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English – Idioms & Phrases – Set 6
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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 Get your walking papers?
- A. To be received gracefully
- B. Compromise
- C. To sign on papers
- D. Get fired from the job
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Answer: D. Get fired from the job
Get your walking papers means: Get fired from the job.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase On tiptoe?
- A. To be doubtful
- B. To be in a confusing state
- C. To be disappointed
- D. Greatly excited
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Answer: D. Greatly excited
On tiptoe means: Greatly excited.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Have kittens?
- A. To pet kittens
- B. To have a successful outcome
- C. To be carefree
- D. Be worried
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Answer: D. Be worried
Have kittens means: Be worried.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase While away?
- A. To be on time
- B. Spend time uselessly
- C. To utilize time efficiently
- D. To be late
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Answer: B. Spend time uselessly
While away means: Spend time uselessly.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Turn up?
- A. Appear
- B. Disappear
- C. To take a right side
- D. To get lost
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Answer: A. Appear
Turn up means: Appear.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase A pyrrhic victory –?
- A. a victory that brings more loss than gains
- B. a victory which is not possible
- C. devastating victory
- D. a quid pro quo
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Answer: A. a victory that brings more loss than gains
A pyrrhic victory – means: a victory that brings more loss than gains.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Under a cloud –?
- A. under observation
- B. under suspicion
- C. experiencing cloudy weather
- D. enjoying favourable luck
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Answer: B. under suspicion
Under a cloud – means: under suspicion.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Flogging a dead horse-?
- A. wasting time in useless effort
- B. repeating our request
- C. beating about the bush
- D. making him see reason
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Answer: A. wasting time in useless effort
Flogging a dead horse- means: wasting time in useless effort.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Face the music –?
- A. feel sorry
- B. listen to the music
- C. get reprimanded
- D. get finished
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Answer: C. get reprimanded
Face the music – means: get reprimanded.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Sweeping statement-?
- A. unpremeditated statement
- B. generalized statements
- C. thoughtless statement
- D. rash statement
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Answer: B. generalized statements
Sweeping statement- means: generalized statements.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase To a hair –?
- A. vaguely
- B. not the like of
- C. to some extent
- D. exactly
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Answer: D. exactly
To a hair – means: exactly.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Let the grass grow under one’s feet –?
- A. to be trifled with
- B. to accept responsibility
- C. to engage in useless talk
- D. to remain idle
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Answer: D. to remain idle
Let the grass grow under one’s feet – means: to remain idle.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Fights shy of –?
- A. afraid of
- B. frightened
- C. quarrels bitterly with
- D. avoids from a feeling of mistrust
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Answer: D. avoids from a feeling of mistrust
Fights shy of – means: avoids from a feeling of mistrust.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Sink or swim?
- A. To live or die
- B. Fail or succeed entirely by one’s own efforts
- C. Start a swimming training
- D. Stay dead or alive
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Answer: B. Fail or succeed entirely by one’s own efforts
Sink or swim means: Fail or succeed entirely by one’s own efforts.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Know the ropes?
- A. Get involved in an avoidable fight
- B. Remain silent in one’s comfort zone
- C. Have a lot of knowledge about threads
- D. Be informed about the details of a situation or task
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Answer: D. Be informed about the details of a situation or task
Know the ropes means: Be informed about the details of a situation or task.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase cut the mustard?
- A. Achieve goals in unconventional ways
- B. Look out for minute details
- C. Operate in a satisfactory manner
- D. Expand the horizon with a broader perspective
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Answer: C. Operate in a satisfactory manner
cut the mustard means: Operate in a satisfactory manner.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Vote with one’s feet?
- A. Participate in elections by hook and crook
- B. Get engulfed in a lot of activities at the same time
- C. Cover a good distance by one feet
- D. To show one’s displeasure by walking out
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Answer: D. To show one’s displeasure by walking out
Vote with one’s feet means: To show one’s displeasure by walking out.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Bell the cat?
- A. To behave cruelly with cat
- B. To undertake a risky or impossible task
- C. Love someone’s cat
- D. Deprived of basic fundamental rights
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Answer: B. To undertake a risky or impossible task
Bell the cat means: To undertake a risky or impossible task.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Touch and go?
- A. Waste of time
- B. Participate in time restraining activities
- C. A venture started secretly
- D. A desired outcome possible but very uncertain
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Answer: D. A desired outcome possible but very uncertain
Touch and go means: A desired outcome possible but very uncertain.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase A Benjamin’s portion?
- A. A scientific part
- B. Leftover part after use
- C. Curse someone
- D. A large portion
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Answer: D. A large portion
A Benjamin’s portion means: A large portion.