Question
In the following question, three statements have been
given, and a phrase/idiom has been highlighted in each of them. Identify the statement(s) in which the phrase/idiom fits contextually to convey a logical meaning. Make a long story short I. To make a long story short, the faux pas resulted in the company losing the deal. II. He was given a well-deserved promotion since he was working on making a long story short. III. He made a long story short by restarting the project altogether.Solution
“Make a long story short” means to summarize. Only statement I uses it to briefly conclude a series of events. Statements II and III misuse the idiom by treating it as an activity rather than a summarizing expression.
The passengers were afraid but the captain ____ them that there was no danger.
Given below is a sentence with one blank, following which are given four options to choose, to fill the blank. Choose the correct option that can fill ...
"I'm afraid I can't ___________ the party, I have to work."
Fill in the blanks using the correct tense of the verbs given in brackets.
The earth _____(move) round the sun.
Choose the correct option.
It is easy to ---------- a heritage .
Choose the correct alternative.
There are __________ solutions to the problem of algorithm bias.
One female cat was injured in a trap set by poachers and now has a permanent …………….. that makes it ………….. for her to go back to the wi...
Fill in the blank/s with suitable Word/s:
The company will _________ a new product line and _________ its production capacity.
We will have a lot of problem initially with the new and different _______ of software.
The lady I met at the airport was very ...
Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with the help of given options.
After a gap of two years, he has decided to ________to teaching.
