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Q.1 : Behind closed doors
1.To praise someone
2.Doing something secretly 
3.Excite someone
4.To work hard
Q.2 : Spill the beans
1.Arrive just on time
2.Feel sick
3.To screw up
4.Reveal someone's secret 
Q.3 : In hot water
1.Friendship
2.Trouble with someone 
3.Argument with someone
4.Irregular
Q.4 : Back to Square One
1.To bring an issue
2.Doing something wrong
3.To face problems
4.To go back to the beginning 
Q.5 : Meet ones waterloo
1.Waste time here and there
2.Going for journey
3.Meet ones final end 
4.Begin from scratch
Q.6 : Up in Arms
1.Revolution
2.Very angry 
3.Protest
4.Friendly
Q.7 : A fish out of water
1.To reveal a secret
2.In a dry environment
3.One in uncomfortable situation 
4.Know something secret
Q.8 : Beat around the bush
1.Discuss something secret
2.Avoid coming to the point
3.Cleaning the garden
4.No idea of main topic
Q.9 : Bolt from the blue
1.Thundering
2.A complete surprise 
3.Inform something bad
4.No idea
Q.10 : Blue blood
1.Belonging to low class society
2.Give complain in written
3.Member of high class society 
4.Complain give verbally
Q.11: At Loggerheads
1.To differ strongly 
2.To divide a job
3.To try hard
4.To get going
Q.12 : Keep your eyes peeled
1.To watch carefully 
2.Searching someone
3.Looking forward
4.Running away
Q.13 : Head Over Heels
1.Study hard
2.Living in luxury
3.Very excited 
4.Conflict
Q.14 : Get one's feet wet
1.To become serious
2.To understand correctly
3.To criticize
4.To begin gaining experience 
Q.15 : Talk through one's hat
1.Talk good points
2.To talk secretly
3.Talk positively
4.Talk nonsense
Q.16 : Dead Ringer
1.Duplicate 
2.Opposite
3.Looking Good
4.Something bad
Q.17 : Once in a blue moon
1.Frequently
2.Very rarely
3.Something interesting
4.Very common
Q.18 : On the Cards
1.To run away
2.Anticipated 
3.Satisfaction
4.Sanction
Q.19 : Hard and fast
1.Weak
2.Strong
3.Very strict 
4.Cause of trouble

Q.20 : Throw in the towel
1.Make all possible effort
2.Ussing any means
3.Accept defeat 
4.Ignore others
Q.21 : Beat around the bush
1.Avoid coming to the point 
2.Run away
3.Deduce from the facts
4.Likely to happen soon
Q.22 : Bone of contention
1.Point of an argument 
2.Worthless
3.Without any hesitation
4.To succeed
Q.23 : To fly off the handle
1.To be confused
2.Making friendship
3.Punish someone
4.To lose one's temper 
Q.24 : The lion's share
1.The biggest part 
2.The smallest part
3.Equal parts
4.Get nothing
Q 25 : No avail
1.Effortless
2.Without any result 
3.Very nervous
4.Dispose of
Q.26 : A bitter pill
 1.Facing unpleasant situation 
2.Cause of trouble
3.To reveal a secret
4.Not to listen to
Q.27 : Wet behind the ears
1.Undecided
2.Observe very closely
 3.Inexperienced 
4.Irregular
Q.28 : Raining Cats and Dogs
 1.Raining heavily 
2.Flood
3.Fighting between two groups
4.Earning with storms
Q.29 : Hand over fist
1.Get panic
2.State of high alert
 3.Quickly and continuously 
 4.Get comfortable
Q.30 : All at sea
1.Something outstanding
2.Forgive all
 3.State of confusion 
4.Living in Luxury
Q.31 : With flying colours
1.Fly high
2.Doing exceptionally well
 3.Colourful 
 4.Work very hard

Q.32 : To bell the cat
1.Facing enemy
 2.To face the risk 
3.Make friendship
4.Conflict

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