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Thursday, June 4, 2015

Idioms And Phrases

Find out the correct meaning of Idioms and Phrases from the four alternatives

Q-1 To be up and doing
(a) Active (b) Confused (c) Not deserving (d) None of these

Q-2 To be at large
(a) To bell the cat(b) Abscond to keep unchained(c) Confused(d) None of these

Q-3 To lose ground
(a) Warmly (b) Hopeful(c) Fail to keep position (d) None of these

Q-4 To take to task
(a) In a dilemma (b) To be unwell (c) To be hostile (d) Punish

Q-5 Not hold water
(a) Unsound (b) Squander (c) to occur to oneself (d) to understand

Q-6 Hang together
(a) hopeful (b) to weaken the power (c) Support one another (d) None of these

Q-7 To be in tune
(a) About to Collapse (b) to praise oneself (c) to pacify the matter (d) in a mood

Q-8 To blow one’s trumpet
(a) to ignore (b) to make peace (c) To praise oneself (d) None of these

Q-9 To clip one’s wings
(a) to understand (b) to weaken the power (c) to occur oneself (d) None of these

Q-10 To pay off old scores
(a) to take revenge (b) to confess (c) exaggerate (d) None of these

Q-11 To have an axe to grind
(a) to ascertain (b) to try utmost (c) to have a selfish interest (d) None of these

Q-12 Beat the air
(a)To discourage(b) to be hopeful in need (c) Perplexed(d) to make useless efforts

Q-13 To call a spade a spade
(a) to win victory (b) to speak plainly (c) to be ruined (d) None of these

Q-14 To hit below the belt
(a) to keep quiet (b) to maintain life (c) to strike unfairly (d) None of these

Q-15 To be nipped in the bud
(a)to destroy in the very beginning (b) to be suspicious(c) to abuse(d)Come to nothing

Q-16 To stand in good stead
(a) To confess (b) To be helpful in need (c) to die (d) None of these

Q-17 To breathe one’s last
(a) to abuse (b) to win a victory (c) To die (d) To avoid

Q-18 To give a wide berth
(a) to disclose (b) to agree (c) to value (d) to avoid

Q-19 To snap one’s fingers at
(a) to support (b) repent (c) to defy (d) to show contempt

Q-20 To turn the corner
(a) certain (b) by force of (c) in fashion (d) to pass a critical stage

Answers:

1.a 2. b 3. c 4. d 5. a 6.c 7. d 8. c 9. b 10. a 11. c 12. d 13. b 14. c
15. a 16. b 17. c 18. d 19 .d 20.

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