Idioms and Phrases Test 8

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Question 1/11
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Dead wood

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Refers to a person without sentiments and sympathy for anyone.

Correct

Wrong

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B
People or things which are no longer useful or necessary.

Correct

Wrong

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C
Challenge someone in his own area.

Correct

Wrong

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D
Carrying an idea which constantly occupies your thoughts.

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Solutions

People or things which are no longer useful or necessary
Ex – The Company bought in a lot of new computers. They no longer want the dead
woods
Question 2/11
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draw a blank

Correct

Wrong

Skipped
A
elicit no response; be unsuccessful.

Correct

Wrong

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B
Refers to an extremely proud person.

Correct

Wrong

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C
View an unpleasant situation in a positive light.

Correct

Wrong

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D
Accepting something humiliating or embarrassing.

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Solutions

elicit no response; be unsuccessful.
-an/cwas originally a lottery ticket that i did not win a prize.
Question 3/11
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Not let grass grow under feet

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Expresses a reaction without words

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B
Something that makes you feel disgusting or nervous.

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C
Don’t delay in getting something done.

Correct

Wrong

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D
Refers to not exhibiting any emotion where it is expected.

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Solutions

Don’t delay in getting something done
Ex – As soon as he finished all the registration formalities, he put the house on sale. He
doesn’t let the grass grow under his feet.
Question 4/11
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blood and guts

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unusually good.

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B
be obsessed with something,

Correct

Wrong

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C
be in a state of easy prosperity.

Correct

Wrong

Skipped
D
violence and bloodshed.

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Solutions

violence and bloodshed
Ex– especially in fiction, informal
Question 5/11
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Get the axe

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Skipped
A
Getting into tears because of some one’s behavior.

Correct

Wrong

Skipped
B
a guest’s written thanks for hospitality.

Correct

Wrong

Skipped
C
lose the job.

Correct

Wrong

Skipped
D
not support or argue in favour of.

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Solutions

lose the job.
Ex – The projects team was undergoing a major restructuring, recruitment executives
were the first to get the axe.
Question 6/11
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on the books

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A
Refers to a situation when a plan or project fails.

Correct

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B
alert and lively; eager,

Correct

Wrong

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C
contained in a list of members,employees, or clients.

Correct

Wrong

Skipped
D
cause something to begin to have an effect.

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Solutions

contained in a list of members,employees, or clients.
Question 7/11
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Have on the brain

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A
try to equal a competitor in a sporting event.

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B
an excellent person or thing,

Correct

Wrong

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C
Thinking or talking about it all day long.

Correct

Wrong

Skipped
D
Doing something that will cause your own failure.

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Solutions

Thinking or talking about it all day long
Ex – He has just got engaged. Now, he has his fiance on his brain all the time.
Question 8/11
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Buckle down

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Wrong

Skipped
A
Doing some hard work with determination and full attention.

Correct

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B
Small but good start with a possibility for a bright future.

Correct

Wrong

Skipped
C
Being successful.

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D
Something that is immediately successful.

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Solutions

Doing some hard work with determination and full attention.
Ex – Getting through the exam for civil services is possible when you have buckled down yourself.
Question 9/11
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Sink your teeth into

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Skipped
A
Succeeding in your enterprise.

Correct

Wrong

Skipped
B
Getting comparably less successful than before.

Correct

Wrong

Skipped
C
doing something with a lot of energy and enthusiasm.

Correct

Wrong

Skipped
D
Something that ends before getting a result.

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Solutions

doing something with a lot of energy and enthusiasm.
Ex– Marie joined the badminton coaching classes. She sank her teeth into the practice sessions.
Question 10/11
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Fish out of water

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A
Becoming very rich while starting very poor.

Correct

Wrong

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B
Feeling uncomfortable in unfamiliar surroundings.

Correct

Wrong

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C
on someone’s side; giving someone support.

Correct

Wrong

Skipped
D
defend your position or interests.

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Solutions

Feeling uncomfortable in unfamiliar surroundings.
Ex – Being French, I felt like a fish out of water in the group of Japanese.
Question 11/11
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Bark up the wrong tree

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to stay in jail

Correct

Wrong

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B
give trouble

Correct

Wrong

Skipped
C
Accuse the wrong person

Correct

Wrong

Skipped
D
beat up completely

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Solutions

Accuse the wrong person

Question 1/11

Refers to a person without sentiments and sympathy for anyone.

People or things which are no longer useful or necessary.

Challenge someone in his own area.

Carrying an idea which constantly occupies your thoughts.

Question 2/11

elicit no response; be unsuccessful.

Refers to an extremely proud person.

View an unpleasant situation in a positive light.

Accepting something humiliating or embarrassing.

Question 3/11

Expresses a reaction without words

Something that makes you feel disgusting or nervous.

Don’t delay in getting something done.

Refers to not exhibiting any emotion where it is expected.

Question 4/11

unusually good.

be obsessed with something,

be in a state of easy prosperity.

violence and bloodshed.

Question 5/11

Getting into tears because of some one’s behavior.

a guest’s written thanks for hospitality.

lose the job.

not support or argue in favour of.

Question 6/11

Refers to a situation when a plan or project fails.

alert and lively; eager,

contained in a list of members,employees, or clients.

cause something to begin to have an effect.

Question 7/11

try to equal a competitor in a sporting event.

an excellent person or thing,

Thinking or talking about it all day long.

Doing something that will cause your own failure.

Question 8/11

Doing some hard work with determination and full attention.

Small but good start with a possibility for a bright future.

Being successful.

Something that is immediately successful.

Question 9/11

Succeeding in your enterprise.

Getting comparably less successful than before.

doing something with a lot of energy and enthusiasm.

Something that ends before getting a result.

Question 10/11

Becoming very rich while starting very poor.

Feeling uncomfortable in unfamiliar surroundings.

on someone’s side; giving someone support.

defend your position or interests.

Question 11/11

to stay in jail

give trouble

Accuse the wrong person

beat up completely