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What does the phrase 'To keep the wolf away from the door' mean?
What does the phrase 'To keep the wolf away from the door' mean?
- To keep off starvation (correct)
- Avoid being friendly with someone
- To follow popular trends
- To know the facts of a situation
What does the expression 'To run across' imply?
What does the expression 'To run across' imply?
- To postpone something
- To meet by chance (correct)
- Understand what is implied but not stated directly
- To run about in a frenzy
What does 'To run about in a frenzy' mean?
What does 'To run about in a frenzy' mean?
- To run amok (correct)
- To pour oil in troubled water
- To play fast and loose
- To put one's foot in one's mouth
What does it mean to 'typecast someone'?
What does it mean to 'typecast someone'?
Match the following expressions with their meanings: 'To hold good', 'To keep the ball rolling', 'To hit the sack', 'To keep in abeyance'
Match the following expressions with their meanings: 'To hold good', 'To keep the ball rolling', 'To hit the sack', 'To keep in abeyance'