1000+ Idioms & Phrases Multiple Choice Question Answer [Solved]

1. Adolescence is a period of halcyon days .
A. hard days
B. of mental pressure
C. happy days
D. days of preparation
Answer : C

2. Will o the wisp :
A. Anything which eludes or deceives
B. To act in a childish way
C. To act in a foolish way
D. To have desires unbacked by efforts
Answer : A

3. no love lost between
A. forming a group
B. have a good understanding
C. not on good terms
D. stop loving
Answer : C

4. A man of straw
A. A man of no substance
B. A very active person
C. A worthy fellow
D. An unreasonable person
Answer : A

5. To beg the question
A. To refer to
B. To take for granted
C. To raise objections
D. To be discussed
Answer : B

6. We cannot depend on him for this assignment as it needs careful handling and he is like a bull in a china shop .
A. a felicitous person
B. a clumsy person
C. a tactful person
D. a no-nonsense person
Answer : B

7. A bull in a china shop :
A. A person who is very ugly but loves the beautiful things of life
B. A person who takes a sadistic delight in harming innocient people
C. A person who becomes too excited where no excitment is warranted
D. A person who is rought and clumsy where skill and care are required
Answer : D

8. In the teeth of
A. in the end
B. real cause
C. in the face of
D. to chase
Answer : C

9. To take a leaf out of somebodys book :
A. To take him as a model
B. To steal something valuable
C. To follow the dictates of someone
D. To conform to others standard
Answer : A

10. 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

11. To set the people by ears :
A. To box the people
B. To insult and disgrace the people
C. To punish heavily
D. To excite people to a quarrel
Answer : D

12. To read between the lines :
A. To concentrate
B. To read carefully
C. To suspect
D. To grasp the hidden meaning
Answer : D

13. Once the case reached the court, the police washed their hands off it .
A. waited for a response to
B. claimed credit for
C. disassociated themselves from
D. seemed eager to continue
Answer : C

14. To pull ones socks up :
A. To prepare
B. To try hard
C. To get ready
D. To depart
Answer : B

15. To be above board.
A. To have a good height
B. To be honest in any business deal
C. Having no debts
D. To try to be beautiful
Answer : B

16. 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

17. 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

18. To strike ones colours :
A. To fight vigorously
B. To work hard
C. To surrender
D. To make a rude gesture
Answer : C

19. To pick holes
A. To find some reason to quarrel
B. To destroy something
C. To criticise someone
D. To cut some part of an item
Answer : C

20. To give a rap on the knuckles :
A. To eulogise
B. To chatise
C. To condemn
D. To rebuke
Answer : D

21. 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
Answer : D

22. 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

23. 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
Answer : A

24. The sailors nailed their colours to their mast.
A. put up a colourful mast
B. refused to climb down
C. took over the ship
D. decided to abandon the ship
Answer : B