The cops were on their toes throughout the day, 

The police looked all over for him but drew a blank. 

Directions: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.

Flies off at a tangent

She keeps blowing hot and cold and therefore, nobody can befriend her for long. 

The minister assured the agitating employees that he would look into their demands sympathetically. 

Directions: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.

Feel blue

On the issue of marriage. Sarita put her foot down. 

Directions: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.

The salt of the Earth