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Notes 74. Nail to the counter
(i) to expose publicly as false (ii) to be firm
(iii) to be unsure (iv) to touch the exact point
75. To cool one’s heels
(i) to give a cold treatment to somebody (ii) to be kept waiting for sometime
(iii) a closed chapter (iv) a hot issue
76. Bag of bones
(i) a bag full of bones (ii) a dead person
(iii) a person about to die (iv) an extremely weak person
77. All moonshine
(i) show (ii) lighted only by moon
(iii) false (iv) far from reality
78. To shake the dust off one’s feet
(i) to wash feet (ii) to walk fast
(iii) to leave a place with a sense of resentment
(iv) to rest after a long journey
79. To worm oneself into favour
(i) to win favour by flattery (ii) to win favour by bribery
(iii) to win favour slowly and gradually (iv) to win favour fast .
80. A bird of passage
(i) a flying bird (ii) an unreliable person
(iii) one who stays for a short time (iv) bad time
81. Thanks to
(i) be grateful (ii) as a result of
(iii) ceremonially (iv) to wait for the benefactor
82. With a string
(i) not to give any aid (ii) to give unconditional aid
(iii) gift or aid with condition (iv) to accept aid
83. To set stores by
(i) to value highly (ii) to hoard a large quantity of something
(iii) to set up store (iv) fix a price
84. To draw the long bow
(i) to shoot (ii) to exaggerate
(iii) to criticize (iv) to admire
85. To know the ropes
(i) to recognize the lost things (ii) to do rigging
(iii) to know the procedure of doing a job (iv) to flog
86. To give the devil his due
(i) to be just to a person even though he does not deserve such treatment
(ii) to surrender oneself willingly when one’s mistake is detected
(iii) to punish an innocent person (iv) to punish a guilty person
87. In the swim
(i) knowing latest current things (ii) to cross a river by a boat
(iii) to cross a river by swimming (iv) to be in the river

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