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.
If he phones again, I am going to give him a piece of my mind.
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5d948a93a8f493490051cbbc- 1To be nice to himfalse
- 2To take revenge on himfalse
- 3To reprimand himtrue
- 4To support himfalse
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Answer : 3. "To reprimand him"
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.
Retrenchment is the order of the day as recession overtakes Indian Industry.
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5d948a4515db5f22bbeb4951- 1An admirable practicefalse
- 2A common practicetrue
- 3A general rulefalse
- 4A popular measurefalse
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Answer : 2. "A common practice"
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.
Money given to a school by only burn a hole in his pocket.
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5d947ba7a8f493490051c99e- 1Gets spent quicklytrue
- 2Makes a hole in his pocketfalse
- 3Catches fire soonfalse
- 4Does not have valuefalse
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Answer : 1. "Gets spent quickly"
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.
For his alleged involvement in espionage, he is under a cloud these days.
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5d92e65dc263b979273f2d3e- 1experiencing cloudy weatherfalse
- 2enjoying favorable luckfalse
- 3under suspiciontrue
- 4under observationfalse
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Answer : 3. "under suspicion"
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
At daggers drawn
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5d7f306cedcada111731da53At daggers drawn
- 1deceiving somebodyfalse
- 2bitterly hostiletrue
- 3without hopefalse
- 4friendly with each otherfalse
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Answer : 2. "bitterly hostile"
Q: Directions (27): In each of the question given below a/an idiom/phrase is given in bold which is then followed by five options which then try to decipher its meaning. Choose the option which gives the correct meaning of the phrases.
A perfect storm
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5d7732be55dae01e57549273A perfect storm
- 1A complete revengefalse
- 2An unexpected fortunefalse
- 3A shock treatmentfalse
- 4The worst possible situationtrue
- 5To diefalse
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Answer : 4. "The worst possible situation"
Q: Directions (26): In each of the question given below a/an idiom/phrase is given in bold which is then followed by five options which then try to decipher its meaning. Choose the option which gives the correct meaning of the phrases.
Hang in there
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5d77334f9c86db1bd3193f03Hang in there
- 1To stopfalse
- 2Don't give uptrue
- 3Don't be latefalse
- 4Don't do hard workfalse
- 5To waitfalse
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Answer : 2. "Don't give up"
Q: Directions (30): In each of the question given below a/an idiom/phrase is given in bold which is then followed by five options which then tries to decipher its meaning as used in the sentence. Choose the option which gives the meaning of the phrase most appropriately in context of the given sentence.
Shyam can’t afford to buy that car! It costs an arm and a leg.
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5d7734979c86db1bd3193f24Shyam can’t afford to buy that car! It costs an arm and a leg.
- 1something that can be found rarelyfalse
- 2something very cheapfalse
- 3something very expensivetrue
- 4something that is easily availablefalse
- 5none of the abovefalse
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