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English – Idioms & Phrases – Set 76
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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 Someone’s heart is in the right place?
- A. Someone is good even if they sometimes behave in a wrong manner
- B. Change your opinion or the way you feel
- C. Share secret worries with someone else
- D. Suddenly feel so excited or frightened that your heart beats faster
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Answer: A. Someone is good even if they sometimes behave in a wrong manner
Someone’s heart is in the right place means: Someone is good even if they sometimes behave in a wrong manner.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Down the tubes?
- A. Minting money
- B. Being informal
- C. Going to swim
- D. Failing completely
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Answer: D. Failing completely
Down the tubes means: Failing completely.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Lose your marbles?
- A. To be patient
- B. To lower down anger
- C. To handle stress
- D. To go insane
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Answer: D. To go insane
Lose your marbles means: To go insane.
- Choose the option that best fits the idiom or phrase:
I must tell you that it all went pear-shaped after you left the meeting in the middle.- A. Turned out fine
- B. Went terribly wrong
- C. Became very entertaining
- D. Became tragic
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Answer: B. Went terribly wrong
Correct answer: Went terribly wrong.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Every trick in the book?
- A. Nothing Happening
- B. Be optimistic
- C. Every possible way
- D. Be pessimistic
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Answer: C. Every possible way
Every trick in the book means: Every possible way.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase On a roll?
- A. To have trust in someone
- B. Running fast
- C. In the midst of successes
- D. To meet a tragedy
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Answer: C. In the midst of successes
On a roll means: In the midst of successes.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Hard on the eyes?
- A. Unattractive; ugly
- B. To be a burden
- C. To be troublesome
- D. To be infected
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Answer: A. Unattractive; ugly
Hard on the eyes means: Unattractive; ugly.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase The meat and potatoes?
- A. Two things that coexist
- B. Most fundamental aspects of something
- C. Things that are contradictory
- D. Things that are unimportant
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Answer: B. Most fundamental aspects of something
The meat and potatoes means: Most fundamental aspects of something.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Lost the plot?
- A. To be hilarious
- B. Act in a disorganized manner
- C. To lose all money
- D. To refuse to obey
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Answer: B. Act in a disorganized manner
Lost the plot means: Act in a disorganized manner.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase The eternal checkout?
- A. Enmity
- B. Discipline
- C. Permission
- D. Death
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Answer: D. Death
The eternal checkout means: Death.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Rein in?
- A. Flush with huge numbers
- B. Limit or control something
- C. Have an expertise in
- D. Provide for
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Answer: B. Limit or control something
Rein in means: Limit or control something.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Glass ceiling?
- A. A hard place to be where everything is brittle
- B. A point where one has always aspired to reach
- C. A place that was transparent and open for all participants
- D. A point after which you cannot go any further, usually in improving your position at work
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Answer: D. A point after which you cannot go any further, usually in improving your position at work
Glass ceiling means: A point after which you cannot go any further, usually in improving your position at work.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Better late than never?
- A. Better to equip yourselves to be quick
- B. Better to arrive late than not to come at all
- C. Timely and efficient
- D. Always be on time
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Answer: B. Better to arrive late than not to come at all
Better late than never means: Better to arrive late than not to come at all.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Hang in there?
- A. Give up just in time
- B. Don’t be resilient
- C. Don't give up
- D. Always go for the gold
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Answer: C. Don't give up
Hang in there means: Don't give up.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase When it rains, it pours?
- A. Problems seem to happen together
- B. Both good and bad news conveyed at the same time
- C. Extremely poor weather
- D. Problems are part of life
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Answer: A. Problems seem to happen together
When it rains, it pours means: Problems seem to happen together.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase A cog in the machine?
- A. To be a liability
- B. To shirk from work
- C. Functionally necessary but of small significance
- D. Holding an important job title
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Answer: C. Functionally necessary but of small significance
A cog in the machine means: Functionally necessary but of small significance.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Milk and water?
- A. Small items
- B. Essential goods
- C. Remaining goods
- D. Weak ideas
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Answer: D. Weak ideas
Milk and water means: Weak ideas.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase A dim view of?
- A. view
- B. see off
- C. disapprove of
- D. approve of
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Answer: C. disapprove of
A dim view of means: disapprove of.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase God’s ape?
- A. Timid person
- B. Brave man
- C. Born fool
- D. God’s messenger
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Answer: C. Born fool
God’s ape means: Born fool.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Mealy mouthed?
- A. afraid to speak frankly
- B. soft spoken
- C. a flatterer
- D. a literary person
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Answer: A. afraid to speak frankly
Mealy mouthed means: afraid to speak frankly.