Quiz: 04 - IDIOMS AND PHARES


04 - IDIOMS AND PHARESOnline version GENERAL ENGLISH by General English 1 Out of sorts a not rich b not well c out of reach d out of sight 2 Bury the hatchet a get reconciled b go their own way c hide their secrets d defeat their enemies 3 An axe to grind a No sense b no work to do c no property d personal end to serve 4 A burning problem a an urgent important problem b a dangerous problem c a problem on fire d a problem that is obvious 5 My colleague (made his mark) as a lawyer at an early age. a distinguished himself b created a vacancy c desired to be d secured good marks 6 I am (all ears) to listen to your stories of chivalry. a suspicious b worried c eager d curious 7 The teacher was (taken aback) by the student's remark. a annoy b surprised c hurt d pleased 8 between the lines a strain your eyes b read in secret c find out the inner meaning d read an untidy letter 9 The scandal was (swept under the rug) because of the important people involved in it. a blown out of proportion b heavily publicised c forgotten by the people easily d concealed from others 10 The police went through the evidence (with a fine tooth comb). a carelessly b hastily c carefully d unnecessarily 11 The kid could no longer (stave off) his hunger. a fulfill b delay c quench d overcome 12 The plan to build the new railway line through the park (went over like a lead balloon). a was immensely successful b failed to arouse support c was stalled d was too confusing 13 Fits and start a Regular b Unsteady c Rapid d Puzzled 14 Dog eat dog a very vigilant b steady manager c ruthlessly competitive d Hostile and unhelpful 15 All agog a unexpected b dispute c expectant d deceive 16 Gift of the gab a eloquent b puzzling c deceptive d embarrassing 17 He was sacked from his job because of (a grave error) on his part. a raining cats and dogs b minding one's p's and q's c picking holes in one's cot d Himalayan blunder 18 I have been a vegetarian for (a very long time). a Donkey's years b Duck in the thunderstorm c Die in harness d Damocles' sword 19 The announcement of the new tourism policy of the government has made some people excited or interested. a Pull out all the stops b Run around in circles c Quicken the pulse d Reach for the moon 20 Some people still feel that they have (very little freedom) to be innovative in their work. a elbow room b an old lady c an old head on young shoulders d to make a pile 21 The world needs a global leader who can hold out a (gesture of peace). a mother wit b halcyon days c a grass widow d an olive branch 22 (A fair weather friend) can never be trusted in the times of exigency. a A close friend b A pen friend c A selfish friend d An old acquaintance 23 Cudgel one's brain a thinking about a debate b to think hard c not to think d to overthink 24 come in handy a Be useful b Cause trouble c Be sold d Bring luck 25 Play it by ear a To do something without special preparation b To plan c To listen carefully d To improve 26 On cloud nine a Flying b Floating c Dreaming d Very happy 27 Someone's heart is in the right place. a Suddenly feel so excited or frightened that your heart beat faster b Change your opinion or the way you feel c Share secret worries with someone else d Someone is good even if they sometimes behave in a wrong manner 28 Down the tubes a Minting money b Failing completely c Being informal d Going to swim 29 Put his foot down a stamped his foot down b agreed to reconsider c refused to yield d did not run 30 Lose your marbles a To go insane b To handle stress c To lower down anger d To be patient

1

Out of sorts

a

not rich

b

not well

c

out of reach

d

out of sight

2

Bury the hatchet

a

get reconciled

b

go their own way

c

hide their secrets

d

defeat their enemies

3

An axe to grind

a

No sense

b

no work to do

c

no property

d

personal end to serve

4

A burning problem

a

an urgent important problem

b

a dangerous problem

c

a problem on fire

d

a problem that is obvious

5

My colleague (made his mark) as a lawyer at an early age.

a

distinguished himself

b

created a vacancy

c

desired to be

d

secured good marks

6

I am (all ears) to listen to your stories of chivalry.

a

suspicious

b

worried

c

eager

d

curious

7

The teacher was (taken aback) by the student's remark.

a

annoy

b

surprised

c

hurt

d

pleased

8

between the lines

a

strain your eyes

b

read in secret

c

find out the inner meaning

d

read an untidy letter

9

The scandal was (swept under the rug) because of the important people involved in it.

a

blown out of proportion

b

heavily publicised

c

forgotten by the people easily

d

concealed from others

10

The police went through the evidence (with a fine tooth comb).

a

carelessly

b

hastily

c

carefully

d

unnecessarily

11

The kid could no longer (stave off) his hunger.

a

fulfill

b

delay

c

quench

d

overcome

12

The plan to build the new railway line through the park (went over like a lead balloon).

a

was immensely successful

b

failed to arouse support

c

was stalled

d

was too confusing

13

Fits and start

a

Regular

b

Unsteady

c

Rapid

d

Puzzled

14

Dog eat dog

a

very vigilant

b

steady manager

c

ruthlessly competitive

d

Hostile and unhelpful

15

All agog

a

unexpected

b

dispute

c

expectant

d

deceive

16

Gift of the gab

a

eloquent

b

puzzling

c

deceptive

d

embarrassing

17

He was sacked from his job because of (a grave error) on his part.

a

raining cats and dogs

b

minding one's p's and q's

c

picking holes in one's cot

d

Himalayan blunder

18

I have been a vegetarian for (a very long time).

a

Donkey's years

b

Duck in the thunderstorm

c

Die in harness

d

Damocles' sword

19

The announcement of the new tourism policy of the government has made some people excited or interested.

a

Pull out all the stops

b

Run around in circles

c

Quicken the pulse

d

Reach for the moon

20

Some people still feel that they have (very little freedom) to be innovative in their work.

a

elbow room

b

an old lady

c

an old head on young shoulders

d

to make a pile

21

The world needs a global leader who can hold out a (gesture of peace).

a

mother wit

b

halcyon days

c

a grass widow

d

an olive branch

22

(A fair weather friend) can never be trusted in the times of exigency.

a

A close friend

b

A pen friend

c

A selfish friend

d

An old acquaintance

23

Cudgel one's brain

a

thinking about a debate

b

to think hard

c

not to think

d

to overthink

24

come in handy

a

Be useful

b

Cause trouble

c

Be sold

d

Bring luck

25

Play it by ear

a

To do something without special preparation

b

To plan

c

To listen carefully

d

To improve

26

On cloud nine

a

Flying

b

Floating

c

Dreaming

d

Very happy

27

Someone's heart is in the right place.

a

Suddenly feel so excited or frightened that your heart beat faster

b

Change your opinion or the way you feel

c

Share secret worries with someone else

d

Someone is good even if they sometimes behave in a wrong manner

28

Down the tubes

a

Minting money

b

Failing completely

c

Being informal

d

Going to swim

29

Put his foot down

a

stamped his foot down

b

agreed to reconsider

c

refused to yield

d

did not run

30

Lose your marbles

a

To go insane

b

To handle stress

c

To lower down anger

d

To be patient

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04 - IDIOMS AND PHARESOnline version

by General English

Out of sorts

Bury the hatchet

An axe to grind

A burning problem

My colleague (made his mark) as a lawyer at an early age.

I am (all ears) to listen to your stories of chivalry.

The teacher was (taken aback) by the student's remark.

between the lines

The scandal was (swept under the rug) because of the important people involved in it.

The police went through the evidence (with a fine tooth comb).

The kid could no longer (stave off) his hunger.

The plan to build the new railway line through the park (went over like a lead balloon).

Fits and start

Dog eat dog

All agog

Gift of the gab

He was sacked from his job because of (a grave error) on his part.

I have been a vegetarian for (a very long time).

The announcement of the new tourism policy of the government has made some people excited or interested.

Some people still feel that they have (very little freedom) to be innovative in their work.

The world needs a global leader who can hold out a (gesture of peace).

(A fair weather friend) can never be trusted in the times of exigency.

Cudgel one's brain

come in handy

Play it by ear

On cloud nine

Someone's heart is in the right place.

Down the tubes

Put his foot down

Lose your marbles