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Saturday, September 19, 2020

Idioms And Phrases 2

Find out the correct meaning of Idioms and Phrases from the four alternatives

Q-1 In the limelight

(a) Prominent 
(b) Win favour of somebody
(c) to confess 
(d) to try utmost

Ans. (a) Prominent

Q-2 Live-wire

(a) certain 
(b) to ascertain
(c) not to understand 
(d) energetic

Ans. (d) energetic
Q-3 An eye wash

(a) by force of 
(b) a pretence
(c) come to nothing 
(d) None of these

Ans. (b) a pretence

Q-4 Well disposed to
(a) in fashion 
(b) to look sad
(c) helpful to somebody
(d) shortage

Ans. (c) helpful to somebody

Q-5 A good Samaritan

(a) one who helps strangers 
(b) to face final defeat
(c) to discourage 
(d) None of these

Ans.  (a) one who helps strangers

Q-6 In cold blood

(a) official delay
(b) for the reason
(c) full of faults 
(d) to do something deliberately

Ans.(d) to do something deliberately

Q-7 By the way

(a) gradually 
(b) By the way
(c) to be equal 
(d) None of these

Ans.(b) By the way

Q-8 Apple-pie order

(a) common man 
(b) strict
(c) in perfect order 
(d) None of these

Ans. (c) in perfect order

Q-9 Above all

(a) before everything else 
(b) most important
(c) to keep quite 
(d) Violently

Ans.(a) before everything else

Q-10 To give a good account

(a) to act creditable 
(b) to fight
(c) to happen 
(d) None of these

Ans. (a) to act creditably

Q-11 A blue stocking

(a) educated but Pedantic lady 
(b) to bully
(c) to die 
(d) no alternative

Ans.(a) educated but Pedantic lady 

Q-12 To kick the bucket

(a) to frown 
(b) to weak point
(c) to be fussy
(d) To die
Ans.  (d) To die
Q-13 To give the devil his due

(a) Penniless
(b) Life of ascetic
(c) Out of trouble 
(d) give credit to a worthless person for his good qualities

Ans. (d) give credit to a worthless person for his good qualities

Q-14 Draconian law

(a) extremely severe law 
(b) A hypocrite
(c) Postpone 
(d) None

Ans. (a) extremely severe law

Q-15 Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth

(a) Poor and ruined 
(b) A worthless
(c) Criticize a gift 
(d) None of these

Ans. (c) criticize a gift

Q-16 Besides the mark

(a) to happen 
(b) not to care
(c) irrelevant 
(d) None of these

Ans.(c) irrelevant

Q-17 Days of reckoning

(a) futile labour 
(b) send for help
(c) quarrel 
(d) time to answer for one’s action

Ans. (d) time to answer for one’s action

Q-18 To save one’s face

(a) receive applause 
(b) To avoid disgrace
(c) Out of trouble
(d) None of these

Ans. (b) To avoid disgrace

Q-19 Window shopping

(a) Dejected 
(b) Get
(c) To look goods displayed but not for buying
(d) None of these

Ans.  (c) To look goods displayed but not for buying

Q-20 Down in the mouth

(a) Out of elements 
(b) In brief
(c) Scattered things 
(d) None of these

Ans.  (a) Out of elements

Q-21 Tall stories

(a) to get into trouble 
(b) happen
(c) belong to 
(d) exaggerated stories

Ans. (d) exaggerated stories

Q-22 A Spartan life

(a) life of ascetic 
(b) close together
(c) Continue 
(d) None of these

Ans. (a) life of ascetic

Q-23 To have to many things at a time

(a) make a speech 
(b) doing many things at a time
(c) ruined 
(d) request

Ans. (b) doing many things at a time

Q-24 To sail under false colours

(a) A hypocrite 
(b) Extinguish
(c) Suitable 
(d) None of these

(a) A hypocrite

Q25 Every dog has his day

(a) to be depressed 
(b) to happen
(c) Good fortune 
(d) meet by chance

Ans. (c) Good fortune


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