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MCQ on Idioms and Phrases


Failing in exam again and again even after putting all the hard work is bad blood.

  • Consume time and affects the health
  • The aspirants become unhealthy
  • The aspirants do not take interest
  • Create angry feeling
  • Correct Option: D  [ Create angry feeling ]

    Remark:

My friend was a person apt to act suddenly without thinking.

  • Impulsive
  • Excitable
  • Thoughtless
  • Violent
  • Correct Option: A  [ Impulsive ]

    Remark:

He has reached present position in his job through elbow grease.

  • his persistent fighting
  • his good connections
  • flattering his superiors
  • his hard work
  • Correct Option: D  [ his hard work ]

    Remark:

I cannot deal with a queer fish like him.

  • having too much critical habit
  • dishonest person
  • very mean person
  • eccentric and peculiar person
  • Correct Option: D  [ eccentric and peculiar person ]

    Remark: a queer fish: a person whose behaviour is strange or unusual.

The boss brought matters to a head by forcing him to work more.

  • made him happy
  • created a lot of unhappiness
  • created an atmosphere of confrontation
  • brought matters to a decisive
  • Correct Option: C  [ created an atmosphere of confrontation ]

    Remark:

His promotion is on the cards.

  • due
  • evident
  • certain
  • probable
  • Correct Option: C  [ certain ]

    Remark:

Fly off the Handle

  • reprimand someone severely
  • lose one's temper suddenly
  • deliver a sermon
  • break down of bike
  • Correct Option: B  [ lose one's temper suddenly ]

    Remark:

I am heading out to the party. Do you want to ride shot gun ?

  • back seat in a car
  • middle seat in a car
  • front seat in a car
  • None of these
  • Correct Option: C  [ front seat in a car ]

    Remark:

Choose the most appropriate meaning of the idiom "To cry wolf".

  • To Cry copiously
  • To raise false alarm
  • To be frightened
  • To scare people
  • Correct Option: B  [ To raise false alarm ]

    Remark: To cry wolf: to keep asking for help when you do not need it, with the result that people think you do not need help when you really need it.

One should always try to keep one’s word.

  • to guard a secret
  • to be too shy to speak
  • to remember
  • to fulfill a promise
  • Correct Option: D  [ to fulfill a promise ]

    Remark:

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