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1. 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
2. To wrangle over an asss shadow :
A. To act in a foolish way
B. To quarrel over trifles
C. To waste time on petty things
D. To do something funny
Answer : B
3. 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
4. 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
5. a tight corner
A. in a difficult situation
B. in a closed room
C. in a small field
D. in a meadow
Answer : A
6. 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
7. To take the wind out of anothers sails :
A. To manouevre ot mislead another on the high seas
B. To cause harm to another
C. To defeat the motives of another
D. To anticipate another and to gain advantage over him
Answer : D
8. 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
9. a white elephant
A. a proud possession
B. a rare article
C. useful mode of transport
D. costly or truoblesome possession
Answer : D
10. Where discipline is concerned I put my foot down .
A. take a firm stand
B. take a light stand
C. take a heavy stand
D. take a shaky stand
Answer : A
11. To beg the question
A. To refer to
B. To take for granted
C. To raise objections
D. To be discussed
Answer : B
12. A black sheep
A. An unlucky person
B. A lucky person
C. An ugly person
D. None of these
Answer : D
13. To cast pearls before a swine :
A. To offer some a thing which he cannot appreciate
B. To bring something good before the eyes of a greedy person
C. To spend racklessly on a useless fellow
D. To indulge in fruitless endeavours
Answer : A
14. 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
15. To play second fiddle
A. To be happy, cheerful and healthy
B. To reduce importance of one's senior
C. To support the role and view of another person
D. To do back seat driving
Answer : C
16. 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
17. At daggers drawn
A. at enmity
B. to be puzzled
C. at friendship
D. real cause
Answer : A
18. 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
19. fair and square
A. auhtorative
B. business like
C. honest
D. active
Answer : C
20. 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
21. To cut the gordian knot :
A. To solve a difficult problem
B. To be victorious
C. To break ties with someone
D. To defeat to powerful person
Answer : A
22. 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
23. A bakers dozen :
A. Twelve
B. Charity
C. Thirteen
D. Allowance
Answer : C
24. By leaps and bounds
A. aimlessly
B. very fast
C. very slow
D. in details
Answer : B
25. To talk through ones hat :
A. To speak fluently
B. To talk nonsense
C. To talk wisdom
D. To speak at random
Answer : B
26. 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
27. 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
28. 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
29. He made away with ten thousand rupees in the course of three months.
A. earned
B. ran away with
C. squandered
D. saved
Answer : C
30. 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
31. To play fast and loose :
A. To beguile others
B. To be winning sometimes and losing at other times
C. To play with someones feeling
D. To play tricks
Answer : D
32. A green horn :
A. An envious lady
B. A trainee
C. An inexperienced man
D. A soft-hearted man
Answer : C
33. To keep the ball rolling :
A. To earn more and more
B. To work constantly
C. To keep the conversation going
D. To make the best use of
Answer : C
34. 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
35. 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
36. To be at ones fingers end :
A. To be hopeless
B. To be highly perplexed
C. To be completely conversant with
D. To count things
Answer : C
37. A critic's work is to read between the lines .
A. to comprehend the meaning
B. to appreciate the inner beauty
C. to understand the inner meaning
D. to read carefully
Answer : C
38. At logger heads
A. In difficulty
B. to be at strife
C. None of above
D. very happy together
Answer : B
39. 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
40. 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
41. To worship the rising sun :
A. To honour a man who is coming into office
B. To honour to promising people
C. To indulge in flattery
D. To welcome the coming events
Answer : A
42. To bring ones eggs to a bad market :
A. To face on humiliating situation
B. To bring ones commodities to a market where there is no demand for them
C. To show ones talents before audience which is incapable of appreciating them
D. To fail in ones plans because one goes to the wrong people for help
Answer : D
43. 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
44. 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
45. To bear the palm :
A. To win
B. To accept a challenge
C. To accept defeat
D. To endure something
Answer : A
46. 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
47. 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
48. Lions share
A. look angrily
B. mino share
C. heart of the prey
D. major share
Answer : D
49. At one's fingertips
A. None of above
B. To take revenge
C. Matter of shame
D. Complete knowledge
Answer : D
50. 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
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