Idioms and Phrases questions and answers Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Direction: - Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark your answer.
He turned up his nose at my offer.
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601282c52a5c813e15781715- 1treated my offer with contempttrue
- 2could not accept my offerfalse
- 3was taken aback by my offerfalse
- 4found it hard to believe my offerfalse
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Answer : 1. "treated my offer with contempt "
Q: Directions: In the following questions four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase and mark it in the Answer-Sheet.
To set the people by ears.
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5e96ff972d9b54307c44750b- 1to excite people to a quarreltrue
- 2to insult and disgrace the peoplefalse
- 3to box the peoplefalse
- 4to punish heavilyfalse
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Answer : 1. "to excite people to a quarrel "
Q: Ram is very calculative and always has an axe to grind.
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5f3d2c322c4c89546e1bcd2c- 1has a private agendatrue
- 2fails to arouse interestfalse
- 3has no resultfalse
- 4works for both sidesfalse
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Answer : 1. "has a private agenda "
Q: The cops were on their toes throughout the day,
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5f3d261607f57c579cac75fc- 1harriedfalse
- 2quickfalse
- 3eagerfalse
- 4alerttrue
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Answer : 4. "alert "
Q: On the issue of marriage. Sarita put her foot down.
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5f3d2ce22c4c89546e1bcf51- 1got downfalse
- 2walked fastfalse
- 3stood upfalse
- 4was firmtrue
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Answer : 4. "was firm "
Q: Direction: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase under in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.
His investments helped him make a killing in the stock market.
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5f3d2d37069d3f5fd52135adHis investments helped him make a killing in the stock market.
- 1murder someone quicklyfalse
- 2make money quicklytrue
- 3lose money quicklyfalse
- 4plan a murder quicklyfalse
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Answer : 2. "make money quickly "
Q:Direction: In questions, four alternatives are given for Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
There is no gainsaying the fact that the country is in difficulties.
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5f48d2b0036b8a325d1de8e9- 1forgettingfalse
- 2denyingtrue
- 3ignoringfalse
- 4hidingfalse
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Answer : 2. "denying "
Q: The police looked all over for him but drew a blank.
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5f3d2c8f069d3f5fd52127e6- 1arrested himfalse
- 2took him to courtfalse
- 3did not find himtrue
- 4put him in prisonfalse
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