Idioms and Phrases Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Choose the correct meaning of the given idiom.
A skeleton in the cupboard
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64787e41272940f010e4f1aeA skeleton in the cupboard
- 1A popular fact which is not hiddenfalse
- 2A popular fact to be kept secretfalse
- 3An embarrassing fact not to be kept secretfalse
- 4An embarrassing fact to be kept secrettrue
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Answer : 4. "An embarrassing fact to be kept secret"
Explanation :
An embarrassing fact to be kept secret. This idiom refers to a hidden and potentially shameful or embarrassing truth.
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Fly into a passion
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64788270e7800fa48015e6edFly into a passion
- 1To be aggressive at timesfalse
- 2To become aggressive oftenfalse
- 3To become angry suddenlytrue
- 4To be always angryfalse
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Answer : 3. "To become angry suddenly"
Explanation :
"Flying into a passion" means to experience a sudden and intense burst of anger. It describes the act of becoming angry swiftly and passionately, often in response to a specific situation or trigger. This idiom does not imply a constant state of aggression but rather a sudden emotional outburst.
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Make up with (someone)
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643fcd1472ca731a9940003cMake up with (someone)
- 1Close or ignore the differences with (someone)true
- 2Compensate the loss to (someone)false
- 3Pick a quarrel with (someone)false
- 4Understand (someone)false
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Answer : 1. "Close or ignore the differences with (someone) "
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Tell upon
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645ccf441efb290ac245a57cTell upon
- 1To strike hardfalse
- 2To advise someonefalse
- 3To affect adverselytrue
- 4To write downfalse
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Answer : 3. "To affect adversely"
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Water under the bridge
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64aab368c4e3d04ca174391e- 1Past events that are not important anymoretrue
- 2Difficult situations in one’s lifefalse
- 3Promises that are made to someone and never fulfilledfalse
- 4A seasoned crop with a heavy demandfalse
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Answer : 1. "Past events that are not important anymore"
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Lose your touch
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6450daadf3618908bf579288Lose your touch
- 1Doing someone a favour in hopes that the favour will be returnedfalse
- 2To be passed from one person to anotherfalse
- 3Not being as successful as previouslytrue
- 4Something being very difficult to findfalse
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Answer : 3. "Not being as successful as previously"
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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.
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Grease someone’s palm
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646218d24d91510a5db51457Grease someone’s palm
- 1Go to battlefalse
- 2Put in hard workfalse
- 3Bribe someonetrue
- 4Be jealous of someonefalse
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