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

1. 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

2. At dagger's drawn
A. to be very friendly
B. to have bitter enmity
C. to be very familiar
D. to be unknown
Answer : B

3. Spick and span :
A. Neat and clean
B. Outspoken
C. A ready-made thing
D. Garrulous
Answer : A

4. The students of that group have assured their project guide that they will all work against the clock .
A. work while keeping patience
B. work with vigour to finish in limited time
C. work with enthusiasm
D. work hard to go against the time
Answer : B

5. 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

6. To be old as the hills :
A. To be very ancient
B. To be wise tand learned
C. To be old but foolish
D. Not being worth the age
Answer : A

7. Bag and baggage
A. Without any belonging
B. All the clothing
C. With all one's belongings
D. Leave
Answer : C

8. To bear the palm :
A. To win
B. To accept a challenge
C. To accept defeat
D. To endure something
Answer : A

9. At one's fingertips
A. None of above
B. To take revenge
C. Matter of shame
D. Complete knowledge
Answer : D

10. The mother always insists on keeping the house spick and span .
A. open
B. locked
C. safe
D. tid
Answer : D

11. To hold somebody to ransom :
A. To keep captive and demand concession
B. To humiliate somebody
C. To offer bribe
D. To blackmail and extract money
Answer : A

12. By the rule of thumb :
A. By the use of force
B. By the use of trickery
C. By cheating and deception
D. By practical experience which is rather rough
Answer : D

13. You need to have something up your sleeve if the present plan does not work.
A. have some honest means
B. have some hidden sources of money
C. have a secret pocket in the sleeve
D. have an alternative plan
Answer : D

14. At the spur of the moment
A. Great Moment
B. Without Delay
C. Very Slow
D. Difficult Moment
Answer : C

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

16. To cry wolf .
A. To listen eagerly
B. To give false alarm
C. To turn pale
D. To keep off starvation
Answer : B

17. To end in smoke
A. To make completely understand
B. To ruin oneself
C. To excite great applause
D. To overcome someone
Answer : B

18. To drink like a fish :
A. To drink little
B. To drink alone
C. To be a drunkard
D. To drink in the company of others
Answer : C

19. 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

20. 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
Answer : C

21. 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

22. 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

23. To put one's hand to plough
A. To take up agricultural farming
B. To take a difficult task
C. To get entangled into unnecessary things
D. Take interest in technical work
Answer : B

24. A tall order :
A. A task difficult to perform
B. A bid problem
C. A royal summon
D. A big demand
Answer : A

25. To change colour :
A.To change appearance
B. To shift allegiance to
C. To favour the wrong person
D. None of these
Answer : B

26. She wanted to go hitch-hiking but her mother put her foot down and now she's going by bus.
A. took a firm stand
B. expressed her displeasure
C. scolded her badly
D. got irritated
Answer : A

27. 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

28. To flog a dead horse :
A. To act in a foolish way
B. To waste ones efforts
C. To revive interest in an old subject
D. To revive old memories
Answer : B

29. 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

30. Above board
A. honest and straightforward
B. a dishonest person
C. boasting person
D. a man with arrogance
Answer : A

31. a white elephant
A. a proud possession
B. a rare article
C. useful mode of transport
D. costly or truoblesome possession
Answer : D

32. 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

33. To cry wolf.
A. To listen eagerly
B. To give false alarm
C. To turn pale
D. To keep off starvation
Answer : B

34. To talk through ones hat :
A. To speak fluently
B. To talk nonsense
C. To talk wisdom
D. To speak at random
Answer : B

35. 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

36. Hard-pressed :
A. Bewildered
B. Insulted
C. Hard discipline
D. In difficulties
Answer : D

37. To speak daggers :
A. To abuse someone
B. To indulge in varacious talks
C. To speak to a person with hostility
D. None of these
Answer : C

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

39. To set one's face against
A. To oppose with determination
B. To judge by appearence
C. To get out of difficulty
D. To look at one steadily
Answer : A

40. 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

41. To save ones face :
A. To hide oneself
B. To oppose
C. To avade disgrace
D. To say plainly
Answer : C

42. 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

43. 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

44. To drive home.
A. To find ones root
B. To return to place of rest
C. Back to original position
D. To emphasise
Answer : D

45. To mind ones Ps and Qs :
A. To be cautious
B. To be accurate and precise
C. To be careful of ones accounts
D. To be careful of ones personality
Answer : B

46. To turn the tables :
A. To defeat
B. To oppose
C. To create chaos
D. To change the sorry scheme
Answer : D

47. The students found it hard to go at equal speed with the professor.
A. get away from
B. put up with
C. keep up with
D. race against
Answer : B

48. Swan-song :
A. Music as sweet as a song of birds
B. A melodious song in praise of someone
C. Praise of a woman by her lover
D. Last work of a poet or musician before death
Answer : D

49. 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

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