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English – Idioms & Phrases – Set 47
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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 See the light of day?
- A. explain to someone
- B. finally happen/to become publicly known
- C. write it down
- D. teach someone
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Answer: B. finally happen/to become publicly known
See the light of day means: finally happen/to become publicly known.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Catch on?
- A. Secret affair
- B. To become popular
- C. To loose
- D. Rejuvenating
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Answer: B. To become popular
Catch on means: To become popular.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Cat's whiskers?
- A. to be very determined
- B. difficult to understand
- C. a very easy matter
- D. to be highly impressive
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Answer: D. to be highly impressive
Cat's whiskers means: to be highly impressive.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase On the brink of?
- A. occasionally
- B. to be near to
- C. to be alert
- D. not at all
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Answer: B. to be near to
On the brink of means: to be near to.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase You can say that again?
- A. A favourite story
- B. To politely ask someone to repeat
- C. To challenge someone
- D. To express agreement
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Answer: D. To express agreement
You can say that again means: To express agreement.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase The luck of the devil?
- A. to accidentally or prematurely give out information
- B. extremely lucky
- C. to buy something
- D. someone who creates problems
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Answer: B. extremely lucky
The luck of the devil means: extremely lucky.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Explore every avenue?
- A. To be taken by surprise
- B. To look for every possible means
- C. To run away
- D. To march forward
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Answer: B. To look for every possible means
Explore every avenue means: To look for every possible means.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Puts by a little money every month?
- A. Spends
- B. Earn
- C. Gives away
- D. Saves
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Answer: D. Saves
Puts by a little money every month means: Saves.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Cross the bridge?
- A. Let someone else deal with the problem
- B. Not deal with the problem at all
- C. Deal something only where necessary
- D. Not even think about the problem
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Answer: C. Deal something only where necessary
Cross the bridge means: Deal something only where necessary.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Teeth of tough resistance?
- A. In a short span of time
- B. In a state of uncertainty
- C. In collaboration with
- D. In direct opposition to
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Answer: D. In direct opposition to
Teeth of tough resistance means: In direct opposition to.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Go-getter?
- A. a greedy person
- B. one who does the right thing
- C. one who runs away
- D. a real achiever
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Answer: D. a real achiever
Go-getter means: a real achiever.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Bank on something?
- A. To clear out something
- B. To be independent
- C. To do transaction
- D. To rely on something
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Answer: D. To rely on something
Bank on something means: To rely on something.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Cut a sorry figure?
- A. Not to stand straight
- B. Make a poor impression
- C. Apologise for his remarks
- D. Create a strong impression
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Answer: B. Make a poor impression
Cut a sorry figure means: Make a poor impression.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase To be pushing up daisies?
- A. To be dead and buried
- B. To get up feeling fresh
- C. Once beautiful but now ugly
- D. To smell like flowers
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Answer: A. To be dead and buried
To be pushing up daisies means: To be dead and buried.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase To carry all before one?
- A. Finish quickly
- B. Make a promise
- C. Be free from danger
- D. Be completely successful
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Answer: D. Be completely successful
To carry all before one means: Be completely successful.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Ride roughshod?
- A. Exploit willfully
- B. Deal unkindly with/ Ignore the rights or opinions of others
- C. Take for granted
- D. Be ham -handed with
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Answer: B. Deal unkindly with/ Ignore the rights or opinions of others
Ride roughshod means: Deal unkindly with/ Ignore the rights or opinions of others.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase To make a pile?
- A. to keep at a distance
- B. to aggravate the situation
- C. to face the risk
- D. to make a lot of money
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Answer: D. to make a lot of money
To make a pile means: to make a lot of money.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Teething problems?
- A. Problems encountered during the whole process
- B. Problems encountered during the middle part of a process
- C. Problems encountered during the initial part of a process
- D. Problems encountered during the last stage of a process
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Answer: C. Problems encountered during the initial part of a process
Teething problems means: Problems encountered during the initial part of a process.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Tongue -in -cheek?
- A. To praise wholeheartedly
- B. Speak in an insincere/ non serious way
- C. A. sensational news
- D. To say something hurtful
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Answer: B. Speak in an insincere/ non serious way
Tongue -in -cheek means: Speak in an insincere/ non serious way.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Elvis has left the building?
- A. looking in the wrong place
- B. deal with a problem if and when it becomes necessary, not before.
- C. when an attempt fails and it's time to start all over.
- D. the show is over, go home.
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Answer: D. the show is over, go home.
Elvis has left the building means: the show is over, go home.