Idioms and Phrases Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Hold someone or something at bay
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6435196419f0af16e37b2581Hold someone or something at bay
- 1Trap or corner a person or animal being hunted or chasedfalse
- 2To seek punishment for a person or groupfalse
- 3Prevent someone or something from moving closertrue
- 4To thrive or to grow very successfullyfalse
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Answer : 3. "Prevent someone or something from moving closer "
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Be my guest
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64479916df70e0688c82746a- 1Please do ittrue
- 2Stop, don't go aheadfalse
- 3Be with mefalse
- 4Come with mefalse
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Answer : 1. "Please do it"
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
I had never seen him lose his temper, and he governed our company with an iron hand.
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642ac7f972ca731a991546f4- 1In anxietyfalse
- 2At the servicefalse
- 3To any degreefalse
- 4strict and harsh controltrue
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Answer : 4. "strict and harsh control"
Q:Select the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom.
Lion's share
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6490325abf323e479ac52b3d- 1The part that must be left for the guests in a partyfalse
- 2The sound produced by a lion when it is attacking a preyfalse
- 3The greatest and most desirable portion of somethingtrue
- 4The strongest and richest partner in a groupfalse
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Answer : 3. "The greatest and most desirable portion of something"
Explanation :
"Lion's share" refers to the largest or best portion of something.
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Chase rainbows
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643518992b960e1a41a85f48Chase rainbows
- 1To be unprepared for somethingfalse
- 2To lose one’s patiencefalse
- 3To pursue unrealistic goalstrue
- 4To judge someonefalse
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Answer : 3. "To pursue unrealistic goals "
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
The movers and shakers
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6454d878f3618908bf619293- 1People who have a lot of power and influencetrue
- 2Transportation companyfalse
- 3Labourersfalse
- 4Travelling agencyfalse
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Answer : 1. "People who have a lot of power and influence"
Explanation :
The literal meaning of movers and shakers is those who move and shake. Idioms have deep meanings and are connected to a common understanding. The people who can move and shake things. This is only possible if those people had power and the right influence.
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Cover up
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643fcbd82d621da1169d93f4Cover up
- 1Put a carpet underfalse
- 2Ignore insults madefalse
- 3Hide or concealtrue
- 4Close something foreverfalse
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Answer : 3. "Hide or conceal "
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
A storm in a tea cup
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645cc59d1efb290ac2458dbfA storm in a tea cup
- 1Tasty teafalse
- 2The tea in which spices are addedfalse
- 3A lot of anger and worry about trivial thingstrue
- 4To enjoy tea during a stormfalse
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