Discussion
Replace the underlined common phrases with the right option.
I am dead against the practice of dowry.
Answer: C
Dead against means strongly opposed to.
Dead here is an intensifier meaning "completely", so dead against is completely or firmly against: I am strongly opposed to the practice of dowry.
Strong liking to and strongly happy to express approval, the reverse of the meaning, and neither is idiomatic English. Because the third option fits exactly, "None of these" is wrong.
Other phrases built the same way are dead tired (very tired) and dead certain (completely certain).
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