In the sentence, what does pay on the nail mean?
Goods will be delivered if you pay on the nail.
Correct answer(s):
- pay promptly
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In the sentence, what does throw dust in someone’s eyes mean?
You cannot throw dust in my eyes.
Correct answer(s):
- cheat me
In the sentence, what does make a mockery of mean?
The trial made a mockery of justice.
Correct answer(s):
- made the system look ridiculous
Which phrase can replace will be held in the sentence?
The second-anniversary celebration of our college will be held on December 15.
Correct answer(s):
- comes off
What does the idiom or phrase white elephant mean?
Correct answer(s):
- a very costly or troublesome possession
Choose the appropriate meaning of the idiom swan song.
Correct answer(s):
- last work
What does bootleg mean?
Correct answer(s):
- smuggle
What does the idiom or phrase soft-soap mean?
Correct answer(s):
- flatter for selfish motives
Which phrase means so miserable that it cannot be described in words?
Correct answer(s):
- beggars description
In the sentence, what does in cold blood mean?
Not many people can commit such a heinous crime in cold blood.
Correct answer(s):
- deliberately and without emotion
What does the idiom or phrase at a low ebb mean?
Correct answer(s):
- at a low point
What does the idiom or phrase hitting below the belt mean?
Correct answer(s):
- doing something unfair in a competition
What does the idiom or phrase meet one's Waterloo mean?
Correct answer(s):
- to meet one's final defeat
What does a Machiavellian character mean?
Correct answer(s):
- a cunning person
What does the idiom or phrase apple of discord mean?
Correct answer(s):
- object of dispute
What does the phrase coming to the front mean?
Correct answer(s):
- attaining prominence
What does the idiom or phrase gall and wormwood mean?
Correct answer(s):
- hateful
What does the idiom or phrase thrown out of gear mean?
Correct answer(s):
- disturbed the working of
What does the phrase went home mean in idiomatic use?
Correct answer(s):
- deeply appealed to
What does the idiom or phrase coining money mean?
Correct answer(s):
- making money very rapidly