Idioms and Phrases Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
I had never seen him lose his temper, and he governed our company with an iron hand.
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642ac7f972ca731a991546f4- 1In anxietyfalse
- 2At the servicefalse
- 3To any degreefalse
- 4strict and harsh controltrue
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Answer : 4. "strict and harsh control"
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Gear up for
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645b87da45f1450a80b5bc56Gear up for
- 1Start offfalse
- 2Pass intofalse
- 3Get ready fortrue
- 4Put onfalse
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Answer : 3. "Get ready for"
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Make up with (someone)
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643fcd1472ca731a9940003cMake up with (someone)
- 1Close or ignore the differences with (someone)true
- 2Compensate the loss to (someone)false
- 3Pick a quarrel with (someone)false
- 4Understand (someone)false
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Answer : 1. "Close or ignore the differences with (someone) "
Q:In the following question, two columns are given containing three phrases each. In the first column, phrases are A, B, and C, and in the second column, the phrases are D, E, and F. A phrase from the first column may or may not connect with a phrase from the second column to make a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. There are five options, four of which display the sequence(s) in which the phrases can be joined to form a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. If none of the options forms a correct sentence after combination, select ‘None of these’ as your answer.
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- 1A-Ffalse
- 2B-F, C-Dfalse
- 3A-E, B-F and C-Dtrue
- 4B-F, C-Efalse
- 5None of thesefalse
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Answer : 3. "A-E, B-F and C-D"
Q:Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Be hard up
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6482ef7ce72c4684a1edea99- 1Have very little moneytrue
- 2Unable to calculatefalse
- 3Have difficulty in climbing stairsfalse
- 4Find it very difficult to wake up earlyfalse
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Answer : 1. "Have very little money"
Explanation :
"Be hard up" means to be in a difficult financial situation with very little money.
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Be under a cloud
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6458ddf87f8252086628d4c3- 1To be very happyfalse
- 2To be gloomyfalse
- 3To be untrustworthytrue
- 4To have a hidden talentfalse
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Answer : 3. "To be untrustworthy"
Explanation :
The correct answer is under suspicion. Key Points. The idiom "Under a cloud" means one is under suspicion of doing something fishy. Hence the correct option for the idiom "under a cloud" is "under suspicion".
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Chase rainbows
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643518992b960e1a41a85f48Chase rainbows
- 1To be unprepared for somethingfalse
- 2To lose one’s patiencefalse
- 3To pursue unrealistic goalstrue
- 4To judge someonefalse
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Answer : 3. "To pursue unrealistic goals "
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Be my guest
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64479916df70e0688c82746a- 1Please do ittrue
- 2Stop, don't go aheadfalse
- 3Be with mefalse
- 4Come with mefalse
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