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English – Idioms & Phrases – Set 41
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This free practice set from AndamanJobs has 20 questions to be solved in 10 minutes. Every question is listed below with four options. Open Show answer and explanation under a question to see the correct option and why it is correct. Try the timed test above first, then use this list to revise the questions you got wrong.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase ill at ease?
- A. Unwell
- B. Confused
- C. Irritated
- D. Uneasy
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Answer: D. Uneasy
ill at ease means: Uneasy.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Throw caution to the winds?
- A. To be fearful
- B. To warn others not to travel
- C. To behave recklessly
- D. To behave with care and caution
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Answer: C. To behave recklessly
Throw caution to the winds means: To behave recklessly.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Bark is worse than his bite?
- A. Threat is worse than the action taken.
- B. Temper cannot be controlled
- C. Ferocious scolding hurt more than his action.
- D. Anger is always justified.
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Answer: A. Threat is worse than the action taken.
Bark is worse than his bite means: Threat is worse than the action taken.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase A chip off the old block?
- A. Reminds of previous memories
- B. To remind of one’s son
- C. Reminds them of one’s son
- D. Reminds them of one’s father
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Answer: D. Reminds them of one’s father
A chip off the old block means: Reminds them of one’s father.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Be down with?
- A. In pain with
- B. In grief with
- C. Aching with
- D. Suffering from
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Answer: D. Suffering from
Be down with means: Suffering from.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Gall and wormwood?
- A. A problem
- B. Hard to digest
- C. Useless
- D. Hateful
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Answer: D. Hateful
Gall and wormwood means: Hateful.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Every inch a gentleman?
- A. Calculatively
- B. Entirely
- C. Partly
- D. Somewhat
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Answer: B. Entirely
Every inch a gentleman means: Entirely.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Made light of?
- A. Blew away
- B. Carried with him
- C. Treated it lightly
- D. Did not hear
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Answer: C. Treated it lightly
Made light of means: Treated it lightly.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase With one voice?
- A. In disharmony
- B. By one man
- C. Unanimously
- D. By one community
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Answer: C. Unanimously
With one voice means: Unanimously.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Pale into insignificance?
- A. Was dull and pale
- B. Was less hectic
- C. Was less exciting
- D. Seemed less important
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Answer: D. Seemed less important
Pale into insignificance means: Seemed less important.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase For keeps?
- A. Forever
- B. Hid
- C. Away
- D. Escape
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Answer: A. Forever
For keeps means: Forever.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Mend your ways?
- A. Destroy one’s behaviour
- B. Sad with one’s behaviour
- C. Happy with one’s behaviour
- D. Improve one’s behaviour
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Answer: D. Improve one’s behaviour
Mend your ways means: Improve one’s behaviour.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Cat nap?
- A. Take a long sleep
- B. Make a snoring sound while sleeping
- C. To sleep briefly
- D. Sleep like a cat
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Answer: C. To sleep briefly
Cat nap means: To sleep briefly.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Pull a long face?
- A. To make fun
- B. To irritate someone
- C. To pull someone’s face
- D. To look sad
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Answer: D. To look sad
Pull a long face means: To look sad.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Fit like a glove?
- A. Difficult to hold
- B. Something tight and sticky
- C. Soft and easy to wear
- D. To fit snugly
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Answer: D. To fit snugly
Fit like a glove means: To fit snugly.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase To angle?
- A. To measure the river breadth
- B. To fish with a net
- C. To fish
- D. To sit and watch the river
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Answer: C. To fish
To angle means: To fish.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Going against the grain?
- A. Doing things differently from what you usually do
- B. Doing things which no one else has ever done till now
- C. Doing things which you never heard of
- D. Doing things against the wishes of your close relations
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Answer: A. Doing things differently from what you usually do
Going against the grain means: Doing things differently from what you usually do.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Let the chips fall where they may?
- A. Let the joys of life take precedence over your sorrows
- B. Let your sacrifices in life be known to everyone
- C. Let the difficult situations in life come to an end regardless of the results
- D. Let something happen without bothering about the consequences
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Answer: D. Let something happen without bothering about the consequences
Let the chips fall where they may means: Let something happen without bothering about the consequences.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Whole bag of tricks?
- A. Make use of all opportunities that cross your path
- B. Make use of all the possibilities or techniques to achieve something
- C. Make use of all tricks to win the hearts of people
- D. Make use of the best resources from the ones that are available
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Answer: B. Make use of all the possibilities or techniques to achieve something
Whole bag of tricks means: Make use of all the possibilities or techniques to achieve something.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Square peg in a round hole?
- A. Competent
- B. Misfit
- C. Understanding
- D. Most fit
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Answer: B. Misfit
Square peg in a round hole means: Misfit.