Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom that can be substituted in the following sentence. The young boy was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
Option 1: born with a spoon stuck in his mouth
Option 2: born to riches and luxury
Option 3: born with a spoon that was not of gold
Option 4: born to not so rich parents
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Correct Answer: born to riches and luxury
Solution : The second option is the correct answer.
The idiom born with a silver spoon in his mouth is used to describe someone who is born into a wealthy and privileged family, enjoying a life of comfort and abundance from the beginning. So, born to riches and luxury accurately captures the intended meaning of the idiom. It conveys the idea that the young boy was born into a family of wealth and luxury, aligning with the traditional usage of the idiom.
Therefore, the correct answer is born to riches and luxury.
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Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If only I was young again.
Option 1: I were young again
Option 2: I be young again
Option 3: I will be young again
Option 4: I am young again
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom that can be substituted in the following sentence.
I begged him to reconsider my application, but he put his foot down.
Option 1: stamped his foot down
Option 2: agreed to reconsider
Option 3: refused to yield
Option 4: did not run
Question : Select the most appropriate idiom that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
Vinay missed his flight, but good luck came to him from bad circumstances as the flight crashed in the sea.
Option 1: it was a tinker's curse
Option 2: it was counting his blessings
Option 3: it was a blessing and a curse
Option 4: it was a blessing in disguise
Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. He was sitting besides his best friend during the event.
Option 1: was sitting about his
Option 2: was sitting beside his
Option 3: were sitting besides his
Option 4: was sitting besides her
Question : Select the correct idiom to replace the underlined segment in the given sentence. Harry always speaks his eye but he is not always very diplomatic!
Option 1: speaks his tongue
Option 2: reads his heart
Option 3: speaks his mind
Option 4: listens his ear
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