Question
Download Solution PDFSelect the idiom from the given options that gives the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted text in the following sentence.
The announcement of the new tourism policy of the government has made some people excited or interested.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is "Quicken the pulse".
Key Points
- Let's understand the implication of the correct idiom:
- Quicken the pulse: to excite, pique, or create anticipation in someone.
- Example: Few activities quicken the pulse as well as skydiving.
- Example: Ironically, the biology lecture was the only activity that quickened my pulse.
- Thus, the highlighted phrase "excited or interested" can be substituted with the idiom "quicken the pulse''.
- Therefore, the correct answer is: Quicken the pulse
Additional Information
Let's understand the implication of the remaining idioms:
Idiom | Meaning | Example |
Pull out all the stops | make a very great effort to achieve something | The director pulled out all the stops to meet the impossible deadline. |
Run around in circles | do something for a long time without achieving anything apart from purposeless repetition | The discussion went around and around in circles. |
Reach for the moon | to attempt to do or obtain something that is really tough | You'll need to reach for the moon if you want to complete the 26.2 mile relay race tomorrow. |
Hinglish
- Pull out all the stops - "सारे जतन करना" या "पूरी कोशिश करना।"
- मुहावरा इस्तेमाल होता है जब कोई व्यक्ति अपने लक्ष्य को प्राप्त करने के लिए सब कुछ करने को तैयार होता है, कोई भी प्रयत्न या संसाधन बचा कर नहीं रखता।
- Run around in circles - "गोल गोल घूमना" या "व्यर्थ में समय बर्बाद करना।"
- यह मुहावरा तब प्रयोग किया जाता है जब किसी के बहुत व्यस्त होने के बावजूद कोई महत्वपूर्ण प्रगति नहीं हो रही होती, या जब कोई समस्या के समाधान में लगातार असफल होता है।
- Quicken the pulse - "दिल की धड़कन तेज करना"।
- यह व्यक्त करता है कि कुछ उत्तेजित या रोमांचक है जो आपकी भावनात्मक प्रतिक्रिया या उत्साह को बढ़ाता है।
- Reach for the moon - "चाँद को छूने की कोशिश करना" या "ऊँचे लक्ष्य निर्धारित करना।"
- यह मुहावरा बहुत ऊंचे लक्ष्य निर्धारित करने या बड़े सपने देखने की बात को दर्शाता है।
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