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1.

To set one’s face against __________?

A. To oppose with determination
B. To judge by appearance
C. To get out of difficulty
D. To look at one steadily
Answer» B. To judge by appearance
2.

Idiom “A slap on the wrist” means?

A. Hard Punishment
B. Beating Someone
C. Warning or Small Punishment
D. Make someone sad
Answer» D. Make someone sad
3.

There were no opposition to the new policy by the ‘rank and file’ of the Government.

A. The ordinary members
B. The official machinery
C. The majority
D. The cabinet ministers
Answer» B. The official machinery
4.

To make clean breast of means

A. To gain prominence
B. To praise oneself
C. To destroy before it blooms
D. To confess without of reserves
Answer» E.
5.

She turned heads wherever she went. What does the idiom/phrase “turn heads” mean?

A. too pleased
B. get angry
C. attract a lot of attention
D. not knowing what to say
E. get acquainted
Answer» D. not knowing what to say
6.

What do you mean by Novel ___________ ?

A. Short prose
B. A long fictional prose with many characters
C. A short narrative prose
D. A literary work on the stage
Answer» C. A short narrative prose
7.

“All Hours” means___________?

A. At Regular Times
B. At Irregular Times
C. Every Hour
D. None of these
Answer» C. Every Hour
8.

The idiomatic phrase “Spick and Span” means?

A. Wisdome and foresight
B. Watch the weather
C. spotlessly clean
D. Deceive somebody
Answer» D. Deceive somebody
9.

What the term Short Story stands for:

A. A long prose fiction
B. A story of figurative language
C. A story of many characters
D. A short prose fiction
Answer» E.
10.

To”Jazz Up” means to___________?

A. Go faster
B. Make something more exciting
C. Make a lot of noise
D. Be Strong
Answer» C. Make a lot of noise
11.

Idiom “To cut long story short” means?

A. Tell the story briefly
B. Come to the point
C. Miss the main points
D. None of above
Answer» C. Miss the main points
12.

Idiom ” To make amend for” means___________?

A. Make possible effort
B. To compensate for damage
C. To bring chance in something
D. None of these
Answer» C. To bring chance in something
13.

“De novo” means___________?

A. Calm in arm
B. New
C. Prominent
D. To any extent
Answer» C. Prominent
14.

“Inter alia” means___________?

A. In between
B. By the fact
C. Under concentration
D. At the end
Answer» B. By the fact
15.

“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
16.

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
17.

“En-route” means_________?

A. oneway direction
B. On the way
C. Long distance
D. None of these
Answer» C. Long distance
18.

The idiom “To burry the hatchet” mean?

A. To make peace
B. To make a foolish choice
C. To make a wrong decision
D. To lose something
Answer» B. To make a foolish choice
19.

“Prosaic” means__________?

A. Good
B. Dull
C. Beautiful
D. None
Answer» C. Beautiful
20.

Meaning of the idiom ‘Swan song”?

A. Last work
B. First work
C. Middle work
D. Early work
Answer» B. First work
21.

What is the meaning of Banton?

A. Afresh
B. Good manners
C. Farewell
D. Authority
Answer» C. Farewell
22.

“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
23.

He is busy with his work ______________?

A. inns and out
B. up to neck
C. up to the hilt
D. kith and kin
Answer» D. kith and kin
24.

He Was all at sea when he began his new Job.What does idiom / phrase “at sea” means __________?

A. happy
B. sad
C. puzzled
D. triumphant
Answer» D. triumphant
25.

My friend is a couch potato. What does the idiom/phrase “couch potato” means?

A. active person
B. busy person
C. lazy person
D. angry person
Answer» D. angry person
26.

“Give cold shoulder” means__________?

A. To support
B. Cold meat
C. To ignore
D. Shiver
Answer» D. Shiver
27.

Foreign phrase ” De Jure” means?

A. By law
B. Successful
C. Illegal
D. Compromising
Answer» B. Successful
28.

She goes to her mother’s house off and on. What does idiom / phrase “off and on” means

A. frequently
B. rarely
C. occasionally
D. sometimes
Answer» D. sometimes
29.

“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
30.

“Hold one’s horse” means__________?

A. Keep one’s expectations
B. Keep one’s gift
C. Have patience
D. High on energy
Answer» D. High on energy
31.

“Feel blue” means _________?

A. Feel Sad
B. Feel happy
C. Feel energetic
D. Feel angry
Answer» B. Feel happy
32.

“Go Dutch” means _______ ?

A. One person paying for everyone
B. share the cost of something, especially a meal, equally
C. Enjoy two different opportunities at the same time
D. To do something badly or cheaply
Answer» C. Enjoy two different opportunities at the same time
33.

Idiom “Tie the knot” means?

A. Friendship
B. Getting married
C. Enmity
D. Criticism
Answer» C. Enmity
34.

One-Trick Pony means:

A. A person having one special feature, talent, or area of expertise
B. Doing work dishonesty
C. Unlawful paropaganda
D. Clever planning for enemy
Answer» B. Doing work dishonesty
35.

The Government ruled by Women is called?

A. Petticoat government
B. Corporatocracy
C. Patriarchy
D. None of these
Answer» B. Corporatocracy
36.

His office is always in apple-pie order. What does the idiom/phrase “apple-pie order” means?

A. Neat & tidy
B. Disordered
C. Mismanaged
D. Ornamental
Answer» B. Disordered
37.

To catch a tartar means:

A. To meet with disaster
B. To catch a dangerous person
C. To deal with a person who is more than one’s match
D. None of above
Answer» C. To deal with a person who is more than one’s match
38.

“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
39.

“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
40.

“when pigs fly” means ______?

A. something that is easy to do
B. raining very heavily
C. something that will never happen or is impossible
D. miss the chance
Answer» D. miss the chance
41.

“Wild goose chase” _________?

A. A foolish and hopeless search for or pursuit of something unattainable
B. To take credit for something someone else did
C. To not take what someone says too seriously; to treat someone’s words with a degree of skepticism
D. A phrase implying that one is not proficient at performing a particular task and that they should not try to perform the task professionally
Answer» B. To take credit for something someone else did
42.

“Icing (also frosting) on the cake” means ________?

A. An ugly but essential addition or enhancement
B. An ugly & inessential removal or diminution
C. Be very expensive
D. An attractive but inessential addition or enhancement
Answer» E.
43.

To pick holes _________?

A. To find some reason to quarrel
B. To destroy something
C. To criticize someone
D. To cut some part of an item
Answer» D. To cut some part of an item
44.

“Raining cats and dogs” means _________?

A. Raining very heavily
B. Easy option
C. Very rarely
D. one who presents a counter argument
Answer» B. Easy option
45.

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
46.

“Keep at bay” means ______________.

A. Keep in mind
B. Keep at a distance
C. Keep thinking about something
D. Keep at the sea-shore
Answer» C. Keep thinking about something
47.

“Your guess is as good as mine” means __________?

A. Join a popular trend or activity
B. To hear something from the authoritative source
C. To know the answer
D. To have no idea
Answer» E.
48.

“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
49.

“Spill the beans” ________ ?

A. Frivolously performing a simple task
B. Reveal someone’s secret
C. To stop something at an early stage
D. Frivolously performing a simple task
Answer» C. To stop something at an early stage
50.

“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.