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Idioms and Phrases Idioms and Phrases 3

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Category: Vocabulary
Topic: Idioms and Phrases
Exercise: Idioms and Phrases 3
Questions: 30

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In the following questions four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase italicised and underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of idiom/phrase.

Question 11

The class could not keep a straight face on hearing the strange pronunciation of the new teacher.

A remain silent

B remain serious

C remain mute

D remain disturbed

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Question 12

The detective left no stone unturned to trace the culprit.

A took no pains

B did very irrelevant things

C resorted to illegitimate practices

D used all available means

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Question 13

You have to be a cool customer and be patient if you want to get the best buys.

A Be calm and not be excitable

B Have a cool head

C Be uncommunicative

D Be choosy

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Question 14

The new C.M stuck his neck out today and promised 10kgs. free wheat a month for all rural families.

A took an oath

B took a risk

C extended help

D caused embarrassment

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Question 15

There was no opposition to the new policy by the rank and file of the Government.

A the official machinery

B the ordinary members

C the majority

D the cabinet ministers

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Question 16

I have a bone to pick with you in this matter.

A Am in agreement

B Am angry

C Am indebted

D Will join hands

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Question 17

He has built a big business empire by his sharp practices.

A extreme hard work

B keen business skills

C dishonest dealings

D sharp intelligence

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Question 18

He never liked the idea of keeping his wife under his thumb and so he let her do what she liked.

A Pressed down

B Unduly under control

C Below his thumb

D Under tyrannical conditions.

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Question 19

The clerk wiped the nose of his employer by submitting a false bill and was dismissed from his job.

A Cleaned the nose

B Cheated

C Abused

D Slapped

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Question 20

It is time that professors came down from their ivory towers and studied the real needs of the students.

A Detachment and seclusion

B A tower made of ivory

C Prison

D Dream lands

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