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 'Prefer' is always followed by 'to'.

 Here, 'the' is used to specify the girl.

' To break off'  means to end a relationship abruptly.

 'A fool' means any fool.

 'Nervous' describes the overall condition of the candidates.

Here, ‘ran into’ is correct as it implies to meet someone unexpectedly. ‘Ran over’ refers to driving a vehicle over a person or a thing, ‘ran away’ refers to leaving unexpectedly and ‘ran out’ refers to having nothing left.

Here, ‘clean cut’ is correct as it implies someone being neat and tidy. ‘Clean plate' refers to eating all the food on one’s plate, ‘clean off’ refers to removing something such as dirt etc. and ‘clean sweep’ refers to a broad movement clearing or affecting everything in its pathway.

Here, ‘by a whisker’ is the correct answer as it implies missing something by a very small amount. ‘By all appearances’ means according to what one sees, ‘by far’ refers to a great degree of comparison and ‘by all means’ refers to doing something absolutely or certainly.

Here, ‘into’ is the correct option as it is used to express movement or action with the result that someone or something becomes enclosed or surrounded by something else. ‘At’ is used for expressing location or arrival in a particular place or position, ‘on’ as a preposition is used to express something that is physically in contact with something else and ‘by’ is used to identify the agent performing an action.

Here, ‘off’ is the correct option as it implies running away from the place in question. ‘Of’ is used in expressing the relationship between a part and a whole, ‘at’ is used in expressing location or arrival in a particular place or position and ‘from’ is used to indicate the point in space at which a journey, motion, or action starts.

Means something impossible to find.

The idiom 'as sick as a dog' is a common English expression used to describe someone who is very ill.

While 'as sick as a parrot' is a recognized idiom (often meaning disappointed or dejected), it is the standard completion for this specific phrase in common usage.

The idiom 'as silent as the grave' is used to describe absolute stillness or quiet.

The idiom 'as sensitive as a flower' is used to describe someone or something that is delicate or easily affected.