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Multiple Choice Questions

Back down ........

English Language (RBI Ast) Idiom & Phrases

Directions: In each of the questions given below, a phrase/idiom is given in bold followed by five sentences with some part of it as bold. You have to identify the sentence in which the bold part can be replaced by the given bold phrase/idiom to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.

Back down

We beefed up our home by having a garden built.

John figured on in the argument out of respect for his employer.

The tutor demonstrated the procedure once and then backed off.

I told the driver to back up as we had driven past the building.

The truck seemingly beat up, is in a perfect condition.

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Explanation:

Back down: It means to withdraw your position
Ex: Seeing his friends arrive, the bully backed down.
Beef up: It means to make changes or amendments
It has been used correctly in option A
Figure on: It means to expect or plan for something
In the sentence B, the phrase – figured on makes no sense and back down is a perfect fit, thus the answer.
Back off: It means to withdraw your position
It has been used correctly in option C
Back up: It means to support, to drive backwards or to make a copy
It has been used correctly in option D
Beat up: It describes an object in a bad condition due to overuse.
It has been used correctly in option E