31)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Blow your own trumpet

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A)

Boast about one’s own qualities

B)

Practise playing music

C)

Play on your instrument

D)

Keep away the dust from your instruments

32)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
On purpose

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A)

Accidently

B)

Intentionally

C)

Mischievously

D)

Luckily

33)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Smooth sailing

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A)

Easy progress

B)

Comfortable place

C)

Calm weather

D)

Plain dress

34)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Pay heed to

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A)

Disburse without partiality

B)

Give back money with interest

C)

Repay old debts honestly

D)

Listen carefully with attention

35)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
It was a lavish birthday party and I could see my friend eat like a horse.

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A)

eating excessively

B)

hardly eating

C)

eating what horses eat

D)

eating differently

36)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Have a change of heart

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A)

Express happiness about something

B)

Change one’s opinion

C)

Undergo a surgery

D)

Fall in love with someone

37)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Back out

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A)

To explode

B)

To throw

C)

To enquire

D)

To withdraw

38)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To sit on the fence

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A)

Place something on a barrier

B)

Avoid taking sides

C)

Take a high seat

D)

Occupy a bench next to a boundary

39)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Hit a brick wall

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A)

Not able to make any progress

B)

Demolish a brick wall

C)

Fight a powerful foe

D)

Use physical force

40)

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Cat's paw

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A)

To attack someone

B)

The most important attribute

C)

A person used as a tool by another

D)

Move at a fast pace