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    Question

    In each question below, a sentence is given with a part of it printed in bold type. That part contains an idiom/phrasal verb that may be correct or erroneous. Each sentence is followed by phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D). Find out which is the correct idiom that should replace the error in bold, if there is any, and which makes the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No improvement required’, mark (E) as the answer.

    The debut disc by this Burlington act is a

    straight-ahead return to the kind of woman-made tuneage that was all the game five, six years ago.
    A was all the rage Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B was all the wage Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C was all the gaze Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D was all the glare Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No improvement required Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The idiom ‘all the rage’ means ‘to be very popular at a particular time’. This is correct here. The debut disc by this Burlington act is a straight-ahead return to the kind of woman-made tuneage that was all the rage five, six years ago.

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