Idioms And Phrases Test

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Question 1
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To set one's face against

A
To oppose with determination

B
To judge by appearence

C
To get out of difficulty

D
To look at one steadily
Question 2
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In the armed forces, it is considered a great privilege to die in harness.

A
die on a horse back

B
die in the battlefield

C
die while still working

D
die with honour

Solution

die in harness: to die while still at work.
Question 3
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To hit the nail right on the head

A
To do the right thing

B
To destroy one's reputation

C
To announce one's fixed views

D
To teach someone a lesson

Solution

To hit the nail right on the head: to describe exactly what is causing a situation or problem
Question 4
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To be above board

A
To have a good height

B
To be honest in any business deal

C
They have no debts

D
To try to be beautiful

Solution

To be above board: business agreement which is honest and not trying to deceive anyone.
Question 5
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Sobhraj could be easily arrested because the police were tipped off in a advance.

A
Toppled over

B
Bribed

C
Given advance information

D
Threatened

Solution

tipped off : to give someone a warning or secret information about something.
Question 6
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To be the question

A
to refer to

B
to take for granted

C
to raise objections

D
to be discussed

Solution

Assume the truth of an argument or proposition to be proved, without arguing it.
Begging the question means "to elicit a specific question as a reaction or response," and can often be replaced with "a question that begs to be answered."
Question 7
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A man of straw

A
A man of no substance

B
A very active person

C
A worthy fellow

D
An unreasonable person

Solution

'A man of straw' is a man whose character is weak and who lacks definite beliefs; a man of no substance. Therefore option A is the correct answer.
Options B, C and D are incorrect because these are not the correct meanings of the given phrase.
Question 8
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A black sheep

A
An unlucky person

B
A lucky person

C
A partner who takes no share of the profits

D
none of these

Solution

In the English language, 'Black sheep' is an idiom used to describe an odd or disreputable member of a group, especially within a family.
Question 9
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I met him after a long time, but he gave me the cold shoulder.

A
scolded me

B
insulted me

C
abused me

D
ignored me
Question 10
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He passed himself off as a noble man.

A
was regarded as

B
pretended to be

C
was thought to be

D
was looked upon
Question 11
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To leave someone in the lurch

A
To come to compromise with someone

B
Constant source of annoyance to someone

C
To put someone at ease

D
To desert someone in his difficulties

Solution

Definition of leave (someone) in the lurch
: to leave (someone) without help or protection when it is needed
Question 12
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The cricket match proved to be a big draw.

A
a keen contest

B
a huge attraction

C
a lovely spectacle

D
a game without any result

Solution

big draw: a big source of attraction.
Question 13
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To put one's hand to plough

A
To take up agricultural farming

B
To take a difficult task

C
To get entangled into unnecessary things

D
Take interest in technical work

Solution

Option B is the correct answer because 'to put one's hand to the plough' means to begin or undertake a difficult task.
Question 14
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To play second fiddle

A
To be happy, cheerful and healthy

B
To reduce importance of one's senior

C
To support the role and view of another person

D
To do back seat driving

Solution

To play a supporting or minor role in relation to someone else: “Tired of playing second fiddle, she resigned and started her own company.” In an orchestra, the position of second violinist (fiddle) is not as glamorous as that of first violinist.
Question 15
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To make clean breast of

A
To gain prominence

B
To praise oneself

C
To confess without of reserve

D
To destroy before it blooms

Solution

To make a clean breast of it' means to confess to one's mistakes or transgressions, to tell the truth about oneself. Therefore option C is the correct answer.
Question 16
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To end in smoke

A
To make completely understand

B
To ruin oneself

C
To excite great applause

D
To overcome someone

Solution

To end in smoke: to be destroyed or ruined.
Question 17
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To have an axe to grind

A
A private end to serve

B
To fail to arouse interest

C
To have no result

D
To work for both sides

Solution

Option A is the correct answer because 'to have an axe to grind' means to have a private reason for doing or being involved in something.
Options B, C and D are incorrect because these are not the correct meanings of the given phrase.
Option E is incorrect because the correct answer has already been chosen.
Question 18
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To catch a tartar

A
trap wanted criminal with great difficulty

B
To catch a dangerous person

C
To meet wiTo th disaster

D
To deal with a person who is more than one's match

Solution

To catch a tartar: to deal with someone or something that proves unexpectedly troublesome or powerful.
Question 19
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To keeps one's temper

A
To become hungry

B
To be in good mood

C
To preserve ones energy

D
To be aloof from

Solution

"To keeps one`s temper” : To be in good mood
Question 20
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To drive home

A
To find one's roots

B
To return to place of rest

C
Back to original position

D
To emphasise

Solution

The idiom 'to drive home' means to emphasize an important point about something to someone. You state it in a very forceful and effective way so it is well delivered to the other end.
Question 21
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To cry wolf

A
To listen eagerly

B
To give false alarm

C
To turn pale

D
To keep off starvation
Question 22
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This matter has been hanging fire for the last many months and must therefore be decided one way or the other.

A
going on slowly

B
hotly debated

C
stuck up

D
ignored

Solution

hanging fire: to delay, wait, hold back, or hesitate.
Question 23
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When he heard that he had once again not been selected he lost heart.

A
became desprate

B
felt sad

C
became angry

D
became discouraged

Solution

lost heart: having lost confidence or enthusiasm.
Question 24
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To smell a rat

A
To see signs of plague epidemic

B
To get bad small of a bad dead rat

C
To suspect foul dealings

D
To be in a bad mood

Solution

To smell a rat: to suspect or realize that something is wrong in a particular situation.
Question 25
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To pick holes

A
To find some reason to quarrel

B
To destroy something

C
To criticise someone

D
To cut some part of an item

Solution

To pick holes: to try and make an idea or piece of work seem bad by finding all the things that are wrong or missing.

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Question 1

To oppose with determination

To judge by appearence

To get out of difficulty

To look at one steadily

Question 2

die on a horse back

die in the battlefield

die while still working

die with honour

Solution

Question 3

To do the right thing

To destroy one's reputation

To announce one's fixed views

To teach someone a lesson

Solution

Question 4

To have a good height

To be honest in any business deal

They have no debts

To try to be beautiful

Solution

Question 5

Toppled over

Bribed

Given advance information

Threatened

Solution

Question 6

to refer to

to take for granted

to raise objections

to be discussed

Solution

Question 7

A man of no substance

A very active person

A worthy fellow

An unreasonable person

Solution

Question 8

An unlucky person

A lucky person

A partner who takes no share of the profits

none of these

Solution

Question 9

scolded me

insulted me

abused me

ignored me

Question 10

was regarded as

pretended to be

was thought to be

was looked upon

Question 11

To come to compromise with someone

Constant source of annoyance to someone

To put someone at ease

To desert someone in his difficulties

Solution

Question 12

a keen contest

a huge attraction

a lovely spectacle

a game without any result

Solution

Question 13

To take up agricultural farming

To take a difficult task