Q1:Idiom “Star Crossed” is__________?
ANS:Unlucky
Q2:Choose the meaning of idiom: “To break a lance with”.
ANS:To engage in a competition
Q3:Choose the correct meaning of idiom ” between sylla
and charybids”
ANS:Between two great difficulties
Q4:choose the correct meaning of idiom ” Leave in the
Lurch” .
ANS:To leave someone in difficulty
Q5:choose the right meaning of idiom ” In the blue funk ” :
ANS:In a state of terror
Q6:Choose the correct meaning of idiom ” Play ones card
right”:
ANS:To get benefit of the opportunity
Q7:choose the correct meaning of idiom ” peddle one’s own
canoe:
ANS:To solve one’s own issues without any help
Q8:Choose the correct meaning of idiom ” Spill the
beans______ :
ANS:To reveal the Secrets
Q9:Choose the correct meaning of idiom “Champing at the
bit__________?
ANS:Extremely Impatient
Q10:Idiom ” As the Crow flies ” means:___________?
ANS:In a direct & straight way
Q11:Fortnight Means?
ANS:14 days
Q12:choose the correct meaning of idiom “The birds & the
bees________ ?
ANS:Basic information about se*ual behaviour in humans
Q13:What it the moaning of the Idiom/proverb “To be at
loggerheads” ?
ANS:To be in strong disagreement or dispute
Q14:Alter ego means:_________?
ANS:Intimate friend
Q15:“TO EGG ON” means ?
ANS:to urge
Q16:“MALA FIDE” means ?
ANS:Bad intention
Q17:“Weal and woe” means__________?
ANS:Joys & sorrows
Q18:idiom of “Rides the high horse”?
ANS:superior
Q19:Khan is always ready to “Eat anyone,s salt”?
ANS:To be one,s guest
Q20:The people of the village Afzal Khan are “the salt of the
earth”?
ANS:Kind
Q21:To face the music means____________?
ANS:To bear the consequences
Q22:Rule of thumb means ?
ANS:a rough estimate
Q23:Have an Axe to Grind means:____________ ?
ANS:Selfish motive
Q24:Chose the correct meaning of idiom: Beat about the
bush ?
ANS:To avoid the main topic
Q25:The idiomatic phrase “Spick and Span” means?
ANS: spotlessly clean
Q26:What do you mean by Novel ___________ ?
ANS:A long fictional prose with many characters
Q27:What the term Short Story stands for:
ANS:A short prose fiction
Q28:To”Jazz Up” means to___________?
ANS:Make something more exciting
Q29:There were no opposition to the new policy by the
‘rank and file’ of the Government.
ANS:The ordinary members
Q30:Meaning of the idiom ‘Swan song”?
ANS:Last work
Q31:“Clique” means____________?
ANS:A group of people
Q32:“Prosaic” means__________?
ANS:Dull
Q33:What is the meaning of Banton?
ANS:Good manners
Q34:He is busy with his work ______________?
ANS:up to the hilt
Q35:“All Hours” means___________?
ANS:At Irregular Times
Q36:Idiom “A slap on the wrist” means?
ANS:Warning or Small Punishment
Q37:Idiom “To cut long story short” means?
ANS:Come to the point
Q38:“De novo” means___________?
ANS:New
Q39:“Inter alia” means___________?
ANS:In between
Q40:“En-route” means_________?
ANS:On the way
Q41:Idiom ” To make amend for” means___________?
ANS:To compensate for damage
Q42:“Brain Drain” means__________?
ANS:Migration Of Skilled Person To Other Country
Q43:The idiom “To burry the hatchet” mean?
ANS:To make peace
Q44:Complete the idiom “Hell hath no fury like
a___________?
ANS:A women scorned
Q45:Foreign phrase ” De Jure” means?
ANS:By law
Q46:Idiom “Tie the knot” means?
ANS:Getting married
Q47:The Government ruled by Women is called?
ANS:Petticoat government
Q48:One-Trick Pony means:
ANS:A person having one special feature, talent, or area of
experti
Q49:His office is always in apple-pie order. What does the
idiom/phrase “apple-pie order” means?
ANS:Neat & tidy
Q50:“Hold one’s horse” means__________?
ANS:Have patience
Q51:“Give cold shoulder” means__________?
ANS:To ignore
Q52:To catch a tartar means:
ANS:To catch a dangerous person
Q53:To make clean breast of means
ANS:To confess without of reserves
Q54:Cock and bull story mean ?
ANS:An unbelievable story
Q55:She turned heads wherever she went. What does the
idiom/phrase “turn heads” mean?
ANS:attract a lot of attention
Q56:My friend is a couch potato. What does the
idiom/phrase “couch potato” means?
ANS:lazy person
Q57:He Was all at sea when he began his new Job.What
does idiom / phrase “at sea” means __________?
ANS:puzzled
Q58:She goes to her mother’s house off and on. What does
idiom / phrase “off and on” means____?
ANS:occasionally
Q59:“Feel blue” means _________?
ANS:Feel Sad
Q60:“Fender bender” means ________ ?
ANS:A small car accident
Q61:“Go Dutch” means _______ ?
ANS:share the cost of something, especially a meal, equally
Q62:“Black and blue” _____________ ?
ANS:Full of bruises
Q63:“A litmus test” means __________ ?
ANS:A decisively indicative test
Q64:“Icing (also frosting) on the cake” means ________?
ANS:An attractive but inessential addition or enhancement
Q65:“when pigs fly” means ______?
ANS:something that will never happen or is impossible
Q66:“Raining cats and dogs” means _________?
ANS:Raining very heavily
Q67:“Keep at bay” means ______________?
ANS:Keep at a distance
Q68:“At the drop of the hat” means____________?
ANS:Done easily, without any preparation
Q69:“Your guess is as good as mine” means __________?
ANS:To have no idea
Q70:“Far cry from” means __________?
ANS:Very different from
Q71:“Wild goose chase” _________?
ANS:A foolish and hopeless search for or pursuit of
something unattainable
Q72:“Spill the beans” ________ ?
ANS:Reveal someone’s secret
Q73:“Get your goat” means _____?
ANS:To irritate someone
Q74:“Drop a dime” means ________?
ANS:To be an informant
Q75:“Chew the fat” means __________?
ANS:To chat idly or generally waste time talking
Q76:“Bird Brain” means _____?
ANS:A person that is not too smart; a person that acts
stupid
Q77:“Best of both worlds” means ________?
ANS: A situation wherein someone has the privilege of
enjoying two different opportunities
Q78:“Beating a dead horse” means ________?
ANS:To uselessly dwell on a subject far beyond its point of
resolution
Q79:“Basket case” _______?
ANS:One made powerless or ineffective, as by nerves, panic,
or stress
Q80:“Apple of discord” means ______?
ANS:Anything causing trouble, discord, or jealousy
Q81:“An arm and a leg” means _________?
ANS:Very expensive or costly. A large amount of money
Q82:“Elephant in the room” means _________?
ANS:An obvious, pressing issue left unaddressed due to its
sensitive nature
Q83:“Achilles’ heel” means ________?
ANS:A metaphor for a fatal weakness in spite of overall
strength
Q84:“Ace in the hole” means __________?
ANS:A hidden or secret strength, or unrevealed advantage
Q85:“A hot potato” means _________?
ANS:A controversial issue or situation that is awkward or
unpleasant to deal with
Q86:A bitter pill means ___________?
ANS:A situation or information that is unpleasant but must
be accepted
Q87:“Like a sitting duck” means________________?
ANS:Ignorant
Q88:It was he who “put a spoke in my wheel”.
ANS:thwarted in the execution of the plan
Q89:Do no trust a man who “blows his own trumpet”
ANS:praises himself
Q90:In the armed forces, it is considered a great privilege to
“die in harness”.
ANS:die while still working
Q91:He “passed himself off” as a noble man.
ANS:Pretended to be
Q92:I met him after a long time, but he gave me “the cold
shoulder”.
ANS: ignored me
Q93:He could be easily arrested because the police were
tipped off in a advance. “tipped off” means
_____________?
ANS:Given advance information
Q94:To set one’s face against __________?
ANS:To oppose with determination
Q95:To hit the nail right on the head _______?
ANS: To say something that is exactly right or completely
true
Q96:To smell a rat _______?
ANS:To suspect foul dealings
Q97:A man of straw _________?
ANS:A man of no substance
Q98:To leave someone in the lurch _________?
ANS:To desert someone in his difficulties
Q99:To pick holes _________?
ANS:To criticize someone
Q100:To put one’s hand to plough __________?
ANS: To take a difficult task
Q101:To end in smoke ________?
ANS:To ruin oneself
Q102:To cry wolf __________?
ANS:To give false alarm
Q103:To have an axe to grind ___________?
ANS:A private end to serve
Q104:To make clean breast of ________?
ANS:To confess without of reserve
Q105:“Hornet’s nest” means:___________?
ANS:A violent situation
Q106:“Never-never land” means:_____________?
ANS: An ideal pace
Q107: “Cap it all” means:____________?
ANS: To finish
Q108:Pull your socks up:
ANS: To improve
Q109:He was undecided. He “let the grass grow under his feet”.
ANS: loitered around
Q110: “Scratch someone’s
