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English I · End Term · 28 Apr 2024 · January 2024 term

Question 53: Fill in the blank with the most appropriate idiom from t…

Question 53

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate idiom from the given options.
I am sure that I was not the neatest eater when I was a child, but I suppose my parents _____ to it.

  1. A

    Turned a blind eye

  2. B

    Added fuel to the fire

  3. C

    Added insult to injury

  4. D

    Barked up the wrong tree

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  • A

    Turned a blind eye

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Question 53 of 60 in the IIT Madras BS English I (English 1) End Term paper sat on 28 Apr 2024, in the January 2024 term (IIT M FOUNDATION DIPLOMA AN EXAM QDF3 28 Apr 2024). It carries 1 mark.

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