Idioms and Phrases questions and answers Practice Question and Answer

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Directions (24): 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.
Get something out of your system

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    To do something which you wanted to do to move on
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    To do something which is not the part of your bucket list
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    To get something which is not expected
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    To have lots of error in a single task
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    To get unexpected rewards from a mistake
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Answer : 1. "To do something which you wanted to do to move on"

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In each of the questions given below a/an idiom/phrase is given in bold which is then followed by five options which then tries to decipher its meaning as used in the sentence. Choose the option which gives the meaning of the phrase most appropriately in the context of the given sentence.

He found her dream house and has now landed an amazing job. He really does have the best of both worlds.

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    you can enjoy two different opportunities at the same time
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    to have lots of money to make the things done
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    to play tricks in order to achieve targets
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    to bribe someone
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    to be honest
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Answer : 1. "you can enjoy two different opportunities at the same time"

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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 poet drew on his fancy not his knowledge of nature, when he wrote his poem on birds. 

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    used his understanding
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    used his fantasy
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    used his imagination
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    used his skill
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Answer : 3. "used his imagination "

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The correct meaning of Idiom/Phrase.
 In the teeth of

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    In brief
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    Fail to keep position
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    In fashion
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    In spite of something
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Answer : 4. "In spite of something"

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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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    reading slowly and haltingly
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    understanding the sense rather than the actual words
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    understanding the meaning of words and not the sense
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    reading superficially.
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Answer : 2. "understanding the sense rather than the actual words "

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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.

Life is an event of give and take.

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    make believe
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    adjustment
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    always
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    giving
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Answer : 2. "adjustment"

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Directions (21): 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.
Whole nine yards

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    Everything
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    A long distance
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    All the levels of a game
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    Wholly or completely
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    Something
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Answer : 1. " Everything"

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A small fry 

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    little
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    important
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    unimportant
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    weak
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Answer : 3. "unimportant "

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