Idioms and Phrases Test-1

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Question 1
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DIRECTIONS: The following question contains an idiom and its usage in a sentence, followed by five possible meanings labelled A, B, C, D and E. Pick out the right meaning of the idiom in question and mark your answer accordingly.
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Hole and corner.
I have come to know of your " hole and corner " method of dealing with people.

A
Strict

B
Servile

C
Secret

D
Suspicious

E
None of these

Solution

Meaning of Hole and corner: Shady and secretive, typically to hide illicit activity.
Question 2
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DIRECTIONS: The following question contains an idiom and its usage in a sentence, followed by five possible meanings labelled A, B, C, D and E. Pick out the right meaning of the idiom in question and mark your answer accordingly.
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Made light of
He " made light of " his teacher ’s advice.

A
Rejected

B
Listened

C
Ignored

D
Disregarded

E
None of these

Solution

Meaning of made light = to act as if something is not serious.
So, all the 4 options are wrong other than E.
Question 3
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DIRECTIONS: The following question contains an idiom and its usage in a sentence, followed by five possible meanings labelled A, B, C, D and E. Pick out the right meaning of the idiom in question and mark your answer accordingly.
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Stalking horse.
The trade union ’s seemingly rightful demand is only a " stalking horse " to blackmail the management.

A
Trick

B
Pretence

C
Proposal

D
Suggestion

E
None of these

Solution

A stalking horse is a thing or person used to disguise someone 's real intentions. Most often, the stalking horse is a decoy used as a distraction, or it is a way to test the viability of a concept before putting one 's resources and reputation behind that concept.
Question 4
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DIRECTIONS: The following question contains an idiom and its usage in a sentence, followed by five possible meanings labelled A, B, C, D and E. Pick out the right meaning of the idiom in question and mark your answer accordingly.
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As good as his word.
The student was " as good as his word " .

A
Better than expected

B
Ready to fulfil his promise

C
Highly pretentious

D
Incapable of action

E
None of these

Solution

Meaning of as good as his word: Doing what you have promised to do.
Question 5
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DIRECTIONS: The following question contains an idiom and its usage in a sentence, followed by five possible meanings labelled A, B, C, D and E. Pick out the right meaning of the idiom in question and mark your answer accordingly.
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In camera.
The trail was so important that the entire proceedings were held " in camera " .

A
Made into film

B
Photographed

C
Secret

D
Not open to the public

E
None of these

Solution

In camera means: In private. This phrase comes from Latin and means "in the chamber."
Question 6
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DIRECTIONS: The following question contains an idiom and its usage in a sentence, followed by five possible meanings labelled A, B, C, D and E. Pick out the right meaning of the idiom in question and mark your answer accordingly.
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A laughing stock.
With his flimsy story, he made "a laughing stock " of himself.

A
Look ridiculous

B
Foolish

C
Laughed too much

D
Storage of laughter

E
None of these

Solution

Laughing stock means when someone or something that seems stupid or silly, especially by trying to be serious or important and not succeeding.
Example-
If you say that a person or an organization has become a laughing stock, you mean that they are supposed to be important or serious but have been made to seem ridiculous.
Question 7
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DIRECTIONS: The following question contains an idiom followed by five possible meanings labelled A, B, C, D and E. Pick out the right meaning of the idiom and mark your answer accordingly.
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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

E
None of these

Solution

The idiom 'to have an axe to grind 'means to have a private reason for doing or being involved in something.
Question 8
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DIRECTIONS: The following question contains an idiom followed by five possible meanings labelled A, B, C, D and E. Pick out the right meaning of the idiom and mark your answer accordingly.

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To catch a Tartar is to

A
Encounter a person who is too strong for the assailant

B
Catch a dangerous person

C
Catch a criminal with great difficulty

D
Live carefully and cautiously

E
None of these

Solution

To catch a tartar: to deal with someone or something that proves unexpectedly troublesome or powerful.
Question 9
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DIRECTIONS: The following question contains an idiom and its usage in a sentence, followed by five possible meanings labelled A, B, C, D and E. Pick out the right meaning of the idiom in question and mark your answer accordingly.
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Eat his heart out .

Being an introvert, he will only eat " his heart out " .

A
Eat too much

B
Keep brooding

C
Invite trouble

D
Suffer silently

E
None of these

Solution

To eat your heart out is to feel jealous or envious of someone else 's achievements or good fortune. Occasionally, it means to feel other strong emotions, especially grief, bitterness, or worry over something.
Question 10
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DIRECTIONS: The following question contains an idiom and its usage in a sentence, followed by five possible meanings labelled A, B, C, D and E. Pick out the right meaning of the idiom in question and mark your answer accordingly.
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A pipe dream.
His idea to make a movie was " a mere pipe dream " .

A
A great idea

B
An impractical plan

C
An extravagant idea

D
A foolish idea

E
None of these

Solution

A pipe dream is an idiom that means an idea or plan that is impossible or very unlikely to happen:

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Idioms and Phrases Test-1

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Question 1

Strict

Servile

Secret

Suspicious

None of these

Solution

Question 2

Rejected

Listened

Ignored

Disregarded

None of these

Solution

Question 3

Trick

Pretence

Proposal

Suggestion

None of these

Solution

Question 4

Better than expected

Ready to fulfil his promise

Highly pretentious

Incapable of action

None of these

Solution

Question 5

Made into film

Photographed

Secret

Not open to the public

None of these

Solution

Question 6

Look ridiculous

Foolish

Laughed too much

Storage of laughter

None of these

Solution

Question 7

A private end to serve

To fail to arouse interest

To have no result

To work for both sides

None of these

Solution

Question 8

Encounter a person who is too strong for the assailant

Catch a dangerous person

Catch a criminal with great difficulty

Live carefully and cautiously

None of these

Solution

Question 9

Eat too much

Keep brooding

Invite trouble

Suffer silently

None of these

Solution

Question 10

A great idea

An impractical plan

An extravagant idea

A foolish idea

None of these

Solution

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