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      But the point here is we cannot blow hot and cold on

      crime. It's either we stand up for law and order and justice, or we buckle under the crime wave. In each question below, a sentence is given with a part of it printed in bold type. That part contains an idiom/phrasal verb that may be correct or erroneous. Each sentence is followed by phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D). Find out which is the correct idiom that should replace the error in bold, if there is any, and which makes the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No improvement required’, mark (E) as the answer.
      A blow hot and warm Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B Flow hot and cold Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C Throw hot and cold Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D blow cold Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      E No improvement required Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      The expression ‘blow hot and cold’ means ‘to sometimes like or be interested in something or someone and sometimes not, so people are confused about how you really feel’. But the point here is we cannot blow hot and cold on crime. It's either we stand up for law and order and justice, or we buckle under the crime wave.

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