Idioms and Phrases questions and answers Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Select the most appropriate idiom ( in the context) to fill in the sentence.
Rohit was ______ when he took important decisions without consulting the family.
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5f1ea45926299776aa4246e5- 1cutting the red tapefalse
- 2in the same boatfalse
- 3told to fight his own battles himselftrue
- 4told to get a new lease of lifefalse
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Answer : 3. "told to fight his own battles himself"
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.
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: 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.
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"
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Answer : 3. "go against"
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 (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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