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To catch a tartar

  • To catch a dangerous person
  • To trap wanted criminal with great difficulty
  • To deal with a person who is more than one's match
  • To meet with disaster
  • None of these

Answer: Option A

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1. Lion's share

  • To be normal
  • To be very angry
  • Small part
  • Large part

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Example : Root of the issue is, he says that his elder brother is having lion's share of the property which should be equally divided among them.

2. Wild-goose chase

  • collective effort
  • hard work
  • very profitable
  • unprofitable

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Example : All the efforts of NGO's to root out the curse of dowry system is still a wild-goose chase in certain areas.

3. Give up the ghost

  • give up a fear
  • give up in the war
  • to pass away
  • to rest for some time

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Example : After a long illness he gave up the ghost last week.

4. In a fix

  • fixed the issue
  • losing hope
  • in a dilemma
  • very confident

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Example : If you are in a fix, you are in trouble.

5. By dint of

  • By force of
  • By permission of
  • By fear of
  • By blessing of

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Example : He became IPS by dint of his hard work.

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