Idioms and Phrases MCQ 2 5%Question 1 of 201. every inch a gentlemanpartly entirelycalculativelysomewhatQuestion 1 of 20Question 2 of 202. To be above boardTo have a good height To be honest in any business dealThey have no debts To try to be beautifulQuestion 2 of 20Question 3 of 203. To put one's hand to ploughTo take up agricultural farmingTo take a difficult taskTo get entangled into unnecessary thingsTake interest in technical workQuestion 3 of 20Question 4 of 204. On the CardsTo run away AnticipatedSatisfactionSanctionQuestion 4 of 20Question 5 of 205. We’re taught that evolution is all about “survival of the fittest” but sometimes evolution can be the result of a lucky animal ____________ I. Cherry picking II. Arguing the toss III. Finding any port in a stormOnly I Only IIOnly II and IIIOnly IIIQuestion 5 of 20Question 6 of 206. turn turtle turn like a turtle over-turna game turtles play slow like a turtleQuestion 6 of 20Question 7 of 207. for keeps awayforeverhidhimselfQuestion 7 of 20Question 8 of 208. His behaviour compelled me to give him a piece of my mindScold him Pardon himMake him my friendTake him into confidenceQuestion 8 of 20Question 9 of 209. Pakistan was ____________ with Mr. Trump tweeting about Pakistan’s duplicity in being “a non-NATO ally” and providing safe haven to insurgent groups. I. Put on notice II. Burying the hatchet III. Splitting hairsOnly IOnly II and IIIOnly IINone of the aboveQuestion 9 of 20Question 10 of 2010. Smell a ratSmell a burned rat Smell a rotten rat Smell something right Suspect something wrongQuestion 10 of 20Question 11 of 2011. To pick holesTo find some reason to quarrelTo destroy somethingTo criticise someoneTo cut some part of an itemQuestion 11 of 20Question 12 of 2012. To leave someone in the lurchTo come to compromise with someone Constant source of annoyance to someoneTo put someone at easeTo desert someone in his difficultiesQuestion 12 of 20Question 13 of 2013. In the following questions four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase italicised and underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of idiom/phrase. Why do you wish to tread on the toes?To give offense to them To follow them grudgingly To treat them indifferentlyTo be kicked by themQuestion 13 of 20Question 14 of 2014. The company ____________ that the project will take at least another six months to conclude given that none of the managers have a better grip on the work. I. took on II. stands to reason III. came down withOnly II Only I and IIIOnly II and IIIAll I, II and IIIQuestion 14 of 20Question 15 of 2015. pull a long face to look sadto irritate someoneto pull someone’s faceto make funQuestion 15 of 20Question 16 of 2016. To leave someone in the lurchTo come to compromise with someoneConstant source of annoyance to someoneTo put someone at easeTo desert someone in his difficultiesQuestion 16 of 20Question 17 of 2017. To play second fiddleTo be happy, cheerful and healthy To reduce importance of one's seniorTo support the role and view of another personTo do back seat drivingQuestion 17 of 20Question 18 of 2018. By fits and startsTo do intermittently or irregularlyTo do consistentlyTo be in high spiritsTo fight vigorouslyQuestion 18 of 20Question 19 of 2019. Within 24 hours of announcing a meeting between the External Affairs Ministers’ of the two nations, India ____________ citing the recent attacks in Jammu and Kashmir by Pakistan-based groups. I. Hit pay dirt II. Drew a blank III. Called it offOnly III Only I and IIOnly II and IIINone of the aboveQuestion 19 of 20Question 20 of 2020. with one voice by one community unanimously in disharmony by one manQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...