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1231. He left you in the _________ when you needed him most.

  • A. dirt
  • B. alley
  • C. lurch
  • D. field

Explanation: To leave someone in the lurch means to abandon that person in a difficult or helpless situation. “Dirt,” “alley,” and “field” do not complete this fixed idiom.

Correct answer: lurch

1232. To get on the nerves.

  • A. To soothe
  • B. To have an illness
  • C. To give medicine
  • D. To irritate

Explanation: “To get on someone’s nerves” means to annoy or irritate that person. It refers to emotional annoyance, not a physical illness.

Correct answer: To irritate

1233. "Play away from the field".

  • A. To conduct a game far from home and town.
  • B. To conduct a game far from home.
  • C. To have se*ual relationship with someone who is not your usual partner.
  • D. To have se*ual relationship with someone who is your usual partner.History

Explanation: In informal British usage, to play away means to have a sexual relationship outside one’s usual partnership. The phrase does not refer simply to playing a game away from home.

Correct answer: To have se*ual relationship with someone who is not your usual partner.

1234. A bed of roses.

  • A. Many roses
  • B. Tricky option
  • C. Difficult option
  • D. Easy Option

Explanation: A bed of roses is an idiom for an easy, pleasant, or trouble-free situation. It does not literally refer to a bed containing many roses.

Correct answer: Easy Option

1235. Sara, You should not "Call it a day".

  • A. Stop working on something
  • B. To begin working
  • C. To delay working
  • D. To refuse working

Explanation: To call it a day means to stop working for the day, usually because enough work has been completed. It does not mean refusing or delaying work.

Correct answer: Stop working on something

1236. She invited all and sundry to the party. "All and Sundry" means: ____________?

  • A. Everyone
  • B. Close Friends
  • C. Many People
  • D. None of these

Explanation: “All and sundry” means everyone or all kinds of people, often including people who were not specially invited. “Many people” is less precise than “everyone.”

Correct answer: Everyone

1237. The phrase "To have your hands full" expresses means:

  • A. To be a sinner
  • B. To have too many things to do
  • C. To have plenty of wealth
  • D. Something related to fighting

Explanation: To have one’s hands full means to be very busy or to have too many tasks and responsibilities to deal with. It refers to workload, not wealth or fighting.

Correct answer: To have too many things to do

1238. Every now and then implies means:

  • A. Often
  • B. Always
  • C. Occasionally
  • D. Every where

Explanation: “Every now and then” means occasionally, at irregular intervals. It suggests something happens from time to time rather than often or always.

Correct answer: Occasionally

1239. I take down my notes carefully means:

  • A. To hide
  • B. To remove
  • C. To publish
  • D. To write down

Explanation: To take down notes means to write or record them, usually while listening to something. “Take down” can mean remove in other contexts, but “notes” clearly signals the writing sense.

Correct answer: To write down

1240. "fair field and no favor" Idiom means:

  • A. An equal chance for every one
  • B. Perfection
  • C. Indifference in opinion
  • D. Popularity

Explanation: “Fair field and no favor” means that everyone should receive an equal and impartial chance. It emphasizes fairness rather than perfection or popularity.

Correct answer: An equal chance for every one