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Damp squib

  • Great honour
  • Great win
  • Complete failure
  • None of above

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Example : Even the intervention of their leader proved a damp squib to resolve their matter.

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1. Laugh in one's sleeves

  • To laugh secretly
  • To laugh openly
  • To laugh at some weak
  • To laugh occasionly

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Example : The students laughed in their sleeves at teacher ignorance of the subject.

2. Die-hard

  • very weak
  • about to die
  • living life full
  • persistent in struggle

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Example : He will not surrender easily as he is a die-hard person.

3. Hang fire

  • In anger
  • Calm
  • Solved issue
  • Unresolved issue

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Example : Land dispute between two brothers is still a hang fire.

4. Hope against hope

  • Very happy
  • Very Sad
  • hope in-spite of disappointment
  • hoping great results

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Example : He did not attempt major questions in exam, we know he will fail, but still we are hoping against hope.

5. Nip in the bud

  • To destroy in the very beginning
  • To destroy at the end
  • To make use of time
  • To waste time

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Example : The evils of the society must be nipped in the bud.

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