Idioms and Phrases
(1) What it the moaning of the Idiom/proverb “To be at loggerheads” ?
- A. To cooperate with enemies
- B. To be in strong disagreemen t or dispute
- C. To face stiff opposition
- D. To tax one’s mind and body
(2) Have an Axe to Grind means: ?
- A. To use axe frequently
- B. Selfish motive
- C. To have a dispute with someone
- D. To be fair with someone
(3) What is the meaning of Banton?
- A. Afresh
- B. Good manners
- C. Farewell
- D. Authority
(4) The idiom “To burry the hatchet” mean?
- A. To make peace
- B. To make a foolish
- C. To make a wrong
- D. To lose something
(5) To make clean breast of means
- A. To gain prominence
- B. To praise oneself
- C. To destroy before it
- D. To confess without of
(6) “A litmus test” means ?
- A. A decisively indicative test
- B. False sense of happiness or success
- C. Something that is not understanda ble
- D. To show dislike or disappointm ent through facial
(7) “Get your goat” means ?
- A. To pacify someone
- B. To irritate
- C. To soothe
- D. To Hug someone
(8) “Achilles’ heel” means ?
- A. To action a task; to initiate work
- B. A metaphor for a fatal weakness in spite of overall
- C. A hidden or secret strength, or unrevealed advantage
- D. To endure a painful or unpleasant situation that is
(9) He could be easily arrested because the police were tipped off in a advance. tipped off means ?
- A. Toppled over
- B. Bribed
- C. Given advance information
- D. Threatened
(10) To have an axe to grind ?
- A. A private end to serve
- B. To fail to arouse
- C. To have no result
- D. To work for both
(11) Alter ego means: ?
- A. Intimate friend
- B. Harsh Enemy
- C. Allies
- D. None of theseClass fellow
(12) Chose the correct meaning of idiom: Beat about the bush ?
- A. Try to meet George Bush
- B. To avoid the main topic
- C. To make noise
- D. To accompany someone in a jungle
(13) He is busy with his work ?
- A. inns and out
- B. up to neck
- C. up to the hilt
- D. kith and kin
(14) Complete the idiom “Hell hath no fury like a ?
- A. A women scorned
- B. A burnned women
- C. A women forgotten
- D. A devil’s advocate
(15) Co*k and bull story mean ?
- A. a true story
- B. a lengthy tale
- C. Story told by an idiot
- D. An unbelievable story
(16) “Icing (also frosting) on the cake” means ?
- A. An ugly but essential addition or enhancemen t
- B. An ugly & inessential removal or diminution
- C. Be very expensive
- D. An attractive but inessential addition or
(17) “Drop a dime” means ?
- A. To be an informant
- B. Almost free. Very cheap
- C. To stop something at an early
- D. To leave
(18) “Ace in the hole” means ?
- A. A hidden or secret strength, or unrevealed advantage
- B. A metaphor for a fatal weakness in spite of
- C. Anything causing trouble, discord, or jealousy
- D. Without any hesitation; instantly
(19) To set one’s face against ?
- A. To oppose with determinati
- B. To judge by appearance
- C. To get out of difficulty
- D. To look at one steadily
(20) To make clean breast of ?
- A. To gain prominence
- B. To praise oneself
- C. To confess without of
- D. To destroy before it
(21) “TO EGG ON” means ?
- A. to advise
- B. to ask
- C. to urge
- D. to warn
(22) The idiomatic phrase “Spick and Span” means?
- A. Wisdome and foresight
- B. Watch the weather
- C. spotlessly clean
- D. Deceive somebody
(23) “All Hours” means ?
- A. At Regular
- B. At Irregular
- C. Every Hour
- D. None of these
(24) Foreign phrase ” De Jure” means?
- A. By law
- B. Successful
- C. Illegal
- D. Compromisin
(25) She turned heads wherever she went. What does the idiom/phrase “turn heads” mean?
- A. too pleased
- B. get angry
- C. attract a lot of attention
- D. get acquainted
(26) “when pigs fly” means ?
- A. something that is easy to do
- B. raining very heavily
- C. something that will never
- D. miss the chance
(27) “Chew the fat” means ?
- A. To action a task; to initiate work
- B. To become silent; to stop talking
- C. To take offense; to get worked up, aggravated,
- D. To chat idly or generally waste time talking
(28) “A hot potato” means ?
- A. The one tiny drawback that ruins it
- B. To go to bed to sleep
- C. To find fault with something that has been received as a gift or
- D. A controversia l issue or situation that is awkward or unpleasant
(29) To hit the nail right on the head ?
- A. To say something that is exactly right or completely
- B. To destroy one’s reputation
- C. To announce one’s fixed views
- D. To teach someone a lesson
(30) “Hornet’s nest” means: ?
- A. A bee’s house
- B. A violent situation
- C. A good situation
- D. A dangerous place
(31) “MALA FIDE” means ?
- A. Bad intention
- B. Genuine
- C. Trustworthy
- D. Generous
(32) What do you mean by Novel ?
- A. Short prose
- B. A long fictional prose with many
- C. A short narrative prose
- D. A literary work on the stage
(33) Idiom “A slap on the wrist” means?
- A. Hard Punishment
- B. Beating Someone
- C. Warning or Small Punishment
- D. Make someone sad
(34) Idiom “Tie the knot” means?
- A. Friendship
- B. Getting married
- C. Enmity
- D. Criticism
(35) My friend is a couch potato. What does the idiom/phrase “couch potato” means?
- A. active person
- B. busy person
- C. lazy person
- D. angry person
(36) “Raining cats and dogs” means ?
- A. Raining very heavily
- B. Easy option
- C. Very rarely
- D. one who presents a counter argument
(37) “Bird Brain” means ?
- A. A person that is not too smart; a person that acts stupid
- B. A person that is too smart; a person that acts Sharp
- C. A person that is too lazy; a person that acts dull
- D. A person that too angry; a person that acts hastly
(38) A bitter pill means ?
- A. Anything causing trouble, discord, or jealousy
- B. A controversial issue or situation that is awkward or unpleasant
- C. A situation or information that is unpleasant but must be accepted
- D. When an attempt fails, and it’s time to start planning all over again
(39) To smell a rat ?
- A. To see signs of plague
- B. To get bad small of a bad dead
- C. To suspect foul dealings
- D. To be in a bad mood
(40) “Never-never land” means: ?
- A. An ideal pace
- B. Dream land
- C. A worthless
- D. A useless situation
(41) “Weal and woe” means ?
- A. Up & down
- B. Joys & sorrows
- C. whole heartedly
- D. Extreme hate
(42) What the term Short Story stands for:
- A. A long prose fiction
- B. A story of figurative language
- C. A story of many characters
- D. A short prose fiction
(43) Idiom “To cut long story short” means?
- A. Tell the story briefly
- B. Come to the point
- C. Miss the main points
- D. None of above
(44) The Government ruled by Women is called?
- A. Petticoat government
- B. Corporatocra
- C. Patriarchy
- D. None of these
(45) He Was all at sea when he began his new Job.What does idiom / phrase “at sea” means ?
- A. happy
- B. sad
- C. puzzled
- D. triumphant
(46) “Keep at bay” means .
- A. Keep in mind
- B. Keep at a distance
- C. Keep thinking about
- D. Keep at the sea- shore
(47) “Best of both worlds” means ?
- A. A phrase implying that a person is never satisfied with their current situation;
- B. People’s intentions can be judged better by what they do than by what they say
- C. A situation wherein someone has the privilege of enjoying two different
- D. Just the information I have on the subject
(48) “Like a sitting duck” means ?
- A. Lazy
- B. Fat
- C. Sleepy
- D. Ignorant
(49) A man of straw ?
- A. A man of no substance
- B. A very active person
- C. A worthy fellow
- D. An unreasonabl e person
(50) “Cap it all” means: ?
- A. To cover everything
- B. To seize everything
- C. To finish
- D. To occur