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Idioms and Phrases MCQ
Q51. He puts us in a He puts us in a real fix when he did not turn up to pick us up.
D. difficult situation
“puts us in a real fix” means puts us in a hard or troublesome situation.
Think: a "fix" is a tricky spot you can't easily get out of.
The broken car left us in a real fix on our road trip.
Q52. A good teacher should have the gift of the gab.
a talent for speaking
The phrase “gift of the gab” means you are good at talking and speaking smoothly.
Think of a smooth speaker who can easily talk people into listening.
Mrs. Lee has the gift of the gab and explains lessons clearly to the class.
Q53. She exhibited remarkable sang froid during the crisis.
composure
Sang froid means staying calm and in control. Composure is that calm self-control.
Think of staying cool, even when things are hot.
She showed with sang froid, choosing her words carefully during the crisis.
Q54. The meeting ended in fiasco.
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Q55. I raked my brain to solve this difficult problem.
raked my brain: to think very hard
Q56. My father strained every nerve to enable me to get settled in life.
The correct answer is: worked very hard.
'Strained every nerve' means to try with all one's effort and work very hard to achieve something.
Keep in mind that this phrase shows strong effort, not luck or money.
She strained every nerve to pass the exam.
Q57. I did not know that he was pulling my leg all the time.
befooling me
Pulling someone's leg means joking or tricking them in a light way. Here it means he was joking or tricking you the whole time.
Think of a leg-pulling joke to remember the idea of tricking someone.
If he says he won the lottery, he might be pulling your leg.
Q58. The police fired at random at the violent crowd and several person lost their lives.
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Q59. Some people now wonder whether we just pay the lip service or genuinely subscribe to democracy.
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Q60. Seema is a little hard of hearing.
"Hard of hearing" refers to people with hearing loss ranging from mild to severe.