Idioms and Phrases Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Direction: In the question, 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.
Rack and ruin
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600ac3cb7cf1e8512ed4d45cRack and ruin
- 1Successfulfalse
- 2Debtfalse
- 3Destroyedtrue
- 4Ransackedfalse
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Answer : 3. "Destroyed"
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.
Strike while the iron is hot
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5f6af004473e9b04bc285ab0- 1To wait for someonefalse
- 2To act at the right timetrue
- 3To do something unimportantfalse
- 4To cry all the timefalse
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Answer : 2. "To act at the right time"
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.
Turn a deaf ear
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60a3630fd3afc7379b0c0000- 1Disregardtrue
- 2Disobeyfalse
- 3Defyfalse
- 4Dismissfalse
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Answer : 1. "Disregard "
Q:Direction: - Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark your answer.
To be a successful lawyer, one must know how to dot one's i's and cross one's t's.
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60127c188f4dda4a277d9bb5- 1deal with paper workfalse
- 2be detailed and exacttrue
- 3complete one task at a timefalse
- 4write great lettersfalse
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Answer : 2. "be detailed and exact "
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 be above board
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5ffd88b62d048e6d03a347aeTo be above board
- 1To have a good heightfalse
- 2To be honest in any business dealtrue
- 3To have no debtsfalse
- 4To try to be beautifulfalse
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Answer : 2. "To be honest in any business deal "
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.
Came what may, she never missed a single sermon.
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5deb271b0c76b7071ae32329- 1come whatever mayfalse
- 2come what maytrue
- 3Come what may befalse
- 4Came what may befalse
- 5No correction requiredfalse
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Answer : 2. "come what may"
Q:In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
Love for dogs
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6017c4a0556c0d14e2f309d1- 1Canophiliatrue
- 2Zoophiliafalse
- 3Paedophiliafalse
- 4Sinophilefalse
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Answer : 1. "Canophilia"
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).

