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.
Hand in glove
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5efc543ceb90be58c58f9a66- 1working together in the same officefalse
- 2wearing gloves while workingfalse
- 3in partnership for something dishonesttrue
- 4doing work in the gardenfalse
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Answer : 3. "in partnership for something dishonest"
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.
My father’s dealing are open and above board.
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5ddcb67a103cc50a8fa5ac2b- 1to everyone’s likingfalse
- 2mandatoryfalse
- 3without any secrettrue
- 4very clearfalse
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Answer : 3. "without any secret"
Q:In each of the questions 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.
Comparing apples to oranges
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5d764c36d7f35907c5b9fadd- 1To compare two things that have no differencefalse
- 2A useless effortfalse
- 3To be a fruit loverfalse
- 4To compare things that can't be comparedtrue
- 5To be a miserfalse
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Answer : 4. "To compare things that can't be compared"
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Q: Direction: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
To pull a long face
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60531d7c528a962d2e42b9c0To pull a long face
- 1Looked surprisedfalse
- 2Looked happilyfalse
- 3Looked sadtrue
- 4Looked calmfalse
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Answer : 3. "Looked sad"
Q: The aged man preferred to die in harness than lead a rusted life.
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604845e7395e942502045d35- 1to keep one's belongings safefalse
- 2to live in perpetual slaveryfalse
- 3to continue occupation till deathtrue
- 4to lead a life of comfortfalse
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Answer : 3. "to continue occupation till death"
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.
Eye wash
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5facef4baa6ba574512f7bac- 1A problemfalse
- 2A factfalse
- 3A solutionfalse
- 4A deceptiontrue
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Answer : 4. "A deception"
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: Direction(50): In the following, pick out the correct meaning of the following idioms:
Beat around the bush
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5d75d987e8e1523a0ad545a3Beat around the bush
- 1Avoid coming to the pointtrue
- 2Run awayfalse
- 3Deduce from the factsfalse
- 4Likely to happen soonfalse
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