Direction.
In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentense. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the IdiomPhrase.
A critic's work is to read between the lines .
to comprehend the meaning
to appreciate the inner beauty
to understand the inner meaning
to read carefully
Correct Answer :
C. to understand the inner meaning
The meaning of the idiom to read between the lines is to understand the inner meaning. So, the critics work is to understand the inner meanings.
Related Questions
My sincere advice to my maidservant fell on stony ground .
was counter productive
had a strong impact
made on stubborn
had little success
a tight corner
in a difficult situation
in a closed room
in a small field
in a meadow
As fit as a fiddle
Looks fit but not fit actaully
Recovering from illness
Very weak
None of above
I tried to feel his pulse on the issue, but in vain.
find his views
enlighten him
argue with him
guide him
To pull ones socks up :
To prepare
To try hard
To get ready
To depart
At arm's length
Insult
Length of arm
At a distance
Very near
To give/get the bird :
To get the awaited
To have good luck
To send away
To get the impossible
To play second fiddle
To be happy, cheerful and healthy
To reduce importance of one's senior
To support the role and view of another person
To do back seat driving
You will succeed if you follow my advice to the letter .
about writing letters
written in the letter
in every detail
very thoughtfully
To pick holes
To find some reason to quarrel
To destroy something
To criticise someone
To cut some part of an item
Swan-song :
Music as sweet as a song of birds
A melodious song in praise of someone
Praise of a woman by her lover
Last work of a poet or musician before death
The convict claimed innocence and stood his ground in spite of the repeated accusations.
knelt
surrendered
kept standing
refused to yield
To cast pearls before a swine :
To spend recklessly
To spend a lot of money on the unkeep of domestic hogs
To waste monkey over trifles
To offer to a person a thing which he cannot appreciate
To give a rap on the knuckles :
To eulogise
To chatise
To condemn
To rebuke
By leaps and bounds
aimlessly
very fast
very slow
in details
To pay off old scores :
To have ones revenge
To settle a dispute
To repay the old loan
None of these
Hard-pressed :
Bewildered
Insulted
Hard discipline
In difficulties
does not hold water
Cannot be belived
cannot be valued
does not fulfil the reqiurements
does not deserve appreciation
A man of straw
A man of no substance
A very active person
A worthy fellow
An unreasonable person
To flog a dead horse :
To act in a foolish way
To waste ones efforts
To revive interest in an old subject
To revive old memories
To turn over a new leaf :
To change completely ones course of action
To shift attention to new problems
To cover up ones faults by wearing new marks
To change the old habits and adopt new ones
To read between the lines :
To concentrate
To read carefully
To suspect
To grasp the hidden meaning
To catch a tartar
To trap wanted criminal with great difficulty
To catch a dangerous person
To meet with disaster
To deal with a person who is more than one's match
To cry wolf.
To listen eagerly
To give false alarm
To turn pale
To keep off starvation
To talk through ones hat :
To speak fluently
To talk nonsense
To talk wisdom
To speak at random
She wanted to go hitch-hiking but her mother put her foot down and now she's going by bus.
took a firm stand
expressed her displeasure
scolded her badly
got irritated
To have an axe to grind .
a private end to serve
to fail to arouse interest
to have no result
to work for both sides
Bed of roses
dull life
very soft bed
belong to
full of joys
An apple of discord
cause of happiness
cause of quarrel
cause of wealth
cause of illness
Will o the wisp :
Anything which eludes or deceives
To act in a childish way
To act in a foolish way
To have desires unbacked by efforts