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68. Find out the meaning of the underlined idiom.


To succeed in life one should burn the midnight oil





Asave money

Bwork very hard

Cundertake risks

Dact with care

Answer:

B. work very hard

Read Explanation:

Above board = honest
 Eg:- People always had faith in Mahatma Gandhi because he was above board.

  A lease of life = an opportunity to enjoy longer/happier life
 Eg:- A transfer to a branch nearer his town was almost like a new lease of life for the worried bank clerk.

 Apple of discord = cause of quarrel.
 Eg:-Oil fields at many places have become apple of discord between different countries.

Apple of one's eye = an object of extreme love
 Eg:- Manu is the apple of his mother's eye. 

At an arm's length = to keep away at a distance 
Eg:- One must keep anti-socialists at an arm's length.

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