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Not many people can commit such a heinous crime in cold blood. What does the italicized idiom above mean ?

1. A In cool brain and calculated thought
2. B So impatiently and thoughtlessly
3. C So patiently and thoughtfully
4. D Stirred by sudden emotion

'Jack of the trades' means

1. A ignoraut about something
2. B None of these
3. C to be hospitable
4. D who can do everything but not specialized

Appearances can often be liable to mislead the underlined phrase means---

1. A be controlled
2. B not to smell
3. C to avoid
4. D to interfere

without language human beings are --. Replace the right idiom from the flowing.

1. A above board
2. B at large
3. C cast adrift
4. D round the bend

What is the meaning of the expression 'bottom line'?

1. A the end of a road
2. B the essential point
3. C the final step
4. D the last line of a book

Choose the appropriate meaning of the idiom. The piece of land was 'a bone of contention' between the two countries .

1. A A matter of dispute
2. B A source of food
3. C Battlefield
4. D Something to negotiate

He is 'up to his ears' in work and cannot possibly see you now.

1. A concerned with
2. B fully occupied with
3. C not involved with
4. D very interested in

Englishmen were only --- in India

1. A birds of passage
2. B none of these
3. C rank and file
4. D Summer friends

' Kith and kin ' means -

1. A bad relation
2. B blood relation
3. C good relation
4. D Name of persons

The proverb 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush' implies -

1. A It is always difficult to catch birds from the bush
2. B One bird in hand is equal to two in the bush
3. C Something easily available is better than many precious things out of reach
4. D Two birds in the bush are less valuable than one in hand

While living in poverty, the poet had to ---- a great deal of sufferings.

1. A fall back
2. B pass by
3. C put up with
4. D see through

What is the meaning of the expression 'bottom line' ?

1. A The end of the road
2. B The essential point
3. C The final step
4. D The last line of a book