Idioms and Phrases for Competitive Exams
Multiple - choice questions based on idioms and phrases:
Choose the correct option:
A piece of cake:
Very tough
Very confused
Very easy
Ans: very easy
In the nick of time:
Exact time
At the last possible moment
Before time
Ans: At the last possible moment
Turn a blind eye:
Alarming
Total blindness
Pretend not to notice
Ans: Pretend not to notice
A man of straw:
Rigid
Fragile
Weak
Ans: Weak(person)
At sixes and sevens:
List of Idioms and Phrases:
- An iron hand - By force
- Bite your tongue - To avoid talking
- kick the bucket - Die
- Latin and Greek - unable to understand
- Call a spade a spade - Straight talking
- Under the thumb - Under his control
- Cry for the moon - Ask for the impossible
- At arm's length - To keep at a distance
- Out of the way - Strange
- Spread like wildfire - Spread quickly
- By hook or by crook: By fair or foul means
- Die in harness - Die while in service
- In hot water - In trouble
- In high spirits - Very happy
- A big gun - An important person
- In the long run - Ultimately
- At home - Comfortable
- At sea - Confused and lost
- An acid test - A critical test
- Carry on - To continue
- Tight spot - A difficult situation
- Above all - Mainly
- Behind the scenes - In private
- At first blush - At first sight
- Close fisted - Mean
Choose the alternative which expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrases:
My friend was nervous about his new job, but he was eager to call the manager, so I said to him," To hold your horses".
Meaning of - to hold your horses
Excited
Be patient
Happy
Puzzled
Ans: Be patient
I know that you like pizza but don't eat like a horse.
Meaning of - eat like a horse
Gobble
Gulp
Eats a lot
Eats unhealthy food
Ans: Eats a lot
Rohan worked hard, yet he passed the exam by the skin of his teeth.
By cheating
with flying colors
Barely/by a small margin
Surprised
Ans: Barely/ by a small margin
Nowadays, I am feeling under the weather, so I will not attend the meeting.
Feeling good
Travelling
Feeling sick
Feeling sad
Ans: Feeling sick
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