Idioms and Phrases Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
A green horn
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647ef420f4063d472f2bae6eA green horn
- 1Uneducated personfalse
- 2Inexperienced persontrue
- 3Clever personfalse
- 4Skilled personfalse
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Answer : 2. "Inexperienced person"
Explanation :
"A green horn" refers to a person who is inexperienced or new to a particular activity or job.
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Be hard up
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6482ef7ce72c4684a1edea99- 1Have very little moneytrue
- 2Unable to calculatefalse
- 3Have difficulty in climbing stairsfalse
- 4Find it very difficult to wake up earlyfalse
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Answer : 1. "Have very little money"
Explanation :
"Be hard up" means to be in a difficult financial situation with very little money.
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In the same breath
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6482f586a33e0f47b779a29e- 1Able to get a foul smellfalse
- 2Say two contradictory things at the same timetrue
- 3Practice breathing exercisesfalse
- 4Try and hold your breathfalse
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Answer : 2. "Say two contradictory things at the same time"
Explanation :
"In the same breath" refers to saying two contradictory things simultaneously or in close succession.
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Beat around the bush
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64802e62f4063d472f2edc76Beat around the bush
- 1Avoid praising someone and demeanfalse
- 2Avoid the main point by talking in a roundabout waytrue
- 3Avoid saying what you mean, usually because it is not funnyfalse
- 4Avoid using foul words to make someone uncomfortablefalse
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Answer : 2. "Avoid the main point by talking in a roundabout way"
Explanation :
"Beat around the bush" means to avoid addressing the main issue or topic and instead talk in a vague or indirect manner.
Q:Select the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom.
A live wire
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64902ec33066e376f021db64- 1An angry and bad-tempered personfalse
- 2A dangerous and evil personfalse
- 3A very active or energetic persontrue
- 4An influential and powerful personfalse
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Answer : 3. "A very active or energetic person"
Explanation :
"A live wire" describes someone who is full of energy and enthusiasm.
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Lion's share
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6490325abf323e479ac52b3d- 1The part that must be left for the guests in a partyfalse
- 2The sound produced by a lion when it is attacking a preyfalse
- 3The greatest and most desirable portion of somethingtrue
- 4The strongest and richest partner in a groupfalse
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Answer : 3. "The greatest and most desirable portion of something"
Explanation :
"Lion's share" refers to the largest or best portion of something.
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Fair and square
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64916801cae316dfef673849- 1Calm and quietfalse
- 2Beautiful in appearancefalse
- 3By any means availablefalse
- 4According to the rulestrue
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Answer : 4. "According to the rules"
Explanation :
"Fair and square" means justly and according to the rules, without any cheating.
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Sit on the fence
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64916dfedad6f2e01f50ad0b- 1Poke fun at peoplefalse
- 2Protect somethingfalse
- 3Create conflictsfalse
- 4Avoid making a decisiontrue
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Answer : 4. "Avoid making a decision"
Explanation :
"Sit on the fence" means to remain neutral or undecided in a situation where a decision is required.