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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


Idioms And Phrases

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

Q-1 Work up

(a) incite                              
(b) stop 
(c) deceive                          
(d) None

Ans (a) incite

Q-2 Turn over

(a) change                             
(b) incite 
(c) criticize                           
(d) None

Ans. (a) change

Q-3 Turn up
(a) open 
(b) arrive 
(c) instigate 
(d) None

Ans. (b) arrive

Q-4 Take for

(a) supposed to be 
(b) arrest 
(c) die 
(d) None

Ans. (a) supposed to be

Q-5 Take off

(a) remove
(b) come to an end 
(c) snow of
(d) None

Ans. (a) remove

Q-6 Sit up

(a) support
(b) stay up 
(c) crush 
(d) None

Ans. (b) stay up

Q-7 Run after

(a) reject 
(b) poor health 
(c) pursue 
(d) succeed

Ans. (c) pursue

Q-8 Pass oneself off

(a) poor health 
(b) wasted money 
(c) regarded to be
(d) snow off

Ans. (d) snow off

Q-9 Pull off

(a) Succeed 
(b) poor health 
(c) help 
(d) look out

Ans. (d) snow off

Q-10 Look after 

(a) see carefully 
(b) snow off 
(c) watch out 
(d) take care of

Ans. (d) take care of

Q-11 Look upon

(a) consider 
(b) in search of 
(c) remove 
(d) None
 
Ans. (a) consider

Q-12 Let up

(a) garden 
(b) quarrel 
(c) keep at a distance 
(d) respite

Ans. (d) respite

Q-13 Lay by

(a) continue 
(b) dejected 
(c) save 
(d) None

Ans. (c) save

Q-14 Hand over

(a) give charge 
(b) appeal 
(c) send for help 
(d) None

Ans. (a) give charge

Q-15 Drop out

(a) eradicate 
(b) retire in the midst of doing something
(c) start suddenly 
(d) None of these

Ans. (b) retire in the midst of doing something

Q-16 Cast down

(a) Dejected 
(b) ruined
(c) to tale a piece from the whole
(d) None

Ans. (a) Dejected

Q-17 Call on

(a) appeal 
(b) send for help
(c) go and visit a person 
(d) none

Ans. (c) go and visit a person

Q-18 Bring round

(a) cause to happen 
(b) to make one agree
(c) recall 
(d) None

(b) to make one agree

Q-19 Bear on

(a) relevant 
(b) quarrel 
(c) require 
(d) None of these

Ans. (a) relevant

Q-20 Bear out

(a) extinguish
(b) request 
(c) corroborate 
(d) None
 
Ans. (c) corroborate

Q-21 Blow over

(a) Explode 
(b) Ask about 
(c) come to an end 
(d) None

Ans. (c) come to an end

Q-22 Back out

(a) Agree with 
(b) Come to an end 
(c) Depend on 
(d) None of these

Ans. (a) Agree with

Q-23 Ask after

(a) Respect 
(b) Inquire after 
(c) Hate 
(d) None

Ans. (b) Inquire after

Q-24 Blow out

(a) extinguish 
(b) request 
(c) in brief 
(d) None

Ans. (a) extinguish

Q-25 Be in for

(a) about to take place 
(b) to pay a short visit 
(c) A hypocrite
(d) None of these

Ans. (a) about to take place