Idioms & Phrases 1000+ MCQ with answer for JEE Main

1. To oil the knocker :
A. To instigate a person to do a job
B. To do a work with increased pace
C. To tip the office-boy
D. To revive old enmity
Answer : C

2. 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

3. Apple Pie Order
A. Related to dry fruit packing
B. In perfect order
C. In random order
D. Related to fruits packing
Answer : B

4. does not hold water
A. Cannot be belived
B. cannot be valued
C. does not fulfil the reqiurements
D. does not deserve appreciation
Answer : D

5. Bed of roses
A. dull life
B. very soft bed
C. belong to
D. full of joys
Answer : D

6. To cool ones heels :
A. To rest for sometime
B. To give no importance to someone
C. To remain in a comfortable position
D. To be kept waiting for sometime
Answer : D

7. 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

8. 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

9. Dog in the manger :
A. An undersized bull almost the shape of a dog
B. A dog that has no kennel of its own
C. A person who puts himself in difficulties on account of other people
D. A person who prevents others from enjoying something useless to himself
Answer : D

10. 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

11. I tried to feel his pulse on the issue, but in vain.
A. find his views
B. enlighten him
C. argue with him
D. guide him
Answer : A

12. Harp on :
A. To comment
B. To criticise
C. To keeep on talking
D. To keep on insulting
Answer : C

13. 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

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 break the ice :
A. To start quarreling
B. To end the hostility
C. To start to conversation
D. To end up partnership
Answer : C

16. 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

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

18. 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

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

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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

23. Hobsons choice :
A. Feeling of insecurity
B. Accept or leave the other
C. Feeling of strength
D. Excellent choice
Answer : B

24. To show the white feather :
A. To show signsto cowardice
B. To seek peace
C. To show arrogance
D. To become polite
Answer : A

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

26. 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

27. 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

28. At arm's length
A. Insult
B. Length of arm
C. At a distance
D. Very near
Answer : C

29. 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

30. 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

31. 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

32. The new manager ruled the roost to every one.
A. exercised authority
B. rushed through work
C. got paid very handsomely
D. created good impression
Answer : A

33. 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

34. 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

35. 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

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

37. To keeps one's temper
A. To become hungry
B. To be in good mood
C. To preserve ones energy
D. To be aloof from
Answer : B

38. 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

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

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

41. 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

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

43. 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

44. 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

45. 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

46. fair and square
A. auhtorative
B. business like
C. honest
D. active
Answer : C

47. 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

48. A black sheep
A. An unlucky person
B. A lucky person
C. An ugly person
D. None of these
Answer : D