Question 1

Directions: Select the correct meaning of the idiom/ phrase from the four alternatives.

To be at a stone's throw

Very close
To weaken the power
To stone someone
To be hit by a stone

Answer

Correct Option: A

Question 2

Directions: Select the correct meaning of the idiom/ phrase from the four alternatives.

To cross one's mind

To ignore
To ga against one feeling
To occur to oneself
To be lost in thought

Answer

Correct Option: C

Question 3

Directions: Select the correct meaning of the idiom/ phrase from the four alternatives.

To be at ease

To be comfortable
To apologise
Do things easily
To take things easy

Answer

Correct Option: A

Question 4

Directions: Select the correct meaning of the idiom/ phrase from the four alternatives.

To burry the hatchet

To kill
To make peace
To crimate
To avoid

Answer

Correct Option: B

Question 5

Directions: Select the correct meaning of the idiom/ phrase from the four alternatives.

To gain ground

To succeed slowly and steadily
To occupy more land
By the way
To be equal to

Answer

Correct Option: A

Question 6

Directions: Select the correct meaning of the idiom/ phrase from the four alternatives.

To make both ends meet

To deserve
To punish
To join
To fulfill the basic needs

Answer

Correct Option: D

Question 7

Directions: Select the correct meaning of the idiom/ phrase from the four alternatives.

To be in the good books

In a mood
To be in religious books
To be in favour with a person
To have good understanding

Answer

Correct Option: C

Question 8

Directions: Select the correct meaning of the idiom/ phrase from the four alternatives.

To do it off hand

To discourage
To be hopeful in need
Within one's reach
Without preparation

Answer

Correct Option: D

Question 9

Directions: Select the correct meaning of the idiom/ phrase from the four alternatives.

Black and blue

Bitter relations
To beat mercilessly
To pacify the matter
In a mood

Answer

Correct Option: B

Question 10

Directions: Select the correct meaning of the idiom/ phrase from the four alternatives.

To follow suit

To be active
To be confused
to act in a like manner
To follow others

Answer

Correct Option: C

Question 11

Directions: Select the correct meaning of the idiom/ phrase from the four alternatives.

To leave a friend in the lurch

To laugh secretly
To leave a friend in difficulty
To avoid a friend
To have a fight with a friend

Answer

Correct Option: B

Question 12

Directions: Select the correct meaning of the idiom/ phrase from the four alternatives.

To make the most of

To utilise utmost
To hurry
To confused
Nearly finished

Answer

Correct Option: A

Question 13

Directions: Select the correct meaning of the idiom/ phrase from the four alternatives.

To rise to the occasion

Stand together
To meet an emergency
Fail to keep position
To use the occasion

Answer

Correct Option: B

Question 14

Directions: Select the correct meaning of the idiom/ phrase from the four alternatives.

To turn over a new leaf

In a dilemma
To be unwell
To be entirely changed
Go to the next page

Answer

Correct Option: C

Question 15

Directions: Select the correct meaning of the idiom/ phrase from the four alternatives.

To be under a cloud

To be under suspicion
To be under cover
To occur to oneself
A cloudy day

Answer

Correct Option: A

Question 16

Directions: Select the correct meaning of the idiom/ phrase from the four alternatives.

To let the cat out of the bag

To agree
To disclose
To value
To miss an opportunity

Answer

Correct Option: B

Question 17

Directions: Select the correct meaning of the idiom/ phrase from the four alternatives.

Fabian policy

Policy of delaying decisions
To weaken the power
Support one another
Policy of Finland

Answer

Correct Option: A

Question 18

Directions: Select the correct meaning of the idiom/ phrase from the four alternatives.

A ship of the old block

To ignore
To make peace
To resemble
Ship made of old wood

Answer

Correct Option: C

Question 19

Directions: Select the correct meaning of the idiom/ phrase from the four alternatives.

Uphill task

At the top
Difficult task
To climb
In a mood

Answer

Correct Option: B

Question 20

Directions: Select the correct meaning of the idiom/ phrase from the four alternatives.

In the blues

In dumps
To confess
To exaggerate
To be confused

Answer

Correct Option: A

Question 21

Directions: Select the correct meaning of the idiom/ phrase from the four alternatives.

Out of the wood

By force of
Out of danger
Antique
Made from wood

Answer

Correct Option: B

Question 22

Directions: Select the correct meaning of the idiom/ phrase from the four alternatives.

Writing on the wall

To discourage
To be hopeful in need
To signal
To paste posters on the wall

Answer

Correct Option: C

Question 23

Directions: Select the correct meaning of the idiom/ phrase from the four alternatives.

To hit the nail on the head

To do the right thing at the right time
To repent
To defy
To show contempt

Answer

Correct Option: A

Question 24

Directions: Select the correct meaning of the idiom/ phrase from the four alternatives.

To play truant

Yield
To be absent from duty without permission
False hope
To betray

Answer

Correct Option: B

Question 25

Directions: Select the correct meaning of the idiom/ phrase from the four alternatives.

Above board

Honest and straight forward
Top position in the management board
Official day
Prosperous

Answer

Correct Option: A

Description: Increasing English Idioms & Pharases for English Vocabulary, MBA Vocabulary, MCA Entrance, MBA Preparation, MBA Entrance Exam, MCA Entrance Exam
Number of Questions: 25
Created by: Avatara Chahal
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