Direction (Qs.1-5): Given below are sentences with an idiom given in bold. Replace the idiom from the four options provided to make the sentence contextually meaningful and grammatically correct. If no such replacement is required mark (5) i.e., ‘No replacement required’ as your answer choice.
Question No : 1
After the long road trip, we were all dead tired and ready to hang in there as soon as we reached home.
(1) cut some slack
(2) break a leg
(3) cut corners
(4) hit the sack
(5) No replacement required
Question No : 2
In this competitive scenario, if you don’t keep yourself abreast of latest developments, you are going to get your act together.
(1) to pull someone’s leg
(2) to miss the boat
(3) under the weather
(4) on the ball
(5) No replacement required
Question No : 3
A scandal that’s wrapped around the term ‘telephony metadata’ is not going to get people bent out of shape.
(1) so far so good
(2) to get your act together
(3) cut the mustard
(4) to make matters worse
(5) No replacement required
Question No : 4
In most countries, people want the leaders in their government to cost an arm and a leg and always tell the truth.
(1) to bite the bullet
(2) to get out of hand
(3) to call it a day
(4) to break the ice
(5) No replacement required
Question No : 5
We’d planned a surprise party for Donna, but some guy she works with burn bridges, so now she knows.
(1) barking up the wrong tree
(2) let the cat out of the bag
(3) live and learn
(4) the whole nine yards
(5) No replacement required