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English – Idioms & Phrases – Set 95
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This free practice set from AndamanJobs has 10 questions to be solved in 5 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 A piece of cake?
- A. After months of practice, Emily performed her piano piece flawlessly during the concert.
- B. The restaurant was crowded, but they found a able without any difficulty.
- C. The puzzle was so challenging that it took hours or Sam to solve it.
- D. Despite the heavy rain, they managed to have a successful outdoor event.
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Answer: B. The restaurant was crowded, but they found a able without any difficulty.
A piece of cake means: The restaurant was crowded, but they found a able without any difficulty.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase 3?
- A. Mohit was so loyal and committed to his company 4 that he rejected lucrative offers from different companies.
- B. Rachit had some important work and so he cancelled the show tickets for everyone.
- C. You are here just because you have recognised your hidden potential.
- D. To prove this is not a trap, I want to check the credibility of your plan.
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Answer: B. Rachit had some important work and so he cancelled the show tickets for everyone.
3 means: Rachit had some important work and so he cancelled the show tickets for everyone.
- Choose the option that best fits the idiom or phrase:
The technicians who were repairing the broken elevator called it a day.- A. Shouted with anger
- B. Stopped to take a short break
- C. Felt unhappy
- D. Stopped work for the day
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Answer: D. Stopped work for the day
Correct answer: Stopped work for the day.
- Choose the option that best fits the idiom or phrase:
Manish told Rounak time and again of the ill consequences of his habit of being late to the college.- A. Not often
- B. Hardly ever
- C. At intervals
- D. Repeatedly
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Answer: D. Repeatedly
Correct answer: Repeatedly.
- Choose the option that best fits the idiom or phrase:
They were waiting for their family members who were returning from a pilgrimage. Therefore, they were _______________ on the platform.- A. running behind time
- B. rolling up their sleeves
- C. playing a joke
- D. pacing up and down
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Answer: D. pacing up and down
Correct answer: pacing up and down.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase Out of the frying pan and into the fire?
- A. Being with someone through good times as well as bad times
- B. Things getting intense by the hour
- C. Things going from bad to worse
- D. Being a horrible cook
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Answer: C. Things going from bad to worse
Out of the frying pan and into the fire means: Things going from bad to worse.
- What is the meaning of the idiom / phrase To throw dust in one’s eyes?
- A. To talk in an abusive language
- B. To hit someone with stone
- C. To make someone blind forever
- D. To mislead someone by tricks
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Answer: D. To mislead someone by tricks
To throw dust in one’s eyes means: To mislead someone by tricks.
- Choose the option that best fits the idiom or phrase:
Every piece of furniture in her house is in apple-pie order.- A. Very delicately arranged
- B. Painted in light colours
- C. Kept in a disorganised way
- D. Very neatly arranged
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Answer: D. Very neatly arranged
Correct answer: Very neatly arranged.
- Choose the option that best fits the idiom or phrase:
Based on the situation in the sentence, select the most appropriate idiom. After many years of rivalry, the two schools decided to _______ and participate in a National Event together.- A. go cold turkey
- B. bell the cat
- C. be in the doldrums
- D. bury the hatchet
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Answer: D. bury the hatchet
Correct answer: bury the hatchet.
- Choose the option that best fits the idiom or phrase:
Choose the option that best describes the meaning of the idioms and phrases underlined in the given sentence. A jack of all trades cannot survive in the world of specialisation.- A. A person who can do many things but is not an expert in any
- B. A businessman
- C. An expert of many jobs
- D. A good communicator
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Answer: A. A person who can do many things but is not an expert in any
Correct answer: A person who can do many things but is not an expert in any.