Idioms & Phrases

Q1. Select the most appropriate meaning of b) Without any aim

the given idiom. c) Without happiness
Like a cakewalk d) With all of one’s possessions
a) Smooth surface Ans. D
b) Pleasant experience
c) Easy task Q6. Select the most appropriate meaning of
d) Active the underlined idiom that can be substituted
Ans. C in the following sentence.
He was murdered in cold blood.
Q2. Select the most appropriate meaning of a) in cold weather
the given idiom. b) deliberately
All eyes c) when blood was cold
a) Watching with anger d) regretfully
b) Watching eagerly Ans. B
c) Watching with no interest
d) Not watching at all Q7. Choose the correct meaning of the given
Ans. B idiom.
A skeleton in the cupboard
Q3. Choose the correct meaning of the given a) A popular fact which is not hidden
idiom. b) A popular fact to be kept secret
In weal and woe c) An embarrassing fact not to be kept secret
a) In sad and gloomy days d) An embarrassing fact to be kept secret
b) In happiness and good times Ans. D
c) In prosperity and adversity
d) In despair and failure Q8. Select the most appropriate meaning of
Ans. C the given idiom.
Fly into a passion
Q4. Select the most appropriate meaning of a) To be aggressive at times
the given idiom. b) To become aggressive often
A green horn c) To become angry suddenly
a) Uneducated person d) To be always angry
b) Inexperienced person Ans. C
c) Clever person
d) Skilled person Q9. Select the most appropriate meaning of
Ans. B the given idiom.
Break the ice
Q5. Choose the correct meaning of the given a) Make people meeting first time feel
idiom. uncomfortable
Bag and baggage b) Make people meeting first time feel sad
a) With burden
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c) Make people meeting first time feel more Q13. Select the most appropriate meaning of
detached the given idiom.
d) Make people meeting first time feel more To smell a rat
comfortable a) To have reason to know the presence of a rat
Ans. D b) To have reason to suspect
c) To know the smell of a rat
Q10. Select the most appropriate option that d) To learn the smell of a rat
can substitute the underlined segment in the Ans. B
given sentence.
Mr. Raghav racked his brain, but couldn’t think Q14. Select the most appropriate meaning of
where he had left the book. the given idiom.
a) thought very hard Fair and square
b) had a series of consecutive thoughts a) Honestly
c) knew it, but couldn’t quite remember it b) Fair-skinned
d) thought he had heard something before c) Being vague
Ans. A d) Good looking
Ans. A
Q11. Select the most appropriate meaning of
the given idiom. Q15. Select the most appropriate meaning of
Beat around the bush the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
a) Avoid praising someone and demean Being an ardent professional, the lawyer always
b) Avoid the main point by talking in a roundabout kept his clients at an arm’s length.
way a) Away from each other
c) Avoid saying what you mean, usually because b) At a distance
it is not funny c) Under wraps
d) Avoid using foul words to make someone d) Alert and prepared
uncomfortable Ans. B
Ans. B
Q16. Select the most appropriate meaning of
Q12. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
the underlined segment in the given Cut a poor figure
sentence. a) In a poor state
By the end of the football match, feelings had b) To put a good impression
reached fever pitch. c) To put a bad impression
a) in or to many places d) Bad physical form
b) to get so strong that one cannot control them Ans. C
c) be extremely serious and worrying
d) start well Q17. Select the most appropriate meaning of
Ans. B the given idiom.
Bear the palm
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a) To bring joyful news
b) To lose a game Q21. Select the most appropriate idiom that
c) To advocate peace can substitute the underlined words in the
d) To be a winner given sentence.
Ans. D He was sacked from his job because of a grave
error on his part.
Q18. Select the most appropriate meaning of a) raining cats and dogs
the underlined idiom in the given sentence. b) minding one’s p’s and q’s
“Just add a bit of cheese to your pasta and Bob’s c) picking holes in one’s cot
your uncle!” Reena suggested to me over d) Himalayan blunder
dinner last night. Ans. D
a) It becomes easily and quickly achievable
b) It changes the appearance Q22. Select the most appropriate idiom that
c) It ruins everything can substitute the italicised words in the
d) It changes nothing given sentence.
Ans. A I have been a vegetarian for a very long time.
a) donkey’s years
Q19. Select the most appropriate meaning of b) duck in the thunderstorm
the underlined idiom in the given sentence. c) die in harness
When the District Attorney asked the convict d) Damocles’ sword
about details of the day of the crime, he started Ans. A
beating around the bush.
a) Being excessively aggressive Q23. Select the most appropriate meaning of
b) Accusing others of the crime the given idiom.
c) Speaking in a confusing manner without giving In hot waters
a correct answer a) To be in trouble
d) Trying to invoke sympathy b) To dip in hot water
Ans. C c) To be in a hot climate
d) To feel relaxed
Q20. Select the idiom that can correctly Ans. A
replace the underlined part of the given
sentence. Q24. Select the idiom from the given options
I know she really wants the promotion, but she that gives the most appropriate meaning of
really hit me below the hand by telling the boss the highlighted text in the following
about my personal problems. sentence.
a) hit me the bricks The announcement of the new tourism policy of
b) hit me below the books the government has made some people excited
c) hit me below the bottle or interested.
d) hit me below the belt a) Pull out all the stops
Ans. D b) Run around in circles
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c) Quicken the pulse c) Sceptics
d) Reach for the moon d) Upset stomachs
Ans. C Ans. B

Q25. Select the most appropriate meaning of Q29. Select the most appropriate meaning of
the underlined idiom in the given sentence. the given idiom.
The lecture by the French professor seemed A rolling stone gathers no moss
Latin and Greek to the young students. a) A person who settles for a short time and runs
a) Interesting from place to place, enjoying his freedom
b) Lucid b) A person who does not settle anywhere for a
c) Unbiased short time, and is always searching for gold
d) Incomprehensible c) A person who settles for a long time and leads
Ans. D a boring and useless life
d) A person who does not settle in one place for
Q26. Select the most appropriate idiom that a long time, does not gain wealth, name or fame
can substitute the underlined words in the Ans. D
given sentence.
Some people still feel that they have very little Q30. Select the option that can be used as a
freedom to be innovative in their work. one-word substitute for the given group of
a) elbow room words.
b) an old lady A small island
c) an old head on young shoulders a) Islet
d) to make a pile b) Lagoon
Ans. A c) Closet
d) Isthmus
Q27. Select the most appropriate meaning of Ans. A
the given idiom.
On the ball Q31. Select the most appropriate meaning of
a) To be alert the underlined idiom that can be substituted
b) Doing a bad job in the following sentence.
c) Doing an average job The young boy was born with a silver spoon in
d) To be lazy his mouth.
Ans. A a) born with a spoon stuck in his mouth
b) born to riches and luxury
Q28. Select the most appropriate meaning of c) born with a spoon that was not of gold
the underlined idiom. d) born to not so rich parents
When the war breaks out, all the war mongering Ans. B
social media activists become yellow bellies.
a) Zealots
b) Cowards
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Q32. Select the most appropriate idiom that c) To allow a secret to be known, usually without
can substitute the underlined words in the intending to
given sentence. d) secretly confide
The world needs a global leader who can hold out Ans. C
a gesture of peace
a) mother wit Q36. Select the most appropriate meaning of
b) halcyon days the given idiom.
c) a grass widow Take something at face value
d) an olive branch a) Accept something as it looks without thinking
Ans. D about whether it might, in fact, not be quite what
it appears
Q33. Select the most appropriate meaning of b) According to the appearance of something
the underlined idiom in the given sentence. c) Not laugh or change your expression even
Nobody in the conference seemed to believe the though you want to laugh
cock and bull story about such a major movie d) Show that you do not like something by making
star. an unpleasant expression
a) Factual story Ans. A
b) Wildly exaggerated or falsified story
c) Interesting story Q37. Choose the correct meaning of the given
d) Secretive story idiom.
Ans. B Turn over a new leaf
a) To begin again
Q34. Select the most appropriate meaning of b) To stop finally
the underlined idiom that can be substituted c) To plant a tree
in the following sentence. d) To take a break
The game is now in full swing. Ans. A
a) very passive
b) very uninteresting Q38. Select the most appropriate meaning of
c) playing on the swings the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
d) very active A fair-weather friend can never be trusted in the
Ans. D times of exigency.
a) A close friend
Q35. Select the most appropriate meaning of b) A pen friend
the underlined idiom in the given sentence. c) A selfish friend
The MD of the company let the cat out of the d) An old acquaintance
bag by telling her secretary, who got the much Ans. C
coveted promotion.
a) openly confess Q39. Select the most appropriate option that
b) Creating a false story can substitute the underlined segment in the
given sentence.
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Mr. Alfred hasn’t thought of his friend since he Play it by ear
went abroad. Out of sight, out of mind. a) To do something without special preparation
a) Once you leave the country, your memories b) To plan
vanish c) To listen carefully
b) He lost his memory, as he could not see d) To improve
c) If you do not see someone, you forget about Ans. A
them.
d) He simply forgot Q44. Select the most appropriate meaning of
Ans. C the given idiom.
On cloud nine
Q40. Substitute the underlined words with the a) Flying
option that is closest in meaning to it. b) Floating
Give us some room for improvement. c) Dreaming
a) an opportunity for improvement d) Very happy
b) room in a house for improvement Ans. D
c) advice for improvement
d) a warning for improvement Q45. Select the most appropriate meaning of
Ans. A the given idiom.
Someone’s heart is in the right place
Q41. Select the most appropriate meaning of a) Suddenly feel so excited or frightened that your
the given idiom. heart beats faster
Cudgel one’s brain b) Change your opinion or the way you feel
a) Thinking about a debate c) Share secret worries with someone else
b) To think hard d) Someone is good even if they sometimes
c) Not to think behave in a wrong manner
d) To overthink Ans. D
Ans. B
Q46. Choose the correct meaning of the given
Q42. Select the most appropriate meaning of idiom.
the underlined idiom in the given sentence. Down the tubes
I bought some extra copies from the stationery a) Minting money
shop. These may come in handy during exams. b) Failing completely
a) Be useful c) Being informal
b) Cause trouble d) Going to swim
c) Be sold Ans. B
d) Bring luck
Ans. A Q47. Select the most appropriate meaning of
the underlined idiom that can be substituted
Q43. Select the most appropriate meaning of in the following sentence.
the given idiom.
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I begged him to reconsider my application, but he Q51. Select the most appropriate meaning of
put his foot down. the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
a) stamped his foot down After several years of cheating on his PhD work,
b) agreed to reconsider the candidate finally had to face the music and
c) refused to yield lose the opportunity.
d) did not run a) Accept ignorance
Ans. C b) To accept unpleasant consequences
c) Choose another alternative that is
Q48. Select the most appropriate meaning of uninteresting
the given idiom. d) Be exposed
Fair-weather friends Ans. B
a) A person who is friends with you during the
night Q52. Select the most appropriate meaning of
b) A person who is friends with you every day the given idiom.
c) A person whose friendship cannot be relied on Lose your marbles
in times a) To go insane
d) A person who is friends with you in difficult b) To handle stress
times c) To lower down anger
Ans. C d) To be patient
Ans. A
Q49. Select the sentence that uses the idiom
correctly. Q53. Select the most appropriate meaning of
a) Ranita was not selected for the job as she got the given idiom.
cold feet. He's sitting on the fence
b) Walking bare feet on grass gave him cold feet. a) He can't stop trying
c) After too much cycling Arun got cold feet. b) He can't do anything seriously
d) One can swim easily with cold feet. c) He can't hide himself
Ans. A d) He can't take a decision
Ans. D
Q50. Select the most appropriate meaning of
the underlined idiom. Q54. Select the most appropriate meaning of
The new intern is a greenhorn and thus his the underlined idiom.
superiors take advantage of him. The sailor tells great tales of adventure that you
a) Inexperienced should take with a grain of salt.
b) Jealous a) Great admiration
c) Overenthusiastic b) Great patriotism
d) Sick c) Not take too seriously
Ans. A d) Be afraid to refrain from
Ans. C

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Q55. Select the most appropriate meaning of Ans. B
the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
The anxious duke was found strolling in the Q59. Select the most appropriate meaning of
garden to and fro. the underlined idiom that can be substituted
a) From north to south in the following sentence.
b) From west to east Let us know what you think in black and white.
c) Forward and backward a) in darkness and light
d) Upward and downward b) verbally
Ans. C c) in writing
d) in black and white paint
Q56. Select the most appropriate meaning of Ans. C
the given idiom.
Eat humble pie Q60. Select the most appropriate option that
a) To apologise humbly can substitute the underlined segment in the
b) To live in penury given sentence.
c) To live a life of humility Health club membership has grown by leaps and
d) To enjoy life to the fullest bounds after the pandemic.
Ans. A a) slowly and gradually
b) full of speed and excitement
Q57. Select the most appropriate meaning of c) hurriedly
the underlined idiom in the given sentence. d) very quickly
After the government interventions, the Ans. D
enrolment and retention of female students have
increased by leaps and bounds. Q61. Select the most appropriate meaning of
a) Systematically the given idiom.
b) Swiftly Steer clear of
c) Intermittently a) Show someone how to do a job or activity
d) Gradually b) Be very easy
Ans. B c) Avoid someone or something because it is
dangerous for you
Q58. Select the most appropriate meaning of d) Be mentally and physically exhausted
the given idiom. Ans. C
Red tape
a) Catch someone at the moment they are doing Q62. Select the most appropriate meaning of
something wrong the given idiom.
b) Official rules and bureaucracy that make it Hold water
difficult to do something a) A diluted argument
c) Have a negative amount in your bank balance b) Appear to be of no value
d) Something unimportant that takes attention c) Stop emphasising a point
away from the main subject d) Appear to be valid or reasonable
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Ans. D a) Road to Damascus
b) Ivory tower
Q63. Select the most appropriate idiom that c) Aladdin’s cave
can substitute the underlined words in the d) Jewel in the crow
given sentence. Ans. C
My mother said, “Make consistent progress for
success.”
a) slow and steady
b) make a habit
c) in and outs
d) do’s and don’ts
Ans. A

Q64. Select the most appropriate meaning of

the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
The intern aspired to understand the ins and
outs of the operating systems of the institution.
a) Stern regulations
b) Prior conditions
c) Elaborate theories
d) Detailed description
Ans. D

Q65. Select the most appropriate meaning of

the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
I must tell you that it all went pear-shaped after
you left the meeting in the middle.
a) Went terribly wrong
b) Became very entertaining
c) Became tragic
d) Turned out fine
Ans. A

Q66. Select the idiom from the given options

that gives the most appropriate meaning of
the highlighted text in the following
sentence.
A village fair is a place that contains many
interesting objects. People of all age groups
eagerly wait for this.
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