C. Fill in the blanks with the correct options. You can take the help of a dictionary.
fell on deaf ears
cost an arm and a leg
their fingers crossed
got cold feet
out of the blue bit off more than they could chew
Early sea journeys from European countries.
and took
a lot of time. There were also dangerous rocks hidden in the sea that sailors encountered
...... causing heavy loss of lives and merchandise. The
governments of some countries decided to do something about this, and hired men to work on
constructing new sea passages. The workers......
when they
heard of the dangers lying ahead of them, and many backed out. Initially, it looked like the
governments had
. However, with the right motivation,
and sometimes, force, the workers went to work with
as their requests.....
with the limited means provided to them.
. and they had no choice but to work