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CAPF Idioms and Phrases Test 221
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CAPF Idioms and Phrases Test 221

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    Directions For Questions

    Directions: Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate meaning.

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    Cry for the moon
    Solutions

    The idiom ‘cry for the moon’ means ‘ask for what is unattainable or impossible’.

    For example, “there must be no more self-pity, no more time wasted on crying for the moon.”

    Hence, option B is the correct answer.

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    Directions: Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate meaning.

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    By leaps and bounds
    Solutions

    The phrase ‘by leaps and bounds’ means ‘with startlingly rapid progress’.

    For example, “productivity improved in leaps and bounds.”

    Hence, option A is the correct answer.

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    Directions: Given below are some idioms / phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate expression.

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    Jack of all trades
    Solutions

    Option (a) is the correct option. Jack of all trades is an idiom which means a person who has dabbled in many skills, rather than gaining expertise by focusing on one.

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    Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate expression.

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    Put on the cuff
    Solutions

    “Put on the cuff” is an idiom that means to put on credit.
    Hence, option D is the correct answer.

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    Directions: Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (e) or (d) which is the most appropriate meaning.

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    In fits and starts

    Solutions

    The meaning of the phrase ‘in fits and starts’ is ‘with irregular bursts of activity’.

    For example: The economy was recovering in fits and starts.

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