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In each of the following questions, an underlined sentence or phrase is followed by four alternatives marked a-d, one of which describes, if brief, the meaning/expression of the sentence/phrase. Select the one that best conveys the meaning of the sentence/phrase.
In each of the following questions, an underlined sentence or phrase is followed by four alternatives marked a-d, one of which describes, if brief, the meaning/expression of the sentence/phrase. Select the one that best conveys the meaning of the sentence/phrase.
21.
I am done for.
- A.ruined
- B.rewarded
- C.answered
- D.none of these
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Answer : [A]
22.
A few days before his death, he made clean breast of everything
- A.confessed
- B.took off his shirt
- C.suffered
- D.None of these
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Answer : [A]
23.
Gordian knot
- A.Utmost hatred for someone
- B.An excercise in mountaineering
- C.A seemingly impossible problem
- D.None of these
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Answer : [D]
24.
Bring home the Bacon
- A.To attract clientele
- B.To achieve something successfully
- C.To take up a new job
- D.None of these
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Answer : [B]
25.
To take a rain-check
- A.To analyse a problem deeply
- B.To policy decline an offer
- C.To prepare for all possible contingencies
- D.To indulge in wasteful expenditure
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Answer : [B]