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.
Throw in the towel
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5d75d9375897383a2782a805- 1Make all possible effortfalse
- 2Using any meansfalse
- 3Accept defeattrue
- 4Ignore othersfalse
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Answer : 3. "Accept defeat "
Q:Select the most appropriate idiom ( in the context) to fill in the sentence.
Radha is unable to continue working in this office. Hard work is ______ on her health.
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5f1fbfb5ec5b045afeab763e- 1keeping an eyefalse
- 2making her meet both endsfalse
- 3blowing hot and coldfalse
- 4taking a toll ontrue
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Answer : 4. "taking a toll on"
Q:Direction: In the question, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.
to move heaven and earth
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5f2bf24a21de6a117aec4c9b- 1to pray to all Godsfalse
- 2to travel in ‘a rocketfalse
- 3to cause an earthquakefalse
- 4to try everything possibletrue
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Answer : 4. "to try everything possible "
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.
Asleep at the switch
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5f3e4ab59ab97f7febf0e407- 1not to be alert on opportunitytrue
- 2to be always ready to servefalse
- 3to be lost and bewilderedfalse
- 4at the lowest levelfalse
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Answer : 1. "not to be alert on opportunity"
Q:In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
After one's own heart
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5e7b287050339c736667334c- 1Sharing or having one's tastes or views.true
- 2Infatuation with a person which is not reciprocated.false
- 3Memorise some thing by heart.false
- 4Don’t have the courage to do something bad for a good person.false
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Answer : 1. "Sharing or having one's tastes or views."
Q: In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.
At a stone's throw
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60accf73d752621d4f9c835eAt a stone's throw
- 1At a great distancefalse
- 2A quarryfalse
- 3At a short distancetrue
- 4At a place where quarrels take placefalse
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Answer : 3. "At a short distance "
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.
Jump on the bandwagon
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5f6aeae7473e9b04bc28005a- 1To take a long ridefalse
- 2To insult someonefalse
- 3To join a popular trendtrue
- 4To trust someone blindlyfalse
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Answer : 3. "To join a popular trend"
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.
Fathima felt that she had been made a scapegoat for her son’s incompetence.
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5f21386aec5b045afeafad2a- 1foolfalse
- 2witnessfalse
- 3fall guytrue
- 4proxyfalse
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