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Sanjay Bajpai

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· 1 Months ago

wrong ans. (Question: 207772.2 )

please cheak your ans. its D

Question:
DIRECTIONS: Four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it in the Answer Sheet.
The manager dismissed the proposal out of hand and said that it was not at all practical.
Options:
A) completely
B) directly
C) simply
D) quickly
Solution:
Ans: (a) The idiom ‘Out of hand’ means ‘not controlled; without any more thought/ immediately’. To refuse something out of hand is to refuse it completely. So, the option (A) is the right answer.

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· 1 Months ago

Dear Student,

Completely is the correct word for the given sentence.

Out of hand is used If you refuse something out of hand, you refuse it completely without thinking about or discussing it.

Example-

Moving to London is certainly a possibility - I wouldn't dismiss it out of hand.

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