Idioms and Phrases questions and answers Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Direction: - Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark your answer.
When Ram lost the money, he was down in the dumps.
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601280d48f4dda4a277db0cd- 1sad and depressedtrue
- 2very angry at himselffalse
- 3accusing others of stealingfalse
- 4searching everywherefalse
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Answer : 1. "sad and depressed "
Q: In the following question four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase and mark it in the Answer-Sheet.
To hit the nail right on the head
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600824f41187ab3869160a6cTo hit the nail right on the head
- 1To teach someone a lessonfalse
- 2To do the right thingtrue
- 3To destroy one’s reputationfalse
- 4To announce one’s fixed viewsfalse
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Answer : 2. "To do the right thing "
Q: In the following question, four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase and mark it in the Answer-Sheet.
A man of straw
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5ffe59adc967b15c38d89abbA man of straw
- 1A worthy fellowfalse
- 2An unreasonable personfalse
- 3A man of no substancetrue
- 4A very active personfalse
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Answer : 3. "A man of no substance "
Q: In the following question, four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase and mark it in the Answer-Sheet.
To play second fiddle
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5ffe5919c967b15c38d89a25To play second fiddle
- 1To support the role and view of anothertrue
- 2To do back seat drivingfalse
- 3To be happy, cheerful and healthyfalse
- 4To reduce importance of one’s seniorfalse
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Answer : 1. "To support the role and view of another "
Q: In the following question, four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase and mark it in the Answer-Sheet.
To make clean breast of
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5ffd881f2d048e6d03a34774To make clean breast of
- 1To gain prominencefalse
- 2To praise oneselffalse
- 3To make a full disclosuretrue
- 4To destroy before it bloomsfalse
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Answer : 3. "To make a full disclosure "
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.
An acid test
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5ff7f2b23f9f9a23d725e6c9- 1a test not so importantfalse
- 2a taskfalse
- 3the true test of the value of something.true
- 4not a real taskfalse
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Answer : 3. "the true test of the value of something."
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.
A piece of cake
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5ff7f15abfde3c2d39626b8f- 1something seriousfalse
- 2something difficultfalse
- 3something amusingfalse
- 4something easytrue
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Answer : 4. "something easy"
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.
When they read about the proposed strike of buses they said, “We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it.”
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5ff7eb55bfde3c2d39625449- 1Call them for talksfalse
- 2Cancel our plansfalse
- 3Prevent themfalse
- 4Solve the problemtrue
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