay oral tribute
attach no value
remain indifferent
show only outward respect
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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44.
Don't thrust your nose into my affairs.
Advise me about
Be in opposition
Deal with
Meddle officiously in
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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45.
He visits the doctor off and on.
everyday
regularly
never at all
occasionally
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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