Idioms and Phrases Questions for Competitive Exams

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Idioms and Phrases Questions for Competitive Exams

Directions: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.

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Jump on the bandwagon

(A) To take a long ride

(B) To insult someone

(C) To join a popular trend

(D) To trust someone blindly


Correct Answer : C

Directions: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.

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Strike while the iron is hot

(A) To wait for someone

(B) To act at the right time

(C) To do something unimportant

(D) To cry all the time


Correct Answer : B

Directions: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.

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Cheek by jowl

(A) Very close together

(B) Arguing

(C) Teasing one another

(D) Avoiding one another


Correct Answer : A

Directions: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.

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Beyond the pale

(A) Unreasonable or unacceptable

(B) Beynod redemption

(C) Full of rhetoric

(D) Distasteful


Correct Answer : A

Directions: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.

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Blow oneтАЩ own trumpet

(A) Play some music

(B) Surprise oneself

(C) Praise oneself

(D) Condone oneself


Correct Answer : C

Directions: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.

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Get the ball rolling

(A) To spin the ball

(B) To cheer someone up

(C) To start doing something

(D) To have an active life style


Correct Answer : C

Directions: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.

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Tongue-in-cheek

(A) A sensational news

(B) To praise wholeheartedly

(C) In an insincere way

(D) To say something hurtful


Correct Answer : C

Directions: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.

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Blue- Blooded

(A) Inferior

(B) of noble birth

(C) of unknown origin

(D) unhealthy


Correct Answer : B

Directions: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.

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Make oneтАЩs mark

(A) Distinguish oneself

(B) Score high marks

(C) Highlight something in a page

(D) Reveal something


Correct Answer : A

Directions: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.

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Eye wash

(A) A problem

(B) A fact

(C) A solution

(D) A deception


Correct Answer : D

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