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English – Idioms & Phrases – Set 90
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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:
Rohit laid down his proposal, and told Rohit that the ball was now in his court.- A. He had to play the game and win the match
- B. The captaincy of the team was on his shoulders
- C. He had to continue the remaining time in court
- D. It is Rohit's responsibility to take the next action or decision
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Answer: D. It is Rohit's responsibility to take the next action or decision
Correct answer: It is Rohit's responsibility to take the next action or decision.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase To make both ends meet?
- A. To take back what you have said
- B. To live within one’s income
- C. To anticipate
- D. Quite worthless
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Answer: B. To live within one’s income
To make both ends meet means: To live within one’s income.
- Choose the option that best fits the idiom or phrase:
Sharon doing the work all by herself? Seems like it is possible, but is very unlikely to happen.- A. a piece of cake
- B. bent out of shape
- C. pie in the sky
- D. a bad egg
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Answer: C. pie in the sky
Correct answer: pie in the sky.
- Choose the option that best fits the idiom or phrase:
a We should teach our wards not to look down upon c anybody in human society. 2- A. Kneel down
- B. Talk leniently
- C. Guess on something
- D. Despise somebody
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Answer: D. Despise somebody
Correct answer: Despise somebody.
- Choose the option that best fits the idiom or phrase:
a Everybody was surprised to see that he fell flat even a after arduous efforts. b- A. Succeed without hassles
- B. Win a difficult race
- C. Fall from a height
- D. Fail to win applause
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Answer: D. Fail to win applause
Correct answer: Fail to win applause.
- Choose the option that best fits the idiom or phrase:
s His old car has become a financial burden on him S now. e- A. A white elephant a
- B. A rare bird
- C. An eyesore
- D. An apple of one’s eye
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Answer: A. A white elephant a
Correct answer: A white elephant a.
- Choose the option that best fits the idiom or phrase:
d Many unavoidable situations were avoided only because someone had our back.- A. In consultation
- B. To support
- C. Without help
- D. Within reach
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Answer: B. To support
Correct answer: To support.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase At sixes and sevens?
- A. In happy mood
- B. Heavy rains
- C. Having dispute
- D. In disorder
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Answer: D. In disorder
At sixes and sevens means: In disorder.
- Choose the option that best fits the idiom or phrase:
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. You have hurt so many people. Now, it is time to get a taste of your own medicine.- A. to benefit from two different opportunities
- B. to be treated the way you have treated others
- C. to lose control in a situation
- D. to be in a risky situation
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Answer: B. to be treated the way you have treated others
Correct answer: to be treated the way you have treated others.
- Choose the option that best fits the idiom or phrase:
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. Stop beating around the bush and tell me what is expected out of me.- A. getting the conversation going
- B. revealing a secret to everyone
- C. misunderstanding the situation
- D. avoiding to talk about the issue
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Answer: D. avoiding to talk about the issue
Correct answer: avoiding to talk about the issue.
- Choose the option that best fits the idiom or phrase:
Select the most appropriate option to S substitute the underlined segment. Ruby fell victim to the green eyed monster. g- A. love
- B. hatred
- C. jealousy
- D. flattery a
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Answer: C. jealousy
Correct answer: jealousy.
- Choose the option that best fits the idiom or phrase:
g Our Principal looked disappointed when no one Y expressed the willingness to join the trip. a- A. Pulled a long face
- B. High and dry
- C. Gave a single shot
- D. Made a comeback
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Answer: A. Pulled a long face
Correct answer: Pulled a long face.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Yeoman’s service?
- A. Fraudulent service
- B. Excellent work done
- C. Working under a cruel master
- D. A thankless and tedious job
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Answer: B. Excellent work done
Yeoman’s service means: Excellent work done.
- Choose the option that best fits the idiom or phrase:
Select the most appropriate idiom for the underlined part in the given sentence: Sohan was very much perplexed to find that his younger brother Mohan had taken poison.- A. At any rate
- B. At his disposal
- C. At his wit’s end
- D. At logger heads
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Answer: C. At his wit’s end
Correct answer: At his wit’s end.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Skating on thin ice?
- A. He was on thin ice after making a controversial statement.
- B. She was on thin ice while trying to balance on a ightrope. 5. Identify the most appropriate meaning of the given diom.
- C. They were on thin ice when they skated on the rozen lake.
- D. They were on thin ice due to the icy conditions on he road.
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Answer: A. He was on thin ice after making a controversial statement.
Skating on thin ice means: He was on thin ice after making a controversial statement.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Bread and butter s?
- A. Money making
- B. Comfortable living
- C. Means of livelihood
- D. The breakfast
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Answer: C. Means of livelihood
Bread and butter s means: Means of livelihood.
- Choose the option that best fits the idiom or phrase:
Based on the situation in the sentence, I select the most appropriate idiom for the a underlined segment. b After the Pandemic, his business crumbled and he is in a difficult situation. c- A. Give a cold shoulder
- B. Pull the last straw a
- C. Be in a tight corner 2
- D. Bolt from the blue a
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Answer: C. Be in a tight corner 2
Correct answer: Be in a tight corner 2.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase re Go down in flames a?
- A. To burn down completely
- B. To destroy completely
- C. To fail spectacularly
- D. To crash and burn
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Answer: C. To fail spectacularly
re Go down in flames a means: To fail spectacularly.
- Choose the option that best fits the idiom or phrase:
Read the books of APJ Abdul Kalam, who was a scholar.- A. a man of straw
- B. a man of letters
- C. a dare devil
- D. a queer fish
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Answer: B. a man of letters
Correct answer: a man of letters.
- Choose the option that best fits the idiom or phrase:
Identify the meaning of the idiom in the given situation. will always stand by my friend.- A. Support in difficult situation
- B. Work together
- C. Stand next to
- D. Be in a queue
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Answer: A. Support in difficult situation
Correct answer: Support in difficult situation.