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Choose the idiom which is closest in meaning to the italicized part. Rajesh decided to keep aside a small percentage of his salary for his retirement life.

Choose the idiom which is closest in meaning to the italicized part. Rajesh decided to keep aside a small percentage of his salary for his retirement life. Correct Answer lay by

The idiom ‘lay by’ has the closest meaning to save for future needs. The sentence can be rephrased as ‘Rajesh decided to lay by a small percentage of his salary for his retirement life’.

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