Idioms and Phrases questions and answers Practice Question and Answer
8 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.
Flies off at a tangent
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5f3e49e19ab97f7febf0dde1- 1Self praisingfalse
- 2To boastfalse
- 3Well informedfalse
- 4Start discussing something irrelevanttrue
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Answer : 4. "Start discussing something irrelevant"
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.
He rides the high horse because of his high connection.
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60b0dc90f0fca47be6c7c132- 1is famousfalse
- 2talks flatteringlyfalse
- 3puts on airstrue
- 4is prosperousfalse
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Answer : 3. "puts on airs"
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.
If he phones again, I am going to give him a piece of my mind.
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5d948a93a8f493490051cbbc- 1To be nice to himfalse
- 2To take revenge on himfalse
- 3To reprimand himtrue
- 4To support himfalse
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Answer : 3. "To reprimand him"
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.
He is always in a mood to draw a long bow.
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6128c15093f022066083b0f9- 1get excitedfalse
- 2get emotionalfalse
- 3exaggeratetrue
- 4underratefalse
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Answer : 3. "exaggerate"
Q: Directions (29): In each of the question given below a/an idiom/phrase is given in bold which is then followed by five options which then try to decipher its meaning. Choose the option which gives the correct meaning of the phrases.
That's the last straw
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5d77343c57a87607c79bfff2That's the last straw
- 1To be run out of the patiencetrue
- 2To be a VIPfalse
- 3To be very weakfalse
- 4To be exhausted with all the resourcesfalse
- 5To complete the last item of the taskfalse
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Answer : 1. "To be run out of the patience"
Q:In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
Lack of civic-mindedness or of patriotism
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6017c5c565f04759037d5358- 1Shagfalse
- 2Clergyfalse
- 3Iconomachyfalse
- 4Incivismtrue
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Answer : 4. "Incivism"
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.
Pull up your socks
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5e311dae28cc9f7012754548- 1To lose one's temperfalse
- 2To put in extra efforttrue
- 3To play a joke on someonefalse
- 4To suspect some foul playfalse
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Answer : 2. "To put in extra effort "
Q:In each of the questions given below a/an idiom/phrase is given in bold which is then followed by five options which then tries to decipher its meaning as used in the sentence. Choose the option which gives the meaning of the phrase most appropriately in the context of the given sentence.
You must be tired after all day’s work. Would you like to wet your whistle?
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5d7727ab55dae01e5754839b- 1to take rest after a long day’s workfalse
- 2to get admired by the whole working teamfalse
- 3to have a power napfalse
- 4to take a drink, especially an alcoholic drink.true
- 5to go for a leavefalse
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