Question
Most of us have grown up heard stories about being
thrown into the deep end of the pool, and that’s how you learn swimming In each question below, a sentence is given with a part of it printed in bold type. That part may contain a grammatical error. Each sentence is followed by phrases 1, 2, 3 and 4. Find out which phrase should replace the phrase 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.Solution
Usage of ‘have grown up’ shows that continuous form of tense should be used here. Hence replace ‘heard’ by ‘hearing’.
Mare's nest
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To be on the same page
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.
Play it by the ear
Bury the hatchet
I. The two countries decided to bury the hatchet and work towards the welfare of the people.
II. I hope that one day, the...
Last month, the pre-induction trials were put of by two weeks due to bad weather alerts.
An idiom/phrase is given in bold. Following this idiom/phrase are given three sentences, which use the given idiom/phrase. The idiom/phrase may or may ...
Break a leg
- Read the sentence carefully and select the most suitable idiom to fill in the blank.
The manager was criticized for his decision as it was complete... lame duck
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