Idioms and Phrases Practice Question and Answer
8 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.
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.
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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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 following idiom.
Lion's share
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6490325abf323e479ac52b3d- 1The part that must be left for the guests in a partyfalse
- 2The sound produced by a lion when it is attacking a preyfalse
- 3The greatest and most desirable portion of somethingtrue
- 4The strongest and richest partner in a groupfalse
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Answer : 3. "The greatest and most desirable portion of something"
Explanation :
"Lion's share" refers to the largest or best portion of something.
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 given idiom.
Be my guest
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64479916df70e0688c82746aBe my guest
- 1Please do ittrue
- 2Stop, don't go aheadfalse
- 3Be with mefalse
- 4Come with mefalse
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Answer : 1. "Please do it"
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.