Direction: In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate and suitable word. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four alternative.
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The sudden change in his behaviour came as a surprise to me, I began __
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- to cut a sorry figure
- to smell a rat
- to turn a new leaf
- to blow hot and cold
- to cut a sorry figure
Correct Option: B
to smell a rat (Idiom) : to have suspicion
to cut a sorry figure (Idiom) : to be ashamed
to turn a new leaf (Idiom) : to reform and begin again
to blow hot and cold (Idiom) : to change one’s mind
Here, to smell a rat is the right usage.
