Idioms and Phrases questions and answers Practice Question and Answer
8 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: 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: 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.
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: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.
She denied point-blank her involvement in the crime.
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5f2138a74ab50b169742e962- 1Directlyfalse
- 2Desperatelyfalse
- 3stubbornlytrue
- 4rudelyfalse
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Answer : 3. "stubbornly"
Q: Directions (23): 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.
Easy does it
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5d77313a57a87607c79bff8bEasy does it
- 1Make it fastfalse
- 2To be roughfalse
- 3Slow downtrue
- 4To be conservativefalse
- 5Make more complexfalse
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Answer : 3. "Slow 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 man has too many irons in the fire.
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5f33897a7bd3dc09197ad154- 1is attempting too many prospects simultaneouslytrue
- 2is dealing with too many problems simultaneouslyfalse
- 3is cooking too many dishes simultaneouslyfalse
- 4is maintaining too many relationships simultaneouslyfalse
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Answer : 1. "is attempting too many prospects simultaneously "
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 try to decipher its meaning. Choose the option which gives the correct meaning of the phrases.
Cut somebody some slack
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5d77249e9c86db1bd3190ec4- 1Not to be so criticaltrue
- 2Not to be so benevolentfalse
- 3Not to be so rudefalse
- 4Not to be so happyfalse
- 5Not to be so boringfalse
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Answer : 1. "Not to be so critical"
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