Kicking one’s heels - to waste time,To waste a long period of time

The young boy was kicking his heels inspite of his mother’s stern warnings.

(1)   playing happily

(2)   kicking someone

(3)   wasting time

(4)   passing a gesture of disrespect

Scapegoat - The one who got blamed for others deeds, The one who bear blame of others

fathima felt that she had been made a scapegoat for her son’s incompetence.

(1)   fool

(2)   witness

(3)   fall guy

(4)   proxy

Seamy side - The negative side of something, Negative aspects

You will be reminded of the seamy side of the life if you visit the slum tenements.

(1)   the unpleasant aspects

(2)   the gentle aspects

(3)   the softer aspects

(4)   the pleasanter aspects

Cock and bull story - an illogical tale framed to deceive someone, A fake or unbelievable story

Who will believe , your cock and bull story ?

(1)   ambiguous story

(2)   authentic story

(3)   absurd story

(4)   common story

At the eleventh hour- at the last possible time, Very late time

At the eleventh hour ?

(1)   at eleven O’clock

(2)   at the wrong time

(3)   at the last possible moment

(4)   at the initial moment itself

Currying favour with - to please someone with the intention that they will support you, Doing things so that they will support you

Syria is now currying favour with America.

(1)   pleasing

(2)   favouring

(3)   obliging

(4)   ingratiating itself with

Over head and ears - utterly,absolutely,completely

Helena was over head and ears in love with Demetrius.

(1)   carefully

(2)   completely

(3)   brilliantly

(4)   cautiously

Bone of contention - a disagreement over something

The possession of Jerusalem is a bone of contention between Israel and Palestine.

(1)   a subject of peace

(2)   a subject of trade

(3)   a subject of dispute

(4)   a subject of exports

To take to heart – to feel sorrow about something,To grieve over

to take to heart?

(1)   to be encouraged

(2)   to grieve over

(3)   to like

(4)   to hate

To hold a candle - to be extremely inferior than someone

he cannot hold a candle to his elder brother.

(1)   equal to

(2)   not as clever as

(3)   cannot be compared to

(4)   duller than