1)   Anil got it in the neck for being late.

A) Anil was severely punished for being late.

B) Anil was sacked from the job for being late.

C) Anil was given a mild warning not to be late in future.

D) Anil was appreciated for not participating in the ugly incidents, being late.

“Get it in the neck” is an idiom meaning to be harshly punished, scolded, or to suffer severe criticism.

 B: “Sacked” (fired) is a specific outcome, stronger and not implied by the idiom.

 C: A “mild warning” contradicts the idiom’s strong, punitive sense.

 D: Appreciation is the opposite of the idiom’s meaning

Ans)  A) Anil was severely punished for being late.


2)   Choose the option which is closest in meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.

A) escaping cleverly

B) avoiding something cunningly

C) doing something decisively and bravely

D) addressing someone rudely

“To take the bull by the horns” means to face a difficult problem directly, boldly, and decisively.

 A or B: those mean escaping/avoiding, the opposite of confronting it.

 D: rudeness is unrelated to the idiom’s meaning.

Ans) C) doing something decisively and bravely