Idioms and Phrases MCQ 1 5% Question 1 of 20 1. Blow one’s trumpet To praise a leaderTo praise oneselfTo praise a community To praise anotherQuestion 1 of 20Question 2 of 20 2. To make clean breast ofTo gain prominence To praise oneselfTo confess without of reserveTo destroy before it bloomsQuestion 2 of 20Question 3 of 20 3. To keeps one's temperTo become hungryTo be in good moodTo preserve ones energyTo be aloof fromQuestion 3 of 20Question 4 of 20 4. At one's wit's end Perplexed Clear UpExplainEnlightenQuestion 4 of 20Question 5 of 20 5. Both the Centre and States must ____________ on ending the special treatment for sugar by letting market signals dictate crop prospects and prices. I. Bark up the wrong tree II. Burn the bridges III. Bite the bulletOnly II Only IIIOnly I and IIOnly II and IIIQuestion 5 of 20Question 6 of 20 6. pick to pieces complete a work entirelyanalyse critically select only what you need. study something superficiallyQuestion 6 of 20Question 7 of 20 7. To catch a tartarTo trap wanted criminal with great difficultyTo catch a dangerous person To meet with disasterTo deal with a person who is more than one's matchQuestion 7 of 20Question 8 of 20 8. To drive homeTo find one's rootsTo return to place of restBack to original positionTo emphasizeQuestion 8 of 20Question 9 of 20 9. The watchdogs were asleep when the bulls ran riot behaved cleverly acted without restraint wandered aimlesslyhad the best of timeQuestion 9 of 20Question 10 of 20 10. In the race to garner a larger share of the pie, the airlines seem to be ____________ in training, supervision and safety – adopting a grow-now-fix-later attitude. I. cutting corners II. All ears III. Call a spade a spadeOnly IOnly IIOnly I and IIIOnly IIIQuestion 10 of 20Question 11 of 20 11. to spill the beansto be untidyto reveal a secret to conceal a factto reveal partial truthQuestion 11 of 20Question 12 of 20 12. To have an axe to grindA private end to serveTo have no result To work for both sidesNone of theseQuestion 12 of 20Question 13 of 20 13. To cry wolfTo listen eagerly To give false alarmTo turn pale To keep off starvationQuestion 13 of 20Question 14 of 20 14. Ability to make good judgements and take quick decisionsIntuitionSacrilege AcumenFetishQuestion 14 of 20Question 15 of 20 15. In this generally upbeat environment, hardly any analyst wants to ____________ and state in a research report that the excitement about the rupee depreciation is overdone as far as IT stocks are concerned. I. Put their necks on the line II. Go out on a limb III. Stick their necks outOnly III Only I and IIOnly I and IIIAll of the aboveOnly IIQuestion 15 of 20Question 16 of 20 16. dressing-downwear an expensive gowngive a scoldingpretendapply bandageQuestion 16 of 20Question 17 of 20 17. To end in smokeTo make completely understandTo ruin oneself To overcome someoneNone of theseQuestion 17 of 20Question 18 of 20 18. To be above board To have a good heightThey have no debtsTo be honest in any business dealTo try to be beautifulQuestion 18 of 20Question 19 of 20 19. The result of the examination dashed my hopes.failed kill someonefrustratebring great happinessQuestion 19 of 20Question 20 of 20 20. To keep the wolf away from the doorTo keep aliveTo keep away from extreme povertyTo hold the difficulties and dangers in check To keep off an unwanted and undesirable personQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...