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Idioms and Phrases 2

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Idioms and Phrases 2

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Some proverbs/idioms are given below together with their meanings. Choose the correct meaning of proverb/idiom, If there is no correct meaning given, E (i.e.) 'None of these' will be the answer.

Question 1
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
E
None of these
Correct Answer: Option A

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Question 2
To catch a tartar

A
To trap wanted criminal with great difficulty
B
To catch a dangerous person
C
To meet with disaster
D
To deal with a person who is more than one's match
E
None of these
Correct Answer: Option B

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Question 3
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
E
None of these
Correct Answer: Option C

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Question 4
To drive home

A
To find one's roots
B
To return to place of rest
C
Back to original position
D
To emphasise
E
None of these
Correct Answer: Option D

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Question 5
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
E
None of these
Correct Answer: Option A

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Question 6
To smell a rat

A
To see signs of plague epidemic
B
To get bad small of a bad dead rat
C
To suspect foul dealings
D
To be in a bad mood
E
None of these
Correct Answer: Option C

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Question 7
To hit the nail right on the head

A
To do the right thing
B
To destroy one's reputation
C
To announce one's fixed views
D
To teach someone a lesson
E
None of these
Correct Answer: Option A

To do exactly the right thing; to do something in the most effective and efficient way.

Question 8
A black sheep

A
An unlucky person
B
A lucky person
C
An ugly person
D
A partner who takes no share of the profits
E
None of these
Correct Answer: Option E

In the English language, 'Black sheep' is an idiom used to describe an odd or disreputable member of a group, especially within a family.

Question 9
To leave someone in the lurch

A
To come to compromise with someone
B
Constant source of annoyance to someone
C
To put someone at ease
D
To desert someone in his difficulties
E
None of these
Correct Answer: Option D

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Question 10
To beg the question

A
To refer to
B
To take for granted
C
To raise objections
D
To be discussed
E
None of these
Correct Answer: Option B

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