Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the highlighted idiom/phrase: "$I$ hope it will not $put\, you\, out$ if $I$ am late."

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The robber $took\, to\, his\, heels$ when the police arrived.

Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the highlighted word: "$I$ cannot $conceive$ of a time when $I$ was without a refrigerator."

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This regular absenteeism is a $bad\, business$ since no work is being completed.

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We were in a hurry. The road being zigzag,we had to $cut\ off\ a\ corner$ to reach in time.

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Jaya had a $chequered\, career$ since $I$ first knew him as an office assistant in the insurance company.