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MCQ on Idioms and Phrases


The prices are going up by leaps and bounds.

  • irregularly
  • rapidly
  • gradually
  • systematically
  • Correct Option: B  [ rapidly ]

    Remark:

Those persons who are ready to sail close to the wind can be successful in life.

  • to take risk
  • to manage the situation
  • to work hard
  • to be regular
  • Correct Option: A  [ to take risk ]

    Remark:

Alice is very good at quant, but when she was watching a teacher's video she was taking it with a grain of salt.

  • She was enjoying the video
  • To listen to something with considerable doubt
  • She was listening with full attention
  • She was not listening with full attention
  • Correct Option: B  [ To listen to something with considerable doubt ]

    Remark:

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

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

    Remark:

My friend was a person apt to act suddenly without thinking.

  • Impulsive
  • Excitable
  • Thoughtless
  • Violent
  • Correct Option: A  [ Impulsive ]

    Remark:

She exhibited remarkable sang froid during the crisis.

  • temper
  • irritation
  • composure
  • anger
  • Correct Option: C  [ composure ]

    Remark:

He threw cold water over the project that the secretary had prepared.

  • rejected
  • encouraged
  • cleared
  • discouraged
  • Correct Option: D  [ discouraged ]

    Remark:

Fly off the Handle

  • reprimand someone severely
  • lose one's temper suddenly
  • deliver a sermon
  • break down of bike
  • Correct Option: B  [ lose one's temper suddenly ]

    Remark:

Discipline is on the wane in school and colleges these days.

  • increasing
  • declining
  • spreading
  • spiralling
  • Correct Option: B  [ declining ]

    Remark:

He is ill at ease in his new position.

  • not comfortable
  • feeling sad
  • angry
  • callous
  • Correct Option: A  [ not comfortable ]

    Remark: ill at ease: awkward, uneasy, uncomfortable

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