Idioms & Phrases for Competitive Exams
Advantages of Idioms and Phrases (For competition)
Mini Test:
Choose the correct option:
Uphill task:
- Easy task
- Difficult task
- Different task
- Boring task
Ans: Difficult task
Well - to - do
- Catchy
- Penniless
- Affluent
- Uncourteous
Ans: Affluent
Talk big:
- To repeat
- To boost
- Long talk
- Chatter box
Ans: To boost
Yeoman's service
- Hard work
- Smart work
- Difficult work
- Excellent work
Ans: Excellent work
Queer fish:
- Strange person
- Ordinary person
- Foolish person
- Shrewd person
Ans: Strange person
Spick and span:
- Messy
- Neat and clean
- Stale
- Decompose
Ans: Neat and clean
Miss the beat:
- Continue
- Pulse
- Heartbeat
- To lose an opportunity
Ans: To lose an opportunity
Oily tongue:
- Blunt
- Outspoken
- Natural
- Flattering words
Ans: Flattering words
In a nutshell:
- In very brief form
- Inside a shell
- In detail
- First of all
Ans: In very brief form
Loin's share:
- Whole part
- Half part
- Tierce
- Large part
Ans: Large part
Apple - pie - order:
- In worst condition
- In strange condition
- In good condition
- In vague condition
Ans: In good condition
At ease:
- Free from work
- Free from imprisonment
- Free from impurities
- Free from pain and anxiety
Ans: Free from pain and anxiety
Body and soul:
- Immaterial soul
- Half heartedly
- Psyche
- Wholeheartedly
Ans: Wholeheartedly
An iron - will:
- Strong will power
- Weak will power
- Lack of will power
- Increase will power
Ans: Strong will power
Draw a line:
- Set a goal
- Set a journey
- Set a plan
- Set a limit
Ans: Set a limit
Forty winks
Ans: A short nap
At draggers drawn:
Ans: In open conflict
Burning question:
- Trivial issue
- Minor issue
- Insignificant issue
- Hot issue
Ans: Hot issue
