Idioms And Phrases - Study Mode

[#71] Sachin has bitten of more than he can chew.
Correct Answer

(B) is trying to do too much

Explanation

Solution: has bitten of more than: are trying to do something which is too difficult for them.

[#72] If we give them this concession, it will be the thin end of the wedge .
Correct Answer

(C) the beginning of further concessions

Explanation

Solution: the thin end of the wedge.: the beginning of something bad which seems harmless or unimportant at present but is likely to become much worse in the future.

[#73] If Gaurav does not complete the work allotted to him properly, we shall send him packing .
Correct Answer

put him in packing department

Explanation

Solution: send him packing: make someone leave in an abrupt or peremptory way.

[#74] His boss was always breathing down his neck .
Correct Answer

(B) watching all his actions closely

Explanation

Solution: breathing down his neck: To monitor someone closely, usually in an overbearing and irritating way.

[#75] he was in a brown study and did not seem to catch my point.
Correct Answer

(B) absorbed in reading

Explanation

Solution: in a brown study: absorbed in one's thoughts.