Idioms and Phrases questions and answers Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Left out in cold
1747 060b0dcc4f0fca47be6c7c218
60b0dcc4f0fca47be6c7c218Left out in cold
- 1gullibletrue
- 2incorrigiblefalse
- 3deliblefalse
- 4infalliblefalse
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 1. "gullible"
Q:Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) are given below sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and ‘No correction is required ‘, mark (E) as the answer.
Peter won the race fair and square.
1746 05deb2789507156083645f5a8
5deb2789507156083645f5a8- 1fare and squarefalse
- 2fairly and squarefalse
- 3fair squarefalse
- 4fair not squarefalse
- 5No correction requiredtrue
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 5. "No correction required"
Q:Direction: In questions four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.
In cold blood
1735 05f19417090e8777587b74d98
5f19417090e8777587b74d98- 1Excitedlyfalse
- 2Slowlyfalse
- 3Angrilyfalse
- 4Deliberatelytrue
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 4. "Deliberately"
Q: Direction(46): In the following, pick out the correct meaning of the following idioms:
Once in a blue moon
1732 05d75d25f5897383a2782a084
5d75d25f5897383a2782a084Once in a blue moon
- 1Frequentlyfalse
- 2Very rarelytrue
- 3Something interestingfalse
- 4Very commonfalse
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 2. "Very rarely "
Q:In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
Pull the wool over someone's eyes
1730 05e7b295b4572817353d9f701
5e7b295b4572817353d9f701- 1To protect someone.false
- 2To keep oneself warm.false
- 3Deceive someone by telling lies.true
- 4To pretend to be blind to the other person's bad behaviour.false
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 3. "Deceive someone by telling lies."
Q:Directions: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.
Reading between the lines I realised that my friend wanted to keep something from me.
1728 05dd3c285874d2d52fa32254f
5dd3c285874d2d52fa32254f- 1Looking for meanings that are not actually expressedtrue
- 2Reading carelesslyfalse
- 3Reading with anxietyfalse
- 4Glancing over the linesfalse
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 1. "Looking for meanings that are not actually expressed "
Q:Directions: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.
Get the ball rolling
1722 05f9a7a09458f2d3833a570d8
5f9a7a09458f2d3833a570d8- 1To spin the ballfalse
- 2To cheer someone upfalse
- 3To start doing somethingtrue
- 4To have an active life stylefalse
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 3. "To start doing something"
Q:In each of the questions given below a/an idiom/phrase is given in bold which is then followed by five options which then tries to decipher its meaning as used in the sentence. Choose the option which gives the meaning of the phrase most appropriately in the context of the given sentence.
John is just never on time to work, it’s really irritating. O wow, speak of the devil here she come.
1701 05d772ad155dae01e575491dc
5d772ad155dae01e575491dc- 1the person you’re just talking about actually turns up at that momenttrue
- 2the person you're talking about actually turns out to be angryfalse
- 3the person you're talking about actually turns out to be happyfalse
- 4the person you're talking about actually turns out to be celebratingfalse
- 5none of the abovefalse
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice

