Idioms and Phrases questions and answers Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Directions (25): 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.
Pull yourself together
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5d7732161b4c313dee2a020bPull yourself together
- 1To put lots of efforts in a single venturefalse
- 2To do your bestfalse
- 3To calm downtrue
- 4To exhaust with all the given resourcesfalse
- 5To be very angryfalse
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Answer : 3. "To calm down"
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 died in harness.
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5f2137d84ab50b169742e75e- 1ceased to livefalse
- 2died of a diseasefalse
- 3died for his countryfalse
- 4died while workingtrue
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Answer : 4. "died while working"
Q:Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) are given below sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and ‘No correction is required ‘, mark (E) as the answer.
Now that the actual criminal had been caught, Kunal was happy that he was finally let of the hook.
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5deb247dde793124fa22bd79- 1off the hooktrue
- 2of the hookingsfalse
- 3off the hooksfalse
- 4of the hooksfalse
- 5No correction requiredfalse
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Answer : 1. "off the hook"
Q: Directions (27): 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.
A perfect storm
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5d7732be55dae01e57549273A perfect storm
- 1A complete revengefalse
- 2An unexpected fortunefalse
- 3A shock treatmentfalse
- 4The worst possible situationtrue
- 5To diefalse
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Answer : 4. "The worst possible situation"
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.
I am sure the girls will fight tooth and nail for their rights.
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5ddcb398103cc50a8fa59994- 1with all their mighttrue
- 2without any weaponfalse
- 3in a cowardly mannerfalse
- 4with all their rightsfalse
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Answer : 1. "with all their might "
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.
Such dangerous tendencies should be nipped in the bud.
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5f3389196137a81348601f77- 1nurturedfalse
- 2observedfalse
- 3taken seriouslyfalse
- 4eradicated in the initial stagetrue
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Answer : 4. "eradicated in the initial stage"
Q: Directions (22): 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.
Better late than never
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5d77304057a87607c79bff84Better late than never
- 1Better to arrive late than not to come at alltrue
- 2Better to stay healthy than to diefalse
- 3Better to arrive late than to meet with an accidentfalse
- 4Better to come late than to diefalse
- 5Better to stay home than to reach latefalse
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Answer : 1. "Better to arrive late than not to come at all"
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.
We visit the shopping mall off and on.
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5f1682588cf3201b6326c54d- 1oftentrue
- 2up and aboutfalse
- 3really and trulyfalse
- 4once upon a timefalse
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