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प्रश्न
Fill in the blank a word or a phrase given in the brackets in their appropriate form.
I had seen asparagus in the shops, my mouth often____________ at the sight of them.
पर्याय
startle
catch sight of
overload
water
pass
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उत्तर
I had seen asparagus in the shops, my mouth often water at the sight of them.
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detective I below / go / written / through the / story
Go through the detective story written below.
(a) can be / two / blamed I persons / the murder / for
(b) to the/ there are / culprit / may clues / real / pointing ,
(c) - the / find / murderer / who / real I out / is cy
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is / the / it / hobbies / one / best / of
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knock someone down
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Find out the meaning of the phrase given below and use them in your own sentence.
win lots of money
Find out the meaning of the phrase given below and use them in your own sentence.
money for old rope
Fill the gap in choosing the appropriate idioms.
When the father learned about his son’s misdeeds, it ___________.
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| ‘A’ Phrases | ‘B’ Meanings |
| 1. run of terrible bad luck | a. hit on a topic |
| 2. draws heavily on | b. without being affected by a particular factor |
| 3. struck a chord | c. endure in difficult circumstances |
| 4. in spite of | d. a period of time when bad things happen |
| 5. holding on | e. makes use of |
