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Something up one's sleeve
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Answer: Option B
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Something up one's sleeve: To have a secret plan, idea, or advantage that can be utilized if and when it is required.
42
A red letter day
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Answer: Option A
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A red letter day: any day of special significance or opportunity.
43
To pay one back in the same coin
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Answer: Option C
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To pay one back in the same coin: To seek revenge on someone by treating them in the same negative manner as they treated one.
44
A storm in a teacup
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Answer: Option C
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A storm in a teacup: great outrage or excitement about a trivial matter.
45
To blow hot and cold
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Answer: Option C
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To blow hot and cold: alternate inconsistently between two moods, attitudes, or courses of action.
46
Adam's ale
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Answer: Option C
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Adam's ale: water.
47
Queer somebody's pitch
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Answer: Option A
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Queer somebody's pitch: spoil somebody's plans or their chances of getting something.
48
To see eye to eye with
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Answer: Option A
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To see eye to eye with: be in full agreement.
49
To carry off the bell
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Answer: Option B
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To carry off the bell: to succeed in doing or achieving something.
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To take the wind out of another's sails
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Answer: Option D
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To take the wind out of another's sails: to cause someone to lose confidence or energy.