Idioms And Phrases Test

Question 1/25

3 / -1

To set one's face against

A

To oppose with determination

B

To judge by appearence

C

To get out of difficulty

D

To look at one steadily

Question 2/25

3 / -1

In the armed forces, it is considered a great privilege to die in harness.

A

die on a horse back

B

die in the battlefield

C

die while still working

D

die with honour

Question 3/25

3 / -1

To hit the nail right on the head

A

To do the right thing

B

To destroy one's reputation

C

To announce one's fixed views

D

To teach someone a lesson

Question 4/25

3 / -1

To be above board

A

To have a good height

B

To be honest in any business deal

C

They have no debts

D

To try to be beautiful

Question 5/25

3 / -1

Sobhraj could be easily arrested because the police were tipped off in a advance.

A

Toppled over

B

Bribed

C

Given advance information

D

Threatened

Question 6/25

3 / -1

To be the question

A

to refer to

B

to take for granted

C

to raise objections

D

to be discussed

Question 7/25

3 / -1

A man of straw

A

A man of no substance

B

A very active person

C

A worthy fellow

D

An unreasonable person

Question 8/25

3 / -1

A black sheep

A

An unlucky person

B

A lucky person

C

A partner who takes no share of the profits

D

none of these

Question 9/25

3 / -1

I met him after a long time, but he gave me the cold shoulder.

A

scolded me

B

insulted me

C

abused me

D

ignored me

Question 10/25

3 / -1

He passed himself off as a noble man.

A

was regarded as

B

pretended to be

C

was thought to be

D

was looked upon

Question 11/25

3 / -1

To leave someone in the lurch

A

To come to compromise with someone

B

Constant source of annoyance to someone

C

To put someone at ease

D

To desert someone in his difficulties

Question 12/25

3 / -1

The cricket match proved to be a big draw.

A

a keen contest

B

a huge attraction

C

a lovely spectacle

D

a game without any result

Question 13/25

3 / -1

To put one's hand to plough

A

To take up agricultural farming

B

To take a difficult task

C

To get entangled into unnecessary things

D

Take interest in technical work

Question 14/25

3 / -1

To play second fiddle

A

To be happy, cheerful and healthy

B

To reduce importance of one's senior

C

To support the role and view of another person

D

To do back seat driving

Question 15/25

3 / -1

To make clean breast of

A

To gain prominence

B

To praise oneself

C

To confess without of reserve

D

To destroy before it blooms

Question 16/25

3 / -1

To end in smoke

A

To make completely understand

B

To ruin oneself

C

To excite great applause

D

To overcome someone

Question 17/25

3 / -1

To have an axe to grind

A

A private end to serve

B

To fail to arouse interest

C

To have no result

D

To work for both sides

Question 18/25

3 / -1

To catch a tartar

A

trap wanted criminal with great difficulty

B

To catch a dangerous person

C

To meet wiTo th disaster

D

To deal with a person who is more than one's match

Question 19/25

3 / -1

To keeps one's temper

A

To become hungry

B

To be in good mood

C

To preserve ones energy

D

To be aloof from

Question 20/25

3 / -1

To drive home

A

To find one's roots

B

To return to place of rest

C

Back to original position

D

To emphasise

Question 21/25

3 / -1

To cry wolf

A

To listen eagerly

B

To give false alarm

C

To turn pale

D

To keep off starvation

Question 22/25

3 / -1

This matter has been hanging fire for the last many months and must therefore be decided one way or the other.

A

going on slowly

B

hotly debated

C

stuck up

D

ignored

Question 23/25

3 / -1

When he heard that he had once again not been selected he lost heart.

A

became desprate

B

felt sad

C

became angry

D

became discouraged

Question 24/25

3 / -1

To smell a rat

A

To see signs of plague epidemic

B

To get bad small of a bad dead rat

C

To suspect foul dealings

D

To be in a bad mood

Question 25/25

3 / -1

To pick holes

A

To find some reason to quarrel

B

To destroy something

C

To criticise someone

D