181. I threatened to show her up.
(A) ignore her completely
(B) expose her shortcomings
(C) praise her publicly
(D) help her succeed
Answer: (B) expose her shortcomings
Show someone up: To expose someone or make them look bad, incompetent, or foolish, especially in public.
182. He scraped through the examination.
(A) barely passed
(B) failed
(C) passed with high marks
(D) repeated
Answer: (A) barely passed
Scrape through: To succeed, survive, or pass something with a lot of difficulty or by a very narrow margin.
183. The enemy turned tail.
(A) charged forward
(B) attacked
(C) retreated shamefully
(D) took out a weapon
Answer: (C) retreated shamefully
Turn tail: To turn around and run away, usually out of fear.
184. Can you throw any light on the mystery?
(A) give the plan
(B) give documents
(C) give time
(D) give information
Answer: (D) give information
Throw/Shed light on: To provide information, clarification, or an explanation for a problem or mystery.
185. He will weather the storm.
(A) discuss the matter
(B) close the matter
(C) take responsibility
(D) overcome the difficulties
Answer: (D) overcome the difficulties
Weather the storm: To successfully deal with a very difficult problem or situation and survive it.
186. I will hang on to these pictures.
(A) throw away
(B) discard
(C) store carefully
(D) put up
Answer: (C) store carefully
Hang on to: To keep something and not give it away or throw it away.
187. I wish you would support me and not let me down.
(A) help me quietly
(B) fail to help me
(C) help me out
(D) suffer
Answer: (B) fail to help me
Let someone down: To fail to support or help someone as they had hoped or expected; to disappoint.