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MCQ on Idioms and Phrases


No one dare call in question his honesty.

  • Honesty of purpose
  • Test
  • Flatter
  • Challange
  • Correct Option: D  [ Challange ]

    Remark:

If somebody has worked for "donkey's years", it means he has worked:

  • for donkeys
  • for a few years
  • for a long time
  • for a short time
  • Correct Option: C  [ for a long time ]

    Remark: "donkey's years": for a very long time

The representatives of the two states tried to enforce a treaty which was a dead letter.

  • not well-thought out
  • no longer in force
  • no longer relevant
  • not in keeping with the changing times.
  • Correct Option: B  [ no longer in force ]

    Remark:

If someone uses the idiom "a black sheep", he/she is talking about:

  • a sheep that in black
  • an unlucky person
  • an ugly person
  • None of the above
  • Correct Option: D  [ None of the above ]

    Remark: "a black sheep": a person who has done something bad that brings embarrassment or shame to his or her family.

Take Cat out of the bag

  • to rebuke
  • to defame someone
  • to reveal a secret
  • to sell a pet
  • Correct Option: C  [ to reveal a secret ]

    Remark:

Seema is a little hard of hearing.

  • inaudible
  • deaf
  • disinterested
  • insensitive
  • Correct Option: B  [ deaf ]

    Remark: "Hard of hearing" refers to people with hearing loss ranging from mild to severe.

Replace the underlined portion with an idiom from the list below:
They finally agreed on the business deal.

  • let the cat out of the bag
  • see eye to eye
  • to feel under the weather
  • to cut a corner
  • Correct Option: B  [ see eye to eye ]

    Remark: The phrase "See Eye to Eye" is used when you view something in the same way as others do, or that you agree with someone about something.

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.

Don't mix with the bad hats.

  • people of bad character
  • people selling bad hats
  • people of poor status
  • people with bad hats
  • Correct Option: A  [ people of bad character ]

    Remark: bad hats: someone who deliberately stirs up trouble, mischief-maker, trouble maker,

Everything was at sixes and sevens.

  • Disordered
  • Lost
  • Found
  • Time
  • Correct Option: A  [ Disordered ]

    Remark:

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