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English – Idioms & Phrases – Set 74
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- The test contains 20 questions.
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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.
- Choose the option that best fits the idiom or phrase:
His mentor understood the deep anguish the student was going through without him being informed about it.- A. Down for the count
- B. In the fast lane
- C. Read between the lines
- D. Break a leg
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Answer: C. Read between the lines
Correct answer: Read between the lines.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Jump the gun?
- A. To waste your money
- B. To defeat an opponent
- C. To do something too soon
- D. To do something stupid
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Answer: C. To do something too soon
Jump the gun means: To do something too soon.
- Choose the option that best fits the idiom or phrase:
I was like a fish out of water in the new firm.- A. Nosy yet firm
- B. Very adventurous
- C. Being uncomfortable and restless
- D. Always comfortable
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Answer: C. Being uncomfortable and restless
Correct answer: Being uncomfortable and restless.
- Choose the option that best fits the idiom or phrase:
Look, the devil is beating his wife. Do you think we'll see a rainbow?- A. The sun is shining while it rains
- B. When someone comes in unexpectedly while being talked about
- C. If you have nothing to do, you are likely to do some mischief
- D. One who presents a counter argument
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Answer: A. The sun is shining while it rains
Correct answer: The sun is shining while it rains.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase A grey area?
- A. An unusual spot
- B. An unspoken truth
- C. An unclear situation
- D. A special part of the brain
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Answer: C. An unclear situation
A grey area means: An unclear situation.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase To be in the dark?
- A. to be afraid of darkness and refuse to go out at night
- B. to learn to face dark places without fear
- C. to always be in a bad mood about darkness
- D. to not know something others are aware of
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Answer: D. to not know something others are aware of
To be in the dark means: to not know something others are aware of.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase To make both ends meet?
- A. To try to bring two parties together
- B. To have just enough money to live
- C. To try to solve a problem between friends
- D. To try to do two different things at the same time
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Answer: B. To have just enough money to live
To make both ends meet means: To have just enough money to live.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase To drag one’s feet?
- A. To pull someone’s legs
- B. To walk unsteadily
- C. To delay taking a decision
- D. To walk with a limp
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Answer: C. To delay taking a decision
To drag one’s feet means: To delay taking a decision.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase A sea change?
- A. Health-related vacation
- B. Going on a trip abroad
- C. Getting transferred overseas
- D. Complete transformation
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Answer: D. Complete transformation
A sea change means: Complete transformation.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Get One’s Ducks in a Row?
- A. Have everything properly organized
- B. Have everything improperly disorganized
- C. Have everything messily arranged
- D. Have nothing properly organized, though ready
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Answer: A. Have everything properly organized
Get One’s Ducks in a Row means: Have everything properly organized.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Child’s play?
- A. Something that everybody knows
- B. Something for a child to play with
- C. Something children have made by themselves
- D. Something that is very easy to do
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Answer: D. Something that is very easy to do
Child’s play means: Something that is very easy to do.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase A bolt from the blue?
- A. something causing a head injury
- B. something that happens suddenly
- C. a strange dream that wakes one up suddenly
- D. something that is hotly debated
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Answer: B. something that happens suddenly
A bolt from the blue means: something that happens suddenly.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Cost an arm and a leg?
- A. Be extremely expensive
- B. Be rather cheap
- C. Be easily available
- D. Be worthy of the cost
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Answer: A. Be extremely expensive
Cost an arm and a leg means: Be extremely expensive.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Go back to the drawing board?
- A. start planning again because earlier plans failed
- B. get started on a new job as the old one wasn’t good
- C. look back at your achievements and learn from them
- D. withdraw support to someone whom you always supported
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Answer: A. start planning again because earlier plans failed
Go back to the drawing board means: start planning again because earlier plans failed.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Provide a blueprint?
- A. Give a detailed plan or scheme
- B. Have a building plan printed in blue
- C. Propose a plan of a secret meeting
- D. Submit a printed application for a blue-collared job
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Answer: A. Give a detailed plan or scheme
Provide a blueprint means: Give a detailed plan or scheme.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Be glad to see the back of?
- A. Be happy at another’s success
- B. Be relieved at another’s failure
- C. Be happy when a person leaves
- D. Be happy to see someone again
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Answer: C. Be happy when a person leaves
Be glad to see the back of means: Be happy when a person leaves.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase By the skin of one’s teeth?
- A. Without anyone’s help
- B. With the help of someone
- C. By a very narrow margin
- D. By a very big margin
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Answer: C. By a very narrow margin
By the skin of one’s teeth means: By a very narrow margin.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Read between the lines?
- A. read loudly each and every word given in the sentence
- B. read carefully each and every word written
- C. understand what is implied but not stated directly
- D. read very slowly enjoying each line
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Answer: C. understand what is implied but not stated directly
Read between the lines means: understand what is implied but not stated directly.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase A good turn?
- A. A helpful act
- B. A pleasant experience
- C. A lucky chance
- D. A great opportunity
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Answer: A. A helpful act
A good turn means: A helpful act.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase In hot water?
- A. In shower
- B. In advantage
- C. In suspense
- D. In trouble
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Answer: D. In trouble
In hot water means: In trouble.