Explore topic-wise MCQs in English.

The minister assured the agitating employees that he would look into their demands sympathetically.

Flies off at a tangent

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

The cops were on their toes throughout the day,

Afraid of one s own shadow

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

Asleep at the switch

In spite of his recent financial troubles. Ashok has not learnt to cut his coat according to his cloth.

Direction: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase under in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.

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.

To let off steam my friend started murmuring

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

My sincere advice to my maidservant fell on stony ground.

The students of that group have assured their project guide that they will all work against the clock.

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

He made away with ten thousand rupees in the course of three months.

Do not lose your head in public.

Direction: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase under in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.

She wanted to go hiking but her mother put her foot down and now she's going by bus.

He made my day by telling me how important I was to him.

A small fry

Once the case reached the court, the police washed their hands off it.

He has the habit of getting into a row over trivial matters.

She didn't realize that the clever salesman was taking her for a ride.

His utopian idea was entertaining but not acceptable.

Adolescence is a period of halcyon days.

Regardless of what her parents said, she wanted to let her hair down that night.

He has all his ducks in a row, he is complacent.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Peter won the race fair and square.

The painter never let anyone sneaks a peek at his work before it was finished.

The little boy appeared all of a sudden out of nowhere and take everyone by surprise.

Now that the actual criminal had been caught, Kunal was happy that he was finally let of the hook.

Ramesh worries endlessly about his son s future as he was so poor in studies.

Since it was her engagement party, Riya was dress to kill.

As it was a dark and stormy night, Lata was too scared to go home alone.

To face the music

Come hell or high water

The poet drew on his fancy not his knowledge of nature, when he wrote his poem on birds.

It seems that he took pains to write the book.

His performance is remarkable. Let us hope it does not turn out to be a flash in the pan.

Naveen put his brother's back up by saying that he was unfit for the job.

Shyam drives now and then just to keep his hand in.

His thoughtless act proves that he is soft in the head.

The scenic beauty of the valley took my breath away.

he man has too many irons in the fire.

Such dangerous tendencies should be nipped in the bud.

It is a breach of etiquette to break into a conversation when you are not invited.

After a period of two months, Nina has come out of her shell and talks freely to her colleagues.

to move heaven and earth

In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Straw in the wind

Despite of his heroics in the under-19 world cup final, Manjot did not get a good IPL contract.
I. In spite of his heroics
II. Although he is playing magnificently
III. Even after playing brilliantly