Question : Choose the correct meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
Grandpa often likes to sit in the balcony and chew the fat with me.
Option 1: Gossip and make small talk.
Option 2: Play a game.
Option 3: Chew meat.
Option 4: Criticise people.
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Correct Answer: Gossip and make small talk.
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Chew the fat is an idiom that means to gossip or make small talk. It means to talk to someone in an informal and friendly way. Thus, the first option is the appropriate meaning of the idiom.
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Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
Our leader does not make false promises, he walks the talk.
Option 1: to talk while walking
Option 2: to make empty promises
Option 3: taking a long walk
Option 4: to do what one says
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. You need to be aware of argus-eyed people in the organisation.
Option 1: Angry
Option 2: Content
Option 3: Vigilant
Option 4: Kind
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. My mom’s cakes always make my mouth water.
Option 1: stale and not edible
Option 2: very tasty and appetising
Option 3: so tasteless
Option 4: bland and disgusting
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. No one believes your cock and bull story.
Option 1: a true story
Option 2: improbable story
Option 3: a story about a cock and a bull
Option 4: a story which has been told often
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. He makes himself a laughing stock by saying foolish things.
Option 1: laughing at oneself
Option 2: an object of ridicule
Option 3: making people laugh
Option 4: mocking others
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