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This section includes 80 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your English knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
“Get your goat” means _____? |
| A. | To pacify someone |
| B. | To irritate someone |
| C. | To soothe someone |
| D. | To Hug someone |
| Answer» C. To soothe someone | |
| 52. |
Foreign phrase ” De Jure” means? |
| A. | By law |
| B. | Successful |
| C. | Illegal |
| D. | Compromising |
| Answer» B. Successful | |
| 53. |
“Fender bender” means ________ ? |
| A. | A mammoth car accident |
| B. | A Huge car accident |
| C. | A small car accident |
| D. | A major car accident |
| Answer» D. A major car accident | |
| 54. |
“Feel blue” means _________? |
| A. | Feel Sad |
| B. | Feel happy |
| C. | Feel energetic |
| D. | Feel angry |
| Answer» B. Feel happy | |
| 55. |
“Far cry from” means __________? |
| A. | To present a counter argument |
| B. | To take on a task that is way to big |
| C. | The show has come to an end. It’s all over |
| D. | Very different from |
| Answer» E. | |
| 56. |
“En-route” means_________? |
| A. | oneway direction |
| B. | On the way |
| C. | Long distance |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Long distance | |
| 57. |
“Elephant in the room” means _________? |
| A. | An obvious, pressing issue left unaddressed due to its sensitive nature |
| B. | In good physical health |
| C. | Someone can perceive things and events that are outside of their field of vision |
| D. | You learned something through means of a rumor |
| Answer» B. In good physical health | |
| 58. |
“Drop a dime” means ________? |
| A. | To be an informant |
| B. | Almost free. Very cheap |
| C. | To stop something at an early stage |
| D. | To leave |
| Answer» B. Almost free. Very cheap | |
| 59. |
Do no trust a man who “blows his own trumpet” |
| A. | flatters |
| B. | praises others |
| C. | admonishes others |
| D. | praises himself |
| Answer» E. | |
| 60. |
“De novo” means___________? |
| A. | Calm in arm |
| B. | New |
| C. | Prominent |
| D. | To any extent |
| Answer» C. Prominent | |
| 61. |
Complete the idiom “Hell hath no fury like a___________? |
| A. | A women scorned |
| B. | A burnned women |
| C. | A women forgotten |
| D. | A devil’s advocate |
| Answer» B. A burnned women | |
| 62. |
“Clique” means____________? |
| A. | A group of animals |
| B. | A group of birds |
| C. | A group of people |
| D. | None of above |
| Answer» D. None of above | |
| 63. |
“Chew the fat” means __________? |
| A. | To action a task; to initiate work |
| B. | To become silent; to stop talking |
| C. | To take offense; to get worked up, aggravated, or annoyed |
| D. | To chat idly or generally waste time talking |
| Answer» E. | |
| 64. |
“Cap it all” means:____________? |
| A. | To cover everything |
| B. | To seize everything |
| C. | To finish |
| D. | To occur |
| Answer» D. To occur | |
| 65. |
“Brain Drain” means__________? |
| A. | Mad Person |
| B. | Migration Of Skilled Person To Other Country |
| C. | Emigration Of Intellectuals |
| D. | None |
| Answer» C. Emigration Of Intellectuals | |
| 66. |
“Black and blue” _____________ ? |
| A. | Full of bruises |
| B. | A poor plan |
| C. | False sense of happiness or success |
| D. | Something that is not understandable |
| Answer» B. A poor plan | |
| 67. |
“Bird Brain” means _____? |
| A. | A person that is not too smart; a person that acts stupid |
| B. | A person that is too smart; a person that acts Sharp |
| C. | A person that is too lazy; a person that acts dull |
| D. | A person that too angry; a person that acts hastly |
| Answer» B. A person that is too smart; a person that acts Sharp | |
| 68. |
“Best of both worlds” means ________? |
| A. | A phrase implying that a person is never satisfied with their current situation; they think others have it better |
| B. | People’s intentions can be judged better by what they do than by what they say |
| C. | A situation wherein someone has the privilege of enjoying two different opportunities |
| D. | Just the information I have on the subject |
| Answer» D. Just the information I have on the subject | |
| 69. |
“Beating a dead horse” means ________? |
| A. | To uselessly dwell on a subject far beyond its point of resolution |
| B. | An obvious, pressing issue left unaddressed due to its sensitive nature. |
| C. | To speak the truth, even to the point of being blunt and rude |
| D. | To work late into the night, alluding to the time before electric lighting |
| Answer» B. An obvious, pressing issue left unaddressed due to its sensitive nature. | |
| 70. |
“Basket case” _______? |
| A. | An area of vulnerability |
| B. | Narrowly; barely. Usually used in regard to a narrow escape from a disaster |
| C. | To treat a topic, but omit its main points, often intentionally or to delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant |
| D. | One made powerless or ineffective, as by nerves, panic, or stress |
| Answer» E. | |
| 71. |
“At the drop of the hat” means____________? |
| A. | As soon as it was spoken |
| B. | Done easily, without any preparation |
| C. | Done in an instant |
| D. | After something is done |
| Answer» C. Done in an instant | |
| 72. |
“Apple of discord” means ______? |
| A. | Anything causing trouble, discord, or jealousy |
| B. | A person that is not too smart; a person that acts stupid |
| C. | To further a loss with sarcasm or indignity; to worsen an unfavorable situation |
| D. | To speak the truth, even to the point of being blunt and rude |
| Answer» B. A person that is not too smart; a person that acts stupid | |
| 73. |
“An arm and a leg” means _________? |
| A. | Full throttle; at maximum speed |
| B. | Very cheap or inexpensive. A little amount of money |
| C. | Very expensive or costly. A large amount of money |
| D. | One made powerless or ineffective, as by nerves, panic, or stress |
| Answer» D. One made powerless or ineffective, as by nerves, panic, or stress | |
| 74. |
“All Hours” means___________? |
| A. | At Regular Times |
| B. | At Irregular Times |
| C. | Every Hour |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Every Hour | |
| 75. |
“Achilles’ heel” means ________? |
| A. | “Achilles’ heel” means ________? |
| B. | A metaphor for a fatal weakness in spite of overall strength |
| C. | A hidden or secret strength, or unrevealed advantage |
| D. | To endure a painful or unpleasant situation that is unavoidable |
| Answer» C. A hidden or secret strength, or unrevealed advantage | |
| 76. |
“Ace in the hole” means __________? |
| A. | A hidden or secret strength, or unrevealed advantage |
| B. | A metaphor for a fatal weakness in spite of overall strength |
| C. | Anything causing trouble, discord, or jealousy |
| D. | Without any hesitation; instantly |
| Answer» B. A metaphor for a fatal weakness in spite of overall strength | |
| 77. |
A man of straw _________? |
| A. | A man of no substance |
| B. | A very active person |
| C. | A worthy fellow |
| D. | An unreasonable person |
| Answer» B. A very active person | |
| 78. |
“A litmus test” means __________ ? |
| A. | A decisively indicative test |
| B. | False sense of happiness or success |
| C. | Something that is not understandable |
| D. | To show dislike or disappointment through facial expressions |
| Answer» B. False sense of happiness or success | |
| 79. |
“A hot potato” means _________? |
| A. | The one tiny drawback that ruins it |
| B. | To go to bed to sleep |
| C. | To find fault with something that has been received as a gift or favor |
| D. | A controversial issue or situation that is awkward or unpleasant to deal with |
| Answer» E. | |
| 80. |
A bitter pill means ___________? |
| A. | Anything causing trouble, discord, or jealousy |
| B. | A controversial issue or situation that is awkward or unpleasant to deal with |
| C. | A situation or information that is unpleasant but must be accepted |
| D. | When an attempt fails, and it’s time to start planning all over again |
| Answer» D. When an attempt fails, and it’s time to start planning all over again | |