Direction.
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/ phrase.
a tight corner
in a difficult situation
in a closed room
in a small field
in a meadow
Correct Answer :
A. in a difficult situation
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Adolescence is a period of halcyon days.
hard days
of mental pressure
happy days
days of preparation
At dagger's drawn
to be very friendly
to have bitter enmity
to be very familiar
to be unknown
Once the case reached the court, the police washed their hands off it .
waited for a response to
claimed credit for
disassociated themselves from
seemed eager to continue
To give a false colouring :
To misrepresent
To submit the false report
To be dishonest
To conceal the facts
Adolescence is a period of halcyon days .
hard days
of mental pressure
happy days
days of preparation
To cry wolf .
To listen eagerly
To give false alarm
To turn pale
To keep off starvation
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
At a loss
at a relation loss
at a business loss
none of above
to be unable to decide
To fight to the bitter end :
To fight with poison-tipped arrows
To fight to the last paint of enemy position
To die fighting
To carry on a contest regardless of consequences
By the rule of thumb :
By the use of force
By the use of trickery
By cheating and deception
By practical experience which is rather rough
The mother always insists on keeping the house spick and span .
open
locked
safe
tid
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
Once the case reached the court, the police washed their hands off it.
waited for a response to
claimed credit for
disassociated themselves from
seemed eager to continue
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
To take the wind out of anothers sails :
To manouevre ot mislead another on the high seas
To cause harm to another
To defeat the motives of another
To anticipate another and to gain advantage over him
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
For some people, writing verse is as duck takes to water .
like taking the duck to water
like bursting out suddenly
like dropping the duck in the water
like easily and naturally speaking
To be above board .
To have a good height
To be honest in any business deal
Having no debts
To try to be beautiful
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 break the ice :
To start quarreling
To end the hostility
To start to conversation
To end up partnership
Lions share
look angrily
minor share
heart of the prey
major share
To pull strings :
To exert hidden influence
To tease someone
To speed up
To start something
Ins and Outs
full details
major share
no details
finally
To be above board.
To have a good height
To be honest in any business deal
Having no debts
To try to be beautiful
At the spur of the moment
Great Moment
Without Delay
Very Slow
Difficult Moment
To set the thames on fire :
To do something remarkable
To try to do the impossible
To burn something to ashes
To fling inonical remarks
Apple Pie Order
Related to dry fruit packing
In perfect order
In random order
Related to fruits packing
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
He made my day by telling me how important I was to him.
gave me great pleasure
displeased me
spoiled my day
made me resentful
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