Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom. I did not even listen to him; he was only talking through his hat.
Option 1: Talking non-stop
Option 2: Talking garrulously
Option 3: Talking nonsense
Option 4: Talking ignorantly
Correct Answer: Talking nonsense
Solution : The correct answer is the third option.
The idiom "talking through his hat" is an expression used to indicate that someone is talking or making statements without possessing proper knowledge or understanding of the subject. It suggests that the person is speaking nonsense, often confidently or assertively, but the information they are providing is inaccurate or baseless.
Therefore, the correct answer is talking nonsense.
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Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom. He is in high spirits today.
Option 1: Annoying
Option 2: Disturbed
Option 3: Drunk
Option 4: Cheerful
Question : Select the most appropriate idiom from the following options that can substitute the underlined part of the given sentence.
He is the most successful businessman. One of his traits is to take risk.
Option 1: Throw caution to the wind.
Option 2: Talk through his hat.
Option 3: Fill somebody’s shoes.
Option 4: Tighten his belt.
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.
He was beaming from ear to ear.
Option 1: Playing
Option 2: Smiling broadly
Option 3: Criticising bitterly
Option 4: Working
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the following sentence.
Nine times out of ten, he tells lies.
Option 1: All the time
Option 2: Hardly
Option 3: In most cases
Option 4: Sometimes
He burnt his fingers by getting into others’ problems.
Option 1: To get rid off
Option 2: To get rewarded
Option 3: To get into trouble
Option 4: To burn ones fingers
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