Idioms and Phrases Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Fly into a passion
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64788270e7800fa48015e6edFly into a passion
- 1To be aggressive at timesfalse
- 2To become aggressive oftenfalse
- 3To become angry suddenlytrue
- 4To be always angryfalse
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Answer : 3. "To become angry suddenly"
Explanation :
"Flying into a passion" means to experience a sudden and intense burst of anger. It describes the act of becoming angry swiftly and passionately, often in response to a specific situation or trigger. This idiom does not imply a constant state of aggression but rather a sudden emotional outburst.
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Draw the line
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641b1918b34a0b67fcf93af8- 1To accept someone’s ideafalse
- 2To give a second chancefalse
- 3To move on from a past relationshipfalse
- 4To set a limit on somethingtrue
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Answer : 4. "To set a limit on something"
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
A storm in a tea cup
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645cc59d1efb290ac2458dbfA storm in a tea cup
- 1Tasty teafalse
- 2The tea in which spices are addedfalse
- 3A lot of anger and worry about trivial thingstrue
- 4To enjoy tea during a stormfalse
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Answer : 3. "A lot of anger and worry about trivial things"
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
In a nutshell
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64199221b34a0b67fcf52aeeIn a nutshell
- 1Extremely palefalse
- 2Very brieflytrue
- 3Under protectionfalse
- 4Without delayfalse
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Answer : 2. "Very briefly "
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Hold someone or something at bay
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6435196419f0af16e37b2581Hold someone or something at bay
- 1Trap or corner a person or animal being hunted or chasedfalse
- 2To seek punishment for a person or groupfalse
- 3Prevent someone or something from moving closertrue
- 4To thrive or to grow very successfullyfalse
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Answer : 3. "Prevent someone or something from moving closer "
Q: Directions: In the following question, two columns are given, containing three phrases each. A phrase from the first column may or may not connect with a phrase from the second column to make a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. There are five options, four of which display the sequence(s) in which the phrases can be joined to form a correct sentence. If none of the phrases makes a correct sentence, mark None of these' as your answer.
Column (1) Column (2)
(A) The interests of regional (D) for hastening the introduction
parties may take a beating, of simultaneous elections.
(B) Given these challenges, (E) as regional issues may be
there is simply no case subsumed by national themes
(C) The government must accord (F) priority to other electoral reforms.
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64d0d86f2a08385b43d85fcf(A) The interests of regional (D) for hastening the introduction
parties may take a beating, of simultaneous elections.
there is simply no case subsumed by national themes
- 1A-Ffalse
- 2B-Efalse
- 3C-D and B-Ffalse
- 4C-F and B-Dtrue
- 5None of thesefalse
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Answer : 4. "C-F and B-D"
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
In queer street
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6458dff7613f9f6e33238663- 1Among scoundrelsfalse
- 2In prisonfalse
- 3Lost your wayfalse
- 4In debttrue
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Answer : 4. "In debt"
Explanation :
The most appropriate meaning of the given idiom "In queer street" is "In debt." In queer street: in trouble, usually because of debt. Example: He will be in the queer street if he continues buying expensive things.
Q:Select the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom.
A live wire
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64902ec33066e376f021db64- 1An angry and bad-tempered personfalse
- 2A dangerous and evil personfalse
- 3A very active or energetic persontrue
- 4An influential and powerful personfalse
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Answer : 3. "A very active or energetic person"
Explanation :
"A live wire" describes someone who is full of energy and enthusiasm.

