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1. To drive home
A. To find one's roots
B. To return to place of rest
C. Back to original position
D. To emphasise
Answer : D
2. The mother always insists on keeping the house spick and span .
A. open
B. locked
C. safe
D. tid
Answer : D
3. 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
4. A fools errand :
A. A blunder
B. An impossible task
C. A useless undertaking
D. None of these
Answer : C
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. no love lost between
A. forming a group
B. have a good understanding
C. not on good terms
D. stop loving
Answer : C
7. Spick and span :
A. Neat and clean
B. Outspoken
C. A ready-made thing
D. Garrulous
Answer : A
8. 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
9. 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
10. played havoc
A. caused destruciton
B. caused disease
C. caused hardship
D. caused floods
Answer : A
11. An apple of discord
A. cause of happiness
B. cause of quarrel
C. cause of wealth
D. cause of illness
Answer : B
12. a tight corner
A. in a difficult situation
B. in a closed room
C. in a small field
D. in a meadow
Answer : A
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 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
15. 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
16. 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
17. 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
18. 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
19. 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
20. Apple Pie Order
A. Related to dry fruit packing
B. In perfect order
C. In random order
D. Related to fruits packing
Answer : B
21. 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
22. To have ones heart in ones boots :
A. To be deeply depressed
B. To be frightened
C. To get angry
D. To keep a secret
Answer : A
23. 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
24. 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
25. To pour oil in troubled water :
A. To forment trouble
B. To add to the trouble
C. To instigate
D. To calm a quarrel with sooting words
Answer : D
26. 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
27. 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
28. In the teeth of
A. in the end
B. real cause
C. in the face of
D. to chase
Answer : C
29. 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
30. 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
31. 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
32. To turn the tables :
A. To defeat
B. To oppose
C. To create chaos
D. To change the sorry scheme
Answer : D
33. 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
34. 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
35. 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
36. To read between the lines :
A. To concentrate
B. To read carefully
C. To suspect
D. To grasp the hidden meaning
Answer : D
37. a white elephant
A. a proud possession
B. a rare article
C. useful mode of transport
D. costly or truoblesome possession
Answer : D
38. 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
39. By leaps and bounds
A. aimlessly
B. very fast
C. very slow
D. in details
Answer : B
40. 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
41. At one's wit's end
A. Clear Up
B. Perplexed
C. Explain
D. Enlighten
Answer : B
42. 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
43. All and sundry :
A. Greater share
B. All of a sudden
C. Completion of work
D. Everyone without distinction
Answer : D
44. 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
45. At daggers drawn
A. at enmity
B. to be puzzled
C. at friendship
D. real cause
Answer : A
46. 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
47. 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
48. A bakers dozen :
A. Twelve
B. Charity
C. Thirteen
D. Allowance
Answer : C
49. To snap ones fingers :
A. To speak abruptly
B. To accept immediately
C. To grasp eagerly
D. To become contemptuous of
Answer : D
50. To fight to the bitter end :
A. To fight with poison-tipped arrows
B. To fight to the last pint of enemy position
C. To die fighting
D. To carry on a contest regardless of consequences
Answer : D
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