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BE IDIOM / PHRASE WISE
-‡¢. ®¾Õêª-¬Á-¯þ In Each of the following sentences a word/ group of words is printed in bold type, and each sentence is followed by four phrasal verbs or idioms having the same meaning as the words in bold type. Choose the phrasal verb / idiom:

01. He is worried that he is not paying his installments to his bank on time.
A) Keeping with
B) Keeping behind
C) Lagging behind
D) Getting behind

02. Talk about swimming, and he says that it is very easy.
A) It's neither here nor there
B) He can take it or leave it
C) There's nothing to it
D) It is ten to one

03. His questions at first looked very easy, but they have made me think seriously.
A) given me food for thought
B) Look within myself
C) look beyond words
D) given the grist for the mill

04. In the past the whites always treated the blacks as their inferiors.
A) Rushed off their feet
B) looked down upon them
C) looked up to them
D) looked daggers at them

05. He did not know what he was talking. I was really angry at his words.
A) put off by B) put by
C) put out by D) put on by

06. In spite of the complaints in the news papers, he will escape without any punishment.
A) give the slip B) do the trick
C) vanish into thin air
D) get away with it

07. To reach there on time, we should start on our journey at 6 in the morning
A) head off B) go ahead
C) get on with
D) get off to a good start

08. They are on vacation now, so we are enjoying ourselves doing almost nothing.
A) hard-pressed B) lazing around
C) keeping our cool
D) lording it over

09. I don't like people handling my things in a careless and irritating manner.
A) hanging around with
B) messing around
C) mixing up D) bothering about

10. He is a good cricketer but hasn't been known nationally or internationally or made money like some other cricketers.
A) hit the big time B) made to the top C) touched the rock bottom
D) hit it off

11. Though he was prepared for a compromise, she did not at all change her mind.
A) give up B) give out
C) give in D) budge an inch

12. She became very successful with her first song in the movie.
A) sang her praise B) preened up
C) made a go of it
D) set in to fame

N«ª½º ƒD... 01. Answer D= ¦ÂÃªá X¾œ¿{¢/ ®¾«Õ-§ŒÖ-EÂË ÍçLx¢-ÍŒÂ¹¤ò«{¢/ ÍçLx¢-X¾Û©ðx „çÊ-Â¹-X¾-œ¿{¢Ð ƒC ƒÂ¹ˆœË •„Ã¦Õ. DEÂË éª¢œî Æª½n¢Ð EKgÅŒ ®¾«Õ-§ŒÖ-EÂË X¾E X¾ÜJh Íä§ŒÕ-Â¹-¤ò-«{¢.

A = Keeping with- Phrasal verb/idiom ÂÃŸ¿Õ Ð “X¾ÅäuÂ¹ Æª½n¢ ©äŸ¿Õ. In keeping with = ÆÊÕ-’¹Õº¢’Ã. In keeping with the times = “X¾®¾ÕhÅŒ ÂÃ©Ç-EÂË ÆÊÕ-’¹Õº¢’ÃÐ ƒÂ¹ˆœ¿ ®¾J-ÂÃŸ¿Õ.
B = “X¾Åäu-Â¹-«ÕªáÊ Æª½n¢ \¢ ©äŸ¿ÕÐ wrong.
C = „çÊÂ¹ «C-©ä-§ŒÕ{¢ = He died leaving behind his wife and a daughter - «Õª½-ºË¢-*Ê ÆÅŒ-EÂË ¦µÇª½u, Â¹ØÅŒÕª½Õ …¯Ãoª½Õ Ð ®¾J-ÂÃ-C-Â¹ˆœ¿.

02. Answer C= ÍÃ©Ç ®¾Õ©¦µ¼¢. Ask him about maths and he says there's nothing to it. ÆÅŒEo ’¹ºËÅŒ¢ ’¹ÕJ¢* ÆœË-TÅä, 'ÆŸä¢ …¢C, ÍÃ©Ç ®¾Õ©¦µ¼¢Ñ Æ¢šÇœ¿Õ.
D = X¾C¢{ ŠÂ¹šË (\Ÿçj¯Ã •Jê’ Æ«-ÂÃ¬Á¢)
It is ten to one he will win = ÆÅŒÊÕ é’LÍä Æ«-ÂÃ¬Á¢ X¾C¢{ ŠÂ¹šË (ŸÄŸÄX¾Û Æ®¾¢-¦µ¼«¢ = It is hundred to one) - wrong.
A = ÆŸ¿¢ÅŒ «áÈu¢ ÂÃŸ¿Õ. 'How much has he given?'(ÆÅŒ¯ç¢ÅŒ ƒÍÃaœ¿Õ) Ð 'It's neither here nor there = ÆC (ÆÅŒ¯ç¢AÍÃaœ¿-¯äC Æ¢ÅŒ «áÈu¢ ÂÃŸ¿Õ) Ð wrong. B = B®¾Õ-Â¹×¢˜ä B®¾Õ-Âî-«ÕÊÕ, ©äÂ¹×¢˜ä ©äŸ¿Õ. ƒŸä *«J «Ö{ Ð wrong

03. Answer A =‚©ð-*¢-ÍŒ-Ÿ¿’¹_ N†¾§ŒÕ¢ („çÕŸ¿-œ¿ÕÂ¹× „äÕÅŒ)
B = ‚ÅŒt-X¾-KÂ¹~ = wrong. C = ÆÊo «Ö{© „çÊÕÂ¹ Æª½n¢ Ð wrong. D =Æ«-ÂÃ-¬Ç-EÂË X¾E-ÂíÍäa N†¾§ŒÕ¢ Ð Politicians'corruptionis the grist for the mill for the media = ªÃ•-ÂÌ§ŒÕ ¯Ã§ŒÕ-Â¹×© ÆN-FA OÕœË-§ŒÖÂ¹× ÍŒÂ¹ˆE Æ«-ÂÃ¬Á¢ (ŸÄEo „Ã@ÁÙx „Ãœ¿Õ-Â¹×¢-šÇª½Õ)

04. Answer B = Treat the blacks as inferiors = ÅŒÂ¹×ˆ-«’Ã ÍŒÖœ¿{¢/ Æ®¾-£ÏÇu¢-ÍŒÕ-Âî{¢ = Look down upon. Don't look down upon the poor = HŸ¿„ÃJE £ÔÇÊ¢’Ã ÍŒÖœ¿Â¹× = (contempt)
C = Respect =’õª½-«-¦µÇ«¢ Åç©-X¾{¢
- We look upto our leader as our real guide = «ÖÂ¹× E•-„çÕiÊ «Öª½_-Ÿ¿-ª½z-Â¹×œË’Ã «Ö ¯Ã§ŒÕ-Â¹×-œËE ’õª½-N²Äh¢ Ð wrong
D = ŠÂ¹-„äX¾Û “ÂîŸµ¿¢Åî ÍŒÖœ¿{¢. Bhima looked daggers at Duryodhana - wrong
A = ŠÂ¹ “X¾„Ã-£¾Ç¢©ð/…Ÿ¿u-«Õ¢©ð Âí{Õd-Â¹×-¤ò-«{¢ Ð wrong

05. Answer C =ÂîX¾-X¾-œ¿{¢/ Æ®¾-£¾ÇÊ¢ Íç¢Ÿ¿{¢.
D = Ÿµ¿J¢-ÍŒ-¦-œËÊ Ð ƒÂ¹ˆœ¿ ÅŒX¾Ûp. These clothes were put on by him.
Put off by = postponed by - ƒÂ¹ˆœ¿ ®¾J-ÂÃŸ¿Õ.
B = put by = Save =œ¿¦Õs ¤ñŸ¿ÕX¾Û Íä§ŒÕœ¿¢
He is putting by some amount every month for his daughters marriage - ƒÂ¹ˆœ¿ ®¾J-ÂÃŸ¿Õ.

06. Answer D = Politicians get away with their wrong doings = „Ã@ÁÙx ÅŒX¾Ûp©Õ Íä®Ï ÅŒXÏp¢-ÍŒÕ-Â¹×¢-šÇª½Õ.
A = èÇª½Õ-Âî{¢ (ŠÂ¹ ÍîšË ÊÕ¢*) Just when they were observing him he gave the slip = „Ã@ÁÙx ÍŒÖ®¾Õh¢-œ¿-’Ã¯ä ÆÅŒÊÕ èÇª½Õ-Â¹×-¯Ãoœ¿Õ. ƒÂ¹ˆœ¿ ®¾J-ÂÃŸ¿Õ.
B = ŸÄ¢Åî Â¹×Ÿ¿Õ-ª½Õh¢C. Just one tablet will do the trick = ¨ ŠÂ¹ˆ tabletÅî Â¹×Ÿ¿Õ-ª½Õ-ÅŒÕ¢C.
\Ÿçj¯Ã «ÕÊ¢ Æ„ÃL ÆÊÕ-Â¹×-¯äC ÆªáÅä ŸäE-«-©x-¯çj¯Ã, ÆX¾Ûpœ¿Õ, It will do the trick. A word from the minister will do the trick = «Õ¢“A-’ÃJ ÊÕ¢* ŠÂ¹ˆ «Ö{Åî X¾¯çj-¤ò-ÅŒÕ¢C. Ð ƒÂ¹ˆœ¿ ®¾J-ÂÃŸ¿Õ.
C = «Ö§ŒÕ-«Õ-«{¢. He was here a moment ago but has vanished into thin air = Â¹~º¢ ÂË¢Ÿ¿ ƒÂ¹ˆ-œ¿Õ-¯Ãoœ¿Õ. ƒ¢ÅŒ-©ð¯ä «Ö§ŒÕ-«Õ-§ŒÖuœ¿Õ.

07. Answer A = Head off = ¦§ŒÕ-©äl-ª½{¢.
B = X¾E ÂíÊ-²Ä-T¢-ÍŒ{¢ Ð ƒÂ¹ˆœ¿ ®¾J-ÂÃŸ¿Õ.
Jagan is going ahead with his odarpu yatra) - ƒÂ¹ˆœ¿ ®¾J-ÂÃŸ¿Õ.
²ÄT-¤ò-«{¢/•J-T-¤ò-«{¢Ð The daughter-in-law is getting on with the mother-in-law. (Âîœ¿©Õ ÆÅŒh-’ÃJÅî ®¾«Õ-®¾u©ä¢ ©äÂ¹×¢œÄ ²ÄT-¤ò-Åî¢C Ð ƒÂ¹ˆœ¿ ÅŒX¾Ûp.
D = ¬ÁÙ¦µÇ-ª½¢¦µ¼¢. The festival got off to a good start =X¾¢œ¿Õ’¹ ¬ÁÙ¦µÇ-ª½¢¦µ¼¢ Æªá¢C. Ð ƒÂ¹ˆœ¿ ÅŒX¾Ûp.

08. Answer B =N“¬Ç¢-A’Ã \ X¾F ©äÂ¹×¢œÄ ’¹œ¿-X¾{¢.
C =‚„ä¬ÁX¾œ¿-Â¹×¢œÄ …¢œ¿{¢. He keeps his cool even in difficult situations - Â¹†¾d®¾«Õ-§ŒÖ©ðx Â¹ØœÄ ‚„ä-¬Á-X¾-œ¿œ¿Õ. (®¾¢§ŒÕ-«ÕÊ¢ ¤ÄšË-²Ähœ¿Õ) Ð ƒÂ¹ˆœ¿ ÅŒX¾Ûp.
D = ƒÅŒ-ª½Õ© OÕŸ¿ ÆCµ-ÂÃª½¢ ÍŒ©Ç-ªá¢-ÍŒ{¢. Don't lord it over me= ¯Ã OÕŸ¿ ÆCµ-ÂÃª½¢ ÍŒ©Ç-ªá¢-ÍŒÂ¹× Ð ƒÂ¹ˆœ¿ wrong. A = ŸäE-éÂj¯Ã ƒ¦s¢C X¾œ¿{¢, ÍÃL-Ê¢ÅŒ ©äÂ¹Ð We are hard pressed for money/time = ÍÃL-Ê¢ÅŒ œ¿¦Õs/-®¾-«Õ§ŒÕ¢ ©äÂ¹ Æ«®¾n X¾œ¿Õh¯Ão¢. Ð ƒÂ¹ˆœ¿ ÅŒX¾Ûp.

09. Answer B =«®¾Õh«Û©ÊÕ ÆèÇ-“’¹ÅŒh’Ã „Ãœ¿{¢/ ÆN-„ä-Â¹¢’Ã «u«-£¾Ç-J¢-ÍŒ{¢. Why don't you mind your studies without messing around with my computer =¯Ã Â¹¢X¾Üu-{ªýÅî ’¹œËæX ¦Ÿ¿Õ©Õ ÍŒŸ¿Õ-«Û-Âî-Â¹Ø-œ¿Ÿ¿Ö?
C = ŠÂ¹ order©äÂ¹×¢œÄ ÆFo Â¹L-æX®Ï ’¹¢Ÿ¿-ª½-’î@Á¢ ®¾%†Ïd¢-ÍŒ{¢ Ð ƒÂ¹ˆœ¿ ®¾J-ÂÃŸ¿Õ.
D = ‚¢Ÿî-@ÁÊ Íç¢Ÿ¿{¢/ ƒÅŒ-ª½Õ-©ÊÕ ‚¢Ÿî-@Á-Ê-X¾-ª½a{¢ Ð ƒÂ¹ˆœ¿ wrong.
10. Answer A =®¾¢X¾Ÿ¿, æXª½Õ, “X¾‘Çu-ÅŒÕ©Õ ¤ñ¢Ÿ¿{¢. Singer Sri Ram from AP hit the big time by being selected as the Indian Idol.
B = ÆÅŒÕu-ÅŒh«Õ ²Änªá-éÂ-Ÿ¿-’¹{¢ Ð He made to the top in his company - ƒÂ¹ˆœ¿ wrong.
C = ÆA-ÅŒ-Â¹×ˆ«/ FÍŒ ²ÄnªáÂË C’¹-èÇ-ª½{¢ Ð
the morals of politicians have hit/touched the rock bottom = „Ã@Áx FA ÆÅŒu-Ÿµ¿«Õ ²ÄnªáÂË C’¹-èÇ-J¢C Ð ƒÂ¹ˆœ¿ wrong.
D = æ®o£¾Ç¢ ¤ñ¢Ÿ¿{¢. In minutes they hit it off = Â¹~ºÇ©ðx „Ã@ÁÙx æ®o£ÏÇ-ÅŒÕ©ãj¤ò§ŒÖª½Õ Ð wrong here.

11. Answer D =X¾{Õd «Ÿ¿-©Â¹¤ò«{¢. In spite of my efforts, he hasn't budged an inch = ‡¢ÅŒ’Ã “X¾§ŒÕ-Ao¢-*¯Ã ÆÅŒE©ð \ «Öª½Õp ©äŸ¿Õ.
A = «ÖÊÕ-Âî-«{¢/ «C-©ä-§ŒÕ{¢ Ð ƒÂ¹ˆœ¿ wrong
B = ª½£¾Ç-²Äu©Õ ¦§ŒÕ-šËÂË ÍçX¾pœ¿¢ Ð ƒÂ¹ˆœ¿ wrong.
C = ©ï¢T-¤ò{¢ Ð ƒÂ¹ˆœ¿ ®¾J-ÂÃŸ¿Õ.

12. Answer C =N•§ŒÕ¢ ¤ñ¢Ÿ¿{¢. N•-§ŒÕ-X¾Ÿ±¿¢©ð ÂíÊ-²Ä-’¹{¢.
D = ¨ expression©äŸ¿Õ.
A = ŠÂ¹-JE ®¾ÕhA¢-ÍŒ{¢, ¤Ä{-©ÅîÐ Annamayya sang the praise of Lord Venkateshwara ÐƒÂ¹ˆœ¿ ÅŒX¾Ûp.
B = ÆŸä-X¾E’Ã ²òÂ¹× Íä®¾Õ-Âî-«{¢. Æ¢Ÿ¿¢’Ã ‚Â¹-ª½¥-ºÌ§ŒÕ¢’Ã Â¹Ê-X¾-œÄ-©¯ä “X¾§ŒÕ-ÅŒo¢©ð.