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712. “Wild goose chase” _________?

A.  A foolish and hopeless search for or pursuit of something unattainable
To take credit for something someone else did
To not take what someone says too seriously; to treat someone’s words with a degree of skepticism
A phrase implying that one is not proficient at performing a particular task and that they should not try to perform the task professionally
✅ The correct answer is option A.  A foolish and hopeless search for or pursuit of something unattainable.

714. “Brain Drain” means__________?

Mad Person
Migration Of Skilled Person To Other Country
Emigration Of Intellectuals
None
✅ The correct answer is option Migration Of Skilled Person To Other Country.

716. “Get your goat” means _____?

A.  To pacify someone
B.  To irritate someone
C.  To soothe someone
D.  To Hug someone
✅ The correct answer is option B.  To irritate someone.

717. To beat the air means?

Making progress
To sound logical
To keep doing something despite its apparent pointlessness or futility
None of these
✅ The correct answer is option To keep doing something despite its apparent pointlessness or futility.
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