Direction.
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom / phrase.
A fools errand :
A blunder
An impossible task
A useless undertaking
None of these
Correct Answer :
C. A useless undertaking
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With great difficulty, he was able to carve out a niche for himself.
became a sculptor
did the best he could do
destroyed his career
developed a specific position for himself
To set one's face against
To oppose with determination
To judge by appearence
To get out of difficulty
To look at one steadily
Lions share
look angrily
minor share
heart of the prey
major share
To speak daggers :
To abuse someone
To indulge in varacious talks
To speak to a person with hostility
None of these
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
To leave someone in the lurch
To come to compromise with someone
Constant source of annoyance to someone
To put someone at ease
To desert someone in his difficulties
To read between the lines :
To concentrate
To read carefully
To suspect
To grasp the hidden meaning
Hobsons choice :
Feeling of insecurity
Accept or leave the other
Feeling of strength
Excellent choice
The sailors nailed their colours to their mast.
put up a colourful mast
refused to climb down
took over the ship
decided to abandon the ship
fair and square
auhtorative
business like
honest
active
To have brush with :
To start painting
To have good and pleasing terms
To be impressed
To have a slight encounter
He is on the wrong side of seventy .
more than seventy years old
less than seventy years old
seventy years old
eighty years old
To change colour :
To change appearance
To shift allegiance to
To favour the wrong person
None of these
green thumb
one has a green tatto on the thumb
to have a natural intrest in gardening
one is articstic
ones nails are painted green
To give/get the bird :
To get the awaited
To have good luck
To send away
To get the impossible
To ride hell for Leather :
To ride with furious speed
To adopt flase means to succeed
To work hard for a small accomplishment
To earn money by all means
To drink like a fish :
To drink little
To drink alone
To be a drunkard
To drink in the company of others
To pull ones socks up :
To prepare
To try hard
To get ready
To depart
The students found it hard to go at equal speed with the professor.
get away from
put up with
keep up with
race against
You will succeed if you follow my advice to the letter .
about writing letters
written in the letter
in every detail
very thoughtfully
To mind ones Ps and Qs :
To be cautious
To be accurate and precise
To be careful of ones accounts
To be careful of ones personality
To wrangle over an asss shadow :
To act in a foolish way
To quarrel over trifles
To waste time on petty things
To do something funny
It is difficult to have a sensible discussion with her as she flies off at a tangent.
gets carried away
starts discussing something irrelevant
loses her temper easily
does not really understand anything
At one's wit's end
Clear Up
Perplexed
Explain
Enlighten
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
Where discipline is concerned I put my foot down .
take a firm stand
take a light stand
take a heavy stand
take a shaky stand
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
To be above board.
To have a good height
To be honest in any business deal
Having no debts
To try to be beautiful
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
The sailors nailed their colours to their mast.
put up a colourful mast
refused to climb down
took over the ship
decided to abandon the ship