Idioms and Phrases Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
All eyes
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6479df7abf323e479a801858All eyes
- 1Watching with angerfalse
- 2Watching eagerlytrue
- 3Watching with no interestfalse
- 4Not watching at allfalse
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Answer : 2. "Watching eagerly"
Explanation :
"All eyes" implies that everyone is watching eagerly or with great interest.
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
At one’s elbow
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6450e0b2223d4c08a7da5c8cAt one’s elbow
- 1Next to someonetrue
- 2Far awayfalse
- 3Strong gripfalse
- 4Strong bondfalse
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Answer : 1. "Next to someone"
Q:Select the correct option of the idiom/phrase.
"A black sheep"
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6322fbc8e3985052c811e463- 1To muniplate the accountfalse
- 2To give credit to what is good in a disliked personfalse
- 3To go fast, hurryfalse
- 4An unlucky person, Bad characterstrue
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Answer : 4. "An unlucky person, Bad characters"
Q:Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom.
The coach was trying to twist the player’s arm by asking him to practice throughout the day.
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646228fe0827e80a9f8df96b- 1To try to force someone to do somethingtrue
- 2To refrain from restingfalse
- 3To train someone in warfarefalse
- 4To console the weakfalse
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Answer : 1. "To try to force someone to do something"
Explanation :
To try to force someone to do something. This idiom implies putting pressure on someone to do something they might not want to do.
Q:Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Cast aside
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64623b6ecdae930acb77407b- 1To blow upfalse
- 2To bear withfalse
- 3To displayfalse
- 4To rejecttrue
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Answer : 4. "To reject"
Explanation :
To reject. This idiom means to discard or reject something or someone.
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Like a cakewalk
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6479dca588eeb54769295882Like a cakewalk
- 1Smooth surfacefalse
- 2Pleasant experiencefalse
- 3Easy tasktrue
- 4Activefalse
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Answer : 3. "Easy task"
Explanation :
"Like a cakewalk" describes something that is extremely easy or a task that requires little effort.
Q: "Back up" Find the idioms.
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6411a8a767ad957a977577df- 1Give moral supporttrue
- 2Pull back fromfalse
- 3Back-bencherfalse
- 4Stay behindfalse
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Answer : 1. "Give moral support"
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Grease someone’s palm
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646218d24d91510a5db51457Grease someone’s palm
- 1Go to battlefalse
- 2Put in hard workfalse
- 3Bribe someonetrue
- 4Be jealous of someonefalse
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