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.
Come hell or high water
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5f053e5b26cfc348bd70b019- 1Wait impatiently.false
- 2Try to outdo one another in public.false
- 3No matter what happens.true
- 4Project a clean image in public.false
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Answer : 3. "No matter what happens."
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.
All those who carried the day in reality shows failed to make a mark later.
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604847886b33de2b7384034a- 1made a guest appearancefalse
- 2won a victorytrue
- 3acted as hostsfalse
- 4participatedfalse
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Answer : 2. "won a victory"
Q: Directions (30): In each of the question 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 context of the given sentence.
Shyam can’t afford to buy that car! It costs an arm and a leg.
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5d7734979c86db1bd3193f24Shyam can’t afford to buy that car! It costs an arm and a leg.
- 1something that can be found rarelyfalse
- 2something very cheapfalse
- 3something very expensivetrue
- 4something that is easily availablefalse
- 5none of the abovefalse
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Answer : 3. "something very expensive"
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: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.
Money given to a school by only burn a hole in his pocket.
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5d947ba7a8f493490051c99e- 1Gets spent quicklytrue
- 2Makes a hole in his pocketfalse
- 3Catches fire soonfalse
- 4Does not have valuefalse
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Answer : 1. "Gets spent quickly"
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.
Face the music
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5e788ddf61a9076ac35d8274Face the music
- 1Be applaudedfalse
- 2Be ridiculedfalse
- 3Be punishedtrue
- 4Be dismissedfalse
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Answer : 3. "Be punished"
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.
Our founder had done a Herculean task by constructing this great educational institution.
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5e53a4d31b64a60f4f445b9f- 1a work of no worthfalse
- 2an effortless jobfalse
- 3a work requiring very great efforttrue
- 4a work requiring very great intelligence.false
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Answer : 3. "a work requiring very great effort"
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.
Bone of contention
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60ae2c93d752621d4f9f9725Bone of contention
- 1Cause for quarreltrue
- 2A link between themfalse
- 3A delicious non-vegetarian itemfalse
- 4An item which made them contentfalse
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