ONE WORD SUBSTITUTES

Through which light cannot pass? A disease that is liable to be transmitted to

A. Dull people through the environment is known as
B. Dark ___________?
C. Obscure A. Contagious
D. Opaque B. Infectious
A leady who remains unmarried? C. Fatal
A. Bachelor D. Incurable
B. Misanthrope A disease spreading from one person or organism
C. Spinster to another by contact is known as ________?
D. None of these A. Contagious
The original inhabitants of a Country. B. Infectious
A. Aborigines C. Unanimous
B. Citizens D. Fatal
C. Natives Something that is hard but liable to break easily is
D. Primitive known as _______?
A Group of birds or a flock flying together in A. Brittle
hundreds or even in thousands is called _______ ? B. Flexible
A. Startling C. Resilient
B. Murmuration D. Supple
C. Both A and B A person fluent in two languages is known as
D. None of these _________?
One who lacks knowledge ________ ? A. Bilingual
A. Intelligent B. Bigot
B. Ignorant C. Bigamy
C. Credulous D. Brittle
D. Colleague The action or practice of persuading someone to
A part of a word that can be pronounced do something by using force or threats is known
separately ? as _________?
A. Particle A. Coercion
B. Sibilant B. Conviction
C. Syllable C. Confession
D. Letter D. Cajolement
One who travels from place to place ? A narrow piece of land connecting two large
A. Itinerant masses of land is known as _________?
B. Mendicant A. Gulf
C. Journeyman B. Isthmus
D. Tramp C. Peninsula
The practice of taking someone else’s work or D. Continent
ideas and passing them off as one’s own is Government by a small group of all powerful
known as ____________? persons is known as _________?
A. Cuckold A. Dictatorship
B. Despotism B. Monarchy
C. Plagiarism C. Oligarchy
D. Epicure D. Anarchy
A person who talks in his/her sleep is known as A person who helps another commit a crime is
___________? known as __________?
A. Bourgeois A. Accomplice
B. Insomnist B. Amateur
C. ventriloquist C. Cuckold
D. Somniloquist D. Changeling
secretly listening to a conversation is called A sad poem usually written to praise and express
________? sorrow for someone who is dead is known as
A. Eavesdrop ________?
B. Overhearing A. Elegy
C. Pigeonholing B. Oad
D. Spying C. Sestina
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A form of written language for blind people is A large enclosure for confining birds is known
known as __________? as _________?
A. Braille A. Aviary
B. Elysium B. Columbary
C. Epicure C. Volary
D. Arson D. All of the above
A medicine taken or given to counteract a Items of business to be considered at a
particular poison is known as ___________? meeting is called __________?
A. antidote A. Agenda
B. antitoxin B. Bulletin
C. Adderall C. Elysium
D. A & B D. Epicture
One who eats everything indiscriminately is A Game which no one wins called_________?
known as _________? A. Tie
A. Albumen B. Draw
B. Adept C. loss
C. Omnivorous D. toss
D. Amphibian the killing of one’s mother called________?
One who is present everywhere is known as A. matricide
____________? B. parricide
A. Omnipotent C. regicide
B. Omniscient D. patricide
C. Omnipresent killing of a large group of people
D. None of the above called_________?
Something which is incapable of being seen A. filicide
through is known as _____________? B. fratricide
A. Non-transparent C. genocide
B. Blurred D. homicide
C. Opaque A community of people smaller than a village
D. All of the above A. hamlet
Something which is capable of being seen B. aviary
through is known as _____________? C. apiary
A. Opaque D. none of these
B. Coarse A person who is controlled by wife called
C. Ambiguous A. Henpeck
D. Transparent B. Connoisseur
One who is unable to pay debts owed is known C. Somnambulist
as __________? D. None of these
A. Foreclosed A small enclosure for cattle, sheep, poultry etc.
B. Insolvent is called as __________?
C. Bankrupt A. Cellar
D. All of the above B. Sty
A person who collects or has a great love of C. Pen
books is known as ________? D. Lair
A. Bibliophile ” Infallible ” refers to the one who is free
B. Pluviophile from all _________?
C. Cosmopolitan A. cares & worries
D. Changeling B. cares & failures
Forcing someone to make payment for not C. mistakes & failures
revealing discreditable secrets is known as D. Worries & troubles
______________? action of killing King is called____________?
A. Blackmail A. regicide
B. Despotism B. suicide
C. Assassin C. patricide
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Fear of closed places: Living at the same time is?
A. Claustrophobia A. concurrent
B. Misogynist B. contemporary
C. Ambidextrous C. coincident
D. Philanthropy D. concomitant
Having a tendency to break the law to do Branch of medicine dealing with the health and
socially unacceptable things is? care of old people is?
A. delinquent A. obstetrics
B. frank B. pediatrics
C. juvenile C. calisthenics
D. guilty D. geriatrics
One who criticizes popular beliefs which he/she The time when two people have a romantic
thinks is a mistake or unwise is? relationship before they get married is?
A. philistine A. snobbery
B. iconoclast B. courtship
C. imposter C. estrangement
D. cannibal D. polyphony
Practice of employing spies in war is? That never fails is?
A. esplande A. irrelevant
B. espadrille B. infallible
C. estrangement C. indelible
D. espionage D. inaudible
A broad road bordered with trees is? That which is out of place is?
A. boudoir A. anachronistic
B. boulevard B. obsolete
C. avenue C. incongruous
D. façade D. archaic
Detaining and confining someone is? An odd, a typical or eccentric trait is?
A. interruption A. harangue
B. interrogation B. hyperbole
C. internment C. idiosyncrasy
D. intermittent D. elegy
One who offers his service without charging for A dogmatic person is?
it is? A. nomadic
A. philanderer B. elite
B. volunteer C. zealot
C. mercenary D. swashbuckler
D. missionary A cluster of house in village is?
A place where a lot people go on holiday or A. fleet
vacation is? B. hamlet
A. casino C. monument
B. beach D. constellation
C. resort A noisy and bombastic speech addressed to a
D. museum large assembly is?
The act of giving up sovereign power is? A. rhetoric
A. relinquish B. cacophony
B. renounce C. harangue
C. abdicate D. oration
D. resign Hard to understand is?
Violation of something holy or sacred is? A. Punctilious
A. profanity B. Obtuse
B. sedition C. Absurd
C. sacrilege D. abstruse
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The study of ancient writings is? Specialised in nose disease is?
A. annals A. rhinologist
B. paleographic B. philologist
C. calligraphy C. endocrinologist
D. archeology D. gerontologist
One who promotes the idea of absence of Animals who lives in herds are?
government of any kind, when every man A. sociable
should be a law unto himself is? B. gregarious
A. agnostic C. carnivorous
B. Iconoc D. social
C. belligerent An unexpected piece of good fortune is?
D. anarchist A. windfall
Responsible according to law is? B. philanthrophy
A. eligible C. benevolence
B. legitimate D. turnstile
C. legalised An emolument over and above fixed income or
D. liable salary is?
Which is bound to be done is? A. honorarium
A. soliloquy B. sinecure
B. indispensable C. prerogative
C. sinecure D. perquisite
D. indelible The doctor known as an eye-specialist is?
Matter written by hand is? A. orthodontist
A. handwritten B. orthopedist
B. manuscript C. ophthalmologist
C. proof D. obstetrician
D. amnesty The practice of pretending to have feelings that
A statement that can have a double meaning one does not really have is?
is? A. treachery
A. Verbose B. villainy
B. Ambivalent C. hypocrisy
C. Epigraph D. inundate
D. Ambiguous To run away with a lover is?
Money paid to a man for his labour is? A. deceive
A. sacrilege B. cheat
B. rent C. escape
C. bunting D. elope
D. remuneration A system of government controlled by persons
A person who constantly thinks, he is sick is a? of high intellectual ability is?
A. hypochondriac A. oligarchy
B. misogynist B. democracy
C. misanthrope C. meritocracy
D. hyperpitutiary D. theocracy
Anything written in a letter after it is signed is? Young one of horse is?
A. corrigendum A. piglet
B. Manuscript B. lamb
C. postscript C. calf
D. unmanageable D. colt
One who has obstinate and narrow religious One who does not follow the usual rules of
views is ____________? social life is called ___________?
A. fanatic A. egoist
B. theologian B. frank
C. bigot C. bohemian
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One who walks on ropes is called ______. That which can never be believed:
A. Aviator A. Irrevocable
B. Acrobat B. Inevitable
C. Funambulist C. Incredible
D. Upholsterer D. Irritable
A person who wastes his money on luxury One who able to use the right and left hands
is__________? equally well:
A. Luxuriant A. Sinister
B. Luxurious B. Ambidextrous
C. Extravagant C. Ambivalent
D. Stingy D. Amateur
A doctor who treats children is called __________. Government by rich:
A. Pedophile A. Oligarchy
B. Fatalist B. Aristocracy
C. Pediatrician C. Pantisocracy
D. Pedagogue D. Plutocracy
A person who is unable to pay his debts is An independent person or body officially
called ___________. appointed to settle a dispute:
A. Borrower A. Arbiter
B. Insolvent B. Mediator
C. Lender C. Agent provocateur
D. Allen D. Arbitrator
Fear of heights is________? One who has good taste for food:
A. Highphobia A. Gourmet
B. Altophobia B. Curator
C. Heliophobia C. Parasite
D. Acrophobia D. Stoic
An act of speaking one’s thoughts aloud An unmarried woman, typically an older
when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, woman beyond the usual age for marriage:
especially by a character in a play: A. Spinster
A. Sinecure B. Artist
B. Soliloquy C. Bachelor
C. Pessimist D. Misanthrope
D. Philanthropist A person who pretends to have more
One who collects coins as hobby: knowledge or skill than he really has:
A. Philatelist A. Crook
B. Ornithologist B. Apotheosis
C. Statistician C. Renegade
D. Numismatist D. Charlatan
To examine one’s own thoughts and feelings: A pioneer of a reform movement:
A. Meditation A. Apostle
B. Retrospection B. Apothecary
C. Reflection C. Apotheosis
D. Introspection D. Renegade
Use of force or threats to get someone to agree Custom of having many wives:
to something: A. Misogamy
A. Coercion B. Bigamy
B. Conviction C. Polygamy
C. Confession D. Monogamy
D. Cajolement International destruction of racial groups:
A disease that spreads over a large area: A. Matricide
A. Academic B. Regicide
B. Epidemic C. Genocide
C. Incorrigible D. Homicide
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A remedy for all diseases: A lady’s umbrella is:
A. Narcotics A. Parasol
B. Antiseptic B. Granary
C. Panacea
C. Epitaph
D. Lyric
A man who rarely speaks the truth: D. Aviary
A. Crook Person who does not believe in the existence of
B. Liar God:
C. Scoundrel A. Theist
D. Hypocrite B. Heretic
A disease which spreads by contact: C. Atheist
A. Incurable
D. Fanatic
B. Infectious
Commencement of words with the same letter:
C. Contagious
D. Fatal A. Pun
A person who is indifferent to pains and B. Alliteration
pleasure of life: C. Transferred epithet
A. Stoic D. Oxymoron
B. Sadist A hater of knowledge and learning:
C. Psychiatrist A. Bibliophile
D. Aristocrat
B. Philologist
The murder of Brother:
A. Homicide C. Misogynist
B. Regicide D. Misologist
C. Fratricide One who abandons his religious faith:
D. Suicide A. Apostate
One who cannot easily pleased: B. Prostate
A. Cosmopolitan C. Profane
B. Frightening
D. Agnostic
C. Fastidious
A person who renounces the world and
D. Feminist
A person who loves everybody: practices self-discipline in order to attain
A. Cosmopolitan salvation:
B. Fratricide A. Sceptic
C. Altruist B. Ascetic
D. Aristocrat C. Devotee
One who believes in the power of fate: D. Antiquarian
A. Fatalist
A long poem narrating achievements of a hero
B. Optimist
C. Pessimist or legendary figures is known as ___________?
D. Parsimonious A. Epic
A sad song: B. Elegy
A. Ditty C. Ode
B. Knell D. Sestina
C. Dirge The offence of marrying someone while already
D. Lay
married to another person is known as
Story of old time gods or heroes is:
_________?
A. Lyric
B. Epic A. Bigamy
C. Legend B. Coupe
D. Romance C. Bigot
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IDIOMS AND PHRASES
“TO EGG ON” means ? The idiomatic phrase “Spick and Span”
A. to advise means?
B. to ask A. Wisdome and foresight
C. to urge B. Watch the weather
D. to warn C. spotlessly clean
“MALA FIDE” means ? D. Deceive somebody
A. Bad intention What do you mean by Novel ___________ ?
B. Genuine A. Short prose
C. Trustworthy B. A long fictional prose with many characters
D. Generous C. A short narrative prose
“Weal and woe” means__________? D. A literary work on the stage
A. Up & down What the term Short Story stands for:
B. Joys & sorrows A. A long prose fiction
C. whole heartedly B. A story of figurative language
D. Extreme hate C. A story of many characters
idiom of “Rides the high horse”? D. A short prose fiction
A. went on gambling To”Jazz Up” means to___________?
B. bought a horse A. Go faster
C. superior B. Make something more exciting
D. None of them C. Make a lot of noise
Khan is always ready to “Eat anyone,s salt”? D. Be Strong
A. To be one,s guest There were no opposition to the new policy by
B. To cook tasty dishes the ‘rank and file’ of the Government.
C. An infectious diseas A. The ordinary members
D. None B. The official machinery
The people of the village Afzal Khan are “the C. The majority
salt of the earth”? D. The cabinet ministers
A. Kind Meaning of the idiom ‘Swan song”?
B. Rich A. Last work
C. Educated B. First work
D. Qurralsome C. Middle work
To face the music means____________? D. Early work
A. To be greeted rudely “Clique” means____________?
B. To be offered warm hospitailty A. A group of animals
C. To be on the front seat in a concert B. A group of birds
D. To bear the consequences C. A group of people
Rule of thumb means ? D. None of above
A. Mark of thumb on a legal paper “Prosaic” means__________?
B. a rough estimate A. Good
C. an easy choice B. Dull
D. an unknown rule C. Beautiful
Have an Axe to Grind means:____________ ? D. None
A. To use axe frequently What is the meaning of Banton?
B. Selfish motive A. Afresh
C. To have a dispute with someone B. Good manners
D. To be fair with someone C. Farewell
Chose the correct meaning of idiom: Beat D. Authority
about the bush ? He is busy with his work ______________?
A. Try to meet George Bush A. inns and out
B. To avoid the main topic B. up to neck
C. To make noise C. up to the hilt
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“All Hours” means___________? Foreign phrase ” De Jure” means?
A. At Regular Times A. By law
B. At Irregular Times B. Successful
C. Every Hour C. Illegal
D. None of these D. Compromising
Idiom “A slap on the wrist” means? Idiom “Tie the knot” means?
A. Hard Punishment A. Friendship
B. Beating Someone B. Getting married
C. Warning or Small Punishment C. Enmity
D. Make someone sad D. Criticism
Idiom “To cut long story short” means? The Government ruled by Women is called?
A. Tell the story briefly A. Petticoat government
B. Come to the point B. Corporatocracy
C. Miss the main points C. Patriarchy
D. None of above D. None of these
“De novo” means___________? One-Trick Pony means:
A. Calm in arm A. A person having one special feature, talent,
B. New or area of experti
C. Prominent B. Doing work dishonesty
D. To any extent C. Unlawful paropaganda
“Inter alia” means___________? D. Clever planning for enemy
A. In between His office is always in apple-pie order. What
B. By the fact does the idiom/phrase “apple-pie order”
C. Under concentration means?
D. At the end A. Neat & tidy
“En-route” means_________? B. Disordered
A. oneway direction C. Mismanaged
B. On the way D. Ornamental
C. Long distance “Hold one’s horse” means__________?
D. None of these A. Keep one’s expectations
Idiom ” To make amend for” B. Keep one’s gift
means___________? C. Have patience
A. Make possible effort D. High on energy
B. To compensate for damage “Give cold shoulder” means__________?
C. To bring chance in something A. To support
D. None of these B. Cold meat
“Brain Drain” means__________? C. To ignore
A. Mad Person D. Shiver
B. Migration Of Skilled Person To Other To catch a tartar means:
Country A. To meet with disaster
C. Emigration Of Intellectuals B. To catch a dangerous person
D. None C. To deal with a person who is more than one’s
The idiom “To burry the hatchet” mean? match
A. To make peace D. None of above
B. To make a foolish choice To make clean breast of means
C. To make a wrong decision A. To gain prominence
D. To lose something B. To praise oneself
Complete the idiom “Hell hath no fury like C. To destroy before it blooms
a___________? D. To confess without of reserves
A. A women scorned Co*k and bull story mean ?
B. A burnned women A. a true story
C. A women forgotten B. a lengthy tale
D. A devil’s advocate C. Story told by an idiot
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She turned heads wherever she went. What does “when pigs fly” means ______?
the idiom/phrase “turn heads” mean? A. something that is easy to do
A. too pleased B. raining very heavily
B. get angry C. something that will never happen or is
C. attract a lot of attention impossible
D. not knowing what to say D. miss the chance
E. get acquainted “Raining cats and dogs” means _________?
My friend is a couch potato. What does the A. Raining very heavily
idiom/phrase “couch potato” means? B. Easy option
A. active person C. Very rarely
B. busy person D. one who presents a counter argument
C. lazy person “Keep at bay” means ______________.
D. angry person A. Keep in mind
He Was all at sea when he began his new B. Keep at a distance
Job.What does idiom / phrase “at sea” means C. Keep thinking about something
__________? D. Keep at the sea-shore
A. happy “At the drop of the hat” means____________?
B. sad A. As soon as it was spoken
C. puzzled B. Done easily, without any preparation
D. triumphant C. Done in an instant
She goes to her mother’s house off and on. D. After something is done
What does idiom / phrase “off and on” means “Your guess is as good as mine” means
A. frequently __________?
B. rarely A. Join a popular trend or activity
C. occasionally B. To hear something from the authoritative source
D. sometimes C. To know the answer
“Feel blue” means _________? D. To have no idea
A. Feel Sad “Far cry from” means __________?
B. Feel happy A. To present a counter argument
C. Feel energetic B. To take on a task that is way to big
“Fender bender” means ________ ? C. The show has come to an end. It’s all over
A. A mammoth car accident D. Very different from
B. A Huge car accident “Wild goose chase” _________?
C. A small car accident A. A foolish and hopeless search for or pursuit of
D. A major car accident something unattainable
“Go Dutch” means _______ ? B. To take credit for something someone else did
A. One person paying for everyone C. To not take what someone says too seriously; to
B. share the cost of something, especially a meal, treat someone’s words with a degree of skepticism
equally D. A phrase implying that one is not proficient at
C. Enjoy two different opportunities at the same time performing a particular task and that they should
D. To do something badly or cheaply not try to perform the task professionally
“Black and blue” _____________ ? “Spill the beans” ________ ?
A. Full of bruises A. Frivolously performing a simple task
B. A poor plan B. Reveal someone’s secret
C. False sense of happiness or success C. To stop something at an early stage
D. Something that is not understandable D. Frivolously performing a simple task
“A litmus test” means __________ ? “Get your goat” means _____?
A. A decisively indicative test A. To pacify someone
B. False sense of happiness or success B. To irritate someone
C. Something that is not understandable C. To soothe someone
D. To show dislike or disappointment through facial D. To Hug someone
expressions “Drop a dime” means ________?
“Icing (also frosting) on the cake” means ____? A. To be an informant
A. An ugly but essential addition or enhancement B. Almost free. Very cheap
B. An ugly & inessential removal or diminution C. To stop something at an early stage
C. Be very expensive D. To leave
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“Chew the fat” means __________? “A hot potato” means _________?
A. To action a task; to initiate work 0
B. To become silent; to stop talking A. The one tiny drawback that ruins it
C. To take offense; to get worked up, aggravated, B. To go to bed to sleep
or annoyed C. To find fault with something that has been
D. To chat idly or generally waste time talking received as a gift or favor
“Bird Brain” means _____? D. A controversial issue or situation that is
A. A person that is not too smart; a person awkward or unpleasant to deal with
that acts stupid A bitter pill means ___________?
B. A person that is too smart; a person that acts A. Anything causing trouble, discord, or jealousy
Sharp B. A controversial issue or situation that is
C. A person that is too lazy; a person that acts awkward or unpleasant to deal with
dull C. A situation or information that is unpleasant
D. A person that too angry; a person that acts but must be accepted
hastly D. When an attempt fails, and it’s time to start
“Best of both worlds” means ________? planning all over again
A. A phrase implying that a person is never “Like a sitting duck” means________________?
satisfied with their current situation; they think A. Lazy
others have it better B. Fat
B. People’s intentions can be judged better by C. Sleepy
what they do than by what they say D. Ignorant
C. A situation wherein someone has the It was he who “put a spoke in my wheel”.
privilege of enjoying two different A. tried to cause an accident
opportunities B. helped in the execution of the plan
D. Just the information I have on the subject C. thwarted in the execution of the plan
“Beating a dead horse” means ________? D. destroyed the plan
A. To uselessly dwell on a subject far beyond Do no trust a man who “blows his own
its point of resolution trumpet”
B. An obvious, pressing issue left unaddressed A. flatters
due to its sensitive nature. B. praises others
C. To speak the truth, even to the point of being C. admonishes others
blunt and rude D. praises himself
D. To work late into the night, alluding to the In the armed forces, it is considered a great
time before electric lighting privilege to “die in harness”.
“Basket case” _______? A. die on a horse back
A. An area of vulnerability B. die in the battlefield
B. Narrowly; barely. Usually used in regard to a C. die while still working
narrow escape from a disaster D. die with honour
C. To treat a topic, but omit its main points, often He “passed himself off” as a noble man.
intentionally or to delay or avoid talking about A. Was regarded as
something difficult or unpleasant B. Pretended to be
D. One made powerless or ineffective, as by C. Was thought to be
nerves, panic, or stress D. Was looked upon
“Apple of discord” means ______? I met him after a long time, but he gave me
A. Anything causing trouble, discord, or jealousy “the cold shoulder”.
B. A person that is not too smart; a person that acts A. scolded me
stupid B. insulted me
C. To further a loss with sarcasm or indignity; to worsen
C. abused me
an unfavorable situation
D. ignored me
D. To speak the truth, even to the point of being blunt
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To hit the nail right on the head _______? “Hornet’s nest” means:___________?
A. To say something that is exactly right or A. A bee’s house
completely true B. A violent situation
B. To destroy one’s reputation C. A good situation
C. To announce one’s fixed views D. A dangerous place
D. To teach someone a lesson “Never-never land” means:_____________?
To smell a rat _______? A. An ideal pace
A. To see signs of plague epidemic B. Dream land
B. To get bad small of a bad dead rat C. A worthless place
C. To suspect foul dealings D. A useless situation
D. To be in a bad mood “Cap it all” means:____________?
A man of straw _________? A. To cover everything
A. A man of no substance B. To seize everything
B. A very active person C. To finish
C. A worthy fellow D. To occur
D. An unreasonable person Pull your socks up:
To leave someone in the lurch _________? A. To get ready
A. To come to compromise with someone B. To finish
B. Constant source of annoyance to someone C. To start
C. To put someone at ease D. To improve
D. To desert someone in his difficulties He was undecided. He “let the grass grow
To pick holes _________? under his feet”.
A. To find some reason to quarrel A. loitered around
B. To destroy something B. stayed out
C. To criticize someone C. sat unmoving
D. To cut some part of an item D. moved away
To put one’s hand to plough __________? “Hornet’s nest” means:___________?
A. To take up agricultural farming A. A bee’s house
B. To take a difficult task B. A violent situation
C. To get entangled into unnecessary things C. A good situation
D. Take interest in technical work D. A dangerous place
To end in smoke ________? “Never-never land” means:_____________?
A. To make completely understand A. An ideal pace
B. To ruin oneself B. Dream land
C. To excite great applause C. A worthless place
D. To overcome someone D. A useless situation
To cry wolf __________? “Cap it all” means:____________?
A. To listen eagerly A. To cover everything
B. To give false alarm B. To seize everything
C. To turn pale C. To finish
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To have an axe to grind ___________?
A. A private end to serve
B. To fail to arouse interest
C. To have no result
D. To work for both sides
To make clean breast of ________?
A. To gain prominence
B. To praise oneself
C. To confess without of reserve
D. To destroy before it blooms
He could be easily arrested because the police
were tipped off in a advance. tipped off means
_____________?
A. Toppled over
B. Bribed
C. Given advance information
D. Threatened
To set one’s face against __________?
A. To oppose with determination
B. To judge by appearance
C. To get out of difficulty
D. To look at one steadily
“Achilles’ heel” means ________?
A. To action a task; to initiate work
B. A metaphor for a fatal weakness in spite of
overall strength
C. A hidden or secret strength, or unrevealed
advantage
D. To endure a painful or unpleasant situation
that is unavoidable
Pull your socks up:
A. To get ready
B. To finish
C. To start
D. To improve
He was undecided. He “let the grass grow
under his feet”.
A. loitered around
B. stayed out
C. sat unmoving
D. moved away
“An arm and a leg” means _________?
A. Full throttle; at maximum speed
B. Very cheap or inexpensive. A little amount of
money
C. Very expensive or costly. A large amount of
money
D. One made powerless or ineffective, as by
nerves, panic, or stress
“Elephant in the room” means _________?
A. An obvious, pressing issue left unaddressed
due to its sensitive nature
B. In good physical health
C. Someone can perceive things and events that
are outside of their field of vision
D. You learned something through means of a
rumor
“Ace in the hole” means __________?
A. A hidden or secret strength, or unrevealed
advantage
B. A metaphor for a fatal weakness in spite of
overall strength
C. Anything causing trouble, discord, or jealousy
D. Without any hesitation; instantly
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