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: 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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Answer : 4. "In spite of something"
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.
The failure of crops in successive years put the farmer in a tight corner.
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5db040a060fd914dbedfd274- 1in a closed roomfalse
- 2in a small fieldfalse
- 3in a difficult situationtrue
- 4in a meadowfalse
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Answer : 3. "in a difficult 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: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Dark horse
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5efc53f78e73c352771d1890Dark horse
- 1someone who is fond of horse racingfalse
- 2someone who has a wheatish complexionfalse
- 3someone who breeds race horsesfalse
- 4someone who unexpectedly succeedstrue
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Answer : 4. "someone who unexpectedly succeeds"
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: 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 didn’t tell me directly, but reading between the lines. I think he is not happy with them.
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5da84f0bb247ec0cc95f8480- 1reading slowly and haltinglyfalse
- 2understanding the sense rather than the actual wordstrue
- 3understanding the meaning of words and not the sensefalse
- 4reading superficially.false
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Answer : 2. "understanding the sense rather than the actual words "
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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