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    Question

    There's no hope for him now because he's lost his tiles

    and has gone completely crazy. In each question below, a sentence is given with an idiom/phrase printed in bold type. That part may contain a grammatical error. Each sentence is followed by four alternatives. Find out which option should replace the phrase/idiom given in bold to correct the error, if there is any, and to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No correction is required’, mark 5) as the answer.
    A lost his pots Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B lost his granites Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C lost his gums Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D lost his marbles Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No correction required Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The correct expression is ‘lose your marbles’. It means ‘to go insane’. There's no hope for him now because he's lost his marbles and has gone completely crazy.

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