Idioms & Phrasal Verb Test 254

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Directions For Questions

Direction: In the following question, out of the given alternatives, select the idiom/phrase similar in meaning to the given word/phrase.

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Test the waters

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A person or thing that continually irritates or troubles you

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B
To find out what people's opinions of something are before you ask them to do something

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C
To add chemicals to water

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D
To push the limit of something

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E
To discuss those matters in public which should have been kept private

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Solutions

If you test waters, you try to find how people will receive your idea or action before actually launching it or telling people.

For example: The Company is testing waters with few products before going full steam.

So, the correct answer is option B.
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Directions For Questions

Direction: In the following question, out of the given alternatives, select the idiom/phrase similar in meaning to the given word/phrase.

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Have one’s hands full

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To be extremely busy

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B
To get into trouble

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C
Something which is incorrect or inaccurate

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D
To eat little food

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E
To achieve two goals with a single effort

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Solutions

The phrase 'have one's hand full' means to be so busy that you do not have time to do anything else.

For example: I'd love to help but I've got my hands full organizing the school play.

So, the correct answer is option A.
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Directions For Questions

Direction: In the following question, out of the given alternatives, select the idiom/phrase similar in meaning to the given word/phrase.

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Cry for the moon

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To do something openly, although unnoticed

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B
To take loan to finance one's education

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C
To make a demand that can’t be fulfilled.

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To compete well in a competition

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E
To retract your statement or words

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Solutions

The phrase 'cry for the moon' means 'to ask for something that is very difficult or impossible to get.
For example: The striking workers say they just want to be paid what they're worth. They're not crying for the moon.

Thus, option C is the correct answer.
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Directions For Questions

Direction: In the following question, out of the given alternatives, select the idiom/phrase similar in meaning to the given word/phrase.

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Take a shot in the dark

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To ponder deeply over some issue

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B
To help a child sleep

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C
To make a wild guess about something

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D
To disrupt or cause problems in an activity or project

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To function in more than one capacity

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Solutions

The phrase 'take a shot in the dark' means to an attempt to guess something when you have no information or knowledge about the subject and therefore cannot possibly know what the answer is.

For example: It was a shot in the dark, but the engineers had a hunch that replacing the valve would make the system work.

So, the correct answer is option C.
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Direction: In the following question, out of the given alternatives, select the idiom/phrase similar in meaning to the given word/phrase.

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Eat humble pie

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To admit that one was wrong or accept that one has been defeated

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B
To cause the first damage to an opponent in a conflict or contest

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C
To do something neagative secretly

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D
To eat a lot at a food competition

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To be a glutton and not take care of one's health

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Solutions

The phrase 'eat a humble pie' means to make a humble apology and accept humiliation.

For example: He will have to eat humble pie at training after being sent off for punching.

So, the correct answer is option A.

Question 1/5

A person or thing that continually irritates or troubles you

To find out what people's opinions of something are before you ask them to do something

To add chemicals to water

To push the limit of something

To discuss those matters in public which should have been kept private

Question 2/5

To be extremely busy

To get into trouble

Something which is incorrect or inaccurate

To eat little food

To achieve two goals with a single effort

Question 3/5

To do something openly, although unnoticed

To take loan to finance one's education

To make a demand that can’t be fulfilled.

To compete well in a competition

To retract your statement or words

Question 4/5

To ponder deeply over some issue

To help a child sleep

To make a wild guess about something

To disrupt or cause problems in an activity or project

To function in more than one capacity

Question 5/5

To admit that one was wrong or accept that one has been defeated

To cause the first damage to an opponent in a conflict or contest

To do something neagative secretly

To eat a lot at a food competition

To be a glutton and not take care of one's health