Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the highlighted idiom/phrase.
The rebels $held\, out$ for about a month.

  • A
    waited
  • B
    retreated
  • C
    bargained
  • D
    resisted

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It is time that professors came down from their $ivory\, towers$ and studied the real needs of the students.

Some idioms/phrases are given below together with their meanings. Choose the correct meaning of the idiom/phrase: 'To pick holes'.

Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the highlighted idiom/phrase.
The secretary and the treasurer are $hand\, in\, glove$ with each other.

Some idioms/phrases are given below together with their meanings. Choose the correct meaning of the idiom/phrase: 'At loggerheads'.

Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the highlighted idiom/phrase.
He is always $standing\, up$ for the weak and oppressed.

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