Idioms and Phrases - English Questions and Answers

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(Q1) English » Idioms and Phrases

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

In the same breath

A

Practice breathing exercises

B

Try and hold your breath

C

Able to get a foul smell

D

Say two contradictory things at the same time

(Q2) English » Idioms and Phrases

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Be hard up

A

Have very little money

B

Unable to calculate

C

Have difficulty in climbing stairs

D

Find it very difficult to wake up early

(Q3) English » Idioms and Phrases

Select the option that gives the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.

The Chairman of our company takes care of the rank and file in the company.

A

Ordinary people

B

Documents and files

C

Officers

D

Only the top rank people

Solution

Rank and file~ the members of any group or organisation who are not leaders and just ordinary peoples.

thus option A is correct

(Q4) English » Idioms and Phrases

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Cake walk

A

Something tasty

B

Something enjoyable

C

Something sweet

D

Something easy

Solution

cake walk- something very easy and can be done with a little or no effort.

(Q5) English » Idioms and Phrases

Select the option that gives the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.

I am working on too many projects. I think I have bitten off more than I can chew.

A

To find work dull

B

Not able to finish work

C

To be happy to multitask

D

To take on more than one can handle

Solution

option D is the correct answer

idiom, to bite more than one can chew- to assign for a bigger task than you can actually do, something is too difficult to be done by you.

(Q6) English » Idioms and Phrases

Select the option that gives the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.

It is good to take into account all the important factors before making a decision.

A

control

B

select

C

consider

D

leave

Solution

take into account- consider something with other factors before reaching a decision

hence option C is the correct answer

(Q7) English » Idioms and Phrases

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

To take after

A

To mock someone

B

To be similar in appearance

C

To chase someone

D

To change sides often

Solution

to take after- to look similar, resemble 

so the correct option is B to be similar in appearance.

(Q8) English » Idioms and Phrases

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Foul play

A

A drama which is badly produced

B

Unfair or dishonest behaviour

C

Unpleasant weather for playing

D

A bad smelling theatre or playground

Solution

the idiom foul play means unfair play in a game or in a sport. 

so option B is correct from above.

(Q9) English » Idioms and Phrases

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

On the wane

A

On the top

B

On the way

C

On the decline

D

On the rise

Solution

option C is the correct answer

idiom on the wane means becoming less important or less common so almost on the verse of decline.

(Q10) English » Idioms and Phrases

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

A long shot

A

Very profitable

B

Little chance of success

C

A correct prediction

D

A perfect aim

Solution

idiom a long shot means a perosn or thing that will probably not succeed or win etc.

so option B that is little chance of success is correct here.

(Q11) English » Idioms and Phrases

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Lie low

A

Sit on a low chair

B

Try not to be noticed

C

Fly a plane at a low altitude

D

Lie down and relax after a tiring day

Solution

idiom lie low means keep out of sight; avoid detection or attention. 

so option B is the correct answer here.

(Q12) English » Idioms and Phrases

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.

When I asked for an expensive dress for my friend’s wedding, my mother reminded me that money does not grow on trees.

A

Money is freely available to spend

B

Money is hard earned and limited

C

Money grows on shrubs and there’s plenty

D

Money is like leaves of a tree and freely available

Solution

idiom: money does not grow on trees means: money cannot be obtained without some effort; hence it is limited and not hard earned 

so option B is correct here.

(Q13) English » Idioms and Phrases

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Dark horse

A

An honest fellow

B

An unexpected winner

C

A mean person

D

A slow runner

Solution

a candidate or competitor about whom little is known but who unexpectedly wins or succeeds.

"a Gloucester side that could be a dark horse for the title"

(Q14) English » Idioms and Phrases

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Stone’s throw

A

Difficult problem

B

Large hurdle

C

Hurt slightly

D

Short distance

Solution

Stone’s throw : At a short distance.

(Q15) English » Idioms and Phrases

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Hold the key

A

To own a property

B

To keep a secret

C

To have the right of succession

D

To have control of something

Solution

idiom hold the key means to have control of something

so option D is correct.

(Q16) English » Idioms and Phrases

Select the option that gives the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.

My friends succeeded because they left no stone unturned in their search for an answer to the problem.

A

made every possible effort

B

looked in different places

C

depended on many people

D

proposed good plans

Solution

the idiom, leave no stone unturned means, to try every possible course of action in order to achieve something.

so the correct answer is option B here.

(Q17) English » Idioms and Phrases

Select the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom.

Nip in the bud

A

To destroy early

B

To cut the buds

C

To destroy late

D

Not to destroy

Solution

idiom nip in the bud means to destroy something at an early stage.

eg: the idea has been nipped in the bud.

so option A is the right answer.

(Q18) English » Idioms and Phrases

Select the option that gives the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.

You have put me in a tight corner by telling me to keep quiet.

A

A secret place

B

A comfortable situation

C

An embarrassing situation

D

A difficult situation

Solution

Idiom in a tight corner means in a bad or difficult position.

so option D is the correct answer.

(Q19) English » Idioms and Phrases

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

A hair in the butter

A

Easy to handle

B

A slippery road

C

Sinking in debt

D

A challenging situation

Solution

idiom a hair in the butter means a problem or a challenging situation.

​​​​​​so option D is the right answer here.

(Q20) English » Idioms and Phrases

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Cool as a cucumber

A

Nervous and fidgety

B

Happy and excited

C

Irritated and annoyed

D

Calm and composed

Solution

idiom cool as cucumber means untroubled, someone that is calm and relexed.

so option D is the right answer.