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MCQ on Idioms and Phrases


The question of abolition of private property is still a moot point.

  • unknown
  • undecided
  • not clear
  • uncertain
  • Correct Option: B  [ undecided ]

    Remark:

My father strained every nerve to enable me to get settled in life.

  • worked very hard
  • spent a huge amount
  • tried all tricks
  • bribed several person
  • Correct Option: A  [ worked very hard ]

    Remark:

The company has been handedover to new masten, lock. stock and barrel.

  • financially
  • administratively
  • partially
  • completely
  • Correct Option: D  [ completely ]

    Remark:

A close shave.

  • A narrow escape from danger
  • stubble
  • Very short hair
  • Hairless skin
  • Correct Option: A  [ A narrow escape from danger ]

    Remark:

The captain played with determination because the honour of the team was at stake.

  • very low
  • at the top
  • in danger
  • appropriate
  • Correct Option: C  [ in danger ]

    Remark:

If someone uses the idiom "a black sheep", he/she is talking about:

  • a sheep that in black
  • an unlucky person
  • an ugly person
  • None of the above
  • Correct Option: D  [ None of the above ]

    Remark: "a black sheep": a person who has done something bad that brings embarrassment or shame to his or her family.

Everything was at sixes and sevens.

  • Disordered
  • Lost
  • Found
  • Time
  • Correct Option: A  [ Disordered ]

    Remark:

To bite the dust

  • eat voraciously
  • have nothing to eat
  • eat roots
  • to fail
  • Correct Option: D  [ to fail ]

    Remark:

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

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

    Remark:

The old father brought home the moral of unity by asking each of his sons to break the bundle of sticks.

  • emphasised
  • voiced
  • declared
  • suggested
  • Correct Option: A  [ emphasised ]

    Remark:

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