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541. To carry coal to New Castle' means-
To do something meaningless
To meet the demand of coal there
To do something meaningful
None of the above
542. 'Hold water' means-
Keep water
Drink water
Bear examination
Store water
543. A bolt from the blue means.
A thunderstrom
Sky falling on ones head
A sudden unfortunate occurrence
None of the above
544. 'A white elephant' means-
an elephant with white colour
a costly thing
a hoarder
a store house
545. The expression 'true to their salt' means
very religious
faithful to their employers
very honest
none of these
546. The idiomatic expression 'cut back' means
return to previous position
stop production
reducing expenditure
reducing interest rate
547. 'In black and white' means-
in contrast
in writing
in conformity
with unfavourable
548. 'A man of letter' means:
A fool
a stupid person
A wise person
a cunning man
549. The phrase 'End in smoke' means-
Come to nothing
Catch fire
Destruct
Stop smoking
550. When we say "The two brothers are at daggers drawn' we mean that they are –
acquainted
unknown
unfriendly
friendly
551. Which of the following is very near to the underlined words (life and death)
very dangerous
extremely serious
out and out
by and large
552. 'A dark coloured horse' means:
An unknown quality
a dark
a black horse
Invisible horse
554. I have never seen such a slow coach like you, this small work has taken you three full months. What does the idiom' a slow coach' mean?
an irresponsible person
an unthoughtful person
a careless person
a very lazy person
556. What is the meaning of 'Soft Soap'?
Flatter for self motives
To speak high of others
To speak ill of others
To recognise other's good deeds
558. By hook or by crook means:
At any cost
Trying hard
Heart and soul
Never say die
559. . What is the meaning of the idiom 'a round dozen'?
a little less than a dozen
a little more than a dozen
a full dozen
round about a dozen
560. 'Dog days' means-
a period of being carefree
a period of misfortune
A period of having youthful flings
hot weather