Idioms And Phrases - Study Mode

[#241] To pay off old scores
Correct Answer

(A) To have one's revenge

Explanation

Solution: To pay off old scores: To have one's revenge.

[#242] To change colour
Correct Answer

(B) To get frightened

[#243] To get the hang of a thing
Correct Answer

(B) To understand the meaning of it

Explanation

Solution: To get the hang of a thing: learn how to do something and to become better or more skilled at something that you may initially not have been very good at.

[#244] In life, we have to take the rough with the smooth .
Correct Answer

(C) accept unpleasant as well as pleasant things

Explanation

Solution: take the rough with the smooth: accept the unpleasant aspects of life as well as the good.

[#245] The arrival of the mother-in-law in the family proved a rift in the lute .
Correct Answer

(A) brought about disharmony
(F) brought about disharmony

Explanation

Solution: a rift in the lute: A small problem or flaw in something that jeopardizes the whole.