Idioms and Phrases 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 to light
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5e1fe9ca401f2e7561e9a28f- 1To be well lit-upfalse
- 2To be obscurefalse
- 3To be known publiclytrue
- 4To pry a secretfalse
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Answer : 3. "To be known publicly"
Q:In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
Killer of prophet
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6017d76d552e5f41f7a8d146- 1patricidefalse
- 2Sororicidefalse
- 3Mariticidefalse
- 4Vaticidetrue
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Answer : 4. "Vaticide"
Q:Direction: - Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark your answer.
There are no hard and fast rules that cannot be relaxed on such an occasion.
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5ddcb62c874e270a9a382ae2- 1that is difficult to solvefalse
- 2that can be alteredfalse
- 3that is very quickfalse
- 4that cannot be alteredtrue
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Answer : 4. "that cannot be altered"
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.
Cry over spilt milk
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5f1a5ef3209bcc11a789172d- 1cry too much over a petty issuefalse
- 2regret about something that happened and cannot be changedtrue
- 3unnecessarily worry about the futurefalse
- 4complain about being forced to drink milkfalse
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Answer : 2. "regret about something that happened and cannot be changed"
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.
We have appealed to him again and again; there is no use flogging a dead horse now.
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5daebcf1cca75847f4d94cd3- 1repeating our requestfalse
- 2making him see reasonfalse
- 3beating about the bushfalse
- 4wasting time in useless efforttrue
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Answer : 4. "wasting time in useless effort"
Q: Directions: In the following questions 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 have an easy time of it.
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5e95b481e6fbf153faa77a18- 1to take the world lightlytrue
- 2to indulge in frivolitiesfalse
- 3to live in quiet and comfortfalse
- 4to squander away resourcesfalse
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Answer : 1. "to take the world lightly "
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 agog
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5f1fc950c090bf3ddbc9687c- 1Avoidfalse
- 2Contentmentfalse
- 3Amazedtrue
- 4Unsystematicallyfalse
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Answer : 3. "Amazed"
Q: Choose the correct meaning of the given idiom.
In weal and woe
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647ef248f4063d472f2ba58bIn weal and woe
- 1In sad and gloomy daysfalse
- 2In happiness and good timesfalse
- 3In prosperity and adversitytrue
- 4In despair and failurefalse
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Answer : 3. "In prosperity and adversity"
Explanation :
"In weal and woe" means in both good times (prosperity) and bad times (adversity).