Direction.
In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the idiom / phrase and bold italicised in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom / phrase.
Adolescence is a period of halcyon days .
hard days
of mental pressure
happy days
days of preparation
Correct Answer :
C. happy days
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To set one's face against
To oppose with determination
To judge by appearence
To get out of difficulty
To look at one steadily
To cast pearls before a swine :
To offer some a thing which he cannot appreciate
To bring something good before the eyes of a greedy person
To spend racklessly on a useless fellow
To indulge in fruitless endeavours
All and Sundry
only rich person
together
selected people
Everybody without distinction
To cut the gordian knot :
To solve a difficult problem
To be victorious
To break ties with someone
To defeat to powerful person
At a loss
at a relation loss
at a business loss
none of above
to be unable to decide
At daggers drawn
at enmity
to be puzzled
at friendship
real cause
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 the thames on fire :
To do something remarkable
To try to do the impossible
To burn something to ashes
To fling inonical remarks
To snap ones fingers :
To speak abruptly
To accept immediately
To grasp eagerly
To become contemptuous of
Hard-pressed :
Bewildered
Insulted
Hard discipline
In difficulties
Ins and Outs
full details
major share
no details
finally
To give/get the bird :
To get the awaited
To have good luck
To send away
To get the impossible
To hold somebody to ransom :
To keep captive and demand concession
To humiliate somebody
To offer bribe
To blackmail and extract money
To have brush with :
To start painting
To have good and pleasing terms
To be impressed
To have a slight encounter
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 take a leaf out of somebodys book :
To take him as a model
To steal something valuable
To follow the dictates of someone
To conform to others standard
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 put one's hand to plough
To take up agricultural farming
To take a difficult task
To get entangled into unnecessary things
Take interest in technical work
The convict claimed innocence and stood his ground in spite of the repeated accusations.
knelt
surrendered
kept standing
refused to yield
The mother always insists on keeping the house spick and span .
open
locked
safe
tid
A fools errand :
A blunder
An impossible task
A useless undertaking
None of these
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 keep the ball rolling :
To earn more and more
To work constantly
To keep the conversation going
To make the best use of
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
The convict claimed innocence and stood his ground in spite of the repeated accusations.
knelt
surrendered
kept standing
refused to yield
To give a false colouring :
To misrepresent
To submit the false report
To be dishonest
To conceal the facts
To carry the coal to newcastle :
To work hard
To finish a jab
To do unnecessary things
To do menial jobs
Despite his initial arrogance he had to eat humble pie .
he had to yield under pressure
he maintained composure
he failed to protest eventually
he accepted the food oflfered
A tall order :
A task difficult to perform
A bid problem
A royal summon
A big demand
To split hours :
To sidetrack the issue
To quarrel over trifles
To indulge in over-refined arguments
To find faults with other