D Word Idioms b) do not wish for something that has not

yet happened
1. Down in the mouth
c) do not count on a good timing that has
a) Very weak b) unable to speak
not yet happened
c) very depressed d) very confused
d) do not expect something good to
2. Devil’s advocate
happen
a) An accomplice in crime
6. Dark horse
b) Someone who presents a counter-
a) someone who is fond of horse racing
argument
b) some who has a wheatish complexion
c) Someone who supports a criminal
c) someone who breeds race horses
d) A cruel person
d) someone who unexpectedly succeeds
3. Die in harness.
7. Draw a blank
a) die with honour
a) be unsuccessful
b) die on a horse back
b) be happy about something
c) die while still working
c) be unable to sketch
d) die in the battle field
d) be luck in a game
4. Donkey’s years
8. Dead heat
a) having long ears
a) Close contest that ends in a tie
b) a very long time
b) A strong heat wave
c) instantly d) once in a while
c) A deadly blast of hot air
5. Don't count your chickens before they
d) Strong opposition to one's ideas
hatch’’.

a) do not count on something that is not

going to happen
9. Damp squib 13. Dress down

a) Complete failure a) To neglect b) Put in better condition

b) Complete knowledge c) To scold d) To worry excessively

c) To motivate d) To squander money 14. Don't know the first thing about it

10. Dime a dozen a) To have no knowledge about

something.
a) something precious
b) The time that you can no longer
b) something valuable
change your mind, or when you have to
c) something not available
do what you are doing now.
d) something common
c) To use all your strength and ability to
11. Doubting Thomas achieve something, or to be in very
vicious combat.
a) A sadist
d) To say you will deal with a problem
b) A Sceptic
when you need to and not before.
c) An expert
15. Drew on his fancy
d) A miser
a) Used his understanding
12. Down to the wire
b) Used his imagination
a) Removing the bondage that is keeping
c) Used his aptitude d) Used his skill
on down
16. Draw the line
b) The last second before the bomb
explodes a) Put the screw on b) Fix a limit

c) To denote a situation whose outcome c) Aim at the sky d) Turn the tables
is not decided until the very last minute

d) Finishing all of one’s resources to the

last penny
17. Dog in the manger : d) Hostile and unhelpful

a) An undersized bull almost the shape of 22. Draw the line at something
a dog
a) Agreeing to an idea
b) A dog that has no kennel of its own
b) Accept something up to a particular
c) A person who puts himself in point
difficulties on account of other people
c) Coming to a conclusion
d) A person who prevents others from
d) Making pencil sketches
enjoying something useless to himself
23. Dead letter.
18. Drive home
a) Not well thought out
a) Find one’s roots b) Emphasise
b) No longer effective
c) Refer d) Draw
c) No longer available
19. Do a roaring trade
d) Not in keeping with the changing times
a) In the animal business
24. Deaf ear
b) Highly successful
a) Paid no heed
c) In the habit of shouting at others
b) Listened carefully
d) Extremely reluctant
c) Turned his ear away d) Inaudible
20. Daft as a brush
25. Die-hard
a) silly or somewhat foolish
a) Very weak b) About to die
b) full of energy
c) Living life d) Persistent/ determined
c) Give a scolding d) Pretend
26. Duck to water.
21. Dog eat dog
a) like taking the duck to water
a) Very vigilant b) Steady manager
b) like bursting out suddenly
c) Ruthlessly competitive
c) like dropping the duck in the water a) To look shabby b) To look suitable

d) like easily and naturally speaking c) To do a sin d) To suffer from illness

27. Deadwood 32. Down the road

a) Insensitive b) Dead a) In future b) In the past

c) Emotionless c) At present d) No particular time

d) People or things who are no longer 33. Dog’s chance

useful
a) A required opportunity
28. Die is cast
b) Miserable life
a) project is over b) decision is made
c) To look shabby d) No hope at all
c) death is inevitable
34. Damp squib
d) cloth has been dyed
a) Complete failure
29. Did good turn
b) Complete knowledge
a) returned my kindness
c) To motivate d) To squander money
b) did an act of kindness
35. Don’t put all your eggs in the same
c) improved my prospect basket

d) became suddenly good a) Don’t share your wealth with others

30. Draw a blank b) Don’t buy too many things at one time

a) be unsuccessful c) Don’t invest in loss making

propositions
b) be happy about something
d) Don’t concentrate all your resources in
c) be unable to sketch
one place
d) be lucky in a game

31. Dress the part

36. Double-talk
a) Interfering while someone is talking
b) Conversation between two people
c) Speaking to confuse people and avoid
truth
d) Talking repeatedly and annoying
people
37. Dead ringer
a) An exact duplicate
b) A false warning
c) In writing d) Inactive
38. Devil is beating his wife
a) One who presents a counter argument
b) If you have nothing to do, you are
likely to do some mischief
c) The sun is shining while it rains
d) When someone comes in
unexpectedly while being talked about
39. Down the tubes
a) Minting money b) Failing completely
c) Being informal d) Going to swim
40. Deadlock
a) To be anxious
b) A state in which progress is impossible
c) To lose an important asset
d) To attract
41. Dead men’s shoes
a) Making oneself available for all the
tasks being assigned
b) A career where a lot of cheques are
signed
c) Job that one takes over from
somebody who has left unexpectedly or
died
d) Acquiring the wealth of a dead man
through malpractices
42. Drastic times call for drastic
measures
a) When you are extremely desperate
you need to take extremely desperate
actions
b) Don't rely on it until you sure of it
c) Something that ends at the last minute
or last few seconds
d) Do not pull all your resources in one
possibility
1. c 23. b

2. b 24. a

3. c 25. d

4. b 26. d

5. c 27. d

6. d 28. b

7. a 29. b

8. a 30. a

9. a 31. b

10. d 32. a

11. b 33. d

12. c 34. a

13. c 35. d

14. a 36. c

15. b 37. a

16. b 38. c

17. d 39. b

18. b 40. b

19. b 41. c

20. a 42. a

21. c

22. b