1. On one’s mettle
a. Roused to do one’s best
b. To put on an overcoat
c. To safeguard against attack
d. To use one’s own money properly
2. Within an ace of
a. Very close
b. Within one’s means
c. Within a narrow circle
d. Near Centre
3. A forlorn hope
a. A plan which has remote chances of success
b. Hope about unforeseeable future
c. Hope of a single person
d. Hope of a silly person
4. To keep an open mind
a. To remember
b. To forget
c. To come to no decision on a subject until one known all the facts
d. To be clear-headed
5. To keep the pot boiling
a. To earn enough money
b. To buy one’s food
c. To show anger
d. To do experiments
6. To hit it off
a. To quarrel
b. To be hostile
c. To agree or be congenial
d. To threaten
7. Printer’s devil
a. An apprentice in a printing office
b. blunder
c. low type of printed material
d. delay in printing
8. Achilles heel
a. Bare-foot
b. To run fast
c. To wait on somebody
d. One’s vulnerable or susceptible spot
9. Wild cat strike
a. A furious attack
b. Strike not approved by the violence is union
c. A strike in which violence is committed
d. To face a strong enemy
10. To eke out
a. To subtract
b. To supplement
c. To etch
d. To oust
Answer Key
1 (a) 2 (a) 3 (a) 4 (c) 5 (a) 6 (c) 7 (a) 8 (d) 9 (b) 10 (b)
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