Idioms and Phrases questions and answers Practice Question and Answer

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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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    accusing others of stealing
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    searching everywhere
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    sad and depressed
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    very angry at himself
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Answer : 3. "sad and depressed"

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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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    to everyone’s liking
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    mandatory
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    without any secret
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    very clear
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Answer : 3. "without any secret"

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Select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
A funeral poem 

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    Elegy
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    Pandemonium
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    Parody
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    Sonnet
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Answer : 1. "Elegy "

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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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    Looking for meanings that are not actually expressed
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    Reading carelessly
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    Reading with anxiety
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    Glancing over the lines
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Answer : 1. "Looking for meanings that are not actually expressed "

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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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    something unexpected
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    something unpleased
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    something horrible
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    something unexpected and unpleasant
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Answer : 4. "something unexpected and unpleasant"

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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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    work well for the boss
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    praise the boss
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    in a favour with the boss
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    Co-operate with boss
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Answer : 3. "in a favour with the boss"

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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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    urgently
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    permanently
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    temporarily
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    immediately
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Answer : 2. "permanently"

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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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    weak spot
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    source of strength
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    what they cherish most
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    top priority
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Answer : 1. "weak spot"

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