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Dikshu Ghalot

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please suggest a book for learning idioms and phrases etc.

Question:
DIRECTIONS: Four alternative are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Eager beaver- 
Options:
A) one who disagrees with a decision or statement  
B) someone impatient 
C) someone just about to argue with a rival  
D) someone willing to work very hard 
Solution:
Ans: (d) The phrase 'Eager beaver' is used to describe someone who is extraordinarily industrious or zealous. So, (D) is the correct choice.

For example –

"Who's the eager beaver who came in at the weekend to finish this work 

off ?"

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