Direction.
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/ phrase.
At a loss
at a relation loss
at a business loss
none of above
to be unable to decide
Correct Answer :
D. to be unable to decide
Related Questions
He is on the wrong side of seventy.
more than seventy years old
less than seventy years old
seventy years old
eighty years old
All and Sundry
only rich person
together
selected people
Everybody without distinction
At one's fingertips
None of above
To take revenge
Matter of shame
Complete knowledge
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
My sincere advice to my maidservant fell on stony ground .
was counter productive
had a strong impact
made on stubborn
had little success
At dagger's drawn
to be very friendly
to have bitter enmity
to be very familiar
to be unknown
He has all his ducks in a row ; he is complacent.
has everything ready
is well organised
always scores a zero
never gets confused
To read between the lines :
To concentrate
To read carefully
To suspect
To grasp the hidden meaning
The students found it hard to go at equal speed with the professor.
get away from
put up with
keep up with
race against
The students of that group have assured their project guide that they will all work against the clock .
work while keeping patience
work with vigour to finish in limited time
work with enthusiasm
work hard to go against the time
He has all his ducks in a row; he is complacent.
has everything ready
is well organised
always scores a zero
never gets confused
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 cry wolf
To listen eagerly
To give false alarm
To turn pale
To keep off starvation
In the teeth of
in the end
real cause
in the face of
to chase
A bakers dozen :
Twelve
Charity
Thirteen
Allowance
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
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
To break the ice :
To start quarreling
To end the hostility
To start to conversation
To end up partnership
no love lost between
forming a group
have a good understanding
not on good terms
stop loving
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 take umbrage :
To feel depressed
To be offended
To be satisfied
To be pleased
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
To set the people by ears :
To box the people
To insult and disgrace the people
To punish heavily
To excite people to a quarrel
To worship the rising sun :
To honour a man who is coming into office
To honour to promising people
To indulge in flattery
To welcome the coming events
As fit as a fiddle
Looks fit but not fit actaully
Recovering from illness
Very weak
None of above
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
Bed of roses
dull life
very soft bed
belong to
full of joys
We must work with all our might and main, otherwise we cannot succeed.
full force
complete trust
exceptional skill
full unity
The pros and cons :
For and aginst a thing
Foul and fair
Good and evil
Former and latter
To cry wolf .
To listen eagerly
To give false alarm
To turn pale
To keep off starvation