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Bid defiance

  • to obey
  • to ignore
  • to follow
  • none of above

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Example : His girl friend bade defiance to his wish to go for movie and instead they went for lunch in hotel :)

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1. To drive home

  • To find one's roots
  • To emphasise
  • Back to original position
  • To return to place of rest
  • None of these

Answer: Option B

2. At dagger's drawn

  • to have bitter enmity
  • to be very friendly
  • to be unknown
  • to be very familiar

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Enmity means The state or feeling of being actively opposed
Example : The quarrel between two friends has grown more bitter now and they are at dagger's drawn.

3. Argus eyed

  • Doubtful
  • Very Confident
  • Very Calm
  • Careful

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Careful or Observant

Example : Being a politician he is Argus Eyed and never overlooks even a small matter.

4. At one fell swoop

  • After lots of thinking
  • In a single action
  • By mistake
  • Joint action

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Example : In one fell swoop the bank wiped away the tentative benefits of this policy.

5. Fish in troubles waters

  • to take revenge
  • to take advantage of trouble of others
  • to take risk
  • to get high profits

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Example : Clever businessmen fish in troubled water when there is scarcity of things.

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