Idioms and Phrases Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
 Blow up

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    To suffice
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    To live up greatly
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    To destroy by an explosion
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    Wrong
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    To stand upright
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Answer : 3. "To destroy by an explosion"

Q:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Pocket an insult

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    Insult someone strongly
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    Endure insult and protest
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Tolerate insult without protest
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rebel against insult
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Answer : 3. "Tolerate insult without protest"
Explanation :

Tolerate insult without protest. This idiom suggests enduring an insult without reacting.

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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    deal with paper work
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    be detailed and exact
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    Wrong
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    complete one task at a time
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    Wrong
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    write great letters
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Answer : 2. "be detailed and exact "

Q:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Water under the bridge

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    Past events that are not important anymore
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    Difficult situations in one’s life
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    Wrong
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    Promises that are made to someone and never fulfilled
    Correct
    Wrong
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    A seasoned crop with a heavy demand
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Answer : 1. "Past events that are not important anymore"

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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    come whatever may
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    come what may
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    Come what may be
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    Came what may be
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    Wrong
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    No correction required
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    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "come what may"

Q:

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

Be in the red

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    To be in debt
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    Always energetic
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    To be very angry
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    Close to death
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Answer : 1. "To be in debt"

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