Directions: In these questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase italized in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

1. Dowry is a burning question of the day.

(a) a relevant problem
(b) a dying issue
(c) an irrelevant problem
(d) a widely debated issue

2. His voice gets on my nerves.

(a) makes me sad
(b) irritates me
(c) makes me ill
(d) pierces my eardrums

3. I just paid him a left handed compliment.

(a) an honest
(b) a well deserved
(c) an insincere
(d) a flattering

4. The party stalwarts have advised the President to take it lying down for a while.

(a) to show no reaction
(b) to take rest
(c) to be on the defensive
(d) to be cautions

5. A movement for the world unity is in the offing.

(a) at the end
(b) about to start
(c) on decline
(d) in the air
 

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Answer:
1. (d) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (b)