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MCQ on Idioms and Phrases


He is a dark horse.

  • silent
  • secretive
  • dangerous
  • possessing a secret ability.
  • Correct Option: D  [ possessing a secret ability. ]

    Remark:

If you talking about a "tit for tat" situation, you are:

  • making someone angry
  • doing harm as done to you
  • rewarding people for the good done
  • taking advantage of someone
  • Correct Option: B  [ doing harm as done to you ]

    Remark: "tit for tat": is an equivalent given in return, retaliation in kind.

The cops were on their toes throughout the day.

  • eager
  • alert
  • harried
  • quick
  • Correct Option: B  [ alert ]

    Remark:

Replace the underlined portion with an idiom from the list below:
They finally agreed on the business deal.

  • let the cat out of the bag
  • see eye to eye
  • to feel under the weather
  • to cut a corner
  • Correct Option: B  [ see eye to eye ]

    Remark: The phrase "See Eye to Eye" is used when you view something in the same way as others do, or that you agree with someone about something.

Seema is a little hard of hearing.

  • inaudible
  • deaf
  • disinterested
  • insensitive
  • Correct Option: B  [ deaf ]

    Remark: "Hard of hearing" refers to people with hearing loss ranging from mild to severe.

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:

After reading the story time and again we are finally reading between the lines.

  • Reading to entertain others
  • Understanding the hidden meaning
  • Reading only to show someone else about your style of reading.
  • Reading to clear the exam
  • Correct Option: B  [ Understanding the hidden meaning ]

    Remark:

When I saw him in the morning, he looked like a duck in the thunderstorm.

  • entrapped
  • distressed
  • peaceful
  • timid
  • Correct Option: B  [ distressed ]

    Remark:

Everything was at sixes and sevens.

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

    Remark:

To be all at sea.

  • a family voyage
  • lost and confused
  • in the middle of the ocean
  • a string of island
  • Correct Option: B  [ lost and confused ]

    Remark:

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