Idiom
To plough the sands

To advance one's position in life
To busy oneself in a way which cannot lead to any profitable result
To afford hope or ground for expecting a good result
To work hard to achieve one's aim

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Idiom
For each of the following sentences four alternatives are given. You are required to choose the correct meaning of the idiom or phrase given or underlined in the sentence. To leave someone in the lurch

To desert someone in his difficulties
To come to compromise with someone
Constant source of annoyance to someone
None of these
To put someone at ease

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Idiom
Dog in the manger

A dog that has no kennel of its own
A person who puts himself in difficulties on account of other people
An undersized bull almost the shape of a dog
A person who prevents others from enjoying something useless to himself

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