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A stalking horse

  • To make someone happy
  • To take order
  • To follow
  • Pretence

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Pretence means pretext, sham, excuse
Example : The New Group could, however, act as an effective stalking-horse.

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1. Ever and Anon

  • true promise
  • false promise
  • frequent
  • sometimes

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Example : I use to visit him ever and anon.

2. Cloven hoof

  • the evil intension
  • the nice intension
  • to do something religious
  • to help someone silently

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Example : He showed cloven hoof by cheating his parents.

3. Full tilt

  • with maximum enery
  • eating maximum
  • thinking of eating
  • with no demand

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Example : As exam are coming near he is studying with full tilt.

4. At one fell swoop

  • After lots of thinking
  • In a single action
  • By mistake
  • Joint action

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Example : In one fell swoop the bank wiped away the tentative benefits of this policy.

5. Wrangle over an ass shadow

  • to quarrel over the trifles
  • to be happy together
  • to play
  • to watch something together

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

trifles means A thing of little value or importance.

Example : Their sweet relation ended because they wrangled over an ass shadow.

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