Idioms and Phrases questions and answers Practice Question and Answer
8 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:Direction: In questions 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.
In cold blood
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5f19417090e8777587b74d98- 1Excitedlyfalse
- 2Slowlyfalse
- 3Angrilyfalse
- 4Deliberatelytrue
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Answer : 4. "Deliberately"
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: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.
I take my hat off to all those who worked hard to turn my dream into a reality.
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5f55cced79cfd646ddcb3b3d- 1encouragefalse
- 2admiretrue
- 3respectfalse
- 4welcomefalse
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Answer : 2. "admire"
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.
Milk and water
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5f609b4dd7fb716774b5c339- 1Lacking the will or abilitytrue
- 2To be physically strongfalse
- 3To be very partialfalse
- 4To criticize somebodyfalse
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Answer : 1. "Lacking the will or ability"
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.
Reading between the lines I realised that my friend wanted to keep something from me.
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5dd3c285874d2d52fa32254f- 1Looking for meanings that are not actually expressedtrue
- 2Reading carelesslyfalse
- 3Reading with anxietyfalse
- 4Glancing over the linesfalse
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Answer : 1. "Looking for meanings that are not actually expressed "
Q:Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) are given below sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and ‘No correction is required ‘, mark (E) as the answer.
Peter won the race fair and square.
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5deb2789507156083645f5a8- 1fare and squarefalse
- 2fairly and squarefalse
- 3fair squarefalse
- 4fair not squarefalse
- 5No correction requiredtrue
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Answer : 5. "No correction required"
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Up in arms
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60c0982041b85d37efb7c3eaUp in arms
- 1to be nervousfalse
- 2to be defensivefalse
- 3to be angrytrue
- 4to be rudefalse
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