(Q1) English » Idioms and Phrases
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Easy money
Collect someone’s cash for them easily
Make money without much effort, maybe illegally
Have no difficulty in collecting money that is due
Work hard to earn a large salary without telling anyone
idiom easy money means money obtained by dubious means or for little work, and without much efforts.
so option B is the right answer here.
(Q2) English » Idioms and Phrases
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To bury the hatchet
To end a quarrel
To stop talking to someone
To bury old things
To fight with someone
idiom to bury the hatchet means to end a quarrel and become friendly.
(Q3) English » Idioms and Phrases
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To fight shy of
To struggle hard
To attack without warning
To overcome one’s weakness
To try to avoid something
the idiom fight shy of means to try to avoid something.
so the correct answer is option d.
(Q4) English » Idioms and Phrases
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Keep someone at arm’s length
Avoid being friendly with someone
Make someone stay outside
Allow someone to talk only from a distance
Restrict someone to a small space to stand
idiom keep someone at arm's length means to avoid being very close to or friendly with someone or something.
so option A is the right answr.
(Q5) English » Idioms and Phrases
Select the option that gives the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.
The new electrician is a green horn, but will learn fast.
Proficient
Professional
Efficient
Inexperienced
the idiom green horn means someone who is new to or inexperienced at a particular activity.
so option Dis the right answer
(Q6) English » Idioms and Phrases
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Sticky fingers
A tendency to interfere
A tendency to forget
A habit of licking fingers
An inclination to steal
idiom sticky fingers maans a tendency to steal things.
so option D is right here.
(Q7) English » Idioms and Phrases
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To hold water
To be sad and depressed
To be valid and reasonable
To be unsteady and unsure
To be large and deep
idiom.to hold water means appear to be valid sound or reasonable.
so option B is the right answer
(Q8) English » Idioms and Phrases
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Play with fire
To be courageous
To fight an opponent
To do something dangerous
To spread knowledge
idiom play with fire means to take foolish risks.
so option C is the right answer here.
(Q9) English » Idioms and Phrases
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
A snake in the grass
A hidden enemy
A good fortune
A sudden death
An unfortunate accident
idiom a snake in the grass means a hidden enemy
so option A is the right answer
(Q10) English » Idioms and Phrases
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Blow your own trumpet
Practise playing music
Boast about one’s own qualities
Keep away the dust from your instruments
Play on your instrument
idiom blow your own trumpet means talk boastfully about one's own achievements
so option B is correct here
(Q11) English » Idioms and Phrases
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Smooth sailing
Easy progress
Plain dress
Calm weather
Comfortable place
idiom smooth sailing means easy progress without impediment or difficulty.
so option A is right here,
(Q12) English » Idioms and Phrases
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
On purpose
Intentionally
Mischievously
Luckily
Accidently
idiom on purpose means not by accident but with a particular intention.
so option A intnetionally is the right answer here,
(Q13) English » Idioms and Phrases
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Pay heed to
Give back money with interest
Listen carefully with attention
Disburse without partiality
Repay old debts honestly
idiom pay head to means-
: to pay attention to He failed to pay heed to our advice
option B is the right answer here
(Q14) English » Idioms and Phrases
Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
It was a lavish birthday party and I could see my friend eat like a horse.
eating what horses eat
eating excessively
eating differently
hardly eating
idiom to eat like a horse means to eat a great deal of something or eating in a large amount
so option B is the right answer here
(Q15) English » Idioms and Phrases
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Back out
To explode
To enquire
To withdraw
To throw
option C is the right answer here
idiom Back out meanning
withdraw from a commitment.
"if he backs out of the deal they'll sue him
(Q16) English » Idioms and Phrases
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Have a change of heart
Undergo a surgery
Change one’s opinion
Express happiness about something
Fall in love with someone
option B is the right here,
if you have a change of heart, you change your opinion or the way you feel about something:
eg:She was going to sell her house but had a change of heart at the last minute.6 days ago
(Q17) English » Idioms and Phrases
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Hit a brick wall
Not able to make any progress
Demolish a brick wall
Fight a powerful foe
Use physical force
option A is the right answer.
hit a brick wall means;
rase of brick
face an insuperable problem or obstacle while trying to do something.
"the police have hit a brick wall"
(Q18) English » Idioms and Phrases
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To sit on the fence
Take a high seat
Avoid taking sides
Occupy a bench next to a boundary
Place something on a barrier
option B is the right answer here,
idiom To remain neutral, to refuse to take sides in a dispute; often used in a derogatory way about someone who lacks the courage to decide: “The councilman is afraid he'll lose votes if he takes sides on the zoning issue, but he can't sit on the fence forever.”
(Q19) English » Idioms and Phrases
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Feast one’s eyes on
Notice something alarming
Gaze at something with pleasure
Prepare a rare delicacy
Arrange a delicious meal
option B is the right answser here
idiom feast one's eyes on means
to look at someone or something with great enjoyment: We walked through the valley, feasting our eyes on the beauty all around u
(Q20) English » Idioms and Phrases
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Cold comfort
Very soothing
Unbearable weather
Enjoyment in the hills
Very little satisfaction
option D is the right answer
idiom cold comfort means
poor or inadequate consolation or satisfaction
"another drop in the inflation rate was cold comfort for the 2.74 million jobless"