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English – Idioms & Phrases – Set 56
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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 Rock the boat?
- A. To be very energetic
- B. To upset the balance
- C. To be happy always
- D. To be quick
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Answer: B. To upset the balance
Rock the boat means: To upset the balance.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Keep abreast of?
- A. Stay up-to –date with the recent developments
- B. To live within one's means
- C. None of the above
- D. To not waste time in waiting
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Answer: A. Stay up-to –date with the recent developments
Keep abreast of means: Stay up-to –date with the recent developments.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Be given the axe?
- A. To loose job
- B. To die
- C. To be ruined
- D. To be suspicious
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Answer: A. To loose job
Be given the axe means: To loose job.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Go cold turkey?
- A. Indifferent
- B. Abruptly and completely
- C. To become a coward
- D. To stop doing or using something
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Answer: B. Abruptly and completely
Go cold turkey means: Abruptly and completely.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase To talk turkey?
- A. To discuss something honestly and directly
- B. To have a power nap
- C. Not to pursue something at which they are unlikely to be successful.
- D. Don't give up the day job
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Answer: A. To discuss something honestly and directly
To talk turkey means: To discuss something honestly and directly.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Fat chance?
- A. An unfavourable time
- B. Very little or no possibility
- C. Something likely to happen
- D. A great opportunity
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Answer: B. Very little or no possibility
Fat chance means: Very little or no possibility.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Throw someone under the bus?
- A. Cause someone else to suffer in order to save oneself
- B. To push someone before a moving vehicle
- C. To be a traveller or the one who travels a lot
- D. To make someone meet with the accident
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Answer: A. Cause someone else to suffer in order to save oneself
Throw someone under the bus means: Cause someone else to suffer in order to save oneself.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Cup of Joe?
- A. A cup of tea
- B. A cup with Joe printed on it
- C. A cup of coffee
- D. A difficult situation for someone
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Answer: C. A cup of coffee
Cup of Joe means: A cup of coffee.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Knuckle sandwich?
- A. A cheerful person
- B. A punch in the mouth.
- C. A delicious sandwich
- D. A dish which is tasteless
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Answer: B. A punch in the mouth.
Knuckle sandwich means: A punch in the mouth.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Can of worms?
- A. Very useful
- B. Most difficult issue
- C. Very attractive
- D. More easy way
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Answer: B. Most difficult issue
Can of worms means: Most difficult issue.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Name will be mud?
- A. Bad reputation
- B. Good appreciation
- C. Got award
- D. Made celebrity
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Answer: A. Bad reputation
Name will be mud means: Bad reputation.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Hole and corner?
- A. Secret
- B. Strict
- C. Suspicious
- D. Servile
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Answer: A. Secret
Hole and corner means: Secret.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Like a dog with two tails?
- A. very morose
- B. very greedy
- C. very happy
- D. very enthusiastic
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Answer: C. very happy
Like a dog with two tails means: very happy.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Cold feet?
- A. unwell
- B. afraid
- C. excited
- D. hesitant
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Answer: D. hesitant
Cold feet means: hesitant.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Clear the air?
- A. reduce pollution
- B. be untruthful
- C. reveal feelings
- D. discuss openly
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Answer: D. discuss openly
Clear the air means: discuss openly.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase out of the top drawer?
- A. of great intellectual ability
- B. of considerable education
- C. of great wealth
- D. of high social standing
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Answer: D. of high social standing
out of the top drawer means: of high social standing.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Top up their grants?
- A. keep to
- B. get to
- C. add to
- D. stay with
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Answer: C. add to
Top up their grants means: add to.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase top dog around?
- A. the most unusual person
- B. the most arrogant person
- C. the most popular person
- D. the most important person
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Answer: D. the most important person
top dog around means: the most important person.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase As thick as two short planks?
- A. very slow
- B. very wooden
- C. very quiet
- D. very stupid
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Answer: D. very stupid
As thick as two short planks means: very stupid.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Make a killing in the stock market?
- A. Plan a murder quickly
- B. Lose money quickly
- C. Murder someone quickly
- D. Make money quickly
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Answer: D. Make money quickly
Make a killing in the stock market means: Make money quickly.