Idioms and Phrases

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51 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, which one is best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
  To bite one's lips

A
repress an emotion
B
To feel sorry
C
To have doubt
D
To laugh at others

52 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, which one is best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
  To put one on one's mettle

A
To rouse one to do one's best
B
To ruin somebody
C
To discourage a person
D
To incite a person to fight

53 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, which one is best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
  To hold somebody to ransom

A
To keep captive and demand concession
B
To humiliate
C
To offer bribe
D
To blackmail and extract money

54 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, which one is best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
  Throw dust into my eyes.

A
hurt me
B
abuse me
C
terrify me
D
cheat me

55 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, which one is best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
  To keep the ball rolling

A
To earn more and more
B
To work constantly
C
To keep the conversation going
D
To make the best use of

56 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, which one is best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
  To flog a dead horse

A
To act in a foolish way
B
To waste one's efforts
C
To revise interest in an old subject
D
To revive old memories

57 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, which one is best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
  To haul over the coals

A
To put hand in a wrong task
B
To throw into the fire
C
To put to task
D
To say the wrong words

58 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, which one is best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
  To accept the Gauntlet

A
To accept defeat
B
To accept a challenge
C
To suffer humiliation
D
To accept an honour

59 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, which one is best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
  To drink like a fish

A
To drink little
B
To drink alone
C
To be a drunkard
D
To drink in the company of others

60 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, which one is best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
  To fight to the bitter end

A
To fight the poison-tipped arrows
B
To fight to the last point of enemy position
C
To die fighting
D
To carry on a contest regardless of consequences