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      Question

      Play it by the

      ear In each of the questions given below a phrase/idiom is given and four options are given below it. You have to choose the option which best describes the meaning of the phrase/idiom.
      A to plan something in advance and act according to it to reach success. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B to pressurize someone to do something that you already know will be a failure. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C to proceed instinctively according to circumstances rather than according to rules or a plan. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D to ask someone to do something repeatedly. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      The idiom ‘play it by the ear’ means ‘to decide how to deal with a situation as it develops, rather than acting according to plans made earlier’.

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