Quiz: 03 - IDIOMS AND PHARES


03 - IDIOMS AND PHARESOnline version General English by General English 1 A wild goose chase a fruitful search b timely search c useless search d wrong decision 2 A moot point a agreeable b unknown c disputed d unclear 3 All agog a avoid b contentment c unsystematically d amazed 4 An axe to grind a to act bravely b to act like a fool c to have a selfish motive d to take risk 5 A drop in a bucket a as much as possible b nothing at all c a handsome amount d a very insignificant amount 6 A dark horse a an unknown entry b a wild animal c a black horse d a front runner 7 Like a cakewalk a smooth surface b pleasant experience c easy task d active 8 All eyes a watching with anger b watching eagerly c watching with no interest d not watching at all 9 In weal and woe a In sad and gloomy days b In happiness and good times c In prosperity and adversity d In despair and failture 10 A green horn a Uneducated person b Inexperienced person c Clever person d Skilled person 11 Bag and baggage a with burden b without any aim c without happiness d with all of one's possessions 12 In cold blood a in cold weather b deliberately c when blood was cold d regretfully 13 A skeleton in the cupboard a A popular fact which is not hidden b A popular fact to be kept secret c An embarrassing fact not to be kept secret d An embarrassing fact to be kept secret 14 Fly into passion a To be aggressive at times b To become aggressive often c To become angry suddenly d To be always angry 15 Beat around the bush a avoid praising someone and demean b avoid the main point by talking in a roundabout way c avoid saying what you mean, usually because it is not funny d avoid using foul words to make someone uncomfortable 16 Fair and square a Honestly b Fair skinned c Being vague d Good looking 17 At an arm's length a away from each other b at a distance c under wraps d alert and prepared 18 Cut a poor fingure a In a poor state b To put a good impression c To put a bad impression d bad physical form 19 Bear the palm a to bring joyful news b to lose a game c to advocate peace d to be a winner 20 In hot waters a To be in trouble b To dip in hot water c To be in a hot climate d To feel relaxed 21 The lecture by the French professor seemed (Latin and Greek) to the young students. a Interesting b Lucid c Unblased d Incomprehensible 22 On the ball a To be alert b Doing a bad job c Doing an average job d To be lazy 23 Yellow bellies a Zealots b Cowards c Sceptics d Upset stomachs 24 Born with a silver spoon in mouth a born with a spoon stuck in his mouth b born to riches and luxury c born with a spoon that was not of gold d born to not so rich parents 25 Let the cat out of the bag a openly confess b creating a false story c To allow a secret to be known, usually without intending to d secretly confide 26 Turn over a new leaf a To begin again b To stop finally c To plant a tree d To take a break 27 The future of Kashmir is still a (vexed question) a Important b None of the given options c Controversial d Confused 28 To keep the wolf away from the door a To keep aloof from disputed matters b To guard against wild animals c To guard against enemies d To keep off starvation 29 I have (a feeling in my gut) that her husband is cheating her. a lot of proof b slight hint c strong instinct d strong fear 30 I have (clean hands), so why I should be afraid of any one. a innocent b faulty c hygienic d beautiful

1

A wild goose chase

a

fruitful search

b

timely search

c

useless search

d

wrong decision

2

A moot point

a

agreeable

b

unknown

c

disputed

d

unclear

3

All agog

a

avoid

b

contentment

c

unsystematically

d

amazed

4

An axe to grind

a

to act bravely

b

to act like a fool

c

to have a selfish motive

d

to take risk

5

A drop in a bucket

a

as much as possible

b

nothing at all

c

a handsome amount

d

a very insignificant amount

6

A dark horse

a

an unknown entry

b

a wild animal

c

a black horse

d

a front runner

7

Like a cakewalk

a

smooth surface

b

pleasant experience

c

easy task

d

active

8

All eyes

a

watching with anger

b

watching eagerly

c

watching with no interest

d

not watching at all

9

In weal and woe

a

In sad and gloomy days

b

In happiness and good times

c

In prosperity and adversity

d

In despair and failture

10

A green horn

a

Uneducated person

b

Inexperienced person

c

Clever person

d

Skilled person

11

Bag and baggage

a

with burden

b

without any aim

c

without happiness

d

with all of one's possessions

12

In cold blood

a

in cold weather

b

deliberately

c

when blood was cold

d

regretfully

13

A skeleton in the cupboard

a

A popular fact which is not hidden

b

A popular fact to be kept secret

c

An embarrassing fact not to be kept secret

d

An embarrassing fact to be kept secret

14

Fly into passion

a

To be aggressive at times

b

To become aggressive often

c

To become angry suddenly

d

To be always angry

15

Beat around the bush

a

avoid praising someone and demean

b

avoid the main point by talking in a roundabout way

c

avoid saying what you mean, usually because it is not funny

d

avoid using foul words to make someone uncomfortable

16

Fair and square

a

Honestly

b

Fair skinned

c

Being vague

d

Good looking

17

At an arm's length

a

away from each other

b

at a distance

c

under wraps

d

alert and prepared

18

Cut a poor fingure

a

In a poor state

b

To put a good impression

c

To put a bad impression

d

bad physical form

19

Bear the palm

a

to bring joyful news

b

to lose a game

c

to advocate peace

d

to be a winner

20

In hot waters

a

To be in trouble

b

To dip in hot water

c

To be in a hot climate

d

To feel relaxed

21

The lecture by the French professor seemed (Latin and Greek) to the young students.

a

Interesting

b

Lucid

c

Unblased

d

Incomprehensible

22

On the ball

a

To be alert

b

Doing a bad job

c

Doing an average job

d

To be lazy

23

Yellow bellies

a

Zealots

b

Cowards

c

Sceptics

d

Upset stomachs

24

Born with a silver spoon in mouth

a

born with a spoon stuck in his mouth

b

born to riches and luxury

c

born with a spoon that was not of gold

d

born to not so rich parents

25

Let the cat out of the bag

a

openly confess

b

creating a false story

c

To allow a secret to be known, usually without intending to

d

secretly confide

26

Turn over a new leaf

a

To begin again

b

To stop finally

c

To plant a tree

d

To take a break

27

The future of Kashmir is still a (vexed question)

a

Important

b

None of the given options

c

Controversial

d

Confused

28

To keep the wolf away from the door

a

To keep aloof from disputed matters

b

To guard against wild animals

c

To guard against enemies

d

To keep off starvation

29

I have (a feeling in my gut) that her husband is cheating her.

a

lot of proof

b

slight hint

c

strong instinct

d

strong fear

30

I have (clean hands), so why I should be afraid of any one.

a

innocent

b

faulty

c

hygienic

d

beautiful

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03 - IDIOMS AND PHARESOnline version

by General English

A wild goose chase

A moot point

All agog

An axe to grind

A drop in a bucket

A dark horse

Like a cakewalk

All eyes

In weal and woe

A green horn

Bag and baggage

In cold blood

A skeleton in the cupboard

Fly into passion

Beat around the bush

Fair and square

At an arm's length

Cut a poor fingure

Bear the palm

In hot waters

The lecture by the French professor seemed (Latin and Greek) to the young students.

On the ball

Yellow bellies

Born with a silver spoon in mouth

Let the cat out of the bag

Turn over a new leaf

The future of Kashmir is still a (vexed question)

To keep the wolf away from the door

I have (a feeling in my gut) that her husband is cheating her.

I have (clean hands), so why I should be afraid of any one.