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Fill in the blanks with a suitable idiom: "The policemen came to my house and accused me of stealing a necklace but I told them that they were _____ ?

Alooking a gift horse in the mouth

Bblowing hot and cold

Cone for the road

Dbarking up the wrong tree

Answer:

D. barking up the wrong tree

Read Explanation:

  • "barking up the wrong tree" means making a mistake or pursuing a mistaken or misguided line of thought. It fits the context where the policemen are accusing someone wrongly (ഒരു തെറ്റ് ചെയ്യുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ തെറ്റായ ചിന്താഗതി പിന്തുടരുക എന്നാണ് അർത്ഥമാക്കുന്നത്. പോലീസുകാർ ഒരാളെ തെറ്റായി കുറ്റപ്പെടുത്തുന്ന സന്ദർഭത്തിന് ഇത് അനുയോജ്യമാണ്).
    • "The policemen came to my house and accused me of stealing a necklace but I told them that they were barking up the wrong tree." / പോലീസുകാർ എൻ്റെ വീട്ടിൽ വന്ന് ഒരു മാല മോഷ്ടിച്ചെന്ന് ആരോപിച്ചു, അവർ തെറ്റിദ്ധരിച്ചുവെന്ന് ഞാൻ അവരോട് പറഞ്ഞു
  • looking a gift horse in the mouth - ദാനം കിട്ടിയ വസ്തുവിൽ കുറ്റം കാണുക
  • blowing hot and cold - ചിലപ്പോൾ അനുകൂലിച്ചും ചിലപ്പോൾ പ്രതികൂലിച്ചും പെരുമാറുക/keep changing their attitude towards something
  • one for the road - used to refer to an alcoholic beverage that a person drinks just before leaving a place.

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