Choose the alternative which express the meaning of the idiom/phrase:
1. Bring to book
a) punish
b) promote
c) Praise
d) forget
Ans: a
Ans: a
2. Break the news:
a) Reveal a secret
b) crack a joke
c) Give a bad news
d) clear doubt
Ans: c
3. Call a spade a spade:
a) Speak softly
b) make fun of
c) Speak aloud
d) speak very plainly
Ans: d
4. Blow one's on trumpet:
a) Abuse oneself
b) praise oneself
c)Ignore own mistakes
d) speak belittling others
Ans: b
5. Hit below the belt:
a) Act unfairly
b) act fairly
c) Do wrong things
d) do things untimely?
Ans: a
6. Cut a sorry figure:
a) Break the laws
b) cause destruction
c) Make a poor show
d) cause delay in doing things
Ans: c
7. Let the cat out of the bag:
a) Help one to escape
b) act freely
c) Empty the place
d) reveal a secret
Ans: d
8. Pull the wool over one's eye:
a) Help one in need
b) deceive
c) Console
d) wipe tears of the poor
Ans: b
9. Chicken hearted:
a) Jolly
b) fearless
c) Sincere
d) coward
Ans: d
10. Turn the corner:
a) Overcome difficulties
b) disappear from the scene
c) Hide
d) speak ill of others
Ans: a
11. Olive branch:
a) Sign of sorrow
b) a warning of tragedy
c) A sign of peace
d) a gesture of agreement
Ans: c
12. Spin a yarn:
a) Work hard
b) fabricate a story
c) Work cautiously
d) while away one's time.
Ans: b
13. End in smoke:
a) Fail
b) do badly
c)Set things on fire
d) leave halfway through
Ans: a
14. Put the cart before the horse:
a) Do things fast
b) finish before time
c) Work properly
d) alter the proper order
Ans: d
15. Primrose path:
a) Fragrance
b) luxury
c) Easy going life
d) hard life
Ans: c
16. A moot point:
a) An appropriate idea
b) a controversial point
c) A silly argument
d) a thoughtless action
Ans: b
17. A wild goose chase:
a) A futile attempt
b) a conscious effort
c) An act of courage
d) an ignorant act
Ans: a
18. Pros and cons:
a) Keep silence
b) opposite meaning
c) Funny idea
d) for and against arguments
Ans: d
19. Leave no stone unturned:
a) Destroy everything
b) make all possible attempts
c) Amuse everybody
d) neglect one's duty
Ans: b
20. A white elephant:
a) A valuable thing
b) a burdensome possession
c) A sarong enemy
d) a night mare Phrasal verbs
Ans: b
Phrasal Verbs:
21. The child _____ its mother
a) Looks after
b) looks for
c) Takes care of
d) takes after
Ans: d
22. India will _____ South Africa in the Mohali ODI Cricket.
a) Take on
b) take in
c) Take up
d) take away
Ans: a
23. I found it very difficult to _____ the noise.
a) Put across
b) put in
c) Put up with
d) put aside
Ans: c
24. She has twenty _____ years of service at this office.
a) Put up
b) put in
c) Put aside
d) put in for
Ans: b
25. The office _____ the belated applications.
a) Turned away
b) turned up
c) Turned off
d) turned down
Ans: d
26. How did you _____ at the top of the building?
a) Get across
b) get in to
c) Get at
d) get away with
Ans: c
27. Children like to _____ new clothes on festive occasions.
a) Put on
b) put across
c) Put in for
d) put off
Ans: a
28. How many candidates _____ for the interview?
a) Turned away
b) turned up
c) Turned out
d) turned in
Ans: b
29. The teacher could easily _____ the ideas.
a) Give up
b) give away
c) Put across
d) put in
Ans: c
30. She _____ smokes after the marriage.
a) Gave away
b) gave out
c) Gave in
d) gave up
Ans: d
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