Idioms and Phrases Practice Question and Answer

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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    cheerful
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    drunk
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    nervous
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    anxious
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Answer : 1. "cheerful"

Q:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Be my guest

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    Please do it
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    Stop, don't go ahead
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    Be with me
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    Come with me
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Answer : 1. "Please do it"

Q:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
 Gear up for

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    Start off
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    Pass into
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    Get ready for
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    Put on
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Answer : 3. "Get ready for"

Q:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Achilles’ Heel

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    Irrelevant thing
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    Vulnerable point
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    Fast runner
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    Costly item
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Answer : 2. "Vulnerable point"
Explanation :

An "Achilles' Heel" is a person's area of weakness or vulnerability.

Q:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
 Cover up 

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    Put a carpet under
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    Ignore insults made
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    Hide or conceal
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    Close something forever
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Answer : 3. "Hide or conceal "

Q:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
  Chase rainbows

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    To be unprepared for something
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    To lose one’s patience
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    To pursue unrealistic goals
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    To judge someone
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Answer : 3. "To pursue unrealistic goals "

Q:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.

I had never seen him lose his temper, and he governed our company with an iron hand.

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    In anxiety
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    At the service
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    To any degree
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    strict and harsh control
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Answer : 4. "strict and harsh control"

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