Idioms and Phrases Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: The correct meaning of Idiom/Phrase.
Hornet’s nest
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- 1To ascertainfalse
- 2To make peacefalse
- 3A troublesome situationtrue
- 4To try utmostfalse
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Answer : 3. "A troublesome situation"
Q:In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
Killer of prophet
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6017d76d552e5f41f7a8d146- 1patricidefalse
- 2Sororicidefalse
- 3Mariticidefalse
- 4Vaticidetrue
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Answer : 4. "Vaticide"
Q:Direction: - Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark your answer.
There are no hard and fast rules that cannot be relaxed on such an occasion.
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5ddcb62c874e270a9a382ae2- 1that is difficult to solvefalse
- 2that can be alteredfalse
- 3that is very quickfalse
- 4that cannot be alteredtrue
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Answer : 4. "that cannot be altered"
Q: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.
We have appealed to him again and again; there is no use flogging a dead horse now.
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5daebcf1cca75847f4d94cd3- 1repeating our requestfalse
- 2making him see reasonfalse
- 3beating about the bushfalse
- 4wasting time in useless efforttrue
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Answer : 4. "wasting time in useless effort"
Q: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.
Cry over spilt milk
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5f1a5ef3209bcc11a789172d- 1cry too much over a petty issuefalse
- 2regret about something that happened and cannot be changedtrue
- 3unnecessarily worry about the futurefalse
- 4complain about being forced to drink milkfalse
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Answer : 2. "regret about something that happened and cannot be changed"
Q:Direction: - Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark your answer.
To be a successful lawyer, one must know how to dot one's i's and cross one's t's.
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60127c188f4dda4a277d9bb5- 1deal with paper workfalse
- 2be detailed and exacttrue
- 3complete one task at a timefalse
- 4write great lettersfalse
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Answer : 2. "be detailed and exact "
Q: Directions: In the following questions four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase and mark it in the Answer-Sheet.
To have an easy time of it.
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5e95b481e6fbf153faa77a18- 1to take the world lightlytrue
- 2to indulge in frivolitiesfalse
- 3to live in quiet and comfortfalse
- 4to squander away resourcesfalse
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Answer : 1. "to take the world lightly "
Q: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.
Strike while the iron is hot
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5f6af004473e9b04bc285ab0- 1To wait for someonefalse
- 2To act at the right timetrue
- 3To do something unimportantfalse
- 4To cry all the timefalse
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