In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase printed in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

Tripti gave her report quoting chapter and verse.

• spoke like a preacher

• taught like a teacher

• referred to religious books

• provided minute details

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A brave soldier will never show the white feather in the face of his enemy

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The poor man moved from pillar to post to get money.

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You have to be tactful in handling the sensitive matters rather than putting the cart before the horse.

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The boys cried with one voice that the examination should be postponed.

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The scheme appears worthless at the first blush.

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His pronunciation was so bad and his voice so low that the speech he made was all Greek to me.

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He looked blank when he was informed about his dismissal.

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That fellow trumped up a story.

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Though he is not a scholar, he wins arguments because he has the gift of the gab.

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The thief passed himself off as a ticket examiner.