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Idioms and Phrases MCQ


It is a great store, because it remains open twenty-four seven.

  • throughout the day
  • throughout the night
  • throughout the day and night
  • None of these
  • Correct Option: C  [ throughout the day and night ]

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He cannot make both ends meet.

  • manage the business
  • work hard
  • earn enough
  • control affairs
  • Correct Option: C  [ earn enough ]

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His investments helped him make a killing in the stock market.

  • lose money quickly
  • plan a murder quickly
  • murder someone quickly
  • make money quickly
  • Correct Option: D  [ make money quickly ]

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Though he has a lot of money, yet all his plans are built upon sand.

  • based on inexperience
  • resting on immature ideas
  • resting on cheap material
  • established on insecure foundations
  • Correct Option: B  [ resting on immature ideas ]

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He resigned the post of his own accord.

  • according to his judgement
  • which he liked
  • voluntarily and willing
  • according to his convenience
  • Correct Option: C  [ voluntarily and willing ]

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At first there was a show of resistance to the new rule issued by the Government, but the movement had no backbone and speedily collapsed.

  • justification
  • impact
  • strength
  • support
  • Correct Option: C  [ strength ]

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Thousands put on a daily fight to keep the wolf from the door.

  • avoid starvation
  • guard from pickpockets
  • ward off mosquitoes
  • keep oneself healthy
  • Correct Option: A  [ avoid starvation ]

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The idiomatic expression 'pull yourself together'.

  • Drag oneself
  • help one
  • get angry
  • calm down by oneself
  • Correct Option: D  [ calm down by oneself ]

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It was such a strange affair that I could make head or tail of it.

  • face it
  • tolerate it
  • remember it
  • understand it
  • Correct Option: D  [ understand it ]

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He faced the music for reaching home late.

  • faced punishment
  • faced entertainment
  • faced reprimand
  • faced pleasure
  • Correct Option: C  [ faced reprimand ]

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