Idioms and Phrases Practice Question and Answer
8 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.
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Tricks of the trade
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64198f35b34a0b67fcf525a5Tricks of the trade
- 1A particular professionfalse
- 2A trick to deceivefalse
- 3Special skills or knowledgetrue
- 4An easy taskfalse
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Answer : 3. "Special skills or knowledge "
Q: "Plain speaking" find the idioms.
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6411a8dea37bb1a5e181b303- 1Plain speakingfalse
- 2Spilling the beansfalse
- 3Telling nonsensefalse
- 4Telling the truthtrue
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Answer : 4. "Telling the truth"
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.
In the same breath
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6482f586a33e0f47b779a29e- 1Able to get a foul smellfalse
- 2Say two contradictory things at the same timetrue
- 3Practice breathing exercisesfalse
- 4Try and hold your breathfalse
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Answer : 2. "Say two contradictory things at the same time"
Explanation :
"In the same breath" refers to saying two contradictory things simultaneously or in close succession.
Q: Choose the correct meaning of the given idiom.
A skeleton in the cupboard
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64787e41272940f010e4f1aeA skeleton in the cupboard
- 1A popular fact which is not hiddenfalse
- 2A popular fact to be kept secretfalse
- 3An embarrassing fact not to be kept secretfalse
- 4An embarrassing fact to be kept secrettrue
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Answer : 4. "An embarrassing fact to be kept secret"
Explanation :
An embarrassing fact to be kept secret. This idiom refers to a hidden and potentially shameful or embarrassing truth.
Q: In the following questions a statement has been given with highlighted text. Select the options that can replace the text with correct idiom or phrase.
The trainee performed the task with extreme ease.
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645cd7bc19bbd20a9ac5335cThe trainee performed the task with extreme ease.
- 1At the eleventh hourfalse
- 2Call it a dayfalse
- 3Swan songfalse
- 4A piece of caketrue
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Answer : 4. "A piece of cake"
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Lose your touch
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6450daadf3618908bf579288Lose your touch
- 1Doing someone a favour in hopes that the favour will be returnedfalse
- 2To be passed from one person to anotherfalse
- 3Not being as successful as previouslytrue
- 4Something being very difficult to findfalse
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