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English – Idioms & Phrases – Set 8
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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 Bed of thorns?
- A. Work half-heartedly towards a definite goal
- B. Full of difficulties
- C. Supporting anti-incumbency movements
- D. Extreme patriotism
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Answer: B. Full of difficulties
Bed of thorns means: Full of difficulties.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Back on one’s feet?
- A. Venturing into different avenues
- B. Early taste of success
- C. To be healthy again after sickness
- D. Portray sophisticated tantrums
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Answer: C. To be healthy again after sickness
Back on one’s feet means: To be healthy again after sickness.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Bronx cheer?
- A. To punish someone
- B. To cheer with vigour
- C. To cheer for an opponent team recognizing their play
- D. To cheer sarcastically
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Answer: D. To cheer sarcastically
Bronx cheer means: To cheer sarcastically.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Neck of the woods?
- A. A neighbourhood
- B. Just the beginning of something
- C. A thickly forested area
- D. To be in deep trouble
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Answer: A. A neighbourhood
Neck of the woods means: A neighbourhood.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Beet red?
- A. To be saddened by a bitter experience
- B. To be embarrassed or angry
- C. To thrash someone mercilessly
- D. To beat the opponent by a good margin
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Answer: B. To be embarrassed or angry
Beet red means: To be embarrassed or angry.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Kitty corner?
- A. A place assigned to someone who is important.
- B. A place where useless stuff is stored.
- C. A place that is isolated and located far away.
- D. A place that is diagonally opposite to the given place.
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Answer: D. A place that is diagonally opposite to the given place.
Kitty corner means: A place that is diagonally opposite to the given place.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Get the boot?
- A. Do the preparatory work for a task to be accomplished
- B. Get promoted
- C. Get fired
- D. Join the Military
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Answer: C. Get fired
Get the boot means: Get fired.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Ace in the hole?
- A. A crucial resource that is hidden till its use is required.
- B. A talented person who is chained by his circumstances.
- C. A person whose capabilities are limited to a particular field.
- D. A person who is considered a doyen in his field.
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Answer: A. A crucial resource that is hidden till its use is required.
Ace in the hole means: A crucial resource that is hidden till its use is required.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Run helter-skelter?
- A. Reaching the venue at the last moment
- B. Dream about tidy situations
- C. A carelessly hurried situation
- D. Risking life for unnecessary adventures
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Answer: C. A carelessly hurried situation
Run helter-skelter means: A carelessly hurried situation.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Throw out of gears?
- A. Speed up the growth
- B. Disturb the working of the existing system
- C. Get excited about unplanned adventures
- D. Lose control overgrowth
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Answer: B. Disturb the working of the existing system
Throw out of gears means: Disturb the working of the existing system.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Turn the tables?
- A. Reverse the situation
- B. Showing aggressive characteristics
- C. Disturbing the working of the existing system
- D. Get into an argument
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Answer: A. Reverse the situation
Turn the tables means: Reverse the situation.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Quite the thing?
- A. Friendly attitude towards relatives
- B. Significant importance
- C. Very fashionable and popular
- D. Audacious mind
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Answer: C. Very fashionable and popular
Quite the thing means: Very fashionable and popular.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase All mouth no trousers?
- A. An empty threat
- B. A responsible man
- C. To talk boastfully without any intention of acting on one’s words
- D. A poor man
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Answer: C. To talk boastfully without any intention of acting on one’s words
All mouth no trousers means: To talk boastfully without any intention of acting on one’s words.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Be in the air?
- A. When an emotion or idea is on everyone's mind.
- B. To fly like a bird or a plane.
- C. Harmful gaseous effluents from a factory.
- D. To be likely to happen.
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Answer: A. When an emotion or idea is on everyone's mind.
Be in the air means: When an emotion or idea is on everyone's mind.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Children should be seen and not heard?
- A. Those children are likable who dress neatly.
- B. Children should not speak in the presence of adults.
- C. The voice of children is often drowned in company of adults.
- D. Some children will seek attention by crying.
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Answer: B. Children should not speak in the presence of adults.
Children should be seen and not heard means: Children should not speak in the presence of adults.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Ease somebody's mind?
- A. Listen to somebody's grievances.
- B. Have the capacity to understand the other person's thoughts.
- C. Keep thinking about some person.
- D. Alleviate someone's anxiety.
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Answer: D. Alleviate someone's anxiety.
Ease somebody's mind means: Alleviate someone's anxiety.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase An axe to grind?
- A. One cannot cut wood with a blunt axe.
- B. A weapon is useful only when it is sharp.
- C. To have important jobs to do.
- D. Have an ulterior motive.
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Answer: D. Have an ulterior motive.
An axe to grind means: Have an ulterior motive.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase At the eleventh hour?
- A. At the last moment
- B. At a very odd time.
- C. Very late at night.
- D. Luckily have sufficient time to wrap up things.
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Answer: A. At the last moment
At the eleventh hour means: At the last moment.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase The nitty-gritty?
- A. Those with grit and determination will not be defeated
- B. The most important aspects or practical details of a subject or situation
- C. Some people are born tough
- D. The low level dirty job which is left to the lowermost subordinates.
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Answer: B. The most important aspects or practical details of a subject or situation
The nitty-gritty means: The most important aspects or practical details of a subject or situation.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase To quit on someone?
- A. To cheat with someone.
- B. To stop helping someone, especially when, the support is needed.
- C. To give up on a difficult person.
- D. To fire someone from a job.
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Answer: B. To stop helping someone, especially when, the support is needed.
To quit on someone means: To stop helping someone, especially when, the support is needed.