Idiomatic | MCQs

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By/In fits and starts is an idiom which means something often stops and starts again.

It means not continuously, irregularly or intermittently. 

It means بے قاعدگی سے، جو رکتا ہو اور بعد میں پھر شروع ہوتا ہو

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Irony is a type of figurative language that refers to the clash between expectations and reality

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The idiom "up to his eyes" means someone is extremely busy or deeply involved in something.

In this context, it shows the colleague has had a heavy workload.

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The idiom "A cock and bull story" refers to a foolish and fabricated story that is improbable and lacks credibility.

It often used to deceive or mislead.

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• To keep the ball rolling: maintain the momentum of an activity.
• گیند کو گھومتے رہیں: کسی سرگرمی کی رفتار کو برقرار رکھیں۔
  

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To hit below the belt: To say something that is often too personal, usually irrelevant, and always unfair.

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The prefix dis- means "not" or "opposite of".

So disused means no longer used.

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This is a well-known proverb: "A rolling stone gathers no moss."

It means a person who keeps moving or changing jobs doesn't gain responsibilities or stability.

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Synecdoche is a figure of speech where a part represents the whole or vice versa.

Here, “mouths” refers to “people” — using a part (mouth) to represent the whole (person).