Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the highlighted idiom/phrase.
The clerk $wiped\ the\ nose$ of his employer by submitting a false bill and was dismissed from his job.

  • A
    Cleaned the nose
  • B
    Cheated
  • C
    Abused
  • D
    Slapped

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The detective $left\ no\ stone\ unturned$ to trace the culprit.

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My car $broke\, down$ on the way to the railway station.

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The thief $took\, to\, his\, heels$ when he saw a policeman on the beat.

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The new economic policy is $likely\, to\, run\, into\, rough\, weather.$

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The question of abolition of private property is still $a\, moot\, point.$

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