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MCQ on Idioms and Phrases


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Today (September 18, 2025) Daily MCQs: 60 questions β€” Showing page 1 of 6

Q1. One should always try to keep one's word.

  • to guard a secret
  • to be too shy to speak
  • to remember
  • to fulfill a promise
Correct Option: D  [ to fulfill a promise ]

Explanation: To keep one's word means to fulfill a promise or commitment made to someone.

Q2. It is known that he is a man of straw.

  • a generous man
  • a man of no substance
  • a man without means
  • a man of character
Correct Option: B  [ a man of no substance ]

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Q3. Ram is very calculative and always has an axe to grind.

  • Has no result
  • Works for both sides
  • has a private agenda
  • fails to arouse
Correct Option: C  [ has a private agenda ]

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Q4. The police looked all over for him but drew a blank.

  • did not find him
  • put him in prison
  • arrested him
  • took him to court
Correct Option: A  [ did not find him ]

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Q5. On the issue of marriage, Sarita put her foot down.

  • stood up
  • was firm
  • got down
  • walked fast
Correct Option: B  [ was firm ]

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Q6. 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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Q7. There is no gainsaying the fact that the country is in difficulties.

  • ignoring
  • hiding
  • forgetting
  • denying
Correct Option: D  [ denying ]

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Q8. He was out of spirits for a few days after his defeat.

  • gloomy
  • sober
  • lifeless
  • uninvolved
Correct Option: A  [ gloomy ]

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Q9. When the family in the next house packed off at midnight, I began to smell a rat.

  • to suspect a trick
  • to misunderstand
  • to smell a bad smell
  • to see hidden meaning
Correct Option: A  [ to suspect a trick ]

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Q10. 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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