Question

In each of the following sentences, replace the underlined phrases with a suitable

idiom. Choose the idiom from the list given at the end. (5×1=5)

1. There are so many Swaminathans in our College. Finding out the address of one student

named Swaminathan from among all others is going to be a very difficult task.

2. When the teacher asked Sharad if he had copied, he did not give her a straight answer; he

kept avoiding the question.

3. I have to speak at a Conference on New Methods of Teaching English. I want to prepare

well for it. I don’t want to tell them what they already know.

4. My mother who is a workaholic keeps telling me to take breaks; she is criticizing me

when she is just as bad as me.

5. Sarayu’s fever has subsided and her body pain has also vanished. She is perfectly fine

now.

Part C (20 marks)

carry coal to Newcastle beat around the bush

pot calling the kettle black

looking for a needle in a haystack fit as a fiddle​

Answer 1

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