Sentence, Clause, Phrase Test 46

The underlined phrase in this context can be interpreted as 'offensive' behaviour. Thus, the answer must mean 'offensive'.

The underlined phrase means 'very unlikable'.

An idiomatic expression is a type of informal English where the meaning of the expression is different than the literal meaning of the expression.
Option A: 'like the back of my hand' is an idiom that means 'to have very detailed knowledge about something' (the same way you know the back of your hand very well). It relates to the sentence, which means: the science test was very easy because the person knew the answers having detailed knowledge about them. Hence A is correct.
Option B: The idiom 'like it was yesterday' is used to say that something seems like it just happened. For example, 'The events are so fresh in my mind, like it happened yesterday.' It does not relate to the context of the conversation, hence B is incorrect.
Option C: 'There's no tomorrow' means 'doing something without proper thought, hurriedly'. It does not relate to the text, which concentrates on how easy the test was. Hence C is incorrect.
Option D: 'It's now or never' means 'something must be done immediately, or else the chance would be lost'. For example, 'You must participate in the contest. It's now or never.' It does not relate to the sentence, hence D is also incorrect.

An idiomatic expression is a type of informal English where the meaning of the expression is different than the literal meaning of the expression.
Option A: 'went bananas' is an idiomatic expression (past tense of go bananas). It means 'become extremely angry or excited'. It is relevant to the statement, "The neighbour" went bananas, i.e., became extremely angry when he "saw his broken window". Hence A is correct.
The phrases 'went apples', 'went pears', 'went peaches' do not have a literal nor an idiomatic meaning. They do not contribute to providing meaning to the given sentence, hence options B, C and D are incorrect.

The idiomatic expression 'A man of letters' is used to refer to 'a scholarly person'.

An idiomatic expression is a type of informal English where the meaning of the expression is different than the literal meaning of the expression.
Option A: The idiom 'wear many hats' refers to someone who has different roles or tasks to perform. It is relevant to the given statement, where the teacher tells six students that they have to perform the roles of twenty characters. Hence this option is the correct one.
Option B: 'Put on many shoes' is not idiomatic; hence it has a very literal meaning. This literal meaning does not relate to the conversation, which is about roles. Hence B is incorrect.
Similarly, 'owe many caps' and 'try on many coats' are also literal in meaning and do not provide the required meaning to the conversation. Hence they're incorrect.

An idiomatic expression is a type of informal English where the meaning of the expression is different than the literal meaning of the expression.
Option A: The idiom 'looking down on others' means 'to regard oneself as superior to others and hence act in a snobbish manner'. It is relevant to the phrase that follows "holier-than-thou attitude!" which is similar in meaning. Hence A is correct.
The phrases 'annoying others', 'asking questions' and 'preaching good things' all have a literal meaning; they are not idiomatic expressions. Hence options B, C and D are incorrect.