Idioms & Phrasal Verb Test 260

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Question 1/5
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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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Scrape the barrel

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To try please or accommodate someone to an unusual degree

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B
To use the worst people or things because that is all that is available

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C
To tell people how good or successful you are

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D
To do something that was not done before

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E
To separate valuable from worthless

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Solutions
The phrase 'scrape the barrel' means To use or select from the last or worst of the resources or options from a particular range or set, even if they are not satisfactory because there are no others to choose from.

For example: We used to get hundreds of qualified candidates, but lately, I feel like we've been scraping the barrel with the applicants we bring in.

Thus, option B is the correct answer.
Question 2/5
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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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The other side of the coin

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To ignore someone's advice about saving money

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B
A different way of considering a situation, making it seem either better or worse than it did originally

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C
To do something to someone so that other people lose respect for them

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D
To wait for something, especially when it’s annoying

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To persevere till the completion of a task, especially a difficult on

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Solutions

The phrase 'the other side of the coin' means 'the opposite aspect of a matter.'

For example: Due to the coronavirus crisis, many jobs have been lost, but the other side of the coin is that firms may now be hiring more workers'.

So, the correct answer is option B.
Question 3/5
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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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Boil the ocean

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To treat kids with extreme tact and care

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B
To undertake an impossible task or project or to make a job or project unnecessarily difficult

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C
To do something too soon without proper thought

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D
To work closely with some one often to accomplish something dishonest

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E
To express your sentiments too openly

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Solutions

The idiom 'boil the ocean' means to try to do something difficult or impossible.

For example: You expect our plant to manufacture 40,000 parts in a week. You’re trying to boil the ocean on this one.

So, the correct answer is option B.
Question 4/5
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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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Get someone off the hook

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Fail to influence or make an effect

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B
Fail to catch a fish while fishing in a lake

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C
To act quickly when the opportunity comes by

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D
To help someone get out of trouble

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E
To see signs of improvement in a situation that has been bad for a long time

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Solutions

The phrase 'get someone off the hook' means 'to allow someone to escape from a difficult situation'. For example: The government has intervened by infusing billions of dollars to get the banks off the hook.

So, the correct answer is option D.
Question 5/5
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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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Make a mountain of a molehill

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To pay too much for something

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B
To offer something valuable to someone who does not recognize its worth

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C
To make something unimportant to seem important

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D
To say or do something that makes a lot of people angry or uncomfortable.

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E
To change your mind and decide not to do something

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Solutions

The phrase 'mountain out of molehill' means 'to cause something unimportant to seem important.'

For example: Stop worrying! You're making a mountain out of a molehill.

So, the correct answer is option C.

Question 1/5

To try please or accommodate someone to an unusual degree

To use the worst people or things because that is all that is available

To tell people how good or successful you are

To do something that was not done before

To separate valuable from worthless

Question 2/5

To ignore someone's advice about saving money

A different way of considering a situation, making it seem either better or worse than it did originally

To do something to someone so that other people lose respect for them

To wait for something, especially when it’s annoying

To persevere till the completion of a task, especially a difficult on

Question 3/5

To treat kids with extreme tact and care

To undertake an impossible task or project or to make a job or project unnecessarily difficult

To do something too soon without proper thought

To work closely with some one often to accomplish something dishonest

To express your sentiments too openly

Question 4/5

Fail to influence or make an effect

Fail to catch a fish while fishing in a lake

To act quickly when the opportunity comes by

To help someone get out of trouble

To see signs of improvement in a situation that has been bad for a long time

Question 5/5

To pay too much for something

To offer something valuable to someone who does not recognize its worth

To make something unimportant to seem important

To say or do something that makes a lot of people angry or uncomfortable.

To change your mind and decide not to do something