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1. 1.

   Match the idiomatic expressions under A with their meanings under B:

   A	B
   1. back up	a. to die
   2. all in all	b. to be ruined
   3. in sixes and sevens	c. continuously
   4. cut off	d. supreme
   5. go to the dogs	e. honest and fair
   6. get through	f. in disorder
   7. at a stretch	g. to pass
   8. above board	h. support
   9. to look for	i. a person of unknown capabilities
   10. a dark horse	j. to search

    

2. 2.

   Fill in the blanks with the appropriate idiomatic expressions given in the box:

   to make the most, at my beck and call, keep pace with, an apple of discord, bag and baggage, to face the music, jay down one's life, beggars description, to go saying, to set out

   1. You have been caught stealing. You will have ________________.
   2. An ideal student should ________________ of his time.
   3. During these days of science and technology we must ________________ the advanced countries.
   4. I have always my friends ________________.
   5. Kashmir is ________________ between India and Pakistan.
   6. We should be proud of our freedom fighter who ________________ for us.
   7. After the transfer of the head of the family, our neighbours have left our city ________________.
   8. The beauty of the Taj ________________.
   9. My grandfather ________________ on pilgrimage yesterday.
   10. It ________________ that Sardar Bhagat Singh was a great patriot.