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प्रश्न
Insert the appropriate word/phrase given below, in the sentence that follow.
The crime went ______ for 11 years.
विकल्प
flattery
appealing
by fits and starts
dashed to
undetected
spirits rose
उत्तर
The crime went undetected for 11 years.
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Rearrange the following words and phrases to form meaningful sentences :
(a) coloured bus / children / we saw / full of / a yellow / excited /
(b) they were / we guessed / on the / planetarium / way / to the /
(c) part / this / study tour / of their / was /
Make a sentence of your own using the following phrase:
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give thee medicine for thy child
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Pray tell me
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Kisa repaired to the Buddha
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there was no house but someone had died in it
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kinsmen
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Mark!
Match the phrases in Column A with their meanings in Column B
| Column A | Column B |
| (a) break out | (i) to try to find somebody or something |
| (b) to look for | (ii) as a rule or in general taking all relevant factors into account |
| (c) to take over | (iii) start suddenly and strongly |
| (d) to go into | (iv) to obtain or assume control of something, or gain control of something from somebody else |
| (e) on the whole | (v) to begin a job or career in a particular area of activity |
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Fill the gap in choosing the appropriate idioms.
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Fill the gap in choosing the appropriate idioms.
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| Words | not afford | |||
| Phrases | beyond my means |
