Fill in the blanks: 144) He tries to get _ charming everyone but they have all learnt his tricks. 145) Your watch is two minutes _.

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144. He tries to get away with charming everyone but they have all learnt his tricks.

• The idiom "get away with" means to do something wrong or illegal without being punished or criticized for it. This fits the context of someone using "tricks" to charm others.
  • The correct answer is d) Away with

145. Your watch is two minutes behind.

• If a watch is not showing the correct time and is showing an earlier time, it is "behind" the actual time. "Slow" describes the rate at which it loses time, but "behind" describes its current state relative to the correct time.
  • The correct answer is **