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CEED - Idioms & Phrases 1000+ MCQ [Solved] PDF Download

Thursday 9th of March 2023

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1. All agog :
A. Everybody
B. All ready
C. Restless
D. Almighty
Answer : C
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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
7. To show the white feather :
A. To show signs to cowardice
B. To seek peace
C. To show arrogance
D. To become polite
Answer : A
8. 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
9. 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
10. 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
11. To carry the coal to newcastle :
A. To work hard
B. To finish a jab
C. To do unnecessary things
D. To do menial jobs
Answer : C
12. Be in the mire :
A. Be under dept
B. Be in love
C. Be in difficulties
D. Be uneasy
Answer : C
13. To cry wolf
A. To listen eagerly
B. To give false alarm
C. To turn pale
D. To keep off starvation
Answer : B
14. To cry wolf .
A. To listen eagerly
B. To give false alarm
C. To turn pale
D. To keep off starvation
Answer : B
15. 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
16. 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
17. 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
18. Hard-pressed :
A. Bewildered
B. Insulted
C. Hard discipline
D. In difficulties
Answer : D
19. Bag and baggage
A. Without any belonging
B. All the clothing
C. With all one's belongings
D. Leave
Answer : C
20. Spick and span :
A. Neat and clean
B. Outspoken
C. A ready-made thing
D. Garrulous
Answer : A
21. 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
22. 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
23. 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
24. 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
25. 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
26. To end in smoke
A. To make completely understand
B. To ruin oneself
C. To excite great applause
D. To overcome someone
Answer : B
27. To pull strings :
A. To exert hidden influence
B. To tease someone
C. To speed up
D. To start something
Answer : A
28. 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
29. a white elephant
A. a proud possession
B. a rare article
C. useful mode of transport
D. costly or truoblesome possession
Answer : D
30. 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
31. To catch a tartar
A. To trap wanted criminal with great difficulty
B. To catch a dangerous person
C. To meet with disaster
D. To deal with a person who is more than one's match
Answer : B
32. To talk through ones hat :
A. To speak fluently
B. To talk nonsense
C. To talk wisdom
D. To speak at random
Answer : B
33. 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
34. 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
35. A bakers dozen :
A. Twelve
B. Charity
C. Thirteen
D. Allowance
Answer : C
36. 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
37. 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
38. Ins and Outs
A. full details
B. major share
C. no details
D. finally
Answer : A
39. 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
40. 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
41. 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
42. 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
43. With great difficulty, he was able to carve out a niche for himself.
A. became a sculptor
B. did the best he could do
C. destroyed his career
D. developed a specific position for himself
Answer : D
44. 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 ag
Answer : B
45. 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
46. To snap ones fingers :
A. To speak abruptly
B. To accept immediately
C. To grasp eagerly
D. To become contemptuous of
Answer : D
47. 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
48. A green horn :
A. An envious lady
B. A trainee
C. An inexperienced man
D. A soft-hearted man
Answer : C
49. To have brush with :
A. To start painting
B. To have good and pleasing terms br>C. To be impressed
D. To have a slight encounter
Answer : D
50. 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

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