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12 Feb 2015

Idioms And Phrases English Mcqs

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English Multiple Choice questions Page -7.
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1. 
All and Sundry ?
[A]
Everybody without distinction
[B]
only rich person
[C]
together
[D]
selected people
Answer: Option [A]
2. 
At arm's length ?
[A]
Length of arm
[B]
At a distance
[C]
Insult
[D]
Very near
Answer: Option [B]
3. 
At daggers drawn ?
[A]
real cause
[B]
to be puzzled
[C]
at enmity
[D]
at friendship
Answer: Option [C]
4. 
Bag and baggage ?
[A]
All the clothing
[B]
Without any belonging
[C]
Leave
[D]
With all one's belongings
Answer: Option [D]
5. 
Bed of roses ?
[A]
very soft bed
[B]
dull life
[C]
belong to
[D]
full of joys
Answer: Option [D]
6. 
By leaps and bounds ?
[A]
very fast
[B]
very slow
[C]
in details
[D]
aimlessly
Answer: Option [A]
7. 
In cold blood ?
[A]
in full operation
[B]
unintentionally
[C]
deliberately
[D]
aimlessly
Answer: Option [C]
8. 
In the teeth of ?
[A]
real cause
[B]
in the face of
[C]
in the end
[D]
to chase
Answer: Option [B]
9. 
Ins and Outs ?
[A]
no details
[B]
finally
[C]
major share
[D]
full details
Answer: Option [D]
10. 
Lions share ?
[A]
look angrily
[B]
major share
[C]
minor share
[D]
heart of the prey
Answer: Option [B]
11. 
Hammer and tongs
[A]
white colored
[B]
to be unsafe
[C]
to break up
[D]
with all one's strength
Answer: Option [D]
12. 
Put in cold storage
[A]
to forget or neglect something
[B]
relax
[C]
to calm down
[D]
to take revenge
Answer: Option [A]
13. 
To take a thing lying down
[A]
to beg
[B]
to submit without resistance
[C]
to disregard
[D]
to avoid
Answer: Option [B]
14. 
On the shelf
[A]
death penalty
[B]
object to
[C]
to be sacked from a job
[D]
a foolish person
Answer: Option [C]
15. 
To change color
[A]
to cheat someone
[B]
to blush or grow pale
[C]
politician
[D]
unfriendly
Answer: Option [B]
16. 
Keep a level head
[A]
to be drunk
[B]
to disentangle
[C]
in brief
[D]
to remain calm in the hour of crisis
Answer: Option [D]
17. 
In the throes of
[A]
out of the grip
[B]
in the grip of
[C]
uncontrolled
[D]
in the power of
Answer: Option [B]
18. 
Tarred with the same brush
[A]
a beautiful painting
[B]
birds of the same feather
[C]
to act promptly
[D]
to speed up
Answer: Option [B]
19. 
Turn the corner
[A]
to finish
[B]
to engage
[C]
to run away
[D]
to overcome
Answer: Option [D]
20. 
Bear out
[A]
to resist
[B]
to crush
[C]
to confirm
[D]
to fight
Answer: Option [C]
21. 
To hold water
[A]
a thick forest
[B]
a perennial river
[C]
a princely feast
[D]
a foolish person
Answer: Option [D]
22. 
Feather one's own nest
[A]
to make money by unfair means
[B]
selfish man
[C]
to distributed
[D]
to feel healthy
Answer: Option [A]
23. 
To give oneself airs
[A]
auspicious day
[B]
to cheat
[C]
to deceive
[D]
affected manners
Answer: Option [D]
24. 
Make up for
[A]
compensate for
[B]
design artificially
[C]
start afresh
[D]
recover the loss
Answer: Option [A]
25. 
A bottleneck
[A]
a type of drink
[B]
big business
[C]
anything that causes delay
[D]
a challenge
Answer: Option [C]
26. 
To play one false
[A]
to betray
[B]
to encourage
[C]
sincerely
[D]
affectionately
Answer: Option [A]
27. 
To count upon
[A]
to relax
[B]
to be grateful
[C]
to clean a thing
[D]
to depend upon
Answer: Option [D]
28. 
To come to grief
[A]
to be anxious
[B]
to be unsuccessful
[C]
to avoid
[D]
to emit
Answer: Option [B]
29. 
To be at sea
[A]
puzzled
[B]
time just before an event
[C]
praiseworthy
[D]
to remember
Answer: Option [A]
30. 
To bear in mind
[A]
to clean a place
[B]
to remember
[C]
a wild plant
[D]
to be unanimous
Answer: Option [B]
31. 
Cheek the Jowal
[A]
formal
[B]
not close
[C]
clever
[D]
very intimate
Answer: Option [D]
32. 
On the eve of
[A]
to donate
[B]
to praise
[C]
time just before an event
[D]
to remember
Answer: Option [C]
33. 
To bring into play
[A]
to make use of
[B]
to treat kindly
[C]
to waste foolishly
[D]
petty quarrels
Answer: Option [A]
34. 
To fight shy
[A]
to control
[B]
to loose
[C]
to lie down
[D]
to avoid
Answer: Option [D]
35. 
To stand one in good stead
[A]
to act wisely
[B]
to lose heart
[C]
to prove useful
[D]
to waste energy
Answer: Option [C]
36. 
To back out
[A]
withdraw
[B]
support
[C]
oppose
[D]
watch from a distance
Answer: Option [A]
37. 
To play fast and loose
[A]
to remember
[B]
very close
[C]
to fall ill
[D]
to act irresponsibly
Answer: Option [D]
38. 
To make one's mark
[A]
to discourage
[B]
to gain distinction
[C]
of the best type
[D]
to rob
Answer: Option [B]
39. 
To keep body and soul together
[A]
to be in love
[B]
to be undecided
[C]
to make hospitable
[D]
to manage to live
Answer: Option [D]
40. 
To cry wolf
[A]
to go on hunting
[B]
a very brave man
[C]
to raise false alarm
[D]
to relax
Answer: Option [C]
41. 
To hang back
[A]
to snow unwillingness to act
[B]
to withdraw
[C]
to give up
[D]
to rely on
Answer: Option [A]
42. 
To be in bad odour
[A]
unnecessarily
[B]
hesitantly
[C]
to have a bad reputation
[D]
to make better
Answer: Option [C]
43. 
Once for all
[A]
finally
[B]
beginning
[C]
summary
[D]
directly
Answer: Option [A]
44. 
Of no avail
[A]
persistently
[B]
unfortunately
[C]
expectations
[D]
useless
Answer: Option [D]
45. 
Out of the wood
[A]
very clean
[B]
a crazy person
[C]
clear of dangers or difficulties
[D]
essential part
Answer: Option [C]
46. 
In defense of
[A]
in concrete terms
[B]
in support of
[C]
in consistency
[D]
a lovable person
Answer: Option [B]
47. 
In keeping with
[A]
unfortunately
[B]
sincerely
[C]
in harmony with
[D]
not binding
Answer: Option [C]
48. 
In the long run
[A]
in the end
[B]
from the very beginning
[C]
to run very fast
[D]
a slow runner
Answer: Option [A]
49. 
Not worth his salt
[A]
to beat severely
[B]
light drink
[C]
not worth keeping
[D]
sense of adventure
Answer: Option [C]
50. 
In lieu of
[A]
to improve matter
[B]
in place of
[C]
to reach climax
[D]
past problems
Answer: Option [B]
51. 
Upto one's ears
[A]
in writing
[B]
in detail
[C]
to quarrel
[D]
to be hold
Answer: Option [A]
52. 
Make - believe
[A]
that something exists
[B]
that something does not exists
[C]
realistic
[D]
scientific
Answer: Option [B]
53. 
Hand in hand
[A]
to starve
[B]
to welcome
[C]
to destroy
[D]
together
Answer: Option [D]
54. 
Hue and cry
[A]
to keep aloof from
[B]
to create crisis
[C]
a general outcry of alarm
[D]
to conclude
Answer: Option [C]
55. 
Enough and to spare
[A]
more than enough
[B]
straightforward
[C]
dissipated life
[D]
to threaten
Answer: Option [A]
56. 
A maiden speech
[A]
the first speech
[B]
outlandish
[C]
a beautiful lady
[D]
a lady's speech
Answer: Option [A]
57. 
A crying need
[A]
a scoundrel
[B]
urgent demanding attention
[C]
specified position
[D]
perform
Answer: Option [B]
58. 
Olive branch
[A]
a gesture of chaos
[B]
tragic
[C]
gesture of peace
[D]
sorrowful
Answer: Option [C]
59. 
Be even with
[A]
to gaze
[B]
to agree with
[C]
to fly high
[D]
to settle scores with
Answer: Option [D]
60. 
To be taken aback
[A]
to be surprised
[B]
by force
[C]
wrong path
[D]
children manners
Answer: Option [A]
61. 
Cut and dried
[A]
instigate
[B]
mechanical
[C]
cowardly
[D]
show contempt
Answer: Option [B]
62. 
To play up
[A]
to criticize
[B]
to explain briefly
[C]
to neglect
[D]
to over-emphasize a point
Answer: Option [D]
63. 
From the bottom of one's heart
[A]
a division of heart
[B]
adjoining
[C]
genuinely and deeply
[D]
self-satisfied
Answer: Option [C]
64. 
To strain every nerve
[A]
to make utmost efforts
[B]
to feel weak and tired
[C]
to be a diligent worker
[D]
to be methodical in work
Answer: Option [A]


65. 
To flog a dead horse
[A]
to whip a dead horse
[B]
to attempt to do the impossible
[C]
waste one’s efforts
[D]
to take advantage of a weakness
Answer: Option [B]


66. 
To show a clean pair of heels
[A]
to hide
[B]
to escape
[C]
to pursue
[D]
to follow
Answer: Option [B]


67. 
To die in harness
[A]
premeditated murder
[B]
dying young in an accident
[C]
to die while in service
[D]
to be taken by surprise
Answer: Option [C]


68. 
to take someone for a ride
[A]
to give a ride to someone
[B]
to deceive someone
[C]
to be indifferent
[D]
to disclose a secret
Answer: Option [B]


69. 
To be all at sea
[A]
a family voyage
[B]
lost and confused
[C]
in the middle of the ocean
[D]
a string of islands
Answer: Option [B]


70. 
A bolt from the blue
[A]
a delayed event
[B]
an inexplicable event
[C]
an unexpected event
[D]
an unpleasant event
Answer: Option [C]







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