Idioms And Phrases 1

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

Q-1 To be ill at ease

(a) Uncomfortable 

(b) To apologize
(c) By means another 

(d) None of these

Ans. (a) Uncomfortable

Q-2 To make both ends meet

(a) Not deserving 

(b) Punish
(c) in fashion 

(d) to pass a critical stage

Ans. (b) To apologize

Q-3 To be in the good books
(a) In a mood 

(b) to be unwell
(c) to be in favour with a person 

(d) None of these

Ans. (c) to be in favour with a person

Q-4 To gain ground

(a) to succeed slowly and steadily 

(b) more expenditure
(c) by the way 

(d) to be equal to

Ans. (a) to succeed slowly and steadily

Q-5 To burry the hatchet

(a) squander 

(b) to make peace
(c) to value

(d) to avoid

Ans. (b) to make peace

Q-6 To cross one’s mind

(a) to ignore 

(b) not deserving
(c) to occur to oneself 

(d) None of these

Ans. (c) to occur to oneself

Q-7 To do it off hand

(a) To discourage 

(b) to be hopeful in need
(c) Perplexed 

(d) without preparation

Ans. (d) without preparation

Q-8 Black and Blue

(a) bitter relations 

(b) to beat mercilessly
(c) to pacify the matter 

(d) in a mood
Ans. (b) to beat mercilessly

Q-9 To follow suit

(a) Active

(b) Confused
(c) to act in a like manner

(d) None of these

Ans. (c) to act in a like manner

Q-10 To leave a friend in the lurch

(a) to laugh secretly 

(b) to leave a friend in difficulty
(c) to avoid 

(d) None of these

Ans. (b) to leave a friend in difficulty

Q-11 To make the most of

(a) to utilize time 

(b) Abscond to keep unchained
(c) Confused 

(d) None of these

Ans. (a) to utilize time

Q-12 To rise to the occasion

(a) shortage 

(b) to act as the occasion
(c) Fail to keep position 

(d) None of these

Ans. (b) to act as the occasion

Q-13 To turn over a new leaf

(a) In a dilemma 

(b) To be unwell
(c) to be entirely changed 

(d) None

Q-14 To be under a cloud

(a) to be under suspicion 

(b) Squander
(c) to occur to oneself 

(d) to understand

Ans. (c) to be entirely changed

Q-15 To let the cat out of the bag

(a) to agree 

(b) to disclose
(c) to value 

(d) None of these

Ans. (b) to disclose

Q-16 Fabian Policy

(a) Policy of delaying decisions 

(b) to weaken the power

(c) Support one another 

(d) None of these

Ans. (a) Policy of delaying decisions

Q-17 Uphill task

(a) last creation 

(b) difficult task
(c) to pacify the matter 

(d) in a mood

Ans. (b) difficult task

Q-18 A ship of the old block

(a) to ignore 

(b) to make peace
(c) resembling 

(d) None

Ans. (c) resembling

Q-19 To be at a stone’s throw

(a) very close 

(b) to weaken the power
(c) to occur oneself

(d) None of these

Ans. (a) very close

Q-20 In the blues

(a) in dumps

(b) to confess
(c) exaggerate 

(d) None of these

Ans.(a) in dumps

Q-21 Out of the wood

(a) by force of 

(b) out of danger
(c) Certain 

(d) None

Ans. (b) out of danger

Q-22 Writing on the wall

(a) To discourage 

(b) to be hopeful in need
(c) signal 

(d) None

Ans. (c) signal

Q-23 To play truant

(a) yield 

(b) to be absent from duty without permission
(c) false hope 

(d) None of these

Ans. (b) to be absent from duty without permission

Q-24 To hit the nail on the head

(a) to do the right thing at the right time 

(b) repent
(c) to defy 

(d) to show contempt

(a) to do the right thing at the right time

Q-25 Above board

(a) honest and straight forward

(b) false hope
(c) official day 

(d) prosperous

Ans. (a) honest and straight forward