Idioms and Phrases Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Tell upon
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645ccf441efb290ac245a57cTell upon
- 1To strike hardfalse
- 2To advise someonefalse
- 3To affect adverselytrue
- 4To write downfalse
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Answer : 3. "To affect adversely"
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given in bold in the following sentence.
At supper, everyone was in high spirits.
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645b831945f1450a80b59f79At supper, everyone was in high spirits.
- 1cheerfultrue
- 2drunkfalse
- 3nervousfalse
- 4anxiousfalse
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Answer : 1. "cheerful"
Q:Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom
The actress’ daughter is just a chip off the old block
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649c01fd1a612ce001fc14e4- 1To get into the enemy’s territoryfalse
- 2Similar to one's parents in behaviourtrue
- 3To console the drearyfalse
- 4To chip off the edgesfalse
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Answer : 2. "Similar to one's parents in behaviour"
Explanation :
"A chip off the old block" means a person who resembles or behaves like their parent.
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.
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given in bold in the following sentence.
At supper, everyone was in high spirits.
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64523d77508d9a21f795820bAt supper, everyone was in high spirits.
- 1cheerfultrue
- 2drunkfalse
- 3nervousfalse
- 4anxiousfalse
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Answer : 1. "cheerful"
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
A fly on the wall
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6450f75568c22b088399ed85A fly on the wall
- 1A vigilant security guardfalse
- 2An unperceived observertrue
- 3Very intelligent personfalse
- 4An unwelcome guestfalse
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Answer : 2. "An unperceived observer"
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Cover up
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643fcbd82d621da1169d93f4Cover up
- 1Put a carpet underfalse
- 2Ignore insults madefalse
- 3Hide or concealtrue
- 4Close something foreverfalse
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Answer : 3. "Hide or conceal "
Q:Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Be hard up
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6482ef7ce72c4684a1edea99- 1Have very little moneytrue
- 2Unable to calculatefalse
- 3Have difficulty in climbing stairsfalse
- 4Find it very difficult to wake up earlyfalse
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Answer : 1. "Have very little money"
Explanation :
"Be hard up" means to be in a difficult financial situation with very little money.