Direction.
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/ phrase.
As fit as a fiddle
Looks fit but not fit actaully
Recovering from illness
Very weak
None of above
Correct Answer :
D. None of above
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fair and square
auhtorative
business like
honest
active
Bed of roses
dull life
very soft bed
belong to
full of joys
Dog in the manger :
An undersized bull almost the shape of a dog
A dog that has no kennel of its own
A person who puts himself in difficulties on account of other people
A person who prevents others from enjoying something useless to himself
Be in the mire :
Be under dept
Be in love
Be in difficulties
Be uneasy
To smell a rat
To see signs of plague epidemic
To get bad small of a bad dead rat
To suspect foul dealings
To be in a bad mood
To pick holes
To find some reason to quarrel
To destroy something
To criticise someone
To cut some part of an item
We had (had) better batten down the hatches . The weather is unpredictable.
stay in-door
prepare for a difficult situation
go somewhere safe
face the obstacles
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 talk through ones hat :
To speak fluently
To talk nonsense
To talk wisdom
To speak at random
Adolescence is a period of halcyon days .
hard days
of mental pressure
happy days
days of preparation
To wrangle over an asss shadow :
To act in a foolish way
To do something funny
To quarrel over trifles
To quarrel over the possession of an ass
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
A tall order :
A task difficult to perform
A bid problem
A royal summon
A big demand
To bear the palm :
To win
To accept a challenge
To accept defeat
To endure something
To cry wolf .
To listen eagerly
To give false alarm
To turn pale
To keep off starvation
To cry wolf
To listen eagerly
To give false alarm
To turn pale
To keep off starvation
At logger heads
In difficulty
to be at strife
None of above
very happy together
The convict claimed innocence and stood his ground in spite of the repeated accusations.
knelt
surrendered
kept standing
refused to yield
To save ones face :
To hide oneself
To oppose
To avade disgrace
To say plainly
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
I tried to feel his pulse on the issue, but in vain.
find his views
enlighten him
argue with him
guide him
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 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 drive home.
To find ones root
To return to place of rest
Back to original position
To emphasise
To be old as the hills :
To be very ancient
To be wise tand learned
To be old but foolish
Not being worth the age
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
To take people by storm :
To put people in utter surprise
To captivate them unexpectedly
To exploit peoples agitation
To bring out something sensational attracting peoples attention
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
To pull ones socks up :
To prepare
To try hard
To get ready
To depart
To set one's face against
To oppose with determination
To judge by appearence
To get out of difficulty
To look at one steadily