Idioms and Phrases Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Water under the bridge
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64aab368c4e3d04ca174391e- 1Past events that are not important anymoretrue
- 2Difficult situations in one’s lifefalse
- 3Promises that are made to someone and never fulfilledfalse
- 4A seasoned crop with a heavy demandfalse
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Answer : 1. "Past events that are not important anymore"
Q: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.
Revolutionary scientists designed varieties of strategies to make the will of the people discernible.
I. a multiple strategies
II. several strategies
III. multitude of strategy
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5e734d38c8bf4623349d2002I. a multiple strategies
II. several strategies
III. multitude of strategy
- 1Only I is correctfalse
- 2Only II is correcttrue
- 3Only III is correctfalse
- 4Both I and III are correctfalse
- 5No correction requiredfalse
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Answer : 2. "Only II is correct "
Q: "Back up" Find the idioms.
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6411a8a767ad957a977577df- 1Give moral supporttrue
- 2Pull back fromfalse
- 3Back-bencherfalse
- 4Stay behindfalse
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Answer : 1. "Give moral support"
Q:In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Be in the red
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611a30af14663c47a2308f2f- 1To be in debttrue
- 2Always energeticfalse
- 3To be very angryfalse
- 4Close to deathfalse
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Answer : 1. "To be in debt"
Q:Select the correct option of the idiom/phrase.
"A black sheep"
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6322fbc8e3985052c811e463- 1To muniplate the accountfalse
- 2To give credit to what is good in a disliked personfalse
- 3To go fast, hurryfalse
- 4An unlucky person, Bad characterstrue
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Answer : 4. "An unlucky person, Bad characters"
Q:Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Cast aside
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64623b6ecdae930acb77407b- 1To blow upfalse
- 2To bear withfalse
- 3To displayfalse
- 4To rejecttrue
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Answer : 4. "To reject"
Explanation :
To reject. This idiom means to discard or reject something or someone.
Q:In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Jog someone’s memory
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611a301eccbc2b477b6a1bfd- 1To be love with someone’s intelligencefalse
- 2To cause someone to remember somethingtrue
- 3Describing someonefalse
- 4Appreciating someone’s humorfalse
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Answer : 2. "To cause someone to remember something"
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
The movers and shakers
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6454d878f3618908bf619293- 1People who have a lot of power and influencetrue
- 2Transportation companyfalse
- 3Labourersfalse
- 4Travelling agencyfalse
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Answer : 1. "People who have a lot of power and influence"
Explanation :
The literal meaning of movers and shakers is those who move and shake. Idioms have deep meanings and are connected to a common understanding. The people who can move and shake things. This is only possible if those people had power and the right influence.