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$I$ requested him to $put \, in \, a \, word \, for \, me$.

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$I$ did not mind what he was saying,he was only $talking\ through\ his\ hat$.

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Although both the parents are running the show for the last ten years,their business is now $on\, its\, last\, legs$.

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When he heard that he had once again not been selected,he $lost\, heart$.

Some idioms/phrases are given below together with their meanings. Choose the correct meaning of the idiom/phrase: "To pick holes".

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You cannot $have \,your\, cake\, and\, eat\, it\, too.$