Top 100 Idioms and Phrases Objective Question and Answer

Idioms and Phrases Objective Question

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   To be above board

1. A. To have a good height     
2. B. To be honest in any business deal        Correct Answer
3. C. They have no debts      
4. D. To try to be beautiful      
5. E. None of these      

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   To give vent to

1. A. Express       Correct Answer
2. B. Cause Trouble      
3. C. Lose Courage      
4. D. Circulate      

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   To have an axe to grind

1. A. A private end to serve       Correct Answer
2. B. To fail to arouse interest      
3. C. To have no result      
4. D. To work for both sides      
5. E. None of these      

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   To cry wolf

1. A. To listen eagerly     
2. B. To give false alarm        Correct Answer
3. C. To turn pale      
4. D. To keep off starvation      
5. E. None of these      

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   Get one's hands dirty

1. A. To get a boost     
2. B. Obtain something      
3. C. Face with unpleasant parts        Correct Answer
4. D. To remain unused      

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   Beat around the bush

1. A. Avoid coming to the point       Correct Answer
2. B. Run away      
3. C. Deduce from the facts      
4. D. Likely to happen soon      

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   The trees shed his leaves every time autumn approaches but a healthy tree always gets its leaves back in the spring, which explains the point that fighting spirit is enough to keep one afloat.

   
   

   i. Has shed their leaves every time autumn approaches
   ii. shed their leaves every time autumn approaches
   iii. shed its leaves every time autumn approaches

1. A. Only i     
2. B. Only ii        Correct Answer
3. C. Only iii      
4. D. i and iii      
5. E. No correction required      

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   In hot water

1. A. Friendship     
2. B. Trouble with someone        Correct Answer
3. C. Argument with someone      
4. D. Irregular      

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   All at sea

1. A. Something outstanding     
2. B. Forgive all      
3. C. State of confusion        Correct Answer
4. D. Living in Luxury      

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    To end in smoke

1. A. To make completely understand     
2. B. To ruin oneself        Correct Answer
3. C. To excite great applause      
4. D. To overcome someone      
5. E. None of these      

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    Get one's act together

1. A. To become serious       Correct Answer
2. B. To share jobs      
3. C. To get going      
4. D. To start producing      

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    Keep your eyes peeled

1. A. To watch carefully       Correct Answer
2. B. Searching someone      
3. C. Looking forward      
4. D. Running away      

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    Once in a blue moon

1. A. Frequently     
2. B. Very rarely        Correct Answer
3. C. Something interesting      
4. D. Very common      

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    The lion's share

1. A. The biggest part       Correct Answer
2. B. The smallest part      
3. C. Equal parts      
4. D. Get nothing      
15. Direction To Solve:
    Which of the following phrases (i), (ii), and (iii) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence grammatically correct? Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (E) i.e., "No correction required" as the answer  

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    "I need you to give me a ballparks worth of figures of how much this event is going to cost us in the next two months."

    
    

    i. give me a ballpark figure of how much this event is going to cost
    ii. give me the biggest ballpark of your figure, how much this event is going to cost
    iii. give me a ballpark figure of how much this event is coming to cost

1. A. Only i        Correct Answer
2. B. Only ii       
3. C. Only iii       
4. D. ii and iii       
5. E. No correction required       

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    Head Over Heels

1. A. Study hard     
2. B. Living in luxury      
3. C. Very excited        Correct Answer
4. D. Conflict      

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    Bite the bullet

1. A. To get someone drunk     
2. B. Talking nonsense      
3. C. Fight with others      
4. D. Face unpleasant situation        Correct Answer

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    Hand over fist

1. A. Get panic     
2. B. State of high alert      
3. C. Quickly and continuously        Correct Answer
4. D. Get comfortable      

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    Wet behind the ears

1. A. Undecided     
2. B. Observe very closely      
3. C. Inexperienced        Correct Answer
4. D. Irregular      

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    Bone of contention

1. A. Point of an argument       Correct Answer
2. B. Worthless      
3. C. Without any hesitation      
4. D. To succeed      

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    Insurance is a contract, represented for a policy, in which an individual or entity receives financial protection.
    i. Represented in a policy
    ii. Represented by a policy
    iii. Represented with a policy

1. A. Only i     
2. B. Only ii        Correct Answer
3. C. Only iii      
4. D. i and ii      

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    Get one's feet wet

1. A. To become serious     
2. B. To understand correctly      
3. C. To criticize      
4. D. To begin gaining experience        Correct Answer

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     Make a name for oneself

1. A. To gain fame       Correct Answer
2. B. To distrub others      
3. C. To help others      
4. D. Escape from trouble      

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    Despite the abuse and insults that were hurled at him, he really sticks on his guns and showed the protesters how to be calm.
    i. he really stuck onto his guns and showed the protesters
    ii. he really stuck to his guns and showed the protesters
    iii. he really is sticking his guns onto the protesters

1. A. Only i     
2. B. Only ii        Correct Answer
3. C. Only iii      
4. D. ii and iii      
5. E. No correction required      

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    On the Cards

1. A. To run away     
2. B. Anticipated        Correct Answer
3. C. Satisfaction      
4. D. Sanction      
27. Direction To Solve:
    In the following questions, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given Idiom/Phrase

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    In the long run

1. A. Running long distance     
2. B. Decide      
3. C. Eventually        Correct Answer
4. D. Go back on a decision      

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    For the people living below the poverty line, it is important to find jobs that had provided enough money to attain a minimum standard of living.
    i. will have provided

    
    

    ii. has provided

    
    

    iii. provide

1. A. Only i     
2. B. Only ii      
3. C. Only iii        Correct Answer
4. D. i and ii      
5. E. No correction required      

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    To bell the cat

1. A. Facing enemy     
2. B. To face the risk        Correct Answer
3. C. Make friendship      
4. D. Conflict      

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    At Loggerheads

1. A. To differ strongly       Correct Answer
2. B. To divide a job      
3. C. To try hard      
4. D. To get going      

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    With flying colors

1. A. Fly high     
2. B. Doing exceptionally well        Correct Answer
3. C. Colorful      
4. D. Work very hard      

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    A bitter pill

1. A. Facing unpleasant situation       Correct Answer
2. B. Cause of trouble      
3. C. To reveal a secret      
4. D. Not to listen to      

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    Talk through one's hat

1. A. Talk good points     
2. B. To talk secretly      
3. C. Talk positively      
4. D. Talk nonsense        Correct Answer

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    The political masters of health care system have not listened to professional health planners because it has not been profitable for them to do so.
    i. Has not been profitable for them to do that things.
    ii. Has been unprofitable for the professionals to do so.
    iii. Has been not profitable for them to do so.

1. A. Only i     
2. B. Only ii      
3. C. Only iii      
4. D. ii and iii      
5. E. No correction required        Correct Answer

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    The vilest of the thing that can be done by a person is to ill-treat dogs and other defenseless animals.
    i. vile things that can be done by persons.
    ii. vilest things that can be done by a person.
    iii. vilest thing that can be done by a person.

1. A. Only i     
2. B. Only ii      
3. C. Only iii        Correct Answer
4. D. ii and iii      
5. E. No correction required      

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    The government cannot realize good price from certain assets but their disposal will helped in stop the drain.

    
    

    i. Help in stoppage in the drain
    ii. Help stop the drain
    iii. Be helping in draining

1. A. Only i     
2. B. Only ii        Correct Answer
3. C. Only iii      
4. D. i and iii      
5. E. No correction required      

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    To drive home

1. A. To find one's roots     
2. B. To return to place of rest      
3. C. Back to original position      
4. D. To emphasis        Correct Answer
5. E. None of these      

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    Spill the beans

1. A. Arrive just on time     
2. B. Feel sick      
3. C. To screw up      
4. D. Reveal someone's secret        Correct Answer

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    Dead Ringer

1. A. Duplicate       Correct Answer
2. B. Opposite      
3. C. Looking Good      
4. D. Something bad      

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    The co-production agreement has already resulted in several film ventures being signed, and this would hopefully open up the market for more Indian films and television programs.
    i. and this hopefully open up the market
    ii. and this hopefully opened up the market
    iii. and this is hopefully opening up the market

1. A. Only i     
2. B. Only ii      
3. C. Only iii      
4. D. i and ii      
5. E. No correction required        Correct Answer

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    My father told me that all the labor and effort one puts in to the professional front is meant to make life easier and therefore any professional success coming at the cost of personal happiness is pointless.
    i. one puts at the professional front is meant to make life
    ii. one puts onto the professional front is meant to make life
    iii. one who puts into the professional front is meant to make life

1. A. Only i       Correct Answer
2. B. Only ii      
3. C. Only iii      
4. D. ii and iii      
5. E. No correction required      

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    To die in harness

1. A. Die early     
2. B. Die after doing work      
3. C. To die while in duty        Correct Answer
4. D. Die peacefully      

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    To catch a tartar

1. A. To trap wanted criminal with great difficulty     
2. B. To catch a dangerous person        Correct Answer
3. C. To meet with disaster      
4. D. To deal with a person who is more than one's match      
5. E. None of these      

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    To make clean breast of

1. A. To gain prominence     
2. B. To praise oneself      
3. C. To confess without of reserve        Correct Answer
4. D. To destroy before it blooms      
5. E. None of these      

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    No avail

1. A. Effortless     
2. B. Without any result        Correct Answer
3. C. Very nervous      
4. D. Dispose of      

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    Throw in the towel

1. A. Make all possible effort     
2. B. Ussing any means      
3. C. Accept defeat        Correct Answer
4. D. Ignore others      

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    Hard and fast

1. A. Weak     
2. B. Strong      
3. C. Very strict        Correct Answer
4. D. Cause of trouble      

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    To fly off the handle

1. A. To be confused     
2. B. Making friendship      
3. C. Punish someone      
4. D. To lose one's temper        Correct Answer

1. To keep in abeyance – In a state of suspension

- स्थगन में होना

- Let's just keep it in abeyance until things get better.

2. To be in a fix – In a difficult situation

- एक दुविधा में होना

- We're in a fix now because the hotel gave our room away! Now where to stay

3. To break the ice – Make people comfortable and relaxed / Start conversation

- चुप्पी तोड़ना

- Sally broke the ice at the auction by bidding $20,000 for the painting.

4. As daft as a brush – Extremely silly

- बिलकुल मूर्ख

- I remember him as a kid and he was as daft as a brush then.

5. In a nutshell – Briefly and concisely

- संक्षेप में

- Just tell me the story in a nutshell.

6. Strain every nerve – Work very hard

- बहुत मेहनत करना

- I was straining every nerve to catch what they were saying but they were sitting just a bit too far away from me.

7. Evening of life – Old age

- बुढ़ापा

- As she approached the evening of life, Sarah looked back on her accomplishments with satisfaction.

8. Button one’s lips – Stop talking

- चुप होना

- Will you button your lip? I don't want the news to get out.

9. Cock and bull stories – Absurd and unlikely stories

- झूठी कहानी

- It sounds like a cock and bull story , but he got into farming rare breeds through an interest in old furniture.

10. A live wire – Lively and active

- जीवंत और सक्रिय

- There is some truth to the profile of fighter pilots as, well, live wires and risk-takers.

11. Bear in mind – Remember

-  ध्यान में रखना

- Bearing in mind that she's had so little experience, I thought she did very well.

12. To nip in the bud – To stop something in the starting

- शुरुआत में ही ख़त्म कर देना

- The whole idea was nipped in the bud.

13. To put a spoke in one’s wheel – To hinder

- बाधा पहुंचाना

- Tell him you're using the car that weekend - that should put a spoke in his wheel.

14. To clip one’s wings – To deprive one of power

- शक्ति या अधिकार से वंचित करना

- Legislation aimed at clipping the president's political wings

15. Hold up – Delay

- विलंब

- Driving the kids to school held me up. An accident on Main Street held up traffic for thirty minutes.

- लूट

- three dead in armored car holdup.

16. To play fast and loose – To act in an unreliable way

- अविश्वसनीय तरीके से कार्य करना

- I'm tired of your playing fast and loose with me. Leave me alone.

17. Feather one’s own nest – Make money in an improper way

- He may have decided to feather his nest by blackmail

18. Pull a fast one – Play a trick

- ठगना / झूठ बोलना / धोखा देना / ढकोसला करना

- She was pulling a fast one when she said she had a headache and went home.

19. Turn-turtle – Complete over-turn of a situation

- परिस्थिति एकदम बदल जाना

20. Chicken out – Withdraw / To decide not to do something because you are afraid

- डर जाना

- Come on! Don't chicken out now!

21. Man of straw – A man of no substance

- कमजोर आदमी

- She thought he was strong and honest, but he turned out to be nothing more than a man of straw.

22. Born with a silver spoon – Born in a rich family

- अमीर खानदान में पैदा

- He was born with a silver spoon.

23. Let sleeping dogs lie – Not to bring up an old controversial issue

- पुरानी बात भूल जाना

- His parents never referred to the shoplifting incident again. I suppose they thought it best to let sleeping dogs lie.

24. A month of Sundays – A long time

- लम्बे समय बाद

- He is never going to graduate, not in a month of Sundays.

25. A closed book – A mystery

- रहस्य होना

26. In apple pie order – In perfect order

- सही क्रम में होना

- Don't worry, we'll find that file—Riya keeps all the records in apple-pie order.

27. Thick and thin – In spite of all difficulties

-दिक्कतों के बाबजूद

- They remained friends through thick and thin.

28. Wet one’s whistle – To have a drink / Moistens one’s throat

- शराब पीना

- He stopped at the bar to wet his whistle.

29. Cool one’s heel – To keep waiting

- इंतज़ार करना

- I've been cooling my heels in the doctor's waiting room for at least an hour.

30. Live-wire – A person who is lively or energetic

- जीवंत

- There is some truth to the profile of fighter pilots as, well, live wires and risk-takers.

31. Feel blue – In trouble / depressed

- परेशानी में होना

- You look like you feel blue. What's wrong?

32. Above board – Legal and honest

- ईमानदार

- I expected that big company to try to take advantage of us, but so far all of their dealings with us have been above board.

33. Pour cats and dogs – Rain heavily

- तेज बारिश होना

- It's raining cats and dogs. Look at it pour!

34. Iron fist – To treat people in severe manner / strictly

- बूरा बर्ताव करना

- She rules the office with an iron fist

35. Time and again - Always

- बार बार / हमेशा

- He has been scolded in front of the class time and again.

36. Rule the roost – Exercise authority / To be the most powerful member in the group

- राज करना

- Many places in this particular society men rule the roost and women have a low status and few rights

37. Feel one’s pulse – To find what one is thinking on some point

- अंतर्मन की बात समझ लेना

- These exit polls allegedly take the pulse of the voters

38. Donkey’s year – A long time

- लम्बा समय

- We've been close friends for donkey's years

39. To make things done – To manage

- किसी तरह प्रबंधन करना

- He knows pretty well that how to make things done