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MCQ on Idioms and Phrases


The idiomatic expression "pull yourself together".

  • drag oneself
  • help me
  • get angry
  • calm down by oneself
  • Correct Option: D  [ calm down by oneself ]

    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:

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

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

    Remark:

Some people now wonder whether we just pay the lip service or genuinely subscribe to democracy.

  • pay oral tribute
  • attach no value
  • remain indifferent
  • show only outward respect
  • Correct Option: D  [ show only outward respect ]

    Remark:

She exhibited remarkable sang froid during the crisis.

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

    Remark:

The idiomatic expression 'see eye to eye' means

  • agree with someone
  • to remain neutral
  • to take over (something)
  • to enjoy the best of both
  • Correct Option: A  [ agree with someone ]

    Remark:

For the first week, the apprentice felt like fish out of water.

  • frustrated
  • homeless
  • disappointed
  • uncomfortable
  • Correct Option: D  [ uncomfortable ]

    Remark:

Take Cat out of the bag

  • to rebuke
  • to defame someone
  • to reveal a secret
  • to sell a pet
  • Correct Option: C  [ to reveal a secret ]

    Remark:

thought his skill would match up to Kashav’s bulk, but in the fight he was beaten neck and crop.

  • softly
  • completely
  • swiftly
  • profoundly
  • Correct Option: B  [ completely ]

    Remark:

All our effort ended in smoke.

  • to come to nothing
  • to gain importance
  • to praise oneself
  • to reach target
  • Correct Option: A  [ to come to nothing ]

    Remark: ended in smoke: means to fail or be unsuccessful after a lot of effort.

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