Practice Test Discussion

Directions: Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the given idiom / phrase/ word.

Left to his own devices, Mahesh would hire someone to do the dirty work of washing dishes.

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Mahesh needed constant supervision in order to wash the dishes

If Mahesh were allowed to do as he wished, he would appoint someone to wash the dishes

Mahesh would use a series of devices in order to appoint someone to wash the dishes

Mahesh would hire someone to wash the dishes in the dishwasher

None of the above

Explanation

The following are the meaning and sample sentence for the given idiom/ phrase/ word.

Meaning: If Mahesh were allowed to do as he wished, he would appoint someone to wash the dishes

Sample sentence: The students were left to their own devices when the teacher failed to appear on time.

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