Idioms and Phrases Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: She keeps blowing hot and cold and therefore, nobody can befriend her for long.
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5f3d13cc54900c5349d7b9da- 1being unfriendly and criticalfalse
- 2being good and bad alternatelyfalse
- 3being friendly at one moment and unfriendly the nextfalse
- 4trying to cool the situation down and then raking it up againtrue
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Answer : 4. "trying to cool the situation down and then raking it up again "
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.
All agog
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5f1fc950c090bf3ddbc9687c- 1Avoidfalse
- 2Contentmentfalse
- 3Amazedtrue
- 4Unsystematicallyfalse
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Answer : 3. "Amazed"
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.
Far cry from
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5f1a6084209bcc11a7891ae1- 1To be very different fromtrue
- 2To be sad about past thingsfalse
- 3To be away from dear onesfalse
- 4To cry over small thingsfalse
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Answer : 1. "To be very different from"
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.
Cry over spilt milk
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5f1a5ef3209bcc11a789172d- 1cry too much over a petty issuefalse
- 2regret about something that happened and cannot be changedtrue
- 3unnecessarily worry about the futurefalse
- 4complain about being forced to drink milkfalse
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Answer : 2. "regret about something that happened and cannot be changed"
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 throw up the sponge.
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5e95b4de2df8094e282e3f24- 1to surrender or give up a contest.true
- 2to offer challengefalse
- 3to become utterly disappointedfalse
- 4to maintain grit and enthusiasm until the end.false
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Answer : 1. "to surrender or give up a contest. "
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 have an easy time of it.
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5e95b481e6fbf153faa77a18- 1to take the world lightlytrue
- 2to indulge in frivolitiesfalse
- 3to live in quiet and comfortfalse
- 4to squander away resourcesfalse
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Answer : 1. "to take the world lightly "
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 turn over a new leaf.
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5e95b4272df8094e282e3d77- 1to change completely one’s course of action.false
- 2to shift attention to new problems after having studied the old one’s thoroughly.false
- 3To cover up one’s faults by wearing new marks.false
- 4To change old habits and adopt new ones.true
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Answer : 4. "To change old habits and adopt new ones. "
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
The crux of the matter
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5e85bedd5ff0513fc6035748The crux of the matter
- 1the unknown pointfalse
- 2the lesser issuefalse
- 3the critical pointtrue
- 4the interesting thingfalse
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