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1000+ Idioms & Phrases MCQ for RRB JE [Solved]

Thursday 9th of March 2023

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1. a tight corner
A. in a difficult situation
B. in a closed room
C. in a small field
D. in a meadow
Answer : A
2. At logger heads
A. In difficulty
B. to be at strife
C. None of above
D. very happy together
Answer : B
3. We had (had) better batten down the hatches . The weather is unpredictable.
A. stay in-door
B. prepare for a difficult situation
C. go somewhere safe
D. face the obstacles
Answer : B
4. My sincere advice to my maidservant fell on stony ground .
A. was counter productive
B. had a strong impact
C. made on stubborn
D. had little success
Answer : D
5. You will succeed if you follow my advice to the letter .
A. about writing letters
B. written in the letter
C. in every detail
D. very thoughtfully
Answer : C
6. To have ones heart in ones boots :
A. To be deeply depressed
B. To be frightened
C. To get angry
D. To keep a secret
Answer : A
7. To break the ice :
A. To start quarreling
B. To end the hostility
C. To start to conversation
D. To end up partnership
Answer : C
8. At one's wit's end
A. Clear Up
B. Perplexed
C. Explain
D. Enlighten
Answer : B
9. To take people by storm :
A. To put people in utter surprise
B. To captivate them unexpectedly
C. To exploit peoples agitation
D. To bring out something sensational attracting peoples attention
Answer : B
10. 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
Answer : A
11. To plough the sands :
A. To work hard to achieve ones aim
B. To afford hope or ground for expecting a good result
C. To busy oneself in a way which cannot lead to any profitable result
D. To advance ones position in life
Answer : C
12. To have brush with :
A. To start painting
B. To have good and pleasing terms
C. To be impressed
D. To have a slight encounter
Answer : D
13. To let off steam , my friend started murmuring.
A. to release his tension
B. to show his anger
C. to show his approval
D. to show his disple
Answer : B
14. The pros and cons :
A. For and aginst a thing
B. Foul and fair
C. Good and evil
D. Former and latter
Answer : A
15. To turn over a new leaf :
A. To change completely ones course of action
B. To shift attention to new problems
C. To cover up ones faults by wearing new marks
D. To change the old habits and adopt new ones
Answer : D
16. At arm's length
A. Insult
B. Length of arm
C. At a distance
D. Very near
Answer : C
17. To be above board
A. To have a good height
B. To be honest in any business deal
C. They have no debts
D. To try to be beautiful
Answer : B
18. 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
Answer : C
19. To read between the lines :
A. To concentrate
B. To read carefully
C. To suspect
D. To grasp the hidden meaning
Answer : D
20. He has all his ducks in a row ; he is complacent.
A. has everything ready
B. is well organised
C. always scores a zero
D. never gets confused
Answer : B
21. At a loss
A. at a relation loss
B. at a business loss
C. none of above
D. to be unable to decide
Answer : D
22. green thumb
A. one has a green tatto on the thumb
B. to have a natural intrest in gardening
C. one is articstic
D. ones nails are painted green
Answer : B
23. For some people, writing verse is as duck takes to water .
A. like taking the duck to water
B. like bursting out suddenly
C. like dropping the duck in the water
D. like easily and naturally speaking
Answer : D
24. To drive home .
A. To find one's root
B. To return to place of rest
C. Back to original position
D. To emphasise
Answer : D
25. To pull ones socks up :
A. To prepare
B. To try hard
C. To get ready
D. To depart
Answer : B
26. out and out
A. slightly
B. totally
C. simply
D. merely
Answer : B
27. All in all
A. Every person
B. Call all at once
C. Most important
D. Particular thing same in all
Answer : C
28. played havoc
A. caused destruciton
B. caused disease
C. caused hardship
D. caused floods
Answer : A
29. All agog :
A. Everybody
B. All ready
C. Restless
D. Almighty
Answer : C
30. To give a false colouring :
A. To misrepresent
B. To submit the false report
C. To be dishonest
D. To conceal the facts
Answer : A
31. To give a rap on the knuckles :
A. To eulogise
B. To chatise
C. To condemn
D. To rebuke
Answer : D
32. Spick and span :
A. Neat and clean
B. Outspoken
C. A ready-made thing
D. Garrulous
Answer : A
33. To fight to the bitter end :
A. To fight with poison-tipped arrows
B. To fight to the last paint of enemy position
C. To die fighting
D. To carry on a contest regardless of consequences
Answer : D
34. To wrangle over an asss shadow :
A. To act in a foolish way
B. To do something funny
C. To quarrel over trifles
D. To quarrel over the possession of an ass
Answer : C
35. To hit the jackpot :
A. To gamble
B. To get an unexpected victory
C. To be wealthy
D. To make money unexpectedly
Answer : B
36. To pour oil in troubled water :
A. To forment trouble
B. To add to the trouble
C. To instigate
D. To calm a quarrel with sooting words
Answer : D
37. The convict claimed innocence and stood his ground in spite of the repeated accusations.
A. knelt
B. surrendered
C. kept standing
D. refused to yield
Answer : D
38. All and sundry :
A. Greater share
B. All of a sudden
C. Completion of work
D. Everyone without distinction
Answer : D
39. At the spur of the moment
A. Great Moment
B. Without Delay
C. Very Slow
D. Difficult Moment
Answer : C
40. To pay off old scores :
A. To have ones revenge
B. To settle a dispute
C. To repay the old loan
D. None of these
Answer : B
41. To take the bull by the horns :
A. To punish a person severly for his arrogance
B. To grapple courageously with difficulty that lies in our way
C. To handle it by fierce attack
D. To bypass the legal process and take action according to ones own whims
Answer : B
42. To live fast :
A. To lead a life of dissipation
B. To accomplish a purpose
C. to do a task hurriedly
D. To use up ones income as fast as it comes in
Answer : A
43. To change colour :
A. To change appearance
B. To shift allegiance to
C. To favour the wrong person
D. None of these
Answer : B
44. All and Sundry
A. only rich person
B. together
C. selected people
D. Everybody without distinction
Answer : D
45. To set the thames on fire :
A. To do something remarkable
B. To try to do the impossible
C. To burn something to ashes
D. To fling inonical remarks
Answer : B
46. It is difficult to have a sensible discussion with her as she flies off at a tangent.
A. gets carried away
B. starts discussing something irrelevant
C. loses her temper easily
D. does not really understand anything
Answer : B
47. The man changed colours when I questioned him on the allocation of funds.
A. turned pale
B. got numbed
C. turned happy
D. get motivated
Answer : A
48. He is on the wrong side of seventy.
A. more than seventy years old
B. less than seventy years old
C. seventy years old
D. eighty years old
Answer : A
49. We must work with all our might and main, otherwise we cannot succeed.
A. full force
B. complete trust
C. exceptional skill
D. full unity
Answer : A
50. Lions share
A. look angrily
B. minor share
C. heart of the prey
D. major share
Answer : D

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