Idioms and Phrases questions and answers Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Directions: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.
When Rajesh lost the money, he was down in the dumps.
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5ddcb5c6e1ce690ab5061c68- 1accusing others of stealingfalse
- 2searching everywherefalse
- 3sad and depressedtrue
- 4very angry at himselffalse
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Answer : 3. "sad and depressed"
Q:Directions: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.
My father’s dealing are open and above board.
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5ddcb67a103cc50a8fa5ac2b- 1to everyone’s likingfalse
- 2mandatoryfalse
- 3without any secrettrue
- 4very clearfalse
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Answer : 3. "without any secret"
Q: Select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
A funeral poem
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5ddcf110874e270a9a3939c0A funeral poem
- 1Elegytrue
- 2Pandemoniumfalse
- 3Parodyfalse
- 4Sonnetfalse
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Answer : 1. "Elegy "
Q:Directions: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.
Reading between the lines I realised that my friend wanted to keep something from me.
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5dd3c285874d2d52fa32254f- 1Looking for meanings that are not actually expressedtrue
- 2Reading carelesslyfalse
- 3Reading with anxietyfalse
- 4Glancing over the linesfalse
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Answer : 1. "Looking for meanings that are not actually expressed "
Q:Directions: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.
The news of the accident came as a bolt from the blue.
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5dd3c2d6bfcbc45cddeeb54e- 1something unexpectedfalse
- 2something unpleasedfalse
- 3something horriblefalse
- 4something unexpected and unpleasanttrue
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Answer : 4. "something unexpected and unpleasant"
Q:Directions: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.
If you are in the good books of the boss, you are sure to rise quickly.
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5dd3c332bfcbc45cddeeb621- 1work well for the bossfalse
- 2praise the bossfalse
- 3in a favour with the bosstrue
- 4Co-operate with bossfalse
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Answer : 3. "in a favour with the boss"
Q:Directions: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.
He is leaving the USA for good.
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5dcce736e9d33d6509c0ec4d- 1urgentlyfalse
- 2permanentlytrue
- 3temporarilyfalse
- 4immediatelyfalse
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Answer : 2. "permanently"
Q:Directions: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.
Communicative English is the Achilles’s heel for he job aspirants.
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5dcce6e5b80c4d4e55b6692c- 1weak spottrue
- 2source of strengthfalse
- 3what they cherish mostfalse
- 4top priorityfalse
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