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MCQ on Idioms and Phrases


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Today (December 23, 2025) Daily MCQs: 60 questions — Showing page 1 of 6

Q1. The idiomatic expression "A slap on the wrist" means:

  • Short on time
  • A very mild punishment
  • To have a dispute
  • To force an issue
Correct Option: B  [ A very mild punishment ]

Explanation: A slap on the wrist is a warning or a punishment that is not very severe.

Q2. He says he has invented a time machine, which is clearly a load of cobblers.

  • Genuine
  • Great
  • Nonsense
  • Significant
Correct Option: C  [ Nonsense ]

Explanation: "A load of cobblers" is indeed an idiom, and it is commonly used to express that something is nonsense, untrue, or of poor quality.

Q3. Rub shoulder with

  • quarrel with a person
  • come in contact with
  • be friendly with someone
  • have a cause to fight
Correct Option: B  [ come in contact with ]

Explanation: "Rub shoulder with" means to associate or come into contact with another person.

Q4. To take to heart

  • to be encouraged
  • to grieve over
  • to like
  • to hate
Correct Option: B  [ to grieve over ]

Explanation: The idiom "to take to heart" means to be deeply affected, influenced, or upset by something said or done, such as advice or criticism.

Q5. To move heaven and earth

  • to cause an earthquake
  • to try everything possible
  • to pray to all Gods
  • to travel extensively
Correct Option: B  [ to try everything possible ]

Explanation: The idiom "to move heaven and earth" means to make a supreme, extraordinary effort to achieve something, using every possible means or exerting the utmost effort to accomplish a difficult task.

Q6. To smell a rat

  • to experience a bad smell
  • to predict danger
  • to predict outbreak of plague
  • to be suspicious
Correct Option: D  [ to be suspicious ]

Explanation: "To smell a rat" means to suspect that something wrong is going on.

Q7. A leader should respect the opinion of the rank and file.

  • the poor people
  • the military personnel
  • the majority
  • the common people
Correct Option: D  [ the common people ]

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Q8. Her fame spread far and wide because she was a talented singer.

  • Her fame grew
  • Her fame lessened
  • Her fame ended
  • Her fame began
Correct Option: A  [ Her fame grew ]

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Q9. The old father brought home the moral of unity by asking each of his sons to break the bundle of sticks.

  • emphasised
  • voiced
  • declared
  • suggested
Correct Option: A  [ emphasised ]

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Q10. A man of straw

  • a worthy fellow
  • a man of no substance
  • a very active man
  • a selfish Person
Correct Option: B  [ a man of no substance ]

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