To make clean breast of ________?
(A) To gain prominence
(B) To praise oneself
(C) To confess without of reserve
(D) To destroy before it blooms
It was he who "put a spoke in my wheel".
(A) tried to cause an accident
(B) helped in the execution of the plan
(C) thwarted in the execution of the plan
(D) destroyed the plan
Do no trust a man who "blows his own trumpet"
(A) flatters
(B) praises others
(C) admonishes others
(D) praises himself
He was undecided. He "let the grass grow under his feet".
(A) loitered around
(B) stayed out
(C) sat not moving
(D) moved away
In the armed forces, it is considered a great privilege to "die in harness".
(A) die on a horse back
(B) die in the battlefield
(C) die while still working
(D) die with honour
He "passed himself off" as a noble man.
(A) Was regarded as
(B) Pretended to be
(C) Was thought to be
(D) Was looked upon
I met him after a long time, but he gave me "the cold shoulder".
(A) scolded me
(B) insulted me
(C) abused me
(D) ignored me
He could be easily arrested because the police were tipped off in a advance. tipped off means...
(A) Toppled over
(B) Bribed
(C) Given advance information
(D) Threatened