The phrasal verb 'put off' means to discourage, distract, or postpone. In option B, 'put me off my work' correctly conveys the meaning of being distracted from work. Options A, C, and D use 'put off' incorrectly; 'took off' or 'removed' would be suitable for A, 'switched off' for C, and 'put out' for D.
The phrasal verb 'called off' means to cancel, which is correctly used in the context of a meeting. 'Looked into' means to investigate, not to meet. 'Took after' means to resemble, not to undertake responsibilities. 'Put out' means to extinguish, so it's incorrect to say they 'put out' the fire by calling the brigade; they called the brigade to put out the fire.
The idiom "to bite the bullet" means to face a difficult or unpleasant situation with courage and endurance. Option A correctly uses the idiom to describe someone enduring a tough situation. The other options use the phrase literally or in an incorrect context.
"Forgo" means to abstain from or give up something. In this context, the committee decided to give up or do without the proposal because of insufficient funds. The other options are incorrect grammatical forms or tenses that do not fit the sentence structure and meaning.
The past perfect tense is used to describe an action that happened before another action in the past. In option C, 'had already seen' correctly indicates an action completed before another past event ('it released'). Options A and B incorrectly mix tenses, and option D uses past continuous instead of past perfect for the earlier action.
The phrasal verb 'look up to' means to admire or respect someone. In option B, 'He looked up to his elder brother' correctly conveys this meaning. The other options use 'look up' in a literal sense, not as a phrasal verb with an idiomatic meaning.
Option C is correct because 'Every one' is a singular indefinite pronoun, requiring a singular verb 'has'. Options A and B have subject-verb agreement errors ('Neither...was', 'The news...is'). Option D uses the incorrect subjunctive mood; it should be 'If I were you'.
The phrasal verb "put off" means to postpone or delay something. In the context of the sentence, the committee decided to delay the proposal until the next meeting. The other options do not fit the meaning.
Option B is correct because 'committee' is treated as a singular unit, hence 'has decided' and 'its report' are appropriate. In Option A, 'Neither of' takes a singular verb ('has'). In Option C, 'Every one of' also takes a singular verb ('was asked'). In Option D, 'Economics' is a singular subject, requiring a singular verb ('is').