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.
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: 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: 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 (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.
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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Answer : 1. "often"
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: The correct meaning of Idiom/Phrase.
In the teeth of
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6140828feee6e750db957cffIn the teeth of
- 1In brieffalse
- 2Fail to keep positionfalse
- 3In fashionfalse
- 4In spite of somethingtrue
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