General English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
A kick in the teeth
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64900e37e8d2170cb3c0581e- 1A grave setbacktrue
- 2Severe toothachefalse
- 3Removing tooth cavitiesfalse
- 4Hitting someone hardfalse
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Answer : 1. "A grave setback"
Explanation :
"A kick in the teeth" refers to a severe disappointment or setback, usually in a personal or professional context.
Q:Select the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom.
A live wire
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64902ec33066e376f021db64- 1An angry and bad-tempered personfalse
- 2A dangerous and evil personfalse
- 3A very active or energetic persontrue
- 4An influential and powerful personfalse
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Answer : 3. "A very active or energetic person"
Explanation :
"A live wire" describes someone who is full of energy and enthusiasm.
Q:Select the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom.
Lion's share
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6490325abf323e479ac52b3d- 1The part that must be left for the guests in a partyfalse
- 2The sound produced by a lion when it is attacking a preyfalse
- 3The greatest and most desirable portion of somethingtrue
- 4The strongest and richest partner in a groupfalse
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Answer : 3. "The greatest and most desirable portion of something"
Explanation :
"Lion's share" refers to the largest or best portion of something.
Q:Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Fair and square
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64916801cae316dfef673849- 1Calm and quietfalse
- 2Beautiful in appearancefalse
- 3By any means availablefalse
- 4According to the rulestrue
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Answer : 4. "According to the rules"
Explanation :
"Fair and square" means justly and according to the rules, without any cheating.
Q:Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Sit on the fence
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64916dfedad6f2e01f50ad0b- 1Poke fun at peoplefalse
- 2Protect somethingfalse
- 3Create conflictsfalse
- 4Avoid making a decisiontrue
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Answer : 4. "Avoid making a decision"
Explanation :
"Sit on the fence" means to remain neutral or undecided in a situation where a decision is required.
Q:Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom.
The youth involved in the accident escaped by the skin of his teeth.
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6495692413e8bde03239b161- 1Barely managed to escapetrue
- 2Very arrogantfalse
- 3Always taking calculated decisionsfalse
- 4Deficiency of fundsfalse
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Answer : 1. "Barely managed to escape "
Q:Select the appropriate idiom that can replace the underlined phrase in the following sentence.
My father’s office is at a close distance from home.
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6499750bcae316dfef83831d- 1from hand to mouthfalse
- 2a part and parcelfalse
- 3at a stone’s throwtrue
- 4at sixes and sevensfalse
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Answer : 3. "at a stone’s throw "
Explanation :
"At a stone's throw" means at a very short distance.
Q:Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Achilles’ Heel
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649abf0a3662c8741dfe22d3- 1Irrelevant thingfalse
- 2Vulnerable pointtrue
- 3Fast runnerfalse
- 4Costly itemfalse
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Answer : 2. "Vulnerable point"
Explanation :
An "Achilles' Heel" is a person's area of weakness or vulnerability.